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Allentown, PA

40.650°N, 75.448°W · station ABEthr · 105 years of record
89°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Allentown.
89°TUE9/176°WED9/286°THU9/384°FRI9/480°SAT9/577°SUN9/678°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Allentown — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#14 / 103
warmest Sep 1 in 103 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

97°F
set in 1924

Coolest Sep 1 ever

63°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 89°F — 14th warmest Sep 1 of 103 years · record 97°F (1924) · warmest since 2015.
1923: 87°F1924: 97°F1925: 88°F1926: 80°F1927: 69°F1928: 79°F1929: 93°F1930: 79°F1931: 88°F1932: 94°F1933: 74°F1934: 75°F1935: 69°F1936: 73°F1937: 90°F1938: 80°F1939: 84°F1940: 79°F1941: 90°F1942: 83°F1943: 94°F1944: 89°F1945: 89°F1946: 80°F1947: 80°F1948: 81°F1949: 78°F1950: 87°F1951: 86°F1952: 70°F1953: 95°F1954: 76°F1955: 78°F1956: 84°F1957: 86°F1958: 76°F1959: 84°F1960: 74°F1961: 91°F1962: 88°F1963: 77°F1964: 87°F1965: 80°F1966: 88°F1967: 73°F1968: 80°F1969: 89°F1970: 73°F1971: 75°F1972: 85°F1973: 94°F1974: 81°F1975: 68°F1976: 74°F1977: 84°F1978: 82°F1979: 84°F1980: 92°F1981: 78°F1982: 75°F1983: 85°F1984: 82°F1985: 72°F1986: 73°F1987: 71°F1988: 80°F1989: 83°F1990: 82°F1991: 74°F1992: 79°F1993: 87°F1994: 78°F1995: 83°F1996: 83°F1997: 82°F1998: 81°F1999: 82°F2000: 84°F2001: 75°F2002: 63°F2003: 68°F2004: 78°F2005: 82°F2006: 66°F2007: 79°F2008: 83°F2009: 74°F2010: 95°F2011: 81°F2012: 90°F2013: 87°F2014: 88°F2015: 90°F2016: 88°F2017: 70°F2018: 79°F2019: 82°F2020: 77°F2021: 73°F2022: 83°F2023: 76°F2024: 80°F2025: 80°F89° forecast60657075808590951001930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 189°F
Hottest this date since2015
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#14 of 103
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1966)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1922–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Allentown in each calendar month, and for the whole 1922–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan72°FJan 26, 1950-15°FJan 21, 1994
Feb81°FFeb 21, 2018-12°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar87°FMar 30, 1998-5°FMar 1, 1934
Apr93°FApr 18, 197612°FApr 1, 1923
May97°FMay 19, 196228°FMay 10, 1947
Jun100°FJun 20, 192339°FJun 8, 1932
Jul105°FJul 3, 196646°FJul 4, 1933
Aug100°FAug 6, 192441°FAug 30, 1934
Sep99°FSep 2, 195330°FSep 28, 1947
Oct93°FOct 2, 201921°FOct 28, 1936
Nov81°FNov 1, 19503°FNov 26, 1938
Dec72°FDec 29, 1984-8°FDec 28, 1950
All-time105°FJul 3, 1966-15°FJan 21, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Allentown so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 15, 1995

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 15, 19952°FJan 19, 1994
Feb50°FFeb 20, 19816°FFeb 15, 1943
Mar57°FMar 29, 198520°FMar 18, 1967
Apr64°FApr 30, 198331°FApr 7, 1982
May71°FMay 31, 197543°FMay 7, 1967
Jun75°FJun 29, 195952°FJun 4, 1945
Jul79°FJul 15, 199562°FJul 6, 1956
Aug77°FAug 14, 198858°FAug 26, 1940
Sep75°FSep 17, 199150°FSep 29, 1928
Oct73°FOct 9, 201733°FOct 30, 1925
Nov66°FNov 6, 202221°FNov 30, 1929
Dec60°FDec 1, 19348°FDec 25, 1983
All-time79°FJul 15, 19952°FJan 19, 1994

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

19 days
record run, ended Jul 15 1966

So far in 2026

17 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Allentown's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 82°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 21°FFeb: 41°FFeb: 22°FMar: 50°FMar: 30°FApr: 62°FApr: 40°FMay: 73°FMay: 50°FJun: 81°FJun: 59°FJul: 86°FJul: 64°FAug: 83°FAug: 62°FSep: 76°FSep: 55°FOct: 65°FOct: 43°FNov: 53°FNov: 33°FDec: 42°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.65°N, 75.45°W

Nearby Stations

Reading, PA32 mi SWMount Pocono, PA33 mi NTrenton, NJ42 mi SEAvoca, PA49 mi NPhiladelphia, PA54 mi SNewark, NJ67 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Allentown's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Allentown, PA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Allentown's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Allentown, PA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1922

Each cell is one day's high at Allentown, coloured by temperature — 105 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Allentown, PA daily high heat map 1922–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Allentown — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
17 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 40th most in 105 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 40 in 1966.

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