Pennsylvania · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Philadelphia, PA

39.873°N, 75.227°W · station PHLthr · 155 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Philadelphia.
85°MON7/1392°TUE7/1499°WED7/1593°THU7/1692°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1885°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#2 / 152
warmest Jul 15 in 152 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

103°F
set in 1995

Coolest Jul 15 ever

65°F
set in 1926

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Philadelphia. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
65841031874: 90°F1875: 85°F1876: 89°F1877: 87°F1878: 90°F1879: 93°F1880: 90°F1881: 85°F1882: 83°F1883: 86°F1884: 76°F1885: 86°F1886: 83°F1887: 86°F1888: 83°F1889: 74°F1890: 90°F1891: 89°F1892: 87°F1893: 84°F1894: 88°F1895: 79°F1896: 89°F1897: 87°F1898: 95°F1899: 90°F1900: 93°F1901: 87°F1902: 87°F1903: 73°F1904: 82°F1905: 89°F1906: 79°F1907: 80°F1908: 90°F1909: 90°F1910: 88°F1911: 87°F1912: 91°F1913: 84°F1914: 83°F1915: 88°F1916: 85°F1917: 80°F1918: 89°F1919: 78°F1920: 90°F1921: 83°F1922: 77°F1923: 82°F1924: 80°F1925: 82°F1926: 65°F1927: 92°F1928: 77°F1929: 79°F1930: 78°F1931: 91°F1932: 90°F1933: 78°F1934: 94°F1935: 84°F1936: 90°F1937: 87°F1938: 86°F1939: 80°F1940: 82°F1941: 79°F1942: 85°F1943: 92°F1944: 82°F1945: 78°F1946: 78°F1947: 88°F1948: 81°F1949: 91°F1950: 72°F1951: 90°F1952: 95°F1953: 93°F1954: 87°F1955: 92°F1956: 84°F1957: 87°F1958: 90°F1959: 74°F1960: 77°F1961: 81°F1962: 87°F1963: 88°F1964: 88°F1965: 84°F1966: 82°F1967: 83°F1968: 85°F1969: 87°F1970: 87°F1971: 85°F1972: 90°F1973: 82°F1974: 93°F1975: 86°F1976: 83°F1977: 92°F1978: 85°F1979: 91°F1980: 88°F1981: 84°F1982: 88°F1983: 97°F1984: 89°F1985: 90°F1986: 89°F1987: 78°F1988: 96°F1989: 85°F1990: 87°F1991: 88°F1992: 97°F1993: 87°F1994: 91°F1995: 103°F1996: 89°F1997: 98°F1998: 86°F1999: 87°F2000: 77°F2001: 86°F2002: 92°F2003: 85°F2004: 80°F2005: 90°F2006: 83°F2007: 92°F2008: 83°F2009: 87°F2010: 90°F2011: 87°F2012: 81°F2013: 95°F2014: 91°F2015: 82°F2016: 96°F2017: 87°F2018: 83°F2019: 87°F2020: 87°F2021: 91°F2022: 90°F2023: 92°F2024: 94°F2025: 90°F99° forecast187419952025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1599°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#2 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break20.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Philadelphia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°F1950-7°F1982
Feb79°F1930-11°F1934
Mar87°F19455°F1872
Apr95°F200214°F1923
May98°F202628°F1966
Jun102°F193444°F1945
Jul104°F193651°F1966
Aug106°F191844°F1986
Sep102°F188135°F1963
Oct96°F194125°F1962
Nov84°F19508°F1875
Dec73°F1998-5°F1880
All-time106°F1918-11°F1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Philadelphia so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

11 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: May (98°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

18 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1988

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Philadelphia's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 27°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 28°FMar: 53°FMar: 35°FApr: 65°FApr: 45°FMay: 74°FMay: 55°FJun: 83°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 70°FAug: 86°FAug: 69°FSep: 79°FSep: 62°FOct: 67°FOct: 50°FNov: 56°FNov: 40°FDec: 46°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:43 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight14h 46m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.87°N, 75.23°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, DE24 mi SWTrenton, NJ35 mi NEAtlantic City, NJ45 mi SEReading, PA51 mi NWAtlantic City Marina, NJ54 mi SEAllentown, PA54 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Philadelphia'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.
Philadelphia, PA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Philadelphia's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Philadelphia, PA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Philadelphia, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Philadelphia, PA daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Philadelphia — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
21 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 4th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 29 in 1991.

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