Pennsylvania · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Pittsburgh, PA

40.485°N, 80.215°W · station PITthr · 153 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Pittsburgh.
87°MON7/1391°TUE7/1493°WED7/1590°THU7/1689°FRI7/1786°SAT7/1885°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#12 / 151
warmest Jul 15 in 151 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

102°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

68°F
set in 1903

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Pittsburgh. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
68851021875: 81°F1876: 86°F1877: 93°F1878: 92°F1879: 96°F1880: 95°F1881: 84°F1882: 78°F1883: 80°F1884: 79°F1885: 83°F1886: 80°F1887: 96°F1888: 76°F1889: 75°F1890: 93°F1891: 81°F1892: 84°F1893: 94°F1894: 86°F1895: 79°F1896: 85°F1897: 83°F1898: 88°F1899: 81°F1900: 96°F1901: 82°F1902: 85°F1903: 68°F1904: 82°F1905: 85°F1906: 84°F1907: 86°F1908: 82°F1909: 85°F1910: 84°F1911: 85°F1912: 89°F1913: 80°F1914: 85°F1915: 81°F1916: 89°F1917: 80°F1918: 86°F1919: 84°F1920: 82°F1921: 84°F1922: 83°F1923: 77°F1924: 76°F1925: 88°F1926: 75°F1927: 86°F1928: 70°F1929: 79°F1930: 78°F1931: 84°F1932: 88°F1933: 85°F1934: 90°F1935: 85°F1936: 102°F1937: 89°F1938: 79°F1939: 75°F1940: 80°F1941: 76°F1942: 80°F1943: 84°F1944: 81°F1945: 78°F1946: 75°F1947: 85°F1948: 81°F1949: 83°F1950: 82°F1951: 88°F1952: 93°F1953: 89°F1954: 76°F1955: 89°F1956: 70°F1957: 78°F1958: 84°F1959: 82°F1960: 70°F1961: 78°F1962: 78°F1963: 82°F1964: 79°F1965: 82°F1966: 84°F1967: 74°F1968: 85°F1969: 86°F1970: 88°F1971: 81°F1972: 85°F1973: 81°F1974: 83°F1975: 86°F1976: 83°F1977: 86°F1978: 86°F1979: 88°F1980: 90°F1981: 79°F1982: 86°F1983: 92°F1984: 87°F1985: 85°F1986: 81°F1987: 74°F1988: 92°F1989: 80°F1990: 74°F1991: 83°F1992: 89°F1993: 81°F1994: 84°F1995: 100°F1996: 86°F1997: 90°F1998: 76°F1999: 88°F2000: 82°F2001: 82°F2002: 90°F2003: 85°F2004: 78°F2005: 88°F2006: 86°F2007: 85°F2008: 79°F2009: 85°F2010: 88°F2011: 84°F2012: 81°F2013: 90°F2014: 79°F2015: 77°F2016: 88°F2017: 79°F2018: 90°F2019: 86°F2020: 83°F2021: 84°F2022: 84°F2023: 86°F2024: 93°F2025: 88°F93° forecast187519362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1593°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#12 of 151
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (1881)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Pittsburgh in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°F1906-22°F1994
Feb78°F2018-20°F1899
Mar84°F1929-5°F2015
Apr90°F189611°F1923
May95°F187526°F1963
Jun98°F189534°F1972
Jul103°F188142°F1963
Aug103°F191839°F1982
Sep102°F188131°F1959
Oct91°F187916°F1965
Nov82°F1961-1°F1958
Dec74°F1982-12°F1983
All-time103°F1881-22°F1994

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (84°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

13 days
record run, ended Jul 16 1988

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Pittsburgh's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 37°FJan: 21°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 23°FMar: 49°FMar: 30°FApr: 63°FApr: 41°FMay: 72°FMay: 51°FJun: 80°FJun: 60°FJul: 83°FJul: 64°FAug: 82°FAug: 62°FSep: 75°FSep: 55°FOct: 63°FOct: 44°FNov: 51°FNov: 34°FDec: 41°FDec: 27°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset7:51 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 50m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.48°N, 80.22°W

Nearby Stations

Wheeling, WV31 mi SWYoungstown, OH58 mi NWMorgantown, WV59 mi SNew Philadelphia, OH63 mi WAkron, OH70 mi WClarksburg, WV81 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Pittsburgh's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Pittsburgh, PA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Pittsburgh, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Pittsburgh, PA daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Pittsburgh — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 57th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 5. Record: 21 in 1876.

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