Pennsylvania · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Reading, PA

40.373°N, 75.959°W · station RDGthr · 139 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Reading.
85°MON7/1393°TUE7/1499°WED7/1592°THU7/1691°FRI7/1789°SAT7/1886°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#2 / 130
warmest Jul 15 in 130 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

100°F
set in 1995

Coolest Jul 15 ever

67°F
set in 1976

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Reading. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
67841001888: 81°F1889: 76°F1898: 95°F1899: 88°F1900: 95°F1901: 89°F1902: 90°F1903: 72°F1904: 82°F1905: 87°F1906: 80°F1907: 83°F1908: 90°F1909: 92°F1910: 92°F1911: 89°F1912: 88°F1913: 84°F1914: 81°F1915: 87°F1916: 85°F1917: 80°F1918: 89°F1919: 78°F1920: 90°F1921: 83°F1922: 78°F1923: 84°F1924: 78°F1925: 80°F1926: 69°F1927: 92°F1928: 82°F1929: 79°F1930: 81°F1931: 92°F1932: 91°F1933: 75°F1934: 92°F1935: 83°F1936: 95°F1937: 85°F1938: 84°F1939: 77°F1940: 80°F1941: 82°F1942: 84°F1943: 90°F1944: 86°F1945: 74°F1946: 80°F1947: 87°F1948: 85°F1949: 85°F1950: 73°F1951: 89°F1952: 94°F1953: 94°F1954: 84°F1955: 92°F1956: 82°F1957: 86°F1958: 92°F1959: 74°F1960: 74°F1961: 78°F1962: 86°F1963: 86°F1964: 86°F1965: 90°F1966: 88°F1967: 77°F1968: 89°F1969: 90°F1970: 85°F1971: 81°F1972: 90°F1973: 92°F1974: 92°F1975: 82°F1976: 67°F1977: 90°F1978: 75°F1979: 85°F1980: 88°F1981: 80°F1982: 89°F1983: 92°F1984: 91°F1985: 92°F1986: 87°F1987: 87°F1988: 92°F1989: 80°F1990: 76°F1991: 84°F1992: 94°F1993: 85°F1994: 88°F1995: 100°F1996: 89°F1997: 97°F1998: 83°F1999: 90°F2000: 78°F2001: 83°F2002: 92°F2003: 86°F2004: 76°F2005: 89°F2006: 83°F2007: 91°F2008: 84°F2009: 84°F2010: 91°F2011: 88°F2012: 84°F2013: 95°F2014: 84°F2015: 81°F2016: 95°F2017: 85°F2018: 84°F2019: 86°F2020: 86°F2021: 91°F2022: 89°F2023: 92°F2024: 91°F2025: 89°F99° forecast188820251995

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1599°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#2 of 130
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (2011)
Odds to tie/break56.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Reading in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1950-14°F1912
Feb82°F2018-13°F1899
Mar89°F1998-2°F1984
Apr97°F197612°F1923
May97°F199626°F1978
Jun102°F195236°F1972
Jul106°F201143°F1888
Aug105°F191839°F1888
Sep102°F195330°F1974
Oct94°F194120°F1969
Nov84°F19508°F1976
Dec77°F1984-6°F1917
All-time106°F2011-14°F1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: May (97°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

13 days
record run, ended Jul 7 1901

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Reading's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 87°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 23°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 24°FMar: 51°FMar: 31°FApr: 63°FApr: 41°FMay: 74°FMay: 51°FJun: 82°FJun: 61°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 64°FSep: 77°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 45°FNov: 54°FNov: 35°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight14h 49m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.37°N, 75.96°W

Nearby Stations

Allentown, PA32 mi NEMiddletown-Harrisburg, PA44 mi WWilmington, DE51 mi SEPhiladelphia, PA51 mi SETrenton, NJ60 mi EMount Pocono, PA60 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Reading's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Reading, PA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's high at Reading, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Reading, PA daily high heat map 1888–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Reading — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 8th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 23 in 1911.

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