Kansas · THREADEX · 1900–2026

Salina, KS

38.780°N, 97.644°W · station SLNthr · 127 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salina.
67°TUE7/1468°WED7/1572°THU7/1674°FRI7/1777°SAT7/1878°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#43 / 126
coldest Jul 14 in 126 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

51°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 14 ever

80°F
set in 1934

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Salina. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5166801900: 73°F1901: 73°F1902: 67°F1903: 68°F1904: 63°F1905: 70°F1906: 58°F1907: 65°F1908: 68°F1909: 64°F1910: 60°F1911: 60°F1912: 73°F1913: 67°F1914: 78°F1915: 70°F1916: 70°F1917: 66°F1918: 69°F1919: 69°F1920: 72°F1921: 76°F1922: 64°F1923: 69°F1924: 70°F1925: 71°F1926: 56°F1927: 62°F1928: 62°F1929: 72°F1930: 61°F1931: 68°F1932: 75°F1933: 72°F1934: 80°F1935: 64°F1936: 72°F1937: 75°F1938: 73°F1939: 76°F1940: 58°F1941: 67°F1942: 73°F1943: 68°F1944: 66°F1945: 63°F1946: 72°F1947: 71°F1948: 69°F1949: 66°F1950: 53°F1951: 62°F1952: 72°F1953: 65°F1954: 77°F1955: 66°F1956: 70°F1957: 69°F1958: 74°F1959: 64°F1960: 67°F1961: 56°F1962: 69°F1963: 67°F1964: 59°F1965: 67°F1966: 79°F1967: 51°F1968: 77°F1969: 78°F1970: 74°F1971: 67°F1972: 70°F1973: 62°F1974: 76°F1975: 63°F1976: 66°F1977: 75°F1978: 69°F1979: 76°F1980: 80°F1981: 77°F1982: 70°F1983: 73°F1984: 65°F1985: 77°F1986: 74°F1987: 51°F1988: 73°F1989: 69°F1990: 52°F1991: 66°F1992: 69°F1993: 66°F1994: 65°F1995: 77°F1996: 67°F1997: 65°F1998: 73°F1999: 71°F2000: 64°F2001: 64°F2002: 63°F2003: 74°F2004: 74°F2005: 69°F2006: 70°F2007: 64°F2008: 53°F2009: 71°F2010: 72°F2011: 76°F2012: 71°F2013: 69°F2014: 65°F2015: 72°F2016: 69°F2017: 73°F2018: 73°F2019: 68°F2020: 69°F2021: 76°F2022: 70°F2023: 68°F2024: 76°F2025: 64°F67° forecast190019672025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1467°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#43 of 126
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-31°F (1905)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1900–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Salina in each calendar month, and for the whole 1900–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F1990-28°F1913
Feb84°F1918-31°F1905
Mar97°F2026-11°F1948
Apr105°F19895°F1926
May106°F193919°F1909
Jun114°F191139°F1906
Jul116°F193646°F1908
Aug118°F193638°F1906
Sep110°F193128°F1912
Oct100°F195413°F2019
Nov89°F2006-5°F1952
Dec81°F1939-24°F1989
All-time118°F1936-31°F1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (97°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

88 days
record run, ended Mar 5 1917

So far in 2026

61 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Salina's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 71°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 21°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 24°FMar: 58°FMar: 34°FApr: 68°FApr: 43°FMay: 78°FMay: 54°FJun: 89°FJun: 65°FJul: 94°FJul: 70°FAug: 91°FAug: 68°FSep: 83°FSep: 59°FOct: 70°FOct: 45°FNov: 56°FNov: 33°FDec: 44°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:16 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.78°N, 97.64°W

Nearby Stations

Concordia, KS53 mi NWichita, KS79 mi STopeka, KS110 mi EHastings, NE132 mi NWDodge City, KS144 mi SWLincoln, NE150 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Salina's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Salina, KS — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1900

Each cell is one day's low at Salina, coloured by temperature — 127 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Salina, KS daily low heat map 1900–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Salina — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 113th most in 127 years. Normal for this point: 72. Record: 91 in 1952.

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