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Salina, KS

38.780°N, 97.644°W · station SLNthr · 127 years of record
74°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salina.
77°WED9/278°THU9/376°FRI9/477°SAT9/575°SUN9/674°MON9/774°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#116 / 126
coldest Sep 7 in 126 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

44°F
set in 1956

Mildest Sep 7 ever

80°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 74°F — 116th coldest Sep 7 of 126 years · record 44°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
1900: 70°F1901: 71°F1902: 60°F1903: 65°F1904: 54°F1905: 59°F1906: 58°F1907: 57°F1908: 55°F1909: 60°F1910: 65°F1911: 56°F1912: 70°F1913: 72°F1914: 64°F1915: 57°F1916: 75°F1917: 71°F1918: 52°F1919: 70°F1920: 58°F1921: 63°F1922: 80°F1923: 51°F1924: 60°F1925: 68°F1926: 65°F1927: 72°F1928: 57°F1929: 48°F1930: 67°F1931: 75°F1932: 62°F1933: 74°F1934: 47°F1935: 67°F1936: 77°F1937: 69°F1938: 74°F1939: 76°F1940: 65°F1941: 74°F1942: 63°F1943: 51°F1944: 57°F1945: 66°F1946: 68°F1947: 69°F1948: 65°F1949: 63°F1950: 48°F1951: 60°F1952: 61°F1953: 55°F1954: 64°F1955: 52°F1956: 44°F1957: 50°F1958: 62°F1959: 74°F1960: 72°F1961: 67°F1962: 65°F1963: 71°F1964: 70°F1965: 68°F1966: 54°F1967: 59°F1968: 50°F1969: 69°F1970: 67°F1971: 72°F1972: 66°F1973: 63°F1974: 53°F1975: 61°F1976: 71°F1977: 63°F1978: 72°F1979: 62°F1980: 72°F1981: 63°F1982: 65°F1983: 61°F1984: 67°F1985: 74°F1986: 49°F1987: 63°F1988: 51°F1989: 72°F1990: 69°F1991: 72°F1992: 63°F1993: 52°F1994: 62°F1995: 53°F1996: 65°F1997: 70°F1998: 70°F1999: 72°F2000: 64°F2001: 64°F2002: 70°F2003: 58°F2004: 56°F2005: 69°F2006: 54°F2007: 67°F2008: 53°F2009: 62°F2010: 64°F2011: 55°F2012: 61°F2013: 71°F2014: 51°F2015: 72°F2016: 76°F2017: 49°F2018: 65°F2019: 66°F2020: 73°F2021: 63°F2022: 64°F2023: 57°F2024: 63°F2025: 50°F74° forecast4045505560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 774°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record44°F
This-date rank#116 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°FJan 10, 1990-28°FJan 8, 1913
Feb84°FFeb 23, 1918-31°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar97°FMar 21, 2026-11°FMar 11, 1948
Apr105°FApr 23, 19895°FApr 3, 1926
May106°FMay 23, 193919°FMay 1, 1909
Jun114°FJun 25, 191139°FJun 13, 1906
Jul116°FJul 18, 193646°FJul 7, 1908
Aug118°FAug 13, 193638°FAug 27, 1906
Sep110°FSep 5, 193128°FSep 30, 1912
Oct100°FOct 3, 195413°FOct 31, 2019
Nov89°FNov 8, 2006-5°FNov 28, 1952
Dec81°FDec 6, 1939-24°FDec 22, 1989
All-time118°FAug 13, 1936-31°FFeb 13, 1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

10 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

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

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 14, 1936

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 2, 1905
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 25, 1944-4°FJan 12, 1912
Feb56°FFeb 24, 1930-4°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar64°FMar 26, 19079°FMar 2, 2014
Apr72°FApr 22, 192528°FApr 4, 1920
May76°FMay 28, 200645°FMay 2, 1954
Jun82°FJun 25, 195054°FJun 1, 1903
Jul83°FJul 7, 191365°FJul 24, 1947
Aug87°FAug 14, 193664°FAug 15, 1979
Sep81°FSep 1, 191341°FSep 29, 1985
Oct77°FOct 3, 195429°FOct 28, 1925
Nov67°FNov 9, 202215°FNov 30, 1985
Dec59°FDec 28, 1984-3°FDec 21, 1983
All-time87°FAug 14, 1936-4°FFeb 2, 1905

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: 63°F · forecast is +11° 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

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset6:01 PM
Solar noon11:30 AM
Daylight13h 02m · losing 16 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 Sep 7 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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