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Saranac Lake, NY

44.393°N, 74.203°W · station SLKthr · 124 years of record
41°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Saranac Lake.
53°WED9/256°THU9/352°FRI9/445°SAT9/541°SUN9/641°MON9/743°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#38 / 112
coldest Sep 6 in 112 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

26°F
set in 1904

Mildest Sep 6 ever

64°F
set in 1969
Forecast low 41°F — 38th coldest Sep 6 of 112 years · record 26°F (1904) · coldest since 2025.
1903: 28°F1904: 26°F1906: 41°F1909: 34°F1910: 55°F1911: 54°F1912: 51°F1913: 34°F1914: 40°F1915: 57°F1916: 48°F1917: 43°F1918: 47°F1919: 42°F1920: 36°F1921: 59°F1922: 49°F1923: 54°F1924: 42°F1925: 52°F1927: 41°F1928: 37°F1930: 50°F1931: 56°F1932: 57°F1933: 42°F1934: 50°F1935: 40°F1936: 33°F1938: 38°F1939: 35°F1940: 40°F1941: 36°F1942: 38°F1943: 50°F1944: 48°F1945: 55°F1946: 40°F1947: 40°F1948: 56°F1949: 46°F1950: 39°F1951: 39°F1952: 48°F1953: 51°F1954: 50°F1955: 41°F1956: 51°F1957: 48°F1958: 46°F1959: 48°F1960: 43°F1961: 50°F1962: 35°F1963: 36°F1967: 51°F1968: 45°F1969: 64°F1970: 50°F1971: 62°F1972: 38°F1973: 53°F1974: 36°F1975: 52°F1976: 48°F1977: 50°F1978: 46°F1979: 47°F1980: 48°F1981: 53°F1982: 42°F1985: 56°F1986: 44°F1987: 40°F1988: 54°F1989: 46°F1990: 57°F1991: 45°F1992: 41°F1993: 53°F1994: 33°F1995: 46°F1996: 56°F1997: 36°F1998: 54°F1999: 62°F2000: 27°F2001: 34°F2002: 32°F2003: 40°F2004: 40°F2005: 39°F2006: 56°F2007: 45°F2008: 58°F2009: 33°F2010: 42°F2011: 51°F2012: 53°F2013: 29°F2014: 55°F2015: 47°F2016: 44°F2017: 46°F2018: 45°F2019: 38°F2020: 37°F2021: 49°F2022: 57°F2023: 57°F2024: 40°F2025: 40°F41° forecast253035404550556065191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 641°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record26°F
This-date rank#38 of 112
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-46°F (1904)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1903–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Saranac Lake in each calendar month, and for the whole 1903–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan62°FJan 22, 1906-46°FJan 19, 1904
Feb65°FFeb 23, 1930-44°FFeb 10, 1948
Mar79°FMar 16, 1990-35°FMar 7, 2007
Apr89°FApr 29, 1990-10°FApr 5, 1964
May94°FMay 21, 191110°FMay 2, 1903
Jun101°FJun 29, 193322°FJun 1, 1905
Jul99°FJul 30, 193329°FJul 8, 1919
Aug97°FAug 6, 194727°FAug 31, 1909
Sep92°FSep 12, 193115°FSep 26, 1947
Oct86°FOct 11, 19192°FOct 28, 1903
Nov75°FNov 3, 1944-21°FNov 23, 2018
Dec64°FDec 24, 2015-46°FDec 21, 1942
All-time101°FJun 29, 1933-46°FJan 19, 1904

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 3, 1919

Coldest high ever

-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1968
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan48°FJan 8, 2008-13°FJan 8, 1968
Feb45°FFeb 20, 1981-11°FFeb 12, 1914
Mar51°FMar 30, 1981-4°FMar 6, 2007
Apr58°FApr 30, 193614°FApr 1, 1919
May67°FMay 25, 199130°FMay 2, 1978
Jun78°FJun 3, 191946°FJun 15, 1959
Jul75°FJul 3, 191151°FJul 2, 1988
Aug75°FAug 20, 193749°FAug 25, 1986
Sep69°FSep 4, 196140°FSep 24, 1950
Oct63°FOct 6, 191025°FOct 23, 1969
Nov56°FNov 8, 19758°FNov 22, 2018
Dec52°FDec 4, 1982-12°FDec 30, 1917
All-time78°FJun 3, 1919-13°FJan 8, 1968

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

142 days
record run, ended Mar 26 1945

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Saranac Lake's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 45°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 25°FJan: 4°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 4°FMar: 37°FMar: 13°FApr: 51°FApr: 26°FMay: 65°FMay: 37°FJun: 73°FJun: 47°FJul: 77°FJul: 51°FAug: 75°FAug: 50°FSep: 68°FSep: 42°FOct: 54°FOct: 33°FNov: 42°FNov: 23°FDec: 30°FDec: 12°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight13h 14m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.39°N, 74.20°W

Nearby Stations

Plattsburgh, NY40 mi EBurlington, VT52 mi EGlens Falls, NY78 mi SEAlbany, NY115 mi SSyracuse, NY129 mi SWConcord, NH157 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Saranac Lake'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.
Saranac Lake, NY — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Saranac Lake's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Saranac Lake, NY — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1903

Each cell is one day's low at Saranac Lake, coloured by temperature — 124 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Saranac Lake, NY daily low heat map 1903–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Saranac Lake — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
119 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 48th most in 124 years. Normal for this point: 109. Record: 137 in 2020.

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