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Saranac Lake, NY

44.393°N, 74.203°W · station SLKthr · 124 years of record
48°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Saranac Lake.
62°TUE7/1464°WED7/1555°THU7/1648°FRI7/1750°SAT7/1853°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#34 / 117
coldest Jul 17 in 117 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

33°F
set in 1919

Mildest Jul 17 ever

69°F
set in 1969

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Saranac Lake. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
3351691903: 39°F1904: 52°F1906: 58°F1908: 40°F1909: 54°F1910: 39°F1911: 57°F1912: 51°F1913: 45°F1914: 68°F1915: 65°F1916: 65°F1917: 43°F1918: 57°F1919: 33°F1920: 41°F1921: 46°F1922: 58°F1923: 44°F1924: 54°F1925: 58°F1926: 45°F1927: 53°F1928: 58°F1930: 50°F1931: 50°F1932: 45°F1933: 52°F1934: 40°F1935: 47°F1936: 48°F1937: 60°F1938: 58°F1940: 45°F1941: 60°F1942: 60°F1943: 65°F1944: 61°F1945: 37°F1946: 35°F1947: 51°F1948: 46°F1949: 50°F1950: 65°F1951: 51°F1952: 63°F1953: 53°F1954: 38°F1955: 64°F1956: 50°F1957: 43°F1958: 49°F1959: 52°F1960: 47°F1961: 60°F1962: 50°F1963: 56°F1964: 58°F1965: 56°F1966: 44°F1967: 46°F1968: 62°F1969: 69°F1970: 48°F1971: 59°F1972: 65°F1973: 43°F1974: 42°F1975: 62°F1976: 56°F1977: 69°F1978: 58°F1980: 65°F1981: 48°F1982: 59°F1983: 53°F1984: 61°F1985: 48°F1986: 48°F1987: 40°F1988: 50°F1989: 53°F1990: 55°F1991: 52°F1992: 42°F1993: 46°F1994: 49°F1996: 60°F1997: 58°F1998: 59°F1999: 60°F2000: 54°F2001: 48°F2002: 49°F2003: 59°F2004: 59°F2005: 68°F2006: 61°F2007: 43°F2008: 43°F2009: 51°F2010: 62°F2011: 47°F2012: 63°F2013: 60°F2014: 47°F2015: 38°F2016: 53°F2017: 52°F2018: 53°F2019: 62°F2020: 51°F2021: 55°F2022: 46°F2023: 54°F2024: 65°F2025: 58°F48° forecast190320251919

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1748°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record33°F
This-date rank#34 of 117
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°F1906-46°F1904
Feb65°F1930-44°F1948
Mar79°F1990-35°F2007
Apr89°F1990-10°F1964
May94°F191110°F1903
Jun101°F193322°F1905
Jul99°F193329°F1919
Aug97°F194727°F1909
Sep92°F193115°F1947
Oct86°F19192°F1903
Nov75°F1944-21°F2018
Dec64°F2015-46°F1942
All-time101°F1933-46°F1904

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 52°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

Sunrise4:25 AM
Sunset7:40 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight15h 16m · losing 8 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 Jul 17 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 45th most in 124 years. Normal for this point: 109. Record: 137 in 2020.

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