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Medford, OR

42.375°N, 122.877°W · station MFRthr · 116 years of record
49°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Medford.
54°WED9/252°THU9/349°FRI9/449°SAT9/550°SUN9/651°MON9/751°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#36 / 115
coldest Sep 4 in 115 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

39°F
set in 1921

Mildest Sep 4 ever

63°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 49°F — 36th coldest Sep 4 of 115 years · record 39°F (1921) · coldest since 2016.
1911: 55°F1912: 46°F1913: 61°F1914: 46°F1915: 47°F1916: 53°F1917: 45°F1918: 46°F1919: 46°F1920: 51°F1921: 39°F1922: 50°F1923: 55°F1924: 57°F1925: 55°F1926: 46°F1927: 52°F1928: 51°F1929: 45°F1930: 52°F1931: 59°F1932: 47°F1933: 47°F1934: 55°F1935: 54°F1936: 49°F1937: 53°F1938: 49°F1939: 50°F1940: 52°F1941: 51°F1942: 50°F1943: 47°F1944: 45°F1945: 57°F1946: 53°F1947: 49°F1948: 51°F1949: 54°F1950: 52°F1951: 52°F1952: 60°F1953: 54°F1954: 44°F1955: 56°F1956: 44°F1957: 54°F1958: 44°F1959: 51°F1960: 51°F1961: 46°F1962: 50°F1963: 56°F1964: 39°F1965: 43°F1966: 53°F1967: 53°F1968: 50°F1969: 41°F1970: 54°F1971: 46°F1972: 57°F1973: 49°F1974: 53°F1975: 47°F1976: 50°F1977: 57°F1978: 52°F1979: 54°F1980: 45°F1981: 49°F1982: 48°F1983: 48°F1984: 54°F1985: 47°F1986: 58°F1987: 48°F1988: 62°F1989: 49°F1990: 53°F1991: 58°F1992: 53°F1993: 55°F1994: 49°F1995: 48°F1996: 51°F1997: 57°F1998: 61°F1999: 47°F2000: 48°F2001: 54°F2002: 49°F2003: 61°F2004: 45°F2005: 51°F2006: 58°F2007: 57°F2008: 47°F2009: 53°F2010: 57°F2011: 57°F2012: 49°F2013: 53°F2014: 47°F2015: 45°F2016: 47°F2017: 59°F2018: 54°F2019: 59°F2020: 63°F2021: 54°F2022: 56°F2023: 61°F2024: 50°F2025: 63°F49° forecast3540455055606519201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 449°F
Coldest this date since2016
This-date record39°F
This-date rank#36 of 115
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-10°F (1919)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1911–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Medford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1911–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 30, 2024-3°FJan 11, 1930
Feb79°FFeb 25, 19926°FFeb 1, 1950
Mar86°FMar 30, 191114°FMar 1, 1917
Apr96°FApr 28, 192621°FApr 1, 1936
May103°FMay 30, 198628°FMay 2, 1913
Jun115°FJun 28, 202131°FJun 12, 1952
Jul115°FJul 20, 194638°FJul 2, 1962
Aug114°FAug 8, 198139°FAug 27, 1962
Sep110°FSep 2, 198829°FSep 26, 1926
Oct99°FOct 2, 198018°FOct 29, 1971
Nov80°FNov 3, 192910°FNov 13, 1978
Dec72°FDec 14, 1962-10°FDec 13, 1919
All-time115°FJul 20, 1946-10°FDec 13, 1919

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 30, 2022

Coldest high ever

15°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 9, 1972
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 31, 192422°FJan 21, 1962
Feb52°FFeb 27, 194132°FFeb 9, 1939
Mar58°FMar 17, 191833°FMar 3, 1951
Apr59°FApr 26, 191542°FApr 5, 1948
May64°FMay 30, 201546°FMay 9, 1918
Jun76°FJun 28, 201551°FJun 24, 1975
Jul77°FJul 30, 202259°FJul 5, 1948
Aug76°FAug 1, 202260°FAug 25, 1953
Sep68°FSep 3, 202548°FSep 29, 1971
Oct59°FOct 3, 201038°FOct 31, 1935
Nov57°FNov 10, 191730°FNov 20, 1977
Dec53°FDec 10, 199315°FDec 9, 1972
All-time77°FJul 30, 202215°FDec 9, 1972

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

52 days
record run, ended Jan 12 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Medford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 54°F · forecast is -5° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 32°FFeb: 54°FFeb: 34°FMar: 60°FMar: 37°FApr: 65°FApr: 41°FMay: 74°FMay: 47°FJun: 82°FJun: 52°FJul: 92°FJul: 59°FAug: 91°FAug: 58°FSep: 85°FSep: 51°FOct: 70°FOct: 42°FNov: 54°FNov: 36°FDec: 46°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.38°N, 122.88°W

Nearby Stations

Klamath Falls, OR60 mi EMount Shasta, CA78 mi SECrescent City, CA80 mi SWEugene, OR122 mi NEureka, CA126 mi SWRedding, CA131 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Medford'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.
Medford, OR — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Medford's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Medford, OR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1911

Each cell is one day's low at Medford, coloured by temperature — 116 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Medford, OR daily low heat map 1911–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Medford — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
36 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 91st most in 116 years. Normal for this point: 47. Record: 92 in 1964.

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