45.596°N, 122.609°W · station PDXthr · 87 years of record
54°F
COLDEST SEP 3 SINCE 2021
forecast low · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Portland.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Portland — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#65 / 85
coldest Sep 2 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
46°F
set in 1973
Mildest Sep 2 ever
64°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 59°F — 65th coldest Sep 2 of 85 years · record 46°F (1973) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#29 / 85
coldest Sep 3 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
42°F
set in 1960
Mildest Sep 3 ever
67°F
set in 2025
Forecast low 54°F — 29th coldest Sep 3 of 85 years · record 42°F (1960) · coldest since 2021.
Ranks
#33 / 85
coldest Sep 4 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
45°F
set in 1958
Mildest Sep 4 ever
65°F
set in 2019
Forecast low 54°F — 33rd coldest Sep 4 of 85 years · record 45°F (1958) · coldest since 2018.
Ranks
#35 / 85
coldest Sep 5 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
43°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 5 ever
66°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 54°F — 35th coldest Sep 5 of 85 years · record 43°F (1956) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#48 / 85
coldest Sep 6 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
44°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 6 ever
65°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 57°F — 48th coldest Sep 6 of 85 years · record 44°F (1956) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#65 / 85
coldest Sep 7 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
45°F
set in 1960
Mildest Sep 7 ever
66°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 58°F — 65th coldest Sep 7 of 85 years · record 45°F (1960) · coldest since 2020.
Ranks
#61 / 85
coldest Sep 8 in 85 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
42°F
set in 1961
Mildest Sep 8 ever
67°F
set in 2024
Forecast low 58°F — 61st coldest Sep 8 of 85 years · record 42°F (1961) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Portland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1940–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
66°FJan 18, 2005
-2°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
71°FFeb 28, 1988
-3°FFeb 2, 1950
Mar
82°FMar 26, 2025
19°FMar 5, 1955
Apr
90°FApr 30, 1998
29°FApr 21, 1951
May
100°FMay 28, 1983
29°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
116°FJun 28, 2021
39°FJun 1, 1966
Jul
107°FJul 30, 1965
43°FJul 2, 1955
Aug
108°FAug 14, 2023
44°FAug 29, 1951
Sep
105°FSep 2, 1988
34°FSep 22, 1961
Oct
92°FOct 1, 1987
26°FOct 28, 1946
Nov
73°FNov 3, 1975
13°FNov 15, 1955
Dec
67°FDec 4, 2023
6°FDec 16, 1964
All-time
116°FJun 28, 2021
-3°FFeb 2, 1950
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Portland so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
6 broke
plus 0 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
75°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 2021
Coldest high ever
14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1968
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
55°FJan 16, 2011
16°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
54°FFeb 27, 1972
15°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar
58°FMar 11, 2007
29°FMar 3, 1960
Apr
57°FApr 30, 1998
42°FApr 20, 1963
May
62°FMay 28, 1983
49°FMay 6, 1962
Jun
75°FJun 28, 2021
53°FJun 8, 1964
Jul
74°FJul 17, 1941
60°FJul 20, 1954
Aug
73°FAug 18, 2022
58°FAug 2, 1956
Sep
67°FSep 7, 2024
52°FSep 26, 1948
Oct
63°FOct 20, 2003
43°FOct 28, 1991
Nov
63°FNov 6, 2006
25°FNov 16, 1955
Dec
60°FDec 25, 1980
14°FDec 30, 1968
All-time
75°FJun 28, 2021
14°FDec 30, 1968
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
38 days
record run, ended Feb 7 1949
So far in 2026
14 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Portland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 57°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Portland'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Portland's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.