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Portland, OR

45.596°N, 122.609°W · station PDXthr · 87 years of record
54°F
forecast low · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Portland.
59°WED9/254°THU9/354°FRI9/454°SAT9/557°SUN9/658°MON9/758°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1941: 55°F1942: 57°F1943: 53°F1944: 55°F1945: 51°F1946: 61°F1947: 58°F1948: 55°F1949: 54°F1950: 56°F1951: 47°F1952: 53°F1953: 49°F1954: 53°F1955: 61°F1956: 45°F1957: 59°F1958: 47°F1959: 55°F1960: 42°F1961: 50°F1962: 54°F1963: 48°F1964: 54°F1965: 54°F1966: 56°F1967: 52°F1968: 52°F1969: 49°F1970: 57°F1971: 55°F1972: 53°F1973: 52°F1974: 59°F1975: 48°F1976: 52°F1977: 60°F1978: 57°F1979: 57°F1980: 54°F1981: 54°F1982: 59°F1983: 57°F1984: 50°F1985: 52°F1986: 62°F1987: 51°F1988: 57°F1989: 50°F1990: 54°F1991: 57°F1992: 54°F1993: 55°F1994: 60°F1995: 61°F1996: 54°F1997: 62°F1998: 63°F1999: 50°F2000: 54°F2001: 54°F2002: 55°F2003: 61°F2004: 57°F2005: 58°F2006: 59°F2007: 57°F2008: 48°F2009: 60°F2010: 59°F2011: 51°F2012: 52°F2013: 61°F2014: 54°F2015: 50°F2016: 54°F2017: 63°F2018: 57°F2019: 61°F2020: 62°F2021: 53°F2022: 63°F2023: 61°F2024: 60°F2025: 67°F54° forecast4045505560657019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 354°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#29 of 85
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-3°F (1950)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1940–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°FJan 18, 2005-2°FJan 31, 1950
Feb71°FFeb 28, 1988-3°FFeb 2, 1950
Mar82°FMar 26, 202519°FMar 5, 1955
Apr90°FApr 30, 199829°FApr 21, 1951
May100°FMay 28, 198329°FMay 1, 1954
Jun116°FJun 28, 202139°FJun 1, 1966
Jul107°FJul 30, 196543°FJul 2, 1955
Aug108°FAug 14, 202344°FAug 29, 1951
Sep105°FSep 2, 198834°FSep 22, 1961
Oct92°FOct 1, 198726°FOct 28, 1946
Nov73°FNov 3, 197513°FNov 15, 1955
Dec67°FDec 4, 20236°FDec 16, 1964
All-time116°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan55°FJan 16, 201116°FJan 31, 1950
Feb54°FFeb 27, 197215°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar58°FMar 11, 200729°FMar 3, 1960
Apr57°FApr 30, 199842°FApr 20, 1963
May62°FMay 28, 198349°FMay 6, 1962
Jun75°FJun 28, 202153°FJun 8, 1964
Jul74°FJul 17, 194160°FJul 20, 1954
Aug73°FAug 18, 202258°FAug 2, 1956
Sep67°FSep 7, 202452°FSep 26, 1948
Oct63°FOct 20, 200343°FOct 28, 1991
Nov63°FNov 6, 200625°FNov 16, 1955
Dec60°FDec 25, 198014°FDec 30, 1968
All-time75°FJun 28, 202114°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.
Jan: 47°FJan: 36°FFeb: 51°FFeb: 37°FMar: 56°FMar: 40°FApr: 61°FApr: 44°FMay: 69°FMay: 49°FJun: 74°FJun: 54°FJul: 81°FJul: 58°FAug: 82°FAug: 59°FSep: 76°FSep: 54°FOct: 64°FOct: 47°FNov: 53°FNov: 41°FDec: 46°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight13h 17m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.60°N, 122.61°W

Nearby Stations

Vancouver, WA2 mi NWHillsboro, OR17 mi WMcMinnville, OR37 mi SWSalem, OR51 mi SWAstoria, OR72 mi NWOlympia, WA96 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Portland, OR — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Portland, OR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1940

Each cell is one day's low at Portland, coloured by temperature — 87 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Portland, OR daily low heat map 1940–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Portland — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
14 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 72nd most in 87 years. Normal for this point: 23. Record: 48 in 1949.

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