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Salem, OR

44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
50°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salem.
56°WED9/253°THU9/350°FRI9/450°SAT9/551°SUN9/653°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#52 / 132
coldest Sep 4 in 132 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

36°F
set in 1932

Mildest Sep 4 ever

61°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 50°F — 52nd coldest Sep 4 of 132 years · record 36°F (1932) · coldest since 2018.
1893: 47°F1894: 55°F1895: 55°F1896: 50°F1897: 50°F1898: 40°F1899: 52°F1901: 51°F1902: 48°F1903: 55°F1904: 53°F1905: 48°F1906: 49°F1907: 55°F1908: 54°F1909: 59°F1910: 52°F1911: 54°F1912: 46°F1913: 57°F1914: 50°F1915: 52°F1916: 58°F1917: 54°F1918: 52°F1919: 55°F1920: 47°F1921: 53°F1922: 50°F1923: 48°F1924: 53°F1925: 52°F1926: 52°F1927: 53°F1928: 46°F1929: 43°F1930: 45°F1931: 52°F1932: 36°F1933: 42°F1934: 47°F1935: 49°F1936: 52°F1937: 52°F1938: 48°F1939: 52°F1940: 47°F1941: 59°F1942: 49°F1943: 48°F1944: 47°F1945: 56°F1946: 51°F1947: 52°F1948: 50°F1949: 57°F1950: 49°F1951: 51°F1952: 52°F1953: 48°F1954: 47°F1955: 50°F1956: 42°F1957: 46°F1958: 44°F1959: 57°F1960: 49°F1961: 50°F1962: 44°F1963: 52°F1964: 50°F1965: 41°F1966: 50°F1967: 50°F1968: 46°F1969: 42°F1970: 50°F1971: 46°F1972: 48°F1973: 50°F1974: 53°F1975: 41°F1976: 47°F1977: 59°F1978: 56°F1979: 55°F1980: 42°F1981: 44°F1982: 58°F1983: 51°F1984: 43°F1985: 50°F1986: 53°F1987: 45°F1988: 51°F1989: 43°F1990: 54°F1991: 53°F1992: 47°F1993: 48°F1994: 52°F1995: 51°F1996: 48°F1997: 57°F1998: 56°F1999: 49°F2000: 46°F2001: 54°F2002: 44°F2003: 56°F2004: 51°F2005: 52°F2006: 50°F2007: 56°F2008: 45°F2009: 53°F2010: 50°F2011: 51°F2012: 49°F2013: 59°F2014: 50°F2015: 47°F2016: 47°F2017: 61°F2018: 46°F2019: 57°F2020: 61°F2021: 52°F2022: 51°F2023: 54°F2024: 52°F2025: 61°F50° forecast35404550556065191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 450°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#52 of 132
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-12°F (1972)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Salem in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 7, 1896-10°FJan 31, 1950
Feb72°FFeb 28, 1968-4°FFeb 3, 1899
Mar80°FMar 29, 192312°FMar 1, 1971
Apr93°FApr 28, 192623°FApr 13, 1968
May100°FMay 28, 198325°FMay 1, 1954
Jun117°FJun 28, 202132°FJun 6, 1899
Jul108°FJul 23, 192735°FJul 3, 1899
Aug108°FAug 9, 198130°FAug 30, 1920
Sep104°FSep 2, 198826°FSep 25, 1934
Oct93°FOct 2, 197019°FOct 27, 1919
Nov74°FNov 3, 20109°FNov 15, 1955
Dec72°FDec 9, 1929-12°FDec 8, 1972
All-time117°FJun 28, 2021-12°FDec 8, 1972

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

74°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 2006

Coldest high ever

16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 31, 1950
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 18, 200516°FJan 31, 1950
Feb56°FFeb 28, 202216°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar57°FMar 11, 200731°FMar 2, 1896
Apr58°FApr 11, 191342°FApr 11, 1911
May62°FMay 29, 199748°FMay 13, 1899
Jun71°FJun 27, 201553°FJun 3, 1908
Jul74°FJul 22, 200657°FJul 16, 1904
Aug70°FAug 26, 202559°FAug 24, 1968
Sep66°FSep 8, 202052°FSep 26, 1948
Oct60°FOct 1, 189642°FOct 31, 1935
Nov63°FNov 6, 200625°FNov 16, 1955
Dec58°FDec 25, 198016°FDec 30, 1968
All-time74°FJul 22, 200616°FJan 31, 1950

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

33 days
record run, ended Feb 2 1949

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Salem's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 52°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 35°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 35°FMar: 56°FMar: 38°FApr: 61°FApr: 41°FMay: 69°FMay: 46°FJun: 74°FJun: 50°FJul: 83°FJul: 54°FAug: 83°FAug: 54°FSep: 77°FSep: 50°FOct: 64°FOct: 43°FNov: 53°FNov: 39°FDec: 47°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight13h 15m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.91°N, 123.00°W

Nearby Stations

McMinnville, OR21 mi NWHillsboro, OR44 mi NPortland, OR51 mi NEVancouver, WA52 mi NEEugene, OR54 mi SAstoria, OR96 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Salem's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Salem, OR — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Salem, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Salem, OR daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Salem — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
26 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 92nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 34. Record: 69 in 1985.

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