Oregon · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Salem, OR

44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
53°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salem.
53°TUE7/1455°WED7/1554°THU7/1654°FRI7/1756°SAT7/1858°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#64 / 131
coldest Jul 14 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

42°F
set in 1976

Mildest Jul 14 ever

68°F
set in 1935

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Salem. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4255681893: 50°F1894: 57°F1895: 55°F1896: 52°F1897: 52°F1898: 48°F1899: 52°F1900: 50°F1903: 48°F1904: 44°F1905: 50°F1906: 60°F1907: 55°F1908: 59°F1909: 53°F1910: 58°F1911: 62°F1912: 55°F1913: 50°F1914: 51°F1915: 54°F1916: 56°F1917: 54°F1918: 53°F1919: 53°F1920: 44°F1921: 46°F1922: 52°F1923: 65°F1924: 50°F1925: 57°F1926: 51°F1927: 55°F1928: 50°F1929: 44°F1930: 53°F1931: 54°F1932: 53°F1933: 51°F1934: 51°F1935: 68°F1936: 53°F1937: 56°F1938: 62°F1939: 45°F1940: 56°F1941: 65°F1942: 59°F1943: 54°F1944: 47°F1945: 52°F1946: 52°F1947: 55°F1948: 48°F1949: 55°F1950: 51°F1951: 55°F1952: 53°F1953: 58°F1954: 50°F1955: 56°F1956: 56°F1957: 58°F1958: 50°F1959: 48°F1960: 51°F1961: 54°F1962: 47°F1963: 50°F1964: 53°F1965: 53°F1966: 54°F1967: 47°F1968: 43°F1969: 43°F1970: 54°F1971: 49°F1972: 59°F1973: 55°F1974: 46°F1975: 50°F1976: 42°F1977: 49°F1978: 58°F1979: 46°F1980: 44°F1981: 51°F1982: 51°F1983: 47°F1984: 44°F1985: 48°F1986: 52°F1987: 54°F1988: 57°F1989: 54°F1990: 50°F1991: 49°F1992: 52°F1993: 53°F1994: 46°F1995: 53°F1996: 60°F1997: 56°F1998: 55°F1999: 49°F2000: 48°F2001: 50°F2002: 53°F2003: 51°F2004: 57°F2005: 53°F2006: 51°F2007: 62°F2008: 58°F2009: 48°F2010: 51°F2011: 51°F2012: 49°F2013: 55°F2014: 60°F2015: 57°F2016: 55°F2017: 51°F2018: 59°F2019: 59°F2020: 50°F2021: 56°F2022: 55°F2023: 61°F2024: 59°F2025: 57°F53° forecast189319762025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1453°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#64 of 131
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°F1896-10°F1950
Feb72°F1968-4°F1899
Mar80°F192312°F1971
Apr93°F192623°F1968
May100°F198325°F1954
Jun117°F202132°F1899
Jul108°F192735°F1899
Aug108°F198130°F1920
Sep104°F198826°F1934
Oct93°F197019°F1919
Nov74°F20109°F1955
Dec72°F1929-12°F1972
All-time117°F2021-12°F1972

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 54°F · forecast is -1° 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

Sunrise4:38 AM
Sunset7:57 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight15h 19m · losing 9 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 Jul 14 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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