44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
50°F
COLDEST SEP 4 SINCE 2018
forecast low · Sep 4
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salem.
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
#107 / 132
coldest Sep 2 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 1973
Mildest Sep 2 ever
64°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 56°F — 107th coldest Sep 2 of 132 years · record 40°F (1973) · coldest since 2022.
Ranks
#84 / 132
coldest Sep 3 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
37°F
set in 1956
Mildest Sep 3 ever
63°F
set in 2025
Forecast low 53°F — 84th coldest Sep 3 of 132 years · record 37°F (1956) · coldest since 2021.
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.
Ranks
#56 / 132
coldest Sep 5 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
37°F
set in 1969
Mildest Sep 5 ever
65°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 50°F — 56th coldest Sep 5 of 132 years · record 37°F (1969) · coldest since 2016.
Ranks
#72 / 132
coldest Sep 6 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
40°F
set in 1961
Mildest Sep 6 ever
64°F
set in 1906
Forecast low 51°F — 72nd coldest Sep 6 of 132 years · record 40°F (1961) · coldest since 2023.
Ranks
#93 / 132
coldest Sep 7 in 132 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
40°F
set in 1895
Mildest Sep 7 ever
64°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 53°F — 93rd coldest Sep 7 of 132 years · record 40°F (1895) · coldest since 2020.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 7, 1896
-10°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
72°FFeb 28, 1968
-4°FFeb 3, 1899
Mar
80°FMar 29, 1923
12°FMar 1, 1971
Apr
93°FApr 28, 1926
23°FApr 13, 1968
May
100°FMay 28, 1983
25°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
117°FJun 28, 2021
32°FJun 6, 1899
Jul
108°FJul 23, 1927
35°FJul 3, 1899
Aug
108°FAug 9, 1981
30°FAug 30, 1920
Sep
104°FSep 2, 1988
26°FSep 25, 1934
Oct
93°FOct 2, 1970
19°FOct 27, 1919
Nov
74°FNov 3, 2010
9°FNov 15, 1955
Dec
72°FDec 9, 1929
-12°FDec 8, 1972
All-time
117°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
57°FJan 18, 2005
16°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
56°FFeb 28, 2022
16°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar
57°FMar 11, 2007
31°FMar 2, 1896
Apr
58°FApr 11, 1913
42°FApr 11, 1911
May
62°FMay 29, 1997
48°FMay 13, 1899
Jun
71°FJun 27, 2015
53°FJun 3, 1908
Jul
74°FJul 22, 2006
57°FJul 16, 1904
Aug
70°FAug 26, 2025
59°FAug 24, 1968
Sep
66°FSep 8, 2020
52°FSep 26, 1948
Oct
60°FOct 1, 1896
42°FOct 31, 1935
Nov
63°FNov 6, 2006
25°FNov 16, 1955
Dec
58°FDec 25, 1980
16°FDec 30, 1968
All-time
74°FJul 22, 2006
16°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.