Utah · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Salt Lake City, UT

40.771°N, 111.965°W · station SLCthr · 153 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salt Lake City.
75°TUE7/1473°WED7/1572°THU7/1672°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1872°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#136 / 152
coldest Jul 16 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

52°F
set in 1907

Mildest Jul 16 ever

80°F
set in 1925

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Salt Lake City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5266801874: 67°F1875: 63°F1876: 62°F1877: 67°F1878: 60°F1879: 68°F1880: 65°F1881: 67°F1882: 58°F1883: 61°F1884: 64°F1885: 54°F1886: 71°F1887: 62°F1888: 58°F1889: 68°F1890: 67°F1891: 61°F1892: 61°F1893: 58°F1894: 66°F1895: 63°F1896: 62°F1897: 61°F1898: 69°F1899: 63°F1900: 58°F1901: 72°F1902: 67°F1903: 60°F1904: 62°F1905: 67°F1906: 62°F1907: 52°F1908: 65°F1909: 70°F1910: 65°F1911: 68°F1912: 59°F1913: 66°F1914: 62°F1915: 61°F1916: 67°F1917: 65°F1918: 63°F1919: 69°F1920: 69°F1921: 66°F1922: 68°F1923: 68°F1924: 68°F1925: 80°F1926: 67°F1927: 65°F1928: 61°F1929: 61°F1930: 71°F1931: 62°F1932: 55°F1933: 66°F1934: 57°F1935: 71°F1936: 70°F1937: 58°F1938: 58°F1939: 56°F1940: 71°F1941: 64°F1942: 62°F1943: 52°F1944: 62°F1945: 58°F1946: 66°F1947: 57°F1948: 53°F1949: 70°F1950: 56°F1951: 74°F1952: 54°F1953: 64°F1954: 65°F1955: 70°F1956: 55°F1957: 59°F1958: 56°F1959: 60°F1960: 65°F1961: 64°F1962: 61°F1963: 56°F1964: 63°F1965: 63°F1966: 68°F1967: 60°F1968: 70°F1969: 61°F1970: 70°F1971: 65°F1972: 59°F1973: 61°F1974: 68°F1975: 63°F1976: 61°F1977: 72°F1978: 70°F1979: 67°F1980: 62°F1981: 61°F1982: 64°F1983: 53°F1984: 68°F1985: 74°F1986: 61°F1987: 68°F1988: 69°F1989: 65°F1990: 69°F1991: 75°F1992: 66°F1993: 55°F1994: 69°F1995: 59°F1996: 70°F1997: 62°F1998: 64°F1999: 66°F2000: 74°F2001: 64°F2002: 73°F2003: 80°F2004: 70°F2005: 74°F2006: 67°F2007: 74°F2008: 63°F2009: 63°F2010: 63°F2011: 62°F2012: 67°F2013: 70°F2014: 69°F2015: 65°F2016: 66°F2017: 77°F2018: 72°F2019: 68°F2020: 64°F2021: 74°F2022: 72°F2023: 74°F2024: 74°F2025: 71°F72° forecast187419072025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1672°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#136 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-30°F (1933)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Salt Lake City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°F2003-22°F1949
Feb69°F1972-30°F1933
Mar84°F20260°F1890
Apr89°F200714°F1936
May99°F200325°F1899
Jun107°F202132°F1914
Jul107°F196040°F1968
Aug106°F199437°F1964
Sep107°F202227°F1965
Oct92°F202414°F2019
Nov75°F1967-14°F1955
Dec69°F1995-21°F1932
All-time107°F1960-30°F1933

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Salt Lake City so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

8 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (84°F)

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

98 days
record run, ended Mar 8 1933

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Salt Lake City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 23°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 27°FMar: 55°FMar: 35°FApr: 62°FApr: 40°FMay: 72°FMay: 49°FJun: 84°FJun: 57°FJul: 94°FJul: 67°FAug: 92°FAug: 65°FSep: 80°FSep: 55°FOct: 65°FOct: 42°FNov: 50°FNov: 31°FDec: 39°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset7:59 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight14h 52m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.77°N, 111.97°W

Nearby Stations

Pocatello, ID151 mi NBurley, ID153 mi NWEly, NV183 mi SWJerome, ID186 mi NWElko, NV199 mi WGrand Junction, CO213 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Salt Lake City'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.
Salt Lake City, UT — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Salt Lake City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Salt Lake City, UT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Salt Lake City, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Salt Lake City, UT daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Salt Lake City — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
47 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 146th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 71. Record: 103 in 1964.

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