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Salt Lake City, UT

40.771°N, 111.965°W · station SLCthr · 153 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Salt Lake City.
64°WED9/263°THU9/366°FRI9/466°SAT9/566°SUN9/665°MON9/762°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#117 / 152
coldest Sep 8 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

38°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 62°F — 117th coldest Sep 8 of 152 years · record 38°F (1962) · coldest since 2021.
1874: 61°F1875: 63°F1876: 47°F1877: 43°F1878: 47°F1879: 63°F1880: 58°F1881: 48°F1882: 58°F1883: 70°F1884: 44°F1885: 46°F1886: 48°F1887: 55°F1888: 48°F1889: 54°F1890: 40°F1891: 59°F1892: 52°F1893: 45°F1894: 47°F1895: 55°F1896: 63°F1897: 54°F1898: 50°F1899: 47°F1900: 60°F1901: 53°F1902: 56°F1903: 43°F1904: 61°F1905: 53°F1906: 57°F1907: 55°F1908: 58°F1909: 55°F1910: 67°F1911: 49°F1912: 55°F1913: 63°F1914: 52°F1915: 52°F1916: 55°F1917: 61°F1918: 62°F1919: 67°F1920: 53°F1921: 54°F1922: 49°F1923: 56°F1924: 61°F1925: 51°F1926: 52°F1927: 48°F1928: 49°F1929: 43°F1930: 60°F1931: 68°F1932: 54°F1933: 42°F1934: 53°F1935: 50°F1936: 46°F1937: 63°F1938: 58°F1939: 41°F1940: 63°F1941: 39°F1942: 64°F1943: 50°F1944: 54°F1945: 44°F1946: 46°F1947: 45°F1948: 44°F1949: 58°F1950: 61°F1951: 52°F1952: 63°F1953: 66°F1954: 56°F1955: 65°F1956: 51°F1957: 52°F1958: 67°F1959: 57°F1960: 57°F1961: 59°F1962: 38°F1963: 58°F1964: 53°F1965: 50°F1966: 63°F1967: 59°F1968: 56°F1969: 60°F1970: 58°F1971: 48°F1972: 51°F1973: 44°F1974: 68°F1975: 58°F1976: 49°F1977: 55°F1978: 47°F1979: 64°F1980: 62°F1981: 57°F1982: 60°F1983: 66°F1984: 53°F1985: 60°F1986: 63°F1987: 57°F1988: 61°F1989: 55°F1990: 60°F1991: 56°F1992: 45°F1993: 53°F1994: 71°F1995: 57°F1996: 53°F1997: 61°F1998: 64°F1999: 47°F2000: 48°F2001: 43°F2002: 55°F2003: 55°F2004: 53°F2005: 68°F2006: 63°F2007: 57°F2008: 55°F2009: 55°F2010: 63°F2011: 64°F2012: 59°F2013: 64°F2014: 66°F2015: 49°F2016: 57°F2017: 70°F2018: 63°F2019: 58°F2020: 55°F2021: 59°F2022: 75°F2023: 67°F2024: 64°F2025: 68°F62° forecast354045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 862°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#117 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°FJan 31, 2003-22°FJan 25, 1949
Feb69°FFeb 28, 1972-30°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar84°FMar 21, 20260°FMar 1, 1890
Apr89°FApr 29, 200714°FApr 2, 1936
May99°FMay 28, 200325°FMay 2, 1899
Jun107°FJun 15, 202132°FJun 6, 1914
Jul109°FJul 12, 202640°FJul 1, 1968
Aug106°FAug 4, 199437°FAug 29, 1964
Sep107°FSep 7, 202227°FSep 18, 1965
Oct92°FOct 4, 202414°FOct 30, 2019
Nov75°FNov 12, 1967-14°FNov 16, 1955
Dec69°FDec 1, 1995-21°FDec 13, 1932
All-time109°FJul 12, 2026-30°FFeb 9, 1933

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Salt Lake City so far this year — through Aug 30.
New all-time hottest on record — 109°F on Jul 12 broke the 107°F from 1960.

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Mar (84°F), Jul (109°F)

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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 2021

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1990
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan49°FJan 30, 19113°FJan 15, 1888
Feb59°FFeb 4, 20256°FFeb 7, 1933
Mar60°FMar 18, 190720°FMar 13, 1880
Apr64°FApr 21, 198931°FApr 7, 1875
May76°FMay 30, 202039°FMay 2, 1964
Jun78°FJun 23, 200148°FJun 21, 1916
Jul82°FJul 13, 202158°FJul 3, 1902
Aug81°FAug 9, 202660°FAug 22, 1968
Sep76°FSep 2, 201341°FSep 24, 1934
Oct68°FOct 1, 201530°FOct 29, 1971
Nov59°FNov 2, 200514°FNov 28, 1896
Dec59°FDec 22, 20252°FDec 22, 1990
All-time82°FJul 13, 20212°FDec 22, 1990

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: 58°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 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 Sep 8 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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