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Tri-Cities, WA

46.270°N, 119.118°W · station PSCthr · 133 years of record
45°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Tri-Cities.
56°WED9/250°THU9/345°FRI9/447°SAT9/549°SUN9/650°MON9/749°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#14 / 125
coldest Sep 4 in 125 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

39°F
set in 2015

Mildest Sep 4 ever

65°F
set in 1949
Forecast low 45°F — 14th coldest Sep 4 of 125 years · record 39°F (2015) · coldest since 2016.
1894: 58°F1895: 48°F1896: 54°F1897: 49°F1898: 46°F1899: 53°F1904: 46°F1905: 50°F1907: 60°F1908: 49°F1910: 53°F1911: 46°F1912: 46°F1913: 61°F1914: 56°F1915: 55°F1916: 58°F1917: 50°F1918: 40°F1919: 56°F1920: 45°F1921: 48°F1922: 60°F1923: 42°F1924: 52°F1925: 63°F1926: 46°F1927: 59°F1928: 52°F1929: 42°F1930: 52°F1931: 64°F1932: 42°F1933: 50°F1934: 59°F1935: 51°F1936: 56°F1937: 60°F1938: 64°F1939: 50°F1940: 60°F1941: 60°F1942: 62°F1943: 55°F1944: 44°F1945: 59°F1946: 61°F1947: 55°F1948: 56°F1949: 65°F1950: 56°F1951: 49°F1952: 53°F1953: 46°F1954: 48°F1955: 58°F1956: 43°F1957: 47°F1958: 48°F1959: 57°F1960: 52°F1961: 60°F1962: 45°F1963: 53°F1964: 49°F1965: 47°F1966: 52°F1967: 61°F1968: 51°F1969: 50°F1970: 53°F1971: 49°F1972: 50°F1973: 44°F1974: 60°F1975: 45°F1977: 63°F1978: 58°F1979: 58°F1980: 46°F1981: 47°F1982: 59°F1983: 59°F1984: 54°F1985: 53°F1986: 57°F1987: 52°F1988: 57°F1989: 48°F1990: 58°F1991: 55°F1992: 59°F1993: 58°F1994: 58°F1995: 64°F1996: 53°F1997: 60°F1998: 54°F1999: 41°F2000: 46°F2001: 47°F2002: 41°F2003: 60°F2004: 50°F2005: 45°F2006: 60°F2007: 60°F2008: 40°F2009: 48°F2010: 54°F2011: 43°F2012: 43°F2013: 60°F2014: 47°F2015: 39°F2016: 45°F2017: 55°F2018: 47°F2019: 53°F2020: 55°F2021: 48°F2022: 64°F2023: 61°F2024: 59°F2025: 60°F45° forecast35404550556065191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 445°F
Coldest this date since2016
This-date record39°F
This-date rank#14 of 125
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-29°F (1919)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Tri-Cities in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 10, 1896-27°FJan 21, 1930
Feb74°FFeb 25, 1986-23°FFeb 3, 1950
Mar87°FMar 30, 1911-1°FMar 4, 2019
Apr95°FApr 18, 191018°FApr 2, 1935
May104°FMay 31, 191026°FMay 1, 1905
Jun115°FJun 27, 202135°FJun 4, 1984
Jul115°FJul 27, 193938°FJul 2, 1921
Aug115°FAug 10, 189837°FAug 31, 1924
Sep102°FSep 1, 202221°FSep 24, 1926
Oct90°FOct 6, 20209°FOct 31, 2002
Nov78°FNov 18, 1897-8°FNov 23, 1985
Dec71°FDec 26, 1898-29°FDec 13, 1919
All-time115°FAug 10, 1898-29°FDec 13, 1919

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Tri-Cities so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

0 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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 5, 1906

Coldest high ever

-2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 12, 1909
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 30, 1971-2°FJan 12, 1909
Feb58°FFeb 26, 1932-1°FFeb 3, 1950
Mar56°FMar 19, 202622°FMar 1, 1993
Apr62°FApr 25, 196441°FApr 1, 1936
May73°FMay 29, 193450°FMay 1, 1915
Jun80°FJun 27, 189656°FJun 7, 1995
Jul82°FJul 5, 190665°FJul 2, 1966
Aug80°FAug 8, 189862°FAug 30, 1907
Sep71°FSep 1, 196750°FSep 29, 2019
Oct67°FOct 3, 194730°FOct 31, 1935
Nov61°FNov 10, 19899°FNov 24, 1985
Dec61°FDec 18, 1917-2°FDec 13, 1919
All-time82°FJul 5, 1906-2°FJan 12, 1909

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

59 days
record run, ended Feb 9 1949

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Tri-Cities's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 52°F · forecast is -7° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 28°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 29°FMar: 59°FMar: 34°FApr: 67°FApr: 39°FMay: 76°FMay: 47°FJun: 83°FJun: 53°FJul: 92°FJul: 58°FAug: 91°FAug: 57°FSep: 81°FSep: 49°FOct: 66°FOct: 40°FNov: 50°FNov: 32°FDec: 41°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:17 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight13h 19m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.27°N, 119.12°W

Nearby Stations

Pendleton, OR41 mi SEYakima, WA70 mi WLewiston, ID100 mi EPullman, WA100 mi EBaker City, OR117 mi SESpokane, WA119 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Tri-Cities'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.
Tri-Cities, WA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Tri-Cities's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Tri-Cities, WA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's low at Tri-Cities, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Tri-Cities, WA daily low heat map 1894–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Tri-Cities — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
53 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 77th most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 54. Record: 78 in 2008.

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