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Yakima, WA

46.564°N, 120.535°W · station YKMthr · 81 years of record
45°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Yakima.
54°WED9/248°THU9/345°FRI9/448°SAT9/550°SUN9/652°MON9/751°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#30 / 79
coldest Sep 4 in 79 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

35°F
set in 2000

Mildest Sep 4 ever

64°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 45°F — 30th coldest Sep 4 of 79 years · record 35°F (2000) · coldest since 2021.
1947: 50°F1948: 44°F1949: 59°F1950: 55°F1951: 42°F1952: 49°F1953: 42°F1954: 41°F1955: 50°F1956: 39°F1957: 43°F1958: 39°F1959: 54°F1960: 48°F1961: 49°F1962: 39°F1963: 47°F1964: 39°F1965: 42°F1966: 54°F1967: 56°F1968: 49°F1969: 44°F1970: 47°F1971: 43°F1972: 48°F1973: 49°F1974: 52°F1975: 43°F1976: 48°F1977: 56°F1978: 55°F1979: 49°F1980: 40°F1981: 59°F1982: 45°F1983: 47°F1984: 53°F1985: 43°F1986: 47°F1987: 44°F1988: 50°F1989: 42°F1990: 49°F1991: 46°F1992: 49°F1993: 50°F1994: 44°F1995: 57°F1996: 41°F1997: 49°F1998: 54°F1999: 42°F2000: 35°F2001: 53°F2002: 36°F2003: 62°F2004: 52°F2005: 40°F2006: 53°F2007: 57°F2008: 41°F2009: 48°F2010: 53°F2011: 41°F2012: 45°F2013: 64°F2014: 43°F2015: 40°F2016: 40°F2017: 58°F2018: 47°F2019: 49°F2020: 52°F2021: 44°F2022: 49°F2023: 53°F2024: 64°F2025: 60°F45° forecast3540455055606519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 445°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#30 of 79
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-25°F (1950)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1946–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Yakima in each calendar month, and for the whole 1946–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 30, 1971-21°FJan 31, 1950
Feb70°FFeb 10, 2022-25°FFeb 1, 1950
Mar80°FMar 25, 1960-1°FMar 4, 1960
Apr92°FApr 24, 197718°FApr 19, 2008
May102°FMay 30, 198625°FMay 1, 1954
Jun113°FJun 29, 202130°FJun 1, 1976
Jul109°FJul 23, 200634°FJul 7, 1971
Aug110°FAug 10, 197135°FAug 22, 1960
Sep100°FSep 1, 194924°FSep 29, 1985
Oct91°FOct 6, 20144°FOct 31, 2002
Nov73°FNov 10, 1989-13°FNov 23, 1985
Dec72°FDec 1, 2021-17°FDec 17, 1964
All-time113°FJun 29, 2021-25°FFeb 1, 1950

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Yakima so far this year — through Aug 26.

Record Highs in 2026

0 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 30, 2021

Coldest high ever

1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1968
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan45°FJan 13, 19675°FJan 31, 1950
Feb49°FFeb 10, 19906°FFeb 2, 1989
Mar53°FMar 19, 202623°FMar 2, 1960
Apr58°FApr 28, 198738°FApr 13, 2022
May66°FMay 27, 194750°FMay 5, 1961
Jun77°FJun 30, 202155°FJun 6, 1995
Jul76°FJul 13, 200257°FJul 2, 1966
Aug74°FAug 19, 202260°FAug 30, 1999
Sep66°FSep 15, 201345°FSep 29, 2019
Oct57°FOct 2, 194735°FOct 30, 1971
Nov55°FNov 9, 19899°FNov 26, 1985
Dec50°FDec 2, 19771°FDec 30, 1968
All-time77°FJun 30, 20211°FDec 30, 1968

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

95 days
record run, ended Feb 11 1979

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Yakima's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 48°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 39°FJan: 24°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 26°FMar: 56°FMar: 30°FApr: 64°FApr: 35°FMay: 74°FMay: 44°FJun: 80°FJun: 50°FJul: 90°FJul: 55°FAug: 88°FAug: 53°FSep: 79°FSep: 45°FOct: 64°FOct: 35°FNov: 49°FNov: 27°FDec: 38°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:22 AM
Sunset6:41 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight13h 20m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.56°N, 120.53°W

Nearby Stations

Tri-Cities, WA70 mi EPendleton, OR101 mi SESeattle Tacoma, WA103 mi NWSeattle City, WA112 mi NWOlympia, WA115 mi WPortland, OR119 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Yakima'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.
Yakima, WA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Yakima's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Yakima, WA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1946

Each cell is one day's low at Yakima, coloured by temperature — 81 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Yakima, WA daily low heat map 1946–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Yakima — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
80 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 62nd most in 81 years. Normal for this point: 85. Record: 110 in 1964.

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