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Salina, KS

38.780°N, 97.644°W · station SLNthr · 127 years of record
82°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salina.
60°SAT10/1765°SUN10/1870°MON10/1975°TUE10/2079°WED10/2182°THU10/2281°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#15 / 124
warmest Oct 22 in 124 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

90°F
set in 1940

Coolest Oct 22 ever

44°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 82°F — 15th warmest Oct 22 of 124 years · record 90°F (1940) · warmest since 2023.
1900: 59°F1901: 80°F1902: 85°F1903: 78°F1904: 60°F1905: 66°F1906: 56°F1907: 80°F1908: 69°F1910: 70°F1911: 68°F1912: 50°F1913: 53°F1914: 68°F1916: 72°F1917: 61°F1918: 61°F1919: 72°F1920: 70°F1921: 75°F1922: 72°F1923: 65°F1924: 65°F1925: 81°F1926: 64°F1927: 89°F1928: 75°F1929: 56°F1930: 44°F1931: 66°F1932: 71°F1933: 62°F1934: 80°F1935: 51°F1936: 56°F1937: 50°F1938: 73°F1939: 88°F1940: 90°F1941: 75°F1942: 62°F1943: 70°F1944: 68°F1945: 55°F1946: 72°F1947: 83°F1948: 70°F1949: 66°F1950: 65°F1951: 50°F1952: 64°F1953: 70°F1954: 70°F1955: 82°F1956: 71°F1957: 66°F1958: 70°F1959: 68°F1960: 71°F1961: 81°F1962: 72°F1963: 81°F1964: 78°F1965: 73°F1966: 61°F1967: 78°F1968: 73°F1969: 59°F1970: 69°F1971: 65°F1972: 59°F1973: 80°F1974: 72°F1975: 84°F1976: 61°F1977: 69°F1978: 63°F1979: 53°F1980: 83°F1981: 52°F1982: 63°F1983: 53°F1984: 54°F1985: 72°F1986: 62°F1987: 67°F1988: 73°F1989: 78°F1990: 69°F1991: 85°F1992: 82°F1993: 75°F1994: 72°F1995: 80°F1996: 52°F1997: 62°F1998: 66°F1999: 70°F2000: 71°F2001: 70°F2002: 48°F2003: 88°F2004: 78°F2005: 59°F2006: 56°F2007: 60°F2008: 61°F2009: 47°F2010: 72°F2011: 72°F2012: 86°F2013: 69°F2014: 80°F2015: 77°F2016: 70°F2017: 73°F2018: 72°F2019: 67°F2020: 52°F2021: 78°F2022: 85°F2023: 85°F2024: 72°F2025: 73°F82° forecast40455055606570758085901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2282°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record90°F
This-date rank#15 of 124
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record118°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1900–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Salina in each calendar month, and for the whole 1900–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 10, 1990-28°FJan 8, 1913
Feb84°FFeb 23, 1918-31°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar97°FMar 21, 2026-11°FMar 11, 1948
Apr105°FApr 23, 19895°FApr 3, 1926
May106°FMay 23, 193919°FMay 1, 1909
Jun114°FJun 25, 191139°FJun 13, 1906
Jul116°FJul 18, 193646°FJul 7, 1908
Aug118°FAug 13, 193638°FAug 27, 1906
Sep110°FSep 5, 193128°FSep 30, 1912
Oct100°FOct 3, 195413°FOct 31, 2019
Nov89°FNov 8, 2006-5°FNov 28, 1952
Dec81°FDec 6, 1939-24°FDec 22, 1989
All-time118°FAug 13, 1936-31°FFeb 13, 1905

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Salina so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

13 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (97°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 14, 1936

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 2, 1905
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 25, 1944-4°FJan 12, 1912
Feb56°FFeb 24, 1930-4°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar64°FMar 26, 19079°FMar 2, 2014
Apr72°FApr 22, 192528°FApr 4, 1920
May76°FMay 28, 200645°FMay 2, 1954
Jun82°FJun 25, 195054°FJun 1, 1903
Jul83°FJul 7, 191365°FJul 24, 1947
Aug87°FAug 14, 193664°FAug 15, 1979
Sep81°FSep 1, 191341°FSep 29, 1985
Oct77°FOct 3, 195429°FOct 28, 1925
Nov67°FNov 9, 202215°FNov 30, 1985
Dec59°FDec 28, 1984-3°FDec 21, 1983
All-time87°FAug 14, 1936-4°FFeb 2, 1905

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

51 days
record run, ended Aug 20 1935

So far in 2026

87 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Salina's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 68°F · forecast is +14° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 21°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 24°FMar: 58°FMar: 34°FApr: 68°FApr: 43°FMay: 78°FMay: 54°FJun: 89°FJun: 65°FJul: 94°FJul: 70°FAug: 91°FAug: 68°FSep: 83°FSep: 59°FOct: 70°FOct: 45°FNov: 56°FNov: 33°FDec: 44°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset4:51 PM
Solar noon11:16 AM
Daylight11h 10m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.78°N, 97.64°W

Nearby Stations

Concordia, KS53 mi NWichita, KS79 mi STopeka, KS110 mi EHastings, NE132 mi NWDodge City, KS144 mi SWLincoln, NE150 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Salina's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Salina, KS — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Salina's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Salina, KS — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1900

Each cell is one day's high at Salina, coloured by temperature — 127 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Salina, KS daily high heat map 1900–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Salina — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
87 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 18th most in 127 years. Normal for this point: 67. Record: 102 in 1933.

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