38.780°N, 97.644°W · station SLNthr · 127 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salina.
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
#105 / 125
warmest Oct 17 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 1946
Forecast high 60°F — 105th warmest Oct 17 of 125 years · record 89°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 124
warmest Oct 18 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 2005
Coolest Oct 18 ever
42°F
set in 2013
Forecast high 65°F — 83rd warmest Oct 18 of 124 years · record 91°F (2005) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 124
warmest Oct 19 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
87°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
41°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 70°F — 62nd warmest Oct 19 of 124 years · record 87°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#46 / 125
warmest Oct 20 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 20 ever
40°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 75°F — 46th warmest Oct 20 of 125 years · record 91°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#25 / 124
warmest Oct 21 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 21 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 79°F — 25th warmest Oct 21 of 124 years · record 90°F (1940) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#15 / 124
warmest Oct 23 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
93°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
39°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 81°F — 15th warmest Oct 23 of 124 years · record 93°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
78°FJan 10, 1990
-28°FJan 8, 1913
Feb
84°FFeb 23, 1918
-31°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar
97°FMar 21, 2026
-11°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
105°FApr 23, 1989
5°FApr 3, 1926
May
106°FMay 23, 1939
19°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
114°FJun 25, 1911
39°FJun 13, 1906
Jul
116°FJul 18, 1936
46°FJul 7, 1908
Aug
118°FAug 13, 1936
38°FAug 27, 1906
Sep
110°FSep 5, 1931
28°FSep 30, 1912
Oct
100°FOct 3, 1954
13°FOct 31, 2019
Nov
89°FNov 8, 2006
-5°FNov 28, 1952
Dec
81°FDec 6, 1939
-24°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
118°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 25, 1944
-4°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
56°FFeb 24, 1930
-4°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar
64°FMar 26, 1907
9°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
72°FApr 22, 1925
28°FApr 4, 1920
May
76°FMay 28, 2006
45°FMay 2, 1954
Jun
82°FJun 25, 1950
54°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
83°FJul 7, 1913
65°FJul 24, 1947
Aug
87°FAug 14, 1936
64°FAug 15, 1979
Sep
81°FSep 1, 1913
41°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
77°FOct 3, 1954
29°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
67°FNov 9, 2022
15°FNov 30, 1985
Dec
59°FDec 28, 1984
-3°FDec 21, 1983
All-time
87°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.