Kansas · THREADEX · 1900–2026

Salina, KS

38.780°N, 97.644°W · station SLNthr · 127 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salina.
91°MON7/1392°TUE7/1493°WED7/1594°THU7/1696°FRI7/1798°SAT7/1899°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#32 / 126
warmest Jul 19 in 126 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

116°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 19 ever

80°F
set in 1911

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Salina. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
80981161900: 102°F1901: 100°F1902: 85°F1903: 98°F1904: 94°F1905: 91°F1906: 94°F1907: 99°F1908: 88°F1909: 95°F1910: 85°F1911: 80°F1912: 83°F1913: 98°F1914: 80°F1915: 88°F1916: 102°F1917: 96°F1918: 92°F1919: 89°F1920: 98°F1921: 95°F1922: 85°F1923: 90°F1924: 88°F1925: 98°F1926: 101°F1927: 88°F1928: 90°F1929: 89°F1930: 104°F1931: 99°F1932: 101°F1933: 89°F1934: 111°F1935: 93°F1936: 116°F1937: 91°F1938: 96°F1939: 100°F1940: 103°F1941: 94°F1942: 98°F1943: 97°F1944: 98°F1945: 92°F1946: 104°F1947: 89°F1948: 88°F1949: 99°F1950: 80°F1951: 95°F1952: 93°F1953: 90°F1954: 108°F1955: 91°F1956: 93°F1957: 102°F1958: 91°F1959: 89°F1960: 85°F1961: 92°F1962: 92°F1963: 99°F1964: 94°F1965: 93°F1966: 96°F1967: 81°F1968: 97°F1969: 85°F1970: 87°F1971: 80°F1972: 81°F1973: 91°F1974: 101°F1975: 97°F1976: 94°F1977: 99°F1978: 98°F1979: 80°F1980: 107°F1981: 95°F1982: 92°F1983: 103°F1984: 95°F1985: 96°F1986: 94°F1987: 98°F1988: 93°F1989: 88°F1990: 97°F1991: 107°F1992: 91°F1993: 85°F1994: 100°F1995: 93°F1996: 103°F1997: 88°F1998: 104°F1999: 97°F2000: 92°F2001: 103°F2002: 104°F2003: 92°F2004: 94°F2005: 96°F2006: 110°F2007: 93°F2008: 87°F2009: 86°F2010: 103°F2011: 104°F2012: 108°F2013: 99°F2014: 88°F2015: 94°F2016: 101°F2017: 105°F2018: 95°F2019: 103°F2020: 98°F2021: 85°F2022: 106°F2023: 83°F2024: 89°F2025: 101°F99° forecast190019362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1999°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record116°F
This-date rank#32 of 126
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°F1990-28°F1913
Feb84°F1918-31°F1905
Mar97°F2026-11°F1948
Apr105°F19895°F1926
May106°F193919°F1909
Jun114°F191139°F1906
Jul116°F193646°F1908
Aug118°F193638°F1906
Sep110°F193128°F1912
Oct100°F195413°F2019
Nov89°F2006-5°F1952
Dec81°F1939-24°F1989
All-time118°F1936-31°F1905

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Salina so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 0 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

51 days
record run, ended Aug 20 1935

So far in 2026

31 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: 95°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise4:16 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon11:36 AM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 7 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 Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
31 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 32nd most in 127 years. Normal for this point: 25. Record: 50 in 2018.

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