38.780°N, 97.644°W · station SLNthr · 127 years of record
103°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2000
forecast high · Sep 3
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
#7 / 124
warmest Sep 1 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
109°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 1 ever
61°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 102°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 124 years · record 109°F (1922) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#9 / 124
warmest Sep 2 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
108°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 2 ever
62°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 102°F — 9th warmest Sep 2 of 124 years · record 108°F (1939) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#7 / 126
warmest Sep 3 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
110°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 3 ever
59°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 103°F — 7th warmest Sep 3 of 126 years · record 110°F (2000) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#15 / 126
warmest Sep 4 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
105°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 4 ever
62°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 100°F — 15th warmest Sep 4 of 126 years · record 105°F (1954) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#11 / 126
warmest Sep 5 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
110°F
set in 1931
Coolest Sep 5 ever
67°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 99°F — 11th warmest Sep 5 of 126 years · record 110°F (1931) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#21 / 126
warmest Sep 6 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
107°F
set in 1931
Coolest Sep 6 ever
68°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 98°F — 21st warmest Sep 6 of 126 years · record 107°F (1931) · warmest since 2015.
Ranks
#23 / 125
warmest Sep 7 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
104°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 7 ever
61°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 96°F — 23rd warmest Sep 7 of 125 years · record 104°F (1922) · warmest since 2023.
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 Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
10 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
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
5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
51 days
record run, ended Aug 20 1935
So far in 2026
69 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: 88°F · forecast is +15° vs normal.