Maryland · THREADEX · 1906–2026

Salisbury, MD

38.341°N, 75.513°W · station SBYthr · 121 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salisbury.
84°MON7/1389°TUE7/1497°WED7/1598°THU7/1695°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#2 / 120
warmest Jul 16 in 120 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

99°F
set in 1915

Coolest Jul 16 ever

75°F
set in 1978

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Salisbury. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7587991906: 89°F1907: 91°F1908: 86°F1909: 90°F1910: 93°F1911: 90°F1912: 90°F1913: 86°F1914: 93°F1915: 99°F1916: 88°F1917: 89°F1918: 91°F1919: 87°F1920: 89°F1921: 80°F1922: 83°F1923: 91°F1924: 85°F1925: 93°F1926: 82°F1927: 88°F1928: 85°F1929: 79°F1930: 83°F1931: 93°F1932: 91°F1933: 88°F1934: 92°F1935: 81°F1936: 93°F1937: 96°F1938: 89°F1939: 78°F1940: 81°F1941: 82°F1942: 89°F1943: 95°F1944: 81°F1945: 76°F1946: 78°F1947: 82°F1948: 82°F1949: 81°F1950: 87°F1951: 93°F1952: 93°F1953: 95°F1954: 80°F1955: 92°F1956: 83°F1957: 88°F1958: 90°F1959: 78°F1960: 78°F1961: 91°F1962: 77°F1963: 92°F1964: 90°F1965: 85°F1966: 80°F1967: 83°F1968: 87°F1969: 90°F1970: 88°F1971: 87°F1972: 90°F1973: 78°F1974: 85°F1975: 80°F1976: 88°F1977: 97°F1978: 75°F1979: 85°F1980: 91°F1981: 82°F1982: 90°F1983: 98°F1984: 89°F1985: 91°F1986: 91°F1987: 80°F1988: 95°F1989: 75°F1990: 88°F1991: 87°F1992: 94°F1993: 87°F1994: 94°F1995: 92°F1996: 85°F1997: 96°F1998: 85°F1999: 91°F2000: 77°F2001: 88°F2002: 94°F2003: 87°F2004: 86°F2005: 90°F2006: 90°F2007: 92°F2008: 87°F2009: 90°F2010: 96°F2011: 87°F2012: 95°F2013: 95°F2014: 84°F2015: 78°F2016: 92°F2017: 88°F2018: 92°F2019: 95°F2020: 90°F2021: 93°F2022: 87°F2023: 82°F2024: 95°F2025: 89°F98° forecast190619152025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1698°F
Hottest this date since1983
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#2 of 120
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break14.0% (daily)
Period of record1906–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Salisbury in each calendar month, and for the whole 1906–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F2002-10°F1942
Feb80°F1930-4°F2015
Mar93°F19071°F1911
Apr96°F191515°F1923
May98°F191128°F1913
Jun102°F192537°F1966
Jul106°F193042°F2002
Aug106°F191845°F1952
Sep100°F193234°F1956
Oct98°F194123°F2001
Nov85°F195010°F1912
Dec77°F1998-6°F1958
All-time106°F1918-10°F1942

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

34 days
record run, ended Aug 17 1943

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Salisbury's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 27°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 28°FMar: 56°FMar: 34°FApr: 67°FApr: 43°FMay: 75°FMay: 52°FJun: 83°FJun: 62°FJul: 88°FJul: 67°FAug: 86°FAug: 65°FSep: 80°FSep: 59°FOct: 70°FOct: 47°FNov: 59°FNov: 37°FDec: 50°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight14h 37m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.34°N, 75.51°W

Nearby Stations

Georgetown, DE25 mi NEWallops Island, VA28 mi SAnnapolis, MD69 mi NWBaltimore, MD85 mi NWBaltimore Downtown, MD87 mi NWWashington, DC89 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Salisbury'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.
Salisbury, MD — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Salisbury's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Salisbury, MD — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1906

Each cell is one day's high at Salisbury, coloured by temperature — 121 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Salisbury, MD daily high heat map 1906–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Salisbury — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 9th most in 121 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 32 in 1925.

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