44.393°N, 74.203°W · station SLKthr · 124 years of record
73°F
HOTTEST SEP 3 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Sep 3
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Saranac Lake.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Saranac Lake — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#64 / 111
warmest Sep 1 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
87°F
set in 1924
Coolest Sep 1 ever
56°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 71°F — 64th warmest Sep 1 of 111 years · record 87°F (1924) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#71 / 113
warmest Sep 2 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
91°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 2 ever
57°F
set in 1958
Forecast high 71°F — 71st warmest Sep 2 of 113 years · record 91°F (1932) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 111
warmest Sep 3 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
90°F
set in 1932
Coolest Sep 3 ever
54°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 73°F — 68th warmest Sep 3 of 111 years · record 90°F (1932) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 112
warmest Sep 4 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
91°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 4 ever
50°F
set in 1997
Forecast high 71°F — 64th warmest Sep 4 of 112 years · record 91°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#77 / 108
warmest Sep 5 in 108 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
88°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 5 ever
57°F
set in 1997
Forecast high 68°F — 77th warmest Sep 5 of 108 years · record 88°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 109
warmest Sep 6 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
89°F
set in 1945
Coolest Sep 6 ever
56°F
set in 2000
Forecast high 71°F — 62nd warmest Sep 6 of 109 years · record 89°F (1945) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#62 / 112
warmest Sep 7 in 112 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
92°F
set in 2007
Coolest Sep 7 ever
54°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 71°F — 62nd warmest Sep 7 of 112 years · record 92°F (2007) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Saranac Lake in each calendar month, and for the whole 1903–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
62°FJan 22, 1906
-46°FJan 19, 1904
Feb
65°FFeb 23, 1930
-44°FFeb 10, 1948
Mar
79°FMar 16, 1990
-35°FMar 7, 2007
Apr
89°FApr 29, 1990
-10°FApr 5, 1964
May
94°FMay 21, 1911
10°FMay 2, 1903
Jun
101°FJun 29, 1933
22°FJun 1, 1905
Jul
99°FJul 30, 1933
29°FJul 8, 1919
Aug
97°FAug 6, 1947
27°FAug 31, 1909
Sep
92°FSep 12, 1931
15°FSep 26, 1947
Oct
86°FOct 11, 1919
2°FOct 28, 1903
Nov
75°FNov 3, 1944
-21°FNov 23, 2018
Dec
64°FDec 24, 2015
-46°FDec 21, 1942
All-time
101°FJun 29, 1933
-46°FJan 19, 1904
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Saranac Lake so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 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
78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 3, 1919
Coldest high ever
-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1968
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
48°FJan 8, 2008
-13°FJan 8, 1968
Feb
45°FFeb 20, 1981
-11°FFeb 12, 1914
Mar
51°FMar 30, 1981
-4°FMar 6, 2007
Apr
58°FApr 30, 1936
14°FApr 1, 1919
May
67°FMay 25, 1991
30°FMay 2, 1978
Jun
78°FJun 3, 1919
46°FJun 15, 1959
Jul
75°FJul 3, 1911
51°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
75°FAug 20, 1937
49°FAug 25, 1986
Sep
69°FSep 4, 1961
40°FSep 24, 1950
Oct
63°FOct 6, 1910
25°FOct 23, 1969
Nov
56°FNov 8, 1975
8°FNov 22, 2018
Dec
52°FDec 4, 1982
-12°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
78°FJun 3, 1919
-13°FJan 8, 1968
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
6 days
record run, ended Jul 31 1908
So far in 2026
0 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Saranac Lake's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 73°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Saranac Lake'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Saranac Lake's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.