Oregon · THREADEX · 1911–2026

Medford, OR

42.375°N, 122.877°W · station MFRthr · 116 years of record
99°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Medford.
97°MON7/1397°TUE7/1494°WED7/1590°THU7/1697°FRI7/1799°SAT7/1898°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#20 / 115
warmest Jul 18 in 115 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

106°F
set in 1959

Coolest Jul 18 ever

61°F
set in 1987

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Medford. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
61841061911: 102°F1912: 84°F1913: 100°F1914: 104°F1915: 92°F1916: 70°F1917: 100°F1918: 86°F1919: 94°F1920: 88°F1921: 90°F1922: 98°F1923: 90°F1924: 87°F1925: 99°F1926: 89°F1927: 94°F1928: 87°F1929: 88°F1930: 79°F1931: 103°F1932: 75°F1933: 92°F1934: 89°F1935: 97°F1936: 90°F1937: 89°F1938: 98°F1939: 80°F1940: 82°F1941: 98°F1942: 92°F1943: 98°F1944: 102°F1945: 90°F1946: 100°F1947: 89°F1948: 90°F1949: 80°F1950: 88°F1951: 90°F1952: 94°F1953: 93°F1954: 92°F1955: 86°F1956: 101°F1957: 84°F1958: 87°F1959: 106°F1960: 100°F1961: 98°F1962: 84°F1963: 88°F1964: 90°F1965: 90°F1966: 89°F1967: 85°F1968: 87°F1969: 95°F1970: 100°F1971: 84°F1972: 105°F1973: 100°F1974: 92°F1975: 88°F1976: 76°F1977: 87°F1978: 90°F1979: 102°F1980: 93°F1981: 91°F1982: 95°F1983: 81°F1984: 99°F1985: 102°F1986: 86°F1987: 61°F1988: 97°F1989: 93°F1990: 101°F1991: 88°F1992: 87°F1993: 86°F1994: 100°F1995: 87°F1996: 71°F1997: 88°F1998: 95°F1999: 90°F2000: 91°F2001: 85°F2002: 93°F2003: 98°F2004: 95°F2005: 105°F2006: 92°F2007: 76°F2008: 91°F2009: 96°F2010: 90°F2011: 72°F2012: 78°F2013: 98°F2014: 99°F2015: 100°F2016: 83°F2017: 91°F2018: 96°F2019: 88°F2020: 92°F2021: 98°F2022: 94°F2023: 97°F2024: 94°F2025: 97°F99° forecast191119592025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1899°F
Hottest this date since2015
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#20 of 115
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record115°F (1946)
Odds to tie/break6.0% (daily)
Period of record1911–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Medford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1911–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°F2024-3°F1930
Feb79°F19926°F1950
Mar86°F191114°F1917
Apr96°F192621°F1936
May103°F198628°F1913
Jun115°F202131°F1952
Jul115°F194638°F1962
Aug114°F198139°F1962
Sep110°F198829°F1926
Oct99°F198018°F1971
Nov80°F192910°F1978
Dec72°F1962-10°F1919
All-time115°F1946-10°F1919

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

34 days
record run, ended Aug 10 1961

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Medford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 32°FFeb: 54°FFeb: 34°FMar: 60°FMar: 37°FApr: 65°FApr: 41°FMay: 74°FMay: 47°FJun: 82°FJun: 52°FJul: 92°FJul: 59°FAug: 91°FAug: 58°FSep: 85°FSep: 51°FOct: 70°FOct: 42°FNov: 54°FNov: 36°FDec: 46°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset7:48 PM
Solar noon12:17 PM
Daylight15h 02m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.38°N, 122.88°W

Nearby Stations

Klamath Falls, OR60 mi EMount Shasta, CA78 mi SECrescent City, CA80 mi SWEugene, OR122 mi NEureka, CA126 mi SWRedding, CA131 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Medford'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.
Medford, OR — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Medford's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Medford, OR — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1911

Each cell is one day's high at Medford, coloured by temperature — 116 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Medford, OR daily high heat map 1911–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Medford — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
21 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 25th most in 116 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 34 in 2021.

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