42.375°N, 122.877°W · station MFRthr · 116 years of record
76°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Medford.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Medford — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#26 / 115
warmest Oct 17 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1960
Coolest Oct 17 ever
47°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 76°F — 26th warmest Oct 17 of 115 years · record 86°F (1960) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#36 / 115
warmest Oct 18 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1936
Coolest Oct 18 ever
53°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 75°F — 36th warmest Oct 18 of 115 years · record 87°F (1936) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#85 / 115
warmest Oct 19 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
85°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 64°F — 85th warmest Oct 19 of 115 years · record 85°F (1940) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 115
warmest Oct 20 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
85°F
set in 2018
Coolest Oct 20 ever
50°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 66°F — 75th warmest Oct 20 of 115 years · record 85°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#40 / 115
warmest Oct 21 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
83°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1945
Forecast high 71°F — 40th warmest Oct 21 of 115 years · record 83°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#68 / 115
warmest Oct 22 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
82°F
set in 1988
Coolest Oct 22 ever
49°F
set in 1912
Forecast high 66°F — 68th warmest Oct 22 of 115 years · record 82°F (1988) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 115
warmest Oct 23 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
82°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 23 ever
49°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 64°F — 62nd warmest Oct 23 of 115 years · record 82°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
73°FJan 30, 2024
-3°FJan 11, 1930
Feb
79°FFeb 25, 1992
6°FFeb 1, 1950
Mar
86°FMar 30, 1911
14°FMar 1, 1917
Apr
96°FApr 28, 1926
21°FApr 1, 1936
May
103°FMay 30, 1986
28°FMay 2, 1913
Jun
115°FJun 28, 2021
31°FJun 12, 1952
Jul
115°FJul 20, 1946
38°FJul 2, 1962
Aug
114°FAug 8, 1981
39°FAug 27, 1962
Sep
110°FSep 2, 1988
29°FSep 26, 1926
Oct
99°FOct 2, 1980
18°FOct 29, 1971
Nov
80°FNov 3, 1929
10°FNov 13, 1978
Dec
72°FDec 14, 1962
-10°FDec 13, 1919
All-time
115°FJul 20, 1946
-10°FDec 13, 1919
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Medford so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
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
77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 30, 2022
Coldest high ever
15°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 9, 1972
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
54°FJan 31, 1924
22°FJan 21, 1962
Feb
52°FFeb 27, 1941
32°FFeb 9, 1939
Mar
58°FMar 17, 1918
33°FMar 3, 1951
Apr
59°FApr 26, 1915
42°FApr 5, 1948
May
64°FMay 30, 2015
46°FMay 9, 1918
Jun
76°FJun 28, 2015
51°FJun 24, 1975
Jul
77°FJul 30, 2022
59°FJul 5, 1948
Aug
76°FAug 1, 2022
60°FAug 25, 1953
Sep
68°FSep 3, 2025
48°FSep 29, 1971
Oct
59°FOct 3, 2010
38°FOct 31, 1935
Nov
57°FNov 10, 1917
30°FNov 20, 1977
Dec
53°FDec 10, 1993
15°FDec 9, 1972
All-time
77°FJul 30, 2022
15°FDec 9, 1972
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
34 days
record run, ended Aug 10 1961
So far in 2026
74 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: 70°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
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.
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.