Oregon · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Salem, OR

44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salem.
88°MON7/1389°TUE7/1488°WED7/1583°THU7/1688°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#23 / 131
warmest Jul 19 in 131 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

104°F
set in 1956

Coolest Jul 19 ever

67°F
set in 1918

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Salem. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
67861041893: 80°F1894: 74°F1895: 70°F1896: 94°F1897: 87°F1898: 72°F1899: 79°F1900: 96°F1903: 87°F1904: 78°F1905: 87°F1906: 84°F1907: 87°F1908: 93°F1909: 73°F1910: 93°F1911: 84°F1912: 89°F1913: 93°F1914: 95°F1915: 92°F1916: 70°F1917: 90°F1918: 67°F1919: 82°F1920: 83°F1921: 85°F1922: 86°F1923: 82°F1924: 89°F1925: 85°F1926: 80°F1927: 81°F1928: 77°F1929: 71°F1930: 75°F1931: 90°F1932: 74°F1933: 78°F1934: 81°F1935: 86°F1936: 87°F1937: 79°F1938: 92°F1939: 72°F1940: 81°F1941: 91°F1942: 93°F1943: 92°F1944: 102°F1945: 82°F1946: 102°F1947: 85°F1948: 76°F1949: 68°F1950: 80°F1951: 79°F1952: 79°F1953: 75°F1954: 73°F1955: 80°F1956: 104°F1957: 90°F1958: 84°F1959: 100°F1960: 94°F1961: 89°F1962: 82°F1963: 80°F1964: 75°F1965: 75°F1966: 77°F1967: 80°F1968: 84°F1969: 92°F1970: 91°F1971: 95°F1972: 77°F1973: 80°F1974: 76°F1975: 84°F1976: 81°F1977: 81°F1978: 87°F1979: 98°F1980: 84°F1981: 80°F1982: 88°F1983: 76°F1984: 84°F1985: 101°F1986: 86°F1987: 78°F1988: 92°F1989: 80°F1990: 95°F1991: 75°F1992: 94°F1993: 72°F1994: 100°F1995: 95°F1996: 67°F1997: 88°F1998: 79°F1999: 92°F2000: 75°F2001: 77°F2002: 77°F2003: 93°F2004: 89°F2005: 86°F2006: 85°F2007: 77°F2008: 76°F2009: 83°F2010: 77°F2011: 70°F2012: 73°F2013: 88°F2014: 92°F2015: 96°F2016: 76°F2017: 83°F2018: 76°F2019: 76°F2020: 86°F2021: 90°F2022: 92°F2023: 94°F2024: 90°F2025: 83°F93° forecast189320251956

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1993°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#23 of 131
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record117°F (2021)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Salem in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°F1896-10°F1950
Feb72°F1968-4°F1899
Mar80°F192312°F1971
Apr93°F192623°F1968
May100°F198325°F1954
Jun117°F202132°F1899
Jul108°F192735°F1899
Aug108°F198130°F1920
Sep104°F198826°F1934
Oct93°F197019°F1919
Nov74°F20109°F1955
Dec72°F1929-12°F1972
All-time117°F2021-12°F1972

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

13 days
record run, ended Aug 10 2017

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Salem's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 35°FFeb: 52°FFeb: 35°FMar: 56°FMar: 38°FApr: 61°FApr: 41°FMay: 69°FMay: 46°FJun: 74°FJun: 50°FJul: 83°FJul: 54°FAug: 83°FAug: 54°FSep: 77°FSep: 50°FOct: 64°FOct: 43°FNov: 53°FNov: 39°FDec: 47°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:38 AM
Sunset7:57 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight15h 19m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.91°N, 123.00°W

Nearby Stations

McMinnville, OR21 mi NWHillsboro, OR44 mi NPortland, OR51 mi NEVancouver, WA52 mi NEEugene, OR54 mi SAstoria, OR96 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Salem's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Salem, OR — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Salem, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Salem, OR daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Salem — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
6 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 25th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 19 in 2021.

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