44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
74°F
HOTTEST SEP 6 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Sep 6
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salem.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Salem — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#112 / 131
warmest Sep 1 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
97°F
set in 2024
Coolest Sep 1 ever
60°F
set in 1901
Forecast high 73°F — 112th warmest Sep 1 of 131 years · record 97°F (2024) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#132 / 131
warmest Sep 2 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
102°F
set in 1988
Coolest Sep 2 ever
64°F
set in 1960
Forecast high 64°F — 132nd warmest Sep 2 of 131 years · record 102°F (1988) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 131
warmest Sep 3 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
104°F
set in 1988
Coolest Sep 3 ever
56°F
set in 1912
Forecast high 65°F — 127th warmest Sep 3 of 131 years · record 104°F (1988) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#118 / 131
warmest Sep 4 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
100°F
set in 1955
Coolest Sep 4 ever
59°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 68°F — 118th warmest Sep 4 of 131 years · record 100°F (1955) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 131
warmest Sep 5 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
97°F
set in 1955
Coolest Sep 5 ever
60°F
set in 1911
Forecast high 72°F — 96th warmest Sep 5 of 131 years · record 97°F (1955) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 131
warmest Sep 6 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
103°F
set in 1944
Coolest Sep 6 ever
61°F
set in 1912
Forecast high 74°F — 82nd warmest Sep 6 of 131 years · record 103°F (1944) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#79 / 131
warmest Sep 7 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
99°F
set in 1958
Coolest Sep 7 ever
60°F
set in 1914
Forecast high 74°F — 79th warmest Sep 7 of 131 years · record 99°F (1958) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 7, 1896
-10°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
72°FFeb 28, 1968
-4°FFeb 3, 1899
Mar
80°FMar 29, 1923
12°FMar 1, 1971
Apr
93°FApr 28, 1926
23°FApr 13, 1968
May
100°FMay 28, 1983
25°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
117°FJun 28, 2021
32°FJun 6, 1899
Jul
108°FJul 23, 1927
35°FJul 3, 1899
Aug
108°FAug 9, 1981
30°FAug 30, 1920
Sep
104°FSep 2, 1988
26°FSep 25, 1934
Oct
93°FOct 2, 1970
19°FOct 27, 1919
Nov
74°FNov 3, 2010
9°FNov 15, 1955
Dec
72°FDec 9, 1929
-12°FDec 8, 1972
All-time
117°FJun 28, 2021
-12°FDec 8, 1972
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Salem so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
74°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 2006
Coldest high ever
16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 31, 1950
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
57°FJan 18, 2005
16°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
56°FFeb 28, 2022
16°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar
57°FMar 11, 2007
31°FMar 2, 1896
Apr
58°FApr 11, 1913
42°FApr 11, 1911
May
62°FMay 29, 1997
48°FMay 13, 1899
Jun
71°FJun 27, 2015
53°FJun 3, 1908
Jul
74°FJul 22, 2006
57°FJul 16, 1904
Aug
70°FAug 26, 2025
59°FAug 24, 1968
Sep
66°FSep 8, 2020
52°FSep 26, 1948
Oct
60°FOct 1, 1896
42°FOct 31, 1935
Nov
63°FNov 6, 2006
25°FNov 16, 1955
Dec
58°FDec 25, 1980
16°FDec 30, 1968
All-time
74°FJul 22, 2006
16°FJan 31, 1950
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
16 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: 80°F · forecast is -6° vs normal.