44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
67°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 17
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
#37 / 133
warmest Oct 17 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
80°F
set in 1960
Coolest Oct 17 ever
51°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 67°F — 37th warmest Oct 17 of 133 years · record 80°F (1960) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#69 / 133
warmest Oct 18 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 1936
Coolest Oct 18 ever
50°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 64°F — 69th warmest Oct 18 of 133 years · record 84°F (1936) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#80 / 133
warmest Oct 19 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
84°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1908
Forecast high 61°F — 80th warmest Oct 19 of 133 years · record 84°F (1940) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 133
warmest Oct 20 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
81°F
set in 1940
Coolest Oct 20 ever
47°F
set in 1979
Forecast high 63°F — 66th warmest Oct 20 of 133 years · record 81°F (1940) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#43 / 133
warmest Oct 21 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
80°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1984
Forecast high 66°F — 43rd warmest Oct 21 of 133 years · record 80°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#63 / 133
warmest Oct 22 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
83°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 22 ever
50°F
set in 1897
Forecast high 62°F — 63rd warmest Oct 22 of 133 years · record 83°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#69 / 133
warmest Oct 23 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
82°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 23 ever
48°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 60°F — 69th warmest Oct 23 of 133 years · record 82°F (1929) · 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 Oct 15.
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: 64°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.