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Salem, OR

44.905°N, 123.001°W · station SLEthr · 134 years of record
74°F
forecast high · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Salem.
73°TUE9/164°WED9/265°THU9/368°FRI9/472°SAT9/574°SUN9/674°MON9/7

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

#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.
1893: 65°F1894: 75°F1895: 70°F1896: 89°F1897: 66°F1898: 91°F1899: 69°F1901: 82°F1902: 86°F1903: 65°F1904: 83°F1905: 78°F1906: 75°F1907: 72°F1908: 77°F1909: 88°F1910: 65°F1911: 67°F1912: 61°F1914: 65°F1915: 73°F1916: 70°F1917: 72°F1918: 89°F1919: 63°F1920: 77°F1921: 80°F1922: 70°F1923: 92°F1924: 82°F1925: 75°F1926: 78°F1927: 63°F1928: 75°F1929: 82°F1930: 71°F1931: 86°F1932: 87°F1933: 66°F1934: 79°F1935: 79°F1936: 73°F1937: 76°F1938: 74°F1939: 71°F1940: 76°F1941: 72°F1942: 81°F1943: 90°F1944: 103°F1945: 74°F1946: 68°F1947: 64°F1948: 77°F1949: 79°F1950: 83°F1951: 66°F1952: 72°F1953: 78°F1954: 77°F1955: 89°F1956: 90°F1957: 85°F1958: 99°F1959: 72°F1960: 72°F1961: 74°F1962: 87°F1963: 86°F1964: 75°F1965: 82°F1966: 79°F1967: 82°F1968: 93°F1969: 85°F1970: 68°F1971: 72°F1972: 69°F1973: 70°F1974: 83°F1975: 89°F1976: 71°F1977: 77°F1978: 71°F1979: 78°F1980: 87°F1981: 95°F1982: 86°F1983: 78°F1984: 71°F1985: 72°F1986: 90°F1987: 87°F1988: 86°F1989: 82°F1990: 87°F1991: 87°F1992: 71°F1993: 86°F1994: 87°F1995: 68°F1996: 69°F1997: 77°F1998: 88°F1999: 74°F2000: 72°F2001: 70°F2002: 72°F2003: 73°F2004: 76°F2005: 80°F2006: 87°F2007: 75°F2008: 82°F2009: 68°F2010: 75°F2011: 92°F2012: 88°F2013: 73°F2014: 97°F2015: 73°F2016: 75°F2017: 85°F2018: 88°F2019: 82°F2020: 77°F2021: 86°F2022: 91°F2023: 80°F2024: 101°F2025: 73°F74° forecast6065707580859095100105191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 674°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#82 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°FJan 7, 1896-10°FJan 31, 1950
Feb72°FFeb 28, 1968-4°FFeb 3, 1899
Mar80°FMar 29, 192312°FMar 1, 1971
Apr93°FApr 28, 192623°FApr 13, 1968
May100°FMay 28, 198325°FMay 1, 1954
Jun117°FJun 28, 202132°FJun 6, 1899
Jul108°FJul 23, 192735°FJul 3, 1899
Aug108°FAug 9, 198130°FAug 30, 1920
Sep104°FSep 2, 198826°FSep 25, 1934
Oct93°FOct 2, 197019°FOct 27, 1919
Nov74°FNov 3, 20109°FNov 15, 1955
Dec72°FDec 9, 1929-12°FDec 8, 1972
All-time117°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 18, 200516°FJan 31, 1950
Feb56°FFeb 28, 202216°FFeb 3, 1989
Mar57°FMar 11, 200731°FMar 2, 1896
Apr58°FApr 11, 191342°FApr 11, 1911
May62°FMay 29, 199748°FMay 13, 1899
Jun71°FJun 27, 201553°FJun 3, 1908
Jul74°FJul 22, 200657°FJul 16, 1904
Aug70°FAug 26, 202559°FAug 24, 1968
Sep66°FSep 8, 202052°FSep 26, 1948
Oct60°FOct 1, 189642°FOct 31, 1935
Nov63°FNov 6, 200625°FNov 16, 1955
Dec58°FDec 25, 198016°FDec 30, 1968
All-time74°FJul 22, 200616°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.
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

Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight13h 15m · losing 21 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 Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 38 in 2021.

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