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Olympia, WA

46.974°N, 122.905°W · station OLMthr · 79 years of record
64°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Olympia.
64°SAT10/1760°SUN10/1860°MON10/1961°TUE10/2063°WED10/2159°THU10/2258°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Olympia — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#17 / 78
warmest Oct 17 in 78 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

72°F
set in 2002

Coolest Oct 17 ever

51°F
set in 1951
Forecast high 64°F — 17th warmest Oct 17 of 78 years · record 72°F (2002) · warmest since 2022.
1948: 62°F1949: 53°F1950: 55°F1951: 51°F1952: 63°F1953: 57°F1954: 66°F1955: 68°F1956: 62°F1957: 56°F1958: 59°F1959: 65°F1960: 57°F1961: 57°F1962: 53°F1963: 60°F1964: 54°F1965: 61°F1966: 58°F1967: 61°F1968: 55°F1969: 57°F1970: 59°F1971: 51°F1972: 69°F1973: 71°F1974: 67°F1975: 61°F1976: 59°F1977: 59°F1978: 67°F1979: 61°F1980: 59°F1981: 53°F1982: 56°F1983: 62°F1984: 55°F1985: 60°F1986: 57°F1987: 61°F1988: 59°F1989: 71°F1990: 53°F1991: 58°F1992: 53°F1993: 58°F1994: 58°F1995: 59°F1996: 51°F1997: 62°F1998: 57°F1999: 64°F2000: 57°F2001: 58°F2002: 72°F2003: 71°F2004: 57°F2005: 67°F2006: 60°F2007: 55°F2008: 58°F2009: 65°F2010: 57°F2011: 60°F2012: 60°F2013: 59°F2014: 59°F2015: 64°F2016: 58°F2017: 60°F2018: 72°F2019: 56°F2020: 63°F2021: 55°F2022: 68°F2023: 60°F2024: 63°F2025: 61°F64° forecast50556065707519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1764°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record72°F
This-date rank#17 of 78
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record110°F (2021)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1948–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Olympia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1948–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan64°FJan 19, 2005-8°FJan 1, 1979
Feb73°FFeb 27, 1986-1°FFeb 1, 1950
Mar79°FMar 29, 20049°FMar 3, 1989
Apr88°FApr 18, 201623°FApr 1, 1975
May96°FMay 28, 198325°FMay 1, 1954
Jun110°FJun 28, 202130°FJun 3, 1976
Jul104°FJul 29, 200935°FJul 3, 1962
Aug104°FAug 9, 198133°FAug 18, 1973
Sep98°FSep 2, 198825°FSep 27, 1972
Oct90°FOct 1, 198714°FOct 31, 2002
Nov74°FNov 4, 1949-1°FNov 15, 1955
Dec64°FDec 1, 1958-7°FDec 23, 1983
All-time110°FJun 28, 2021-8°FJan 1, 1979

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Olympia so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 2 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

69°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 2006

Coldest high ever

18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 31, 1950
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 15, 197418°FJan 31, 1950
Feb52°FFeb 22, 198319°FFeb 2, 1989
Mar55°FMar 5, 197931°FMar 5, 1951
Apr53°FApr 27, 199242°FApr 2, 1948
May60°FMay 25, 198647°FMay 4, 1950
Jun64°FJun 27, 202150°FJun 11, 1952
Jul69°FJul 22, 200657°FJul 2, 1966
Aug65°FAug 18, 202256°FAug 2, 1956
Sep61°FSep 4, 197450°FSep 24, 1988
Oct58°FOct 21, 200341°FOct 26, 1970
Nov58°FNov 22, 201724°FNov 12, 1955
Dec55°FDec 25, 198019°FDec 29, 1968
All-time69°FJul 22, 200618°FJan 31, 1950

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Aug 19 1967

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Olympia's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 60°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 46°FJan: 33°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 32°FMar: 54°FMar: 34°FApr: 59°FApr: 37°FMay: 66°FMay: 43°FJun: 71°FJun: 47°FJul: 78°FJul: 51°FAug: 78°FAug: 50°FSep: 72°FSep: 46°FOct: 60°FOct: 40°FNov: 51°FNov: 36°FDec: 45°FDec: 33°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:31 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight10h 52m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.97°N, 122.91°W

Nearby Stations

Seattle Tacoma, WA42 mi NESeattle City, WA57 mi NEAstoria, OR73 mi SWVancouver, WA94 mi SPortland, OR96 mi SHillsboro, OR98 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Olympia'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.
Olympia, WA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Olympia's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Olympia, WA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1948

Each cell is one day's high at Olympia, coloured by temperature — 79 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Olympia, WA daily high heat map 1948–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Olympia — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 31st most in 79 years. Normal for this point: 7. Record: 18 in 1967.

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