46.564°N, 120.535°W · station YKMthr · 81 years of record
69°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Yakima.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Yakima — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#16 / 80
warmest Oct 17 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
78°F
set in 1952
Coolest Oct 17 ever
50°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 69°F — 16th warmest Oct 17 of 80 years · record 78°F (1952) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#47 / 80
warmest Oct 18 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
77°F
set in 1952
Coolest Oct 18 ever
45°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 62°F — 47th warmest Oct 18 of 80 years · record 77°F (1952) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#54 / 80
warmest Oct 19 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
76°F
set in 1952
Coolest Oct 19 ever
52°F
set in 1946
Forecast high 62°F — 54th warmest Oct 19 of 80 years · record 76°F (1952) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#38 / 80
warmest Oct 20 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
77°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 20 ever
46°F
set in 1947
Forecast high 64°F — 38th warmest Oct 20 of 80 years · record 77°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#39 / 80
warmest Oct 21 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
83°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 21 ever
47°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 64°F — 39th warmest Oct 21 of 80 years · record 83°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#35 / 80
warmest Oct 22 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
75°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 22 ever
45°F
set in 1996
Forecast high 64°F — 35th warmest Oct 22 of 80 years · record 75°F (2003) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#49 / 80
warmest Oct 23 in 80 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
76°F
set in 1952
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 1957
Forecast high 60°F — 49th warmest Oct 23 of 80 years · record 76°F (1952) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Yakima in each calendar month, and for the whole 1946–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 30, 1971
-21°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
70°FFeb 10, 2022
-25°FFeb 1, 1950
Mar
80°FMar 25, 1960
-1°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
92°FApr 24, 1977
18°FApr 19, 2008
May
102°FMay 30, 1986
25°FMay 1, 1954
Jun
113°FJun 29, 2021
30°FJun 1, 1976
Jul
109°FJul 23, 2006
34°FJul 7, 1971
Aug
110°FAug 10, 1971
35°FAug 22, 1960
Sep
100°FSep 1, 1949
24°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
91°FOct 6, 2014
4°FOct 31, 2002
Nov
73°FNov 10, 1989
-13°FNov 23, 1985
Dec
72°FDec 1, 2021
-17°FDec 17, 1964
All-time
113°FJun 29, 2021
-25°FFeb 1, 1950
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Yakima so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
0 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 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
77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 30, 2021
Coldest high ever
1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1968
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
45°FJan 13, 1967
5°FJan 31, 1950
Feb
49°FFeb 10, 1990
6°FFeb 2, 1989
Mar
53°FMar 19, 2026
23°FMar 2, 1960
Apr
58°FApr 28, 1987
38°FApr 13, 2022
May
66°FMay 27, 1947
50°FMay 5, 1961
Jun
77°FJun 30, 2021
55°FJun 6, 1995
Jul
76°FJul 13, 2002
57°FJul 2, 1966
Aug
74°FAug 19, 2022
60°FAug 30, 1999
Sep
66°FSep 15, 2013
45°FSep 29, 2019
Oct
57°FOct 2, 1947
35°FOct 30, 1971
Nov
55°FNov 9, 1989
9°FNov 26, 1985
Dec
50°FDec 2, 1977
1°FDec 30, 1968
All-time
77°FJun 30, 2021
1°FDec 30, 1968
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
32 days
record run, ended Aug 13 1971
So far in 2026
42 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Yakima's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 64°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.