All-time weather records — Medford, OR

Record high
115.0°F
June 28, 2021
Record low
-61.1°F
July 19, 1956
Wettest day
3.30 in
December 2, 1962

Climate change signal in Medford

18.3%

of Medford's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (67 of 366 records since 2015).

1.4%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (5 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1920s
7
30
1930s
47
47
1940s
34
34
1950s
18
51
1960s
35
87
1970s
20
60
1980s
48
15
1990s
43
25
2000s
32
8
2010s
49
7
2020s
33
2

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1928, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1928-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.0°F — Jan 30, 2024 -2.9°F — Jan 11, 1930 2.32 in — Jan 28, 1958
February 79.0°F — Feb 8, 2016 6.1°F — Feb 1, 1950 1.87 in — Feb 14, 1959
March 86.0°F — Mar 28, 1930 16.0°F — Mar 6, 1956 1.57 in — Mar 26, 1940
April 93.9°F — Apr 28, 2023 21.0°F — Apr 1, 1936 0.98 in — Apr 20, 1980
May 102.9°F — May 30, 1986 28.0°F — May 1, 1954 1.67 in — May 18, 1956
June 115.0°F — Jun 28, 2021 30.9°F — Jun 12, 1952 1.61 in — Jun 10, 1932
July 115.0°F — Jul 20, 1946 -61.1°F — Jul 19, 1956 1.07 in — Jul 13, 1966
August 114.1°F — Aug 8, 1981 39.0°F — Aug 27, 1962 1.15 in — Aug 10, 1999
September 109.9°F — Sep 2, 1988 28.9°F — Sep 30, 1950 2.80 in — Sep 28, 1977
October 99.0°F — Oct 2, 1980 18.0°F — Oct 29, 1971 2.61 in — Oct 28, 1950
November 80.1°F — Nov 3, 1929 10.0°F — Nov 13, 1978 2.88 in — Nov 22, 1953
December 72.0°F — Dec 14, 1962 -6.0°F — Dec 8, 1972 3.30 in — Dec 2, 1962

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Medford.