Medford, OR

Oregon · Records since 1911–2026

⛅ 73°F
Currently in Medford
As of 11:00 AM PDT

Records for September 11

🔥 Record High

103°F

September 11, 1922

+17° from 86° normal

❄ Record Low

38°F

September 11, 1972

-15° from 53° normal
🌞 Normal high: 86°F 🌑 Normal low: 53°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Medford

🔥
115°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 28, 2021
❄
-10°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 13, 1919
🌧
3.30"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 2, 1962
☃
11.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 11, 1919

First & Last Dates — Medford

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
279 days
Longest growing season
2016
124 days
Shortest growing season
1919
195 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 11

# Temp Date
🏆 103°F September 11, 1922
2 102°F September 11, 2015
3 102°F September 11, 2013
4 101°F September 11, 2017
5 101°F September 11, 2009
6 100°F September 11, 1981
7 100°F September 11, 1945
8 98°F September 11, 2011
9 98°F September 11, 2007
10 97°F September 11, 2002

Top 5 Record Lows — September 11

# Temp Date
🥶 38°F September 11, 1972
2 38°F September 11, 1916
3 38°F September 11, 1915
4 39°F September 11, 1988
5 39°F September 11, 1982
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1911–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Medford

threshold: 99°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.4
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
105°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
1
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1911–2026
67
2026 so far
55
Avg/year 1970–2025
70
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
84
Most in a year (1967)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Medford

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 4, 2024 – Jul 16, 2024 13 112°F (Jul 6) 105°F 64°F
2 Aug 10, 1967 – Aug 19, 1967 10 107°F (Aug 15) 104°F 60°F
3 Jul 21, 1962 – Jul 30, 1962 10 103°F (Jul 26) 101°F 56°F
4 Jul 24, 2009 – Aug 1, 2009 9 109°F (Jul 29) 104°F 66°F
5 Jul 21, 1939 – Jul 29, 1939 9 108°F (Jul 26) 103°F 61°F
6 Aug 9, 1977 – Aug 17, 1977 9 107°F (Aug 16) 102°F 60°F
7 Aug 3, 1990 – Aug 11, 1990 9 106°F (Aug 4) 105°F 61°F
8 Jul 25, 1973 – Aug 2, 1973 9 105°F (Jul 28) 102°F 59°F
9 Aug 3, 1972 – Aug 10, 1972 8 109°F (Aug 7) 104°F 59°F
10 Aug 10, 1933 – Aug 17, 1933 8 108°F (Aug 14) 102°F 61°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

43
2026 total
above-normal nights
32.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
77
Most in a summer
2023

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1911–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1911, annual totals have trended +0.07" per decade, about +0.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Medford is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

162 of 253 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

7.82"
2026 YTD
Normal: 10.70"
-2.88"
1.09"
September so far
September normal: 0.48"
+0.61"
2
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Medford is 2.88" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 11 – Sep 10, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
71.5°F
Average temperature
46th-warmest of 116
-1.2°
vs. average
Normal: 72.7°F (1991–2020)
1.09"
Precipitation
12th-wettest of 116
+0.78"
vs. average
Normal: 0.31" · 352% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 11 – Sep 10

1911–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.51° per decade (warming since 1911)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 11 – Sep 10

1911–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Warmest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2022 78.3°F
2 2020 78.0°F
3 2025 77.9°F
4 1967 76.7°F
5 2023 75.7°F
6 2017 75.3°F
7 2011 75.2°F
8 2016 75.1°F
9 1934 74.9°F
10 2014 74.7°F

Coolest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1912 63.5°F
2 1978 64.6°F
3 1954 64.9°F
4 1927 65.7°F
5 1964 66.2°F
6 1925 66.3°F
7 1947 66.4°F
8 1922 66.5°F
9 1960 66.6°F
10 1921 67.0°F

Wettest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1978 2.57"
2 1983 2.25"
3 1953 1.80"
4 1965 1.50"
5 1976 1.29"
6 1924 1.23"
7 1968 1.23"
8 1985 1.22"
9 1993 1.21"
10 1997 1.21"

Driest Aug 11 – Sep 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 2020 0.00"
2 2018 0.00"
3 2016 0.00"
4 2012 0.00"
5 2011 0.00"
6 2009 0.00"
7 2006 0.00"
8 1998 0.00"
9 1995 0.00"
10 1987 0.00"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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