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Weather extremes

How extreme does Medford's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Medford has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Medford Intl Ap station 5 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Medford has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
115°F Jun 28, 2021

That is about 34°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Medford (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 115°F Jun 28, 2021recent
2 114°F Aug 8, 1981
3 114°F Jul 29, 2022
❄️ Coldest night
-6°F Dec 8, 1972

About 39°F colder than a normal December night in Medford (typical low near 33°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -6°F Dec 8, 1972
2 -6°F Dec 9, 1972
3 -6°F Dec 10, 1972
🌧️ Most rain in one day
2.80 in Sep 28, 1977

More rain in a single day than Medford usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 0.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.80 in Sep 28, 1977
2 2.68 in Nov 21, 1998
3 2.68 in Dec 27, 2002
Most snow in one day
8.3 in Jan 3, 2017

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Medford averages about 1 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 8.3 in Jan 3, 2017
2 6.8 in Jan 13, 1971
3 6.5 in Nov 21, 1977

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 115°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Medford's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 115°F is about 34°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Medford's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 115°F and as low as −6°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 8 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Medford Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00024225), about 5 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →