Official weather records have been kept in the city of Eugene, Oregon since 1912. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Eugene, Oregon since 1912.
Located in west-central Oregon at the end of the Williamette Valley along the Williamette River about 50 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean where it is home to the Oregon Ducks, the city of Eugene has generally mild weather variations in temperatures and the city has much milder temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Oregon.
The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Eugene is 120 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of Oregon is 173 degrees for a huge difference of 53 total degrees.
All-Time Record Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Eugene is 108 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Eugene, Oregon is 108 degrees which occurred on August 9, 1981.
Despite the 108 degree record temperature, Eugene is not a warm weather city. Eugene averages just 15 days a year when the temperature soars to 90 degrees or above and 100 degree temperature days are not common in the city but can occur from late June to early September. The earliest 100 degree day in Eugene was on June 17, 1961, and the latest 100 degree day was on September 5, 1944.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Oregon is 119 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Oregon is 119 degrees which first occurred on July 29, 1898, in Prineville. Twelve days later on August 10, 1898, it was also 119 degrees in Pendelton which is located about 280 miles northeast of Eugene.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in Eugene (108) and the all-time hottest temperature in Oregon (119) is 11 degrees. A decent sized difference statistically.
All-Time Record Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Eugene is -12 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Eugene, Oregon is -12 degrees which occurred on December 8, 1972. Thanks to local resident Greg Bader for this info as the National Weather Service has an error on its site which lists -10 degrees as the coldest weather temperature for December 8 in any year.
Below zero weather temperature days are very rare in Eugene as the city has only had about 15 below zero temperature days since 1912. Eugene averages 54 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark and below freezing days can occur in the city from late September through May.
Below zero weather temperature days are very rare in Eugene as the city has only had about 15 below zero temperature days since 1912. Eugene averages 54 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark and below freezing days can occur in the city from late September through May.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Oregon is -54 Degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Oregon is -54 degrees, which first occurred on February 9, 1933, in Ukiah. One day later on February 10, 1933, it was also -54 degrees in the small town of Seneca located about 250 miles east of Eugene in the Blue Mountains. Ukiah is about 100 miles north of Seneca.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Eugene (-12) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of Oregon (-54) is 42 degrees. A huge difference and a much larger a difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and state.
Overall, Eugene is a city with mostly moderate weather temperatures and the home of the Oregon Ducks has a much milder climate in temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Oregon.
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You are incorrect about the coldest temperature ever and Eugene. It occurred in early December 1972, with a low of -12°. In fact, I believe it was on December 8.
ReplyDeleteI remember it well. I worked in an office and in those days you wore dresses and heels. I was waiting for the bus for TWO HOURS in it and I will never forget how cold -12 was! When the bus got into downtown, there was a shoe store there on 10th, they were closed but I made them open up and sell me a pair of knee high boots!
DeleteThanks for the info Greg! See above
ReplyDeleteJoe – – I'm almost certain of this, since I was in the hospital in 2013 at the time of the 10 below zero: both the 12 below zero and the 10 below zero occurred on the same day of the year: December eigth! I'm not sure where you're writing from, but during the 2013 event, we also had 10 inches of snow! At the hospital where I was, no one could get home, so the hospital got them rooms in motels not far from where I was.
ReplyDeleteI remember this too, I live in Oakridge now but had to take my dog into the vet Delta Oaks, they had 8" snow in their parking lot, my dog would need the vet when there was the worst snow there in years. Of course I remember 1969 when we had close to four feet in South Eugene.
DeleteI try to spell correctly, but I see I missed spelled eighth on here. I think I'm obsessive -compulsive about it. Proofreading these messages is extremely difficult. I just wanted to add, as you probably know, that the very beginning of winter here in 2016, we had a terrible ice storm, with ice 1 inch thick. I was ltrying to sleep, but all I could hear all night was the sound of transformers blowing and trees falling over. I only lost power for one hour, since I live in an area where will power is pretty important. But just up the hill from me, people were without power for up to six days! On top of that, we had a Nother storm on December 27, this time eight inches of snow. Then, another half of an inch of ice was deposited by a third storm. The first one made for a beautiful Christmas, but an unpleasant one for many. By the way, you might've heard of the incredible ice storm that occurred in northern Alabama on March 2, 1960. We were living in a city called Gadsden, at the very end of the Appalachian chain. Most people don't know but northeastern Alabama is quite hilly. Anyway, this ice storm was confined to elevations above 600 feet. One could walk down the street from 600 feet to 400 feet, and the ice was totally gone. We had many tall pine trees in our yard. Most of them were bent over to the ground, and never popped back! The cleanup was enormously difficult, needless to say. Right after that, Arctic air arrived, and the temperature dropped to 16° – – this in Alabama in early March! Gadsden had over 4 inches of rain the day of the storm, as recorded at the airport, so the ice up where we lived was three or 4 inches thick. In fact, they were still piles of ice around in early April, even though temps had returned to normal. I think you can find an article about the storm on the Internet, but it mostly focuses on what happened in Huntsville, where Werner von Braun and family were evacuated from their home by helicopter. Other people in Huntsville weren't so fortunate. The amount of ice deposited must be close to a record for any storm any place in the United States. Since lower parts of the city were not affected, my parents and I went to a motel, getting the last room, and stayed there for a week! gregbader56@aol.com.
ReplyDeletePS this week, there's a very good chance that Eugene will break its all-time record high of 108°. 107° on both Wednesday and Thursday are guessed at by the NWS, but it's forecast discussion at weather.gov says it's very possible that the temp here
could go to 110° – – both Wednesday and Thursday!
Joe – – yeah, there are several sites discussing the 1960 ice storm in Gadsden
ReplyDeleteand other places. There's an article about it from the Gadsden Times around the anniversary. The story is only half complete. We lived not on Lookout Mountain, but a sdifferent one, in an area called Country Club Hills. The damage where we lived was just as bad. I believe one of the articles also discusses the phenomenon of getting out of the ice just in a block or so down hill.
Greg, I looked up the ice storm in Gadsden and looked at photos. That must have been something. It is crazy how you can get ice and snow at one elevation and a few hundred feet lower it's just rain. I do know northern Alabama is hilly, I've written about the waterfalls there including Noccalula Falls which you may know and the coldest temperature ever in Alabama was in a little town called New Market up near the Tennessee border. Ice and wind are the surest ways to bring down power lines.
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