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Salem Weather Records (USC00237506)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salem (USC00237506), Missouri, United States, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Salem

  • Salem (USC00237506) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 37.63 latitude and -91.54 longitude, 367 m (1,205 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1903 to 2026, 124 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Salem still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Salem set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 3 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Missouri, United States, 37.63 latitude, -91.54 longitude.
  • Elevation: 367 m (1,205 ft).
  • Period of record: 1903 to 2026, 124 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Salem, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salem. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salem. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Salem, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.9 C (84.0 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)20.0 C (68.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Feb29.4 C (84.9 F)-30.6 C (-23.1 F)23.3 C (73.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jun44.4 C (111.9 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug44.4 C (111.9 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Oct34.4 C (93.9 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec26.1 C (79.0 F)-29.4 C (-20.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Salem by the year they were set 1,464 records at Salem still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 51. 02040601903: 11904: 81905: 151906: 131907: 151908: 131909: 131910: 251911: 511912: 171913: 281914: 141915: 181916: 111917: 231918: 231919: 61920: 91921: 71922: 41923: 81924: 211925: 261926: 101927: 81928: 231929: 151930: 201931: 131932: 111933: 111934: 311935: 71936: 251937: 81938: 101939: 91940: 131941: 61942: 91943: 151944: 81945: 101946: 71947: 71948: 141949: 81950: 351951: 171952: 201953: 211954: 61955: 121956: 131957: 71958: 81959: 111960: 111961: 141962: 181963: 101964: 161965: 121966: 121967: 141968: 71969: 41970: 91971: 71972: 121973: 51974: 181975: 71976: 161977: 31978: 51979: 91980: 211981: 61982: 71983: 101984: 81985: 71986: 191987: 61988: 121989: 281990: 151991: 101992: 51993: 61994: 51995: 41996: 131997: 91998: 151999: 12000: 112001: 82002: 72003: 52004: 102005: 92006: 142007: 82008: 102009: 62010: 22011: 32012: 172013: 62014: 102015: 22016: 72017: 92018: 52019: 92020: 82021: 122022: 112023: 132024: 82025: 122026: 91903191619291942195519681981199420072020
1,464 records at Salem still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Salem by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19031
19048
190515
190613
190715
190813
190913
191025
191151
191217
191328
191414
191518
191611
191723
191823
19196
19209
19217
19224
19238
192421
192526
192610
19278
192823
192915
193020
193113
193211
193311
193431
19357
193625
19378
193810
19399
194013
19416
19429
194315
19448
194510
19467
19477
194814
19498
195035
195117
195220
195321
19546
195512
195613
19577
19588
195911
196011
196114
196218
196310
196416
196512
196612
196714
19687
19694
19709
19717
197212
19735
197418
19757
197616
19773
19785
19799
198021
19816
19827
198310
19848
19857
198619
19876
198812
198928
199015
199110
19925
19936
19945
19954
199613
19979
199815
19991
200011
20018
20027
20035
200410
20059
200614
20078
200810
20096
20102
20113
201217
20136
201410
20152
20167
20179
20185
20199
20208
202112
202211
202313
20248
202512
20269

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Salem set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Salem between 1 August 1934 and 5 November 2024. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall1 August 1934: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)12 August 1939: Record daily precipitation 147.1 mm (5.8 in)17 August 1980: Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)31 January 1982: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)5 November 2024: Record daily precipitation 240.5 mm (9.5 in)1935195019651980199520102025
5 all-time records were set at Salem between 1 August 1934 and 5 November 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Salem set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1934-08-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1939-08-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1980-08-17Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1982-01-31Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2024-11-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 240.5 mm (9.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 240.5 mm (9.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salem The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salem. The most was 240.5 mm (9.5 in) on 5 November 2024. 0100200300 Jan: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 4 January 1993 Jan Feb: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 13 February 1946 Feb Mar: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 25 March 1904 Mar Apr: 132.1 mm (5.2 in), 30 April 2017 Apr May: 110.0 mm (4.3 in), 13 May 2002 May Jun: 105.9 mm (4.2 in), 17 June 1985 Jun Jul: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 28 July 1979 Jul Aug: 147.1 mm (5.8 in), 12 August 1939 Aug Sep: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 4 September 2008 Sep Oct: 137.2 mm (5.4 in), 10 October 1914 Oct Nov: 240.5 mm (9.5 in), 5 November 2024 Nov Dec: 144.8 mm (5.7 in), 27 December 1942 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salem. The most was 240.5 mm (9.5 in) on 5 November 2024.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salem
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan80.0 mm (3.1 in)4 January 1993
Feb83.8 mm (3.3 in)13 February 1946
Mar102.6 mm (4.0 in)25 March 1904
Apr132.1 mm (5.2 in)30 April 2017
May110.0 mm (4.3 in)13 May 2002
Jun105.9 mm (4.2 in)17 June 1985
Jul111.8 mm (4.4 in)28 July 1979
Aug147.1 mm (5.8 in)12 August 1939
Sep138.4 mm (5.4 in)4 September 2008
Oct137.2 mm (5.4 in)10 October 1914
Nov240.5 mm (9.5 in)5 November 2024
Dec144.8 mm (5.7 in)27 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 2026
Days with data per year at Salem 124 years of record at Salem, 1903 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1931, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985 and others. 1903: 57 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 360 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 363 of 365 days1911: 362 of 365 days1912: 351 of 366 days1913: 361 of 365 days1914: 364 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 355 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 303 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 363 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 361 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 361 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 358 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 356 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 363 of 366 days1961: 356 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 362 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 354 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 336 of 366 days1973: 334 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 305 of 365 days1978: 273 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 303 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 332 of 365 days1983: 270 of 365 days1984: 208 of 366 days1985: 273 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 308 of 365 days1991: 342 of 365 days1992: 340 of 366 days1993: 325 of 365 days1994: 319 of 365 days1995: 342 of 365 days1996: 355 of 366 days1997: 359 of 365 days1998: 360 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 356 of 366 days2001: 356 of 365 days2002: 358 of 365 days2003: 328 of 365 days2004: 360 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 334 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 333 of 366 days2017: 356 of 365 days2018: 314 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 338 of 366 days2021: 317 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 331 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 249 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
124 years of record at Salem, 1903 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1931, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985 and others.
Days with data per year at Salem
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19035716%No
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
190736099%Yes
1908366100%Yes
190936399%Yes
191036399%Yes
191136299%Yes
191235196%Yes
191336199%Yes
1914364100%Yes
1915364100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
192135597%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927364100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
193130383%No
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
193436399%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
194436199%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194636199%Yes
194736399%Yes
194835898%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
195135698%Yes
1952365100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
196036399%Yes
196135698%Yes
1962364100%Yes
196336299%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196935497%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197233692%Yes
197333492%Yes
197436399%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197730584%No
197827375%No
1979365100%Yes
198030383%No
1981364100%Yes
198233291%Yes
198327074%No
198420857%No
198527375%No
198636299%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
199030884%No
199134294%Yes
199234093%Yes
199332589%No
199431987%No
199534294%Yes
199635597%Yes
199735998%Yes
199836099%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200035697%Yes
200135698%Yes
200235898%Yes
200332890%No
200436098%Yes
200536399%Yes
200636399%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836399%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201136399%Yes
2012366100%Yes
201333492%Yes
201436399%Yes
2015365100%Yes
201633391%Yes
201735698%Yes
201831486%No
2019365100%Yes
202033892%Yes
202131787%No
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
202433190%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202624968%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Salem
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 September 2026Salem, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2026Salem, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie45 years5 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Salem, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)112 years44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026Salem, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)100 years48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2026Salem, USmonthly high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie96 years12 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026Salem, USdaily low max (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie21 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2026Salem, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)68 years34 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2026Salem, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)28 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2026Salem, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2026Salem, USdaily high min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Salem, USdaily high min (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie53 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026Salem, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)116 years42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2026Salem, USmonthly high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)119 years50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Salem, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)119 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2026Salem, USdaily rain93.5 mm (3.7 in)55.9 mm (2.2 in)15 years54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Salem, USdaily high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2026Salem, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)122 years42 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026Salem, USdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)86 years37 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2025Salem, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)96 years43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2025Salem, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)83 years36 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

99 complete years, 1904 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Salem as warming stripes, 1904 to 2025 One stripe for each of 99 complete years at Salem, 1904 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (56.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 16.1 C (61.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F). 1904: 12.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1905: 12.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1906: 13.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1907: 13.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1908: 14.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1909: 14.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1910: 13.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1911: 14.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1912: 12.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1913: 14.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1914: 13.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1915: 13.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1916: 13.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1917: 11.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1918: 13.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1919: 13.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1920: 12.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1921: 14.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1922: 13.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1923: 12.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1924: 12.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1925: 13.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1926: 12.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 13.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 12.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1929: 12.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1930: 13.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1932: 13.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1933: 14.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1934: 14.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1935: 12.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 13.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1937: 12.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1938: 14.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1939: 13.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1940: 11.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1941: 13.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1942: 13.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 13.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 13.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 13.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1946: 14.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1947: 13.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 12.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1949: 12.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 11.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1951: 12.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1952: 13.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1953: 14.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 12.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1956: 13.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1957: 12.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1958: 11.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1959: 12.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1960: 12.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1961: 12.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1962: 12.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 12.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1964: 13.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 13.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1966: 12.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1967: 12.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 12.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1969: 12.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1970: 12.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1971: 12.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 13.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 13.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1976: 13.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 12.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1981: 13.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1986: 14.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1987: 14.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1988: 13.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1989: 13.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1992: 13.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1995: 13.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1996: 11.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1997: 12.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1998: 14.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1999: 14.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2000: 14.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2001: 14.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2002: 14.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2004: 14.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2005: 14.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2006: 14.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2007: 14.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2008: 13.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2009: 13.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2010: 14.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2011: 14.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2012: 16.1 C, +2.8 C from the station mean2014: 13.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2015: 14.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2017: 14.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2022: 13.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2023: 14.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2025: 13.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1904191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 99 complete years at Salem, 1904 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (56.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 16.1 C (61.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salem as warming stripes, 1904 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190412.8 C-0.56 C
190512.9 C-0.47 C
190613.0 C-0.31 C
190713.8 C+0.46 C
190814.3 C+0.97 C
190914.0 C+0.64 C
191013.4 C+0.10 C
191114.7 C+1.35 C
191212.6 C-0.69 C
191314.1 C+0.80 C
191413.9 C+0.52 C
191513.2 C-0.18 C
191613.5 C+0.14 C
191711.5 C-1.81 C
191813.0 C-0.30 C
191913.3 C-0.04 C
192012.2 C-1.11 C
192114.3 C+0.98 C
192213.3 C0.00 C
192312.7 C-0.68 C
192412.1 C-1.24 C
192513.9 C+0.52 C
192612.9 C-0.40 C
192713.5 C+0.14 C
192812.4 C-0.89 C
192912.2 C-1.10 C
193013.2 C-0.18 C
193213.7 C+0.38 C
193314.2 C+0.85 C
193414.0 C+0.68 C
193512.8 C-0.49 C
193613.5 C+0.19 C
193712.5 C-0.82 C
193814.6 C+1.27 C
193913.9 C+0.52 C
194011.9 C-1.46 C
194113.8 C+0.46 C
194213.5 C+0.16 C
194313.0 C-0.33 C
194413.5 C+0.19 C
194513.2 C-0.15 C
194614.4 C+1.08 C
194713.3 C0.00 C
194812.8 C-0.56 C
194912.8 C-0.54 C
195011.6 C-1.72 C
195112.0 C-1.30 C
195213.4 C+0.06 C
195314.0 C+0.66 C
195512.8 C-0.53 C
195613.1 C-0.28 C
195712.5 C-0.88 C
195811.9 C-1.39 C
195912.7 C-0.60 C
196012.1 C-1.23 C
196112.1 C-1.26 C
196212.5 C-0.79 C
196312.6 C-0.76 C
196413.2 C-0.14 C
196513.1 C-0.23 C
196612.0 C-1.37 C
196712.5 C-0.86 C
196812.0 C-1.37 C
196912.5 C-0.82 C
197012.4 C-0.98 C
197112.9 C-0.39 C
197413.7 C+0.37 C
197513.7 C+0.38 C
197613.1 C-0.21 C
197912.4 C-0.98 C
198113.8 C+0.49 C
198614.5 C+1.19 C
198714.6 C+1.31 C
198813.8 C+0.44 C
198913.2 C-0.10 C
199213.5 C+0.17 C
199513.6 C+0.23 C
199611.8 C-1.51 C
199712.1 C-1.19 C
199814.3 C+0.93 C
199914.0 C+0.62 C
200014.4 C+1.06 C
200114.3 C+0.98 C
200214.1 C+0.74 C
200414.1 C+0.72 C
200514.6 C+1.22 C
200614.8 C+1.46 C
200714.8 C+1.43 C
200813.3 C+0.01 C
200913.8 C+0.42 C
201014.5 C+1.15 C
201114.8 C+1.50 C
201216.1 C+2.81 C
201413.2 C-0.10 C
201514.6 C+1.28 C
201714.6 C+1.24 C
202213.0 C-0.34 C
202314.2 C+0.85 C
202513.3 C-0.02 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.03 to 0.12) per decade over 1904 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.05 to 0.22) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 99 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salem
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.07 C (0.03 to 0.12) per decade0.13 F (0.05 to 0.22) per decade1904 to 202599Rise
Mean daily maximum0.05 C (-0.01 to 0.11) per decade0.09 F (-0.02 to 0.19) per decade1904 to 202599Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1904 to 202599Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Salem: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)44.4 C (111.9 F)191137.0 C (98.5 F)124
Coldest night (TNn)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)1912-20.0 C (-4.0 F)124
Wettest day (Rx1day)240.5 mm (9.5 in)202467.3 mm (2.6 in)124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)322.0 mm (12.7 in)2024110.0 mm (4.3 in)124
Longest dry spell (CDD)34 days201720 days124

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Salem by year The hottest day of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F). 20304050192019401960198020002020Record: 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1911
The hottest day of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salem by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190323.9 C (75.0 F)
190435.0 C (95.0 F)
190536.7 C (98.1 F)
190633.9 C (93.0 F)
190740.6 C (105.1 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190938.3 C (100.9 F)
191036.7 C (98.1 F)
191144.4 C (111.9 F)
191237.2 C (99.0 F)
191342.2 C (108.0 F)
191441.1 C (106.0 F)
191536.1 C (97.0 F)
191640.0 C (104.0 F)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191841.1 C (106.0 F)
191939.4 C (102.9 F)
192037.8 C (100.0 F)
192136.1 C (97.0 F)
192238.3 C (100.9 F)
192338.9 C (102.0 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192538.3 C (100.9 F)
192640.0 C (104.0 F)
192735.6 C (96.1 F)
192833.9 C (93.0 F)
192936.1 C (97.0 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193444.4 C (111.9 F)
193536.7 C (98.1 F)
193642.2 C (108.0 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193838.9 C (102.0 F)
193936.7 C (98.1 F)
194036.7 C (98.1 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194236.7 C (98.1 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194537.8 C (100.0 F)
194640.6 C (105.1 F)
194740.0 C (104.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195136.1 C (97.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195339.4 C (102.9 F)
195443.3 C (109.9 F)
195535.0 C (95.0 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195735.6 C (96.1 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196239.4 C (102.9 F)
196336.1 C (97.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197437.2 C (99.0 F)
197537.2 C (99.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197736.7 C (98.1 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198237.8 C (100.0 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198436.7 C (98.1 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198639.4 C (102.9 F)
198740.0 C (104.0 F)
198841.1 C (106.0 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199036.7 C (98.1 F)
199137.8 C (100.0 F)
199235.6 C (96.1 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199433.3 C (91.9 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199738.3 C (100.9 F)
199837.2 C (99.0 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200038.3 C (100.9 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200339.4 C (102.9 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200536.1 C (97.0 F)
200636.7 C (98.1 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200833.9 C (93.0 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201139.4 C (102.9 F)
201242.2 C (108.0 F)
201335.0 C (95.0 F)
201438.3 C (100.9 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201635.6 C (96.1 F)
201741.1 C (106.0 F)
201836.7 C (98.1 F)
201936.1 C (97.0 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202137.8 C (100.0 F)
202241.7 C (107.1 F)
202342.8 C (109.0 F)
202436.1 C (97.0 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)
202637.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Salem by year The coldest night of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F). -40-30-20-10192019401960198020002020Record: -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1912
The coldest night of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salem by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1903-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1904-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1905-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1906-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1908-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1911-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1912-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1913-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1914-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1915-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1916-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1920-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1921-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1925-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1926-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1930-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1932-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1933-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1934-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1936-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1938-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1946-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1950-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1954-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1956-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1962-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1972-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1979-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1981-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1984-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1987-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1988-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1992-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2000-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2005-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2006-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2010-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2011-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2012-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2013-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2014-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2016-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2017-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2018-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2020-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2021-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2022-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2023-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2025-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2026-20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salem by year The wettest day of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 240.5 mm (9.5 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 240.5 mm (9.5 in) in 2024
The wettest day of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 240.5 mm (9.5 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salem by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190365.5 mm (2.6 in)
1904102.6 mm (4.0 in)
190567.3 mm (2.6 in)
190661.5 mm (2.4 in)
190752.8 mm (2.1 in)
190847.8 mm (1.9 in)
190978.0 mm (3.1 in)
191054.6 mm (2.1 in)
191161.0 mm (2.4 in)
191270.4 mm (2.8 in)
191379.2 mm (3.1 in)
1914137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1915131.3 mm (5.2 in)
191677.5 mm (3.1 in)
191775.7 mm (3.0 in)
191864.5 mm (2.5 in)
191981.8 mm (3.2 in)
192061.0 mm (2.4 in)
192170.6 mm (2.8 in)
192250.8 mm (2.0 in)
192370.4 mm (2.8 in)
192490.7 mm (3.6 in)
192555.9 mm (2.2 in)
192648.3 mm (1.9 in)
192793.7 mm (3.7 in)
192864.8 mm (2.6 in)
192983.1 mm (3.3 in)
193046.2 mm (1.8 in)
193132.5 mm (1.3 in)
193259.7 mm (2.4 in)
193391.9 mm (3.6 in)
193452.3 mm (2.1 in)
193565.0 mm (2.6 in)
193669.9 mm (2.8 in)
193766.0 mm (2.6 in)
193875.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939147.1 mm (5.8 in)
194053.3 mm (2.1 in)
194155.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942144.8 mm (5.7 in)
194357.9 mm (2.3 in)
194455.9 mm (2.2 in)
194591.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946133.9 mm (5.3 in)
194761.2 mm (2.4 in)
194888.4 mm (3.5 in)
1949110.2 mm (4.3 in)
195094.0 mm (3.7 in)
195171.6 mm (2.8 in)
195252.3 mm (2.1 in)
195330.5 mm (1.2 in)
195458.9 mm (2.3 in)
195565.3 mm (2.6 in)
195687.6 mm (3.4 in)
195781.3 mm (3.2 in)
195870.6 mm (2.8 in)
195961.5 mm (2.4 in)
196059.7 mm (2.4 in)
196150.3 mm (2.0 in)
196245.2 mm (1.8 in)
196375.2 mm (3.0 in)
196457.7 mm (2.3 in)
196559.7 mm (2.4 in)
196676.5 mm (3.0 in)
196759.7 mm (2.4 in)
196855.9 mm (2.2 in)
196952.1 mm (2.1 in)
197066.8 mm (2.6 in)
197172.9 mm (2.9 in)
197262.2 mm (2.4 in)
197373.2 mm (2.9 in)
197468.1 mm (2.7 in)
197561.0 mm (2.4 in)
197664.3 mm (2.5 in)
197750.8 mm (2.0 in)
197845.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979111.8 mm (4.4 in)
198052.1 mm (2.1 in)
198163.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982137.4 mm (5.4 in)
198389.7 mm (3.5 in)
198473.2 mm (2.9 in)
1985105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1986104.1 mm (4.1 in)
198763.5 mm (2.5 in)
198863.5 mm (2.5 in)
198945.7 mm (1.8 in)
199071.1 mm (2.8 in)
199169.9 mm (2.8 in)
199249.8 mm (2.0 in)
199399.6 mm (3.9 in)
199472.9 mm (2.9 in)
199585.1 mm (3.4 in)
199688.9 mm (3.5 in)
199752.3 mm (2.1 in)
199864.8 mm (2.6 in)
199972.4 mm (2.9 in)
200052.1 mm (2.1 in)
200183.6 mm (3.3 in)
2002110.0 mm (4.3 in)
200370.1 mm (2.8 in)
200462.7 mm (2.5 in)
200562.0 mm (2.4 in)
200675.2 mm (3.0 in)
200752.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008138.4 mm (5.4 in)
200998.6 mm (3.9 in)
201056.1 mm (2.2 in)
201165.5 mm (2.6 in)
201244.7 mm (1.8 in)
201386.4 mm (3.4 in)
201448.8 mm (1.9 in)
201595.5 mm (3.8 in)
201666.0 mm (2.6 in)
2017132.1 mm (5.2 in)
201870.9 mm (2.8 in)
201977.0 mm (3.0 in)
202067.3 mm (2.6 in)
202164.5 mm (2.5 in)
202278.2 mm (3.1 in)
202362.5 mm (2.5 in)
2024240.5 mm (9.5 in)
202574.4 mm (2.9 in)
202693.5 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salem by year The wettest five days of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 322.0 mm (12.7 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.0 mm (4.3 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 322.0 mm (12.7 in) in 2024
The wettest five days of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 322.0 mm (12.7 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.0 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salem by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190384.8 mm (3.3 in)
1904120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1905128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906107.4 mm (4.2 in)
190795.8 mm (3.8 in)
1908134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1909125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1910104.9 mm (4.1 in)
191174.0 mm (2.9 in)
1912122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1913109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1914248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1915215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1916159.0 mm (6.3 in)
191775.7 mm (3.0 in)
1918130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1919160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1920113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1921112.1 mm (4.4 in)
192298.6 mm (3.9 in)
192382.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924138.5 mm (5.5 in)
192591.8 mm (3.6 in)
192679.4 mm (3.1 in)
1927138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1928110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1929124.2 mm (4.9 in)
193064.7 mm (2.5 in)
193152.7 mm (2.1 in)
193262.7 mm (2.5 in)
1933135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1934169.3 mm (6.7 in)
1935126.0 mm (5.0 in)
193680.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1938144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1939157.8 mm (6.2 in)
194092.5 mm (3.6 in)
1941108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1943102.2 mm (4.0 in)
194485.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1946198.7 mm (7.8 in)
194796.8 mm (3.8 in)
1948115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1949127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1950125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1951135.4 mm (5.3 in)
195285.8 mm (3.4 in)
195355.9 mm (2.2 in)
195491.2 mm (3.6 in)
195576.0 mm (3.0 in)
195691.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1958124.0 mm (4.9 in)
195977.5 mm (3.1 in)
196080.8 mm (3.2 in)
1961121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1962107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1963103.7 mm (4.1 in)
196484.1 mm (3.3 in)
196598.1 mm (3.9 in)
196699.3 mm (3.9 in)
196796.5 mm (3.8 in)
196888.6 mm (3.5 in)
1969112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1970130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1971105.7 mm (4.2 in)
197296.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973123.1 mm (4.8 in)
197486.2 mm (3.4 in)
1975103.1 mm (4.1 in)
197673.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977131.9 mm (5.2 in)
197882.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979158.5 mm (6.2 in)
198070.4 mm (2.8 in)
198197.3 mm (3.8 in)
1982189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1983166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1984127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1985127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1986170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1987102.1 mm (4.0 in)
198889.6 mm (3.5 in)
198967.5 mm (2.7 in)
1990110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1991136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1992116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1993129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1994149.2 mm (5.9 in)
199586.2 mm (3.4 in)
1996154.1 mm (6.1 in)
199766.0 mm (2.6 in)
199895.2 mm (3.7 in)
199988.1 mm (3.5 in)
200093.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001137.1 mm (5.4 in)
2002181.1 mm (7.1 in)
2003102.4 mm (4.0 in)
200477.0 mm (3.0 in)
2005107.7 mm (4.2 in)
2006134.4 mm (5.3 in)
200793.8 mm (3.7 in)
2008161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2009112.7 mm (4.4 in)
201080.0 mm (3.1 in)
2011207.2 mm (8.2 in)
201270.8 mm (2.8 in)
2013154.3 mm (6.1 in)
201492.5 mm (3.6 in)
2015159.6 mm (6.3 in)
201694.5 mm (3.7 in)
2017280.9 mm (11.1 in)
2018159.6 mm (6.3 in)
2019101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2020104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2021116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2022101.1 mm (4.0 in)
202386.6 mm (3.4 in)
2024322.0 mm (12.7 in)
2025132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2026156.2 mm (6.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salem by year The longest dry spell of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days. 10203040192019401960198020002020Record: 34 days in 2017
The longest dry spell of the year at Salem, 1903 to 2026. The record is 34 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salem by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190319 days
190428 days
190517 days
190620 days
190714 days
190819 days
190917 days
191021 days
191119 days
191220 days
191317 days
191430 days
191524 days
191623 days
191727 days
191821 days
191933 days
192020 days
192118 days
192223 days
192317 days
192425 days
192517 days
192617 days
192720 days
192819 days
192917 days
193025 days
193117 days
193217 days
193328 days
193420 days
193522 days
193623 days
193724 days
193824 days
193920 days
194020 days
194120 days
194226 days
194328 days
194428 days
194514 days
194617 days
194732 days
194813 days
194920 days
195030 days
195114 days
195225 days
195325 days
195417 days
195523 days
195626 days
195722 days
195825 days
195914 days
196018 days
196115 days
196222 days
196333 days
196429 days
196518 days
196621 days
196719 days
196818 days
196919 days
197023 days
197113 days
197221 days
197317 days
197418 days
197514 days
197624 days
197719 days
197822 days
197931 days
198029 days
198120 days
198222 days
198321 days
198415 days
198519 days
198623 days
198718 days
198822 days
198921 days
199018 days
199125 days
199221 days
199317 days
199418 days
199522 days
199623 days
199719 days
199832 days
199930 days
200018 days
200118 days
200218 days
200313 days
200424 days
200520 days
200621 days
200719 days
200814 days
200925 days
201029 days
201121 days
201218 days
201319 days
201421 days
201519 days
201613 days
201734 days
201816 days
201924 days
202024 days
202115 days
202232 days
202320 days
202432 days
202518 days
202619 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

99 years with a frost

Across 99 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salem falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.

In 1979 to 2025 the median growing season was 188 days. That is 5 days more than in 1904 to 1934.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Salem
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1904 to 1934)Recent period (1979 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 April20 April9 April11 days earlier-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost17 October18 October18 Octoberno change+0.7 days per decade
Growing days183 days183 days188 days5 days more+1.6 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

116 years, 1904 to 2025

A day with at least 67.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 182.8 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salem: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years67.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years89.0 mm (3.5 in)
10 years106.4 mm (4.2 in)
25 years132.7 mm (5.2 in)
50 years155.9 mm (6.1 in)
100 years182.8 mm (7.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 116 years of values from 1904 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 240.5 mm (9.5 in) in 2024; 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1939; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1942.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salem, at 1974 and 1992. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1974 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1992 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salem, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1974+0.7+1.2possible5
1992-0.6-1.1possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2004 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2004 to 2025, Salem had a mean temperature of 14.2 C (57.6 F) and 1,168.9 mm (46.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Harrison Boone Co AP (United States, 209 km away), Yellville 4 N (United States, 181 km away) and Madisonville (United States, 355 km away).

Climate twins of Salem: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Harrison Boone Co APUnited States209 km (130 mi)14.2 C (57.5 F)1,157.9 mm (45.6 in)0.36
Yellville 4 NUnited States181 km (112 mi)14.1 C (57.4 F)1,146.4 mm (45.1 in)0.39
MadisonvilleUnited States355 km (221 mi)14.1 C (57.4 F)1,214.9 mm (47.8 in)0.40

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Salem standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Salem threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).