Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salem (USC00127755), Indiana, United States, with 116 years of record.
Key Facts for Salem
Salem (USC00127755) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 38.62 latitude and -86.09 longitude, 239 m (785 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2012, 116 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 precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 January 2012.
About the Station
Location: Indiana, United States, 38.62 latitude, -86.09 longitude.
Elevation: 239 m (785 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2012, 116 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salem. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 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
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salem still stand. 1917 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Salem by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
21
1898
14
1899
30
1900
24
1901
33
1902
21
1903
22
1904
7
1905
13
1906
22
1907
18
1908
12
1909
8
1910
19
1911
23
1912
18
1913
19
1914
21
1915
15
1916
21
1917
34
1918
21
1919
8
1920
17
1921
6
1922
8
1923
20
1924
19
1925
32
1926
9
1927
18
1928
16
1929
16
1930
24
1931
11
1932
16
1933
13
1934
14
1935
17
1936
27
1937
10
1938
7
1939
13
1940
8
1941
10
1942
16
1943
19
1944
12
1945
17
1946
13
1947
19
1948
10
1949
15
1950
14
1951
23
1952
13
1953
14
1954
14
1955
14
1956
8
1957
6
1958
9
1959
4
1960
16
1961
8
1962
11
1963
17
1964
11
1965
8
1966
13
1967
15
1968
9
1969
4
1970
12
1971
10
1972
8
1973
5
1974
13
1978
12
1979
6
1980
16
1981
5
1982
16
1983
10
1984
14
1985
8
1986
17
1987
6
1988
10
1989
12
1990
18
1991
9
1992
7
1993
6
1994
11
1995
3
1996
11
1997
14
1998
12
1999
2
2000
5
2001
8
2002
11
2003
3
2004
5
2005
1
2006
6
2007
13
2008
10
2009
1
2011
1
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Salem between 13 August 1940 and 23 December 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Salem set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1940-08-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951-02-02
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1964-03-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1966-02-01
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1988-07-20
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 182.9 mm (7.2 in)
2004-12-23
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 83.8 cm (33.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 182.9 mm (7.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salem. The most was 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 20 July 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salem
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
21 January 1959
Feb
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
18 February 2000
Mar
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
9 March 1964
Apr
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
29 April 1996
May
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
25 May 1995
Jun
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
18 June 1964
Jul
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
20 July 1988
Aug
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
15 August 1949
Sep
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
4 September 1991
Oct
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
5 October 1910
Nov
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
7 November 1925
Dec
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
30 December 1932
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
112 years of record at Salem, 1897 to 2012. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1898, 1940, 1974, 1989, 2005, 2006, 2007 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Salem, 1900 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.6 C (54.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.3 C (50.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.0 C (57.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salem as warming stripes, 1900 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
13.2 C
+0.59 C
1901
12.4 C
-0.17 C
1902
13.0 C
+0.40 C
1904
12.0 C
-0.57 C
1906
12.7 C
+0.13 C
1907
11.9 C
-0.69 C
1908
13.1 C
+0.53 C
1909
12.4 C
-0.24 C
1910
11.6 C
-0.97 C
1911
13.2 C
+0.59 C
1912
11.1 C
-1.47 C
1914
12.2 C
-0.36 C
1915
12.2 C
-0.39 C
1916
12.2 C
-0.40 C
1917
10.3 C
-2.27 C
1918
11.9 C
-0.69 C
1919
12.6 C
+0.04 C
1920
11.3 C
-1.27 C
1921
13.8 C
+1.22 C
1922
13.0 C
+0.40 C
1923
12.4 C
-0.21 C
1924
11.7 C
-0.93 C
1925
13.6 C
+0.99 C
1926
12.2 C
-0.41 C
1927
12.5 C
-0.07 C
1929
11.8 C
-0.83 C
1930
12.9 C
+0.34 C
1931
13.6 C
+1.00 C
1932
12.8 C
+0.17 C
1933
13.7 C
+1.09 C
1934
13.3 C
+0.67 C
1935
13.1 C
+0.54 C
1936
12.6 C
0.00 C
1937
12.1 C
-0.48 C
1938
13.6 C
+1.04 C
1939
13.3 C
+0.65 C
1941
13.6 C
+0.96 C
1942
12.9 C
+0.25 C
1943
13.0 C
+0.40 C
1944
13.6 C
+0.97 C
1945
12.6 C
-0.02 C
1946
13.9 C
+1.32 C
1947
12.5 C
-0.14 C
1948
12.6 C
+0.04 C
1949
13.7 C
+1.12 C
1950
12.3 C
-0.35 C
1951
12.1 C
-0.49 C
1952
13.5 C
+0.94 C
1953
13.8 C
+1.15 C
1954
13.7 C
+1.12 C
1955
12.6 C
0.00 C
1956
12.5 C
-0.14 C
1958
10.7 C
-1.89 C
1959
12.6 C
+0.02 C
1960
11.7 C
-0.87 C
1961
12.2 C
-0.37 C
1962
12.4 C
-0.25 C
1963
11.8 C
-0.77 C
1964
13.1 C
+0.53 C
1965
12.9 C
+0.29 C
1966
11.7 C
-0.92 C
1967
12.0 C
-0.58 C
1968
11.8 C
-0.76 C
1969
11.9 C
-0.74 C
1970
12.5 C
-0.08 C
1971
12.7 C
+0.06 C
1972
12.3 C
-0.27 C
1973
13.5 C
+0.89 C
1978
11.3 C
-1.32 C
1979
11.5 C
-1.08 C
1980
12.2 C
-0.43 C
1981
12.3 C
-0.28 C
1982
12.6 C
-0.05 C
1983
12.7 C
+0.13 C
1984
12.7 C
+0.08 C
1985
12.2 C
-0.39 C
1986
13.2 C
+0.55 C
1987
13.3 C
+0.65 C
1988
12.3 C
-0.31 C
1990
13.5 C
+0.93 C
1991
13.7 C
+1.05 C
1992
12.4 C
-0.23 C
1993
12.1 C
-0.53 C
1994
12.7 C
+0.11 C
1995
12.5 C
-0.10 C
1996
11.9 C
-0.75 C
1997
12.0 C
-0.62 C
1998
14.0 C
+1.38 C
1999
13.5 C
+0.90 C
2002
13.3 C
+0.74 C
2004
13.4 C
+0.77 C
2008
12.4 C
-0.17 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1900 to 2008 is 0.02 C (-0.03 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.04 F (-0.06 to 0.13) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 92 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salem
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.03 to 0.07) per decade
0.04 F (-0.06 to 0.13) per decade
1900 to 2008
92
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.03) per decade
-0.06 F (-0.17 to 0.05) per decade
1900 to 2008
92
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.08 C (0.02 to 0.14) per decade
0.14 F (0.03 to 0.24) per decade
1900 to 2008
92
Rise
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
1897 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Salem: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1901
36.1 C (97.0 F)
112
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1951
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
112
Wettest day (Rx1day)
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1988
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1988
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
2004
19 days
112
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salem, 1897 to 2012. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salem by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1899
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1900
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1901
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1902
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1929
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1932
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1935
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1986
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2006
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salem, 1897 to 2012. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salem by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1899
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1902
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1904
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1905
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1906
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1908
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1911
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1913
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1914
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1915
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1916
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1919
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1920
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1921
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1922
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1923
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1925
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1928
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1929
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1933
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1937
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1938
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1939
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1942
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1947
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1948
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1949
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1950
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1951
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1953
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1954
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1973
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1974
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1985
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1993
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1995
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2000
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2001
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2002
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2004
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2005
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2011
11.1 C (52.0 F)
2012
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salem, 1897 to 2012. The record is 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.9 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salem by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1898
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1900
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1901
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1902
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1903
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1905
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1907
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1908
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1909
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1911
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1917
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1918
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1928
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1933
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1939
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1942
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1944
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1946
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1950
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1951
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1957
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1958
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1960
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1964
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1965
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1970
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1982
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1983
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1986
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1989
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1990
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1992
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1993
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1995
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1997
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1998
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2000
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2004
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2006
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2007
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2008
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2009
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2011
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
2012
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salem, 1897 to 2012. The record is 251.2 mm (9.9 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.5 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salem by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1898
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1899
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1901
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1902
110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1903
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1904
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1905
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1906
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1907
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1908
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1909
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1910
215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1911
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1912
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1914
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1915
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1916
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1917
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1919
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1921
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1922
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1923
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1924
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1925
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1926
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1927
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1928
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1930
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1931
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1932
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1933
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1934
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1935
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1936
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1937
206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1938
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1940
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1941
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1944
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945
182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1946
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1947
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1948
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1949
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1950
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1951
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1956
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1958
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1959
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1960
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1961
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1962
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1965
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1967
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1968
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1969
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1970
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1971
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1972
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1973
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1978
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1979
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1980
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1983
205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1984
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1986
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1987
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988
251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1989
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1990
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1991
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1994
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1995
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1996
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1997
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1998
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1999
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2000
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2001
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2002
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2003
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
2004
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2005
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
2006
219.7 mm (8.6 in)
2007
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2008
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
2009
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2011
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
2012
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salem, 1897 to 2012. The record is 45 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salem by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
25 days
1898
34 days
1899
18 days
1900
26 days
1901
30 days
1902
20 days
1903
16 days
1904
22 days
1905
18 days
1906
26 days
1907
18 days
1908
32 days
1909
17 days
1910
19 days
1911
16 days
1912
21 days
1913
16 days
1914
22 days
1915
20 days
1916
24 days
1917
15 days
1918
22 days
1919
28 days
1920
20 days
1921
18 days
1922
23 days
1923
18 days
1924
26 days
1925
22 days
1926
20 days
1927
19 days
1928
27 days
1929
13 days
1930
14 days
1931
12 days
1932
15 days
1933
23 days
1934
21 days
1935
19 days
1936
27 days
1937
20 days
1938
16 days
1939
15 days
1940
12 days
1941
19 days
1942
22 days
1943
21 days
1944
29 days
1945
19 days
1946
17 days
1947
15 days
1948
19 days
1949
21 days
1950
15 days
1951
17 days
1952
29 days
1953
26 days
1954
19 days
1955
24 days
1956
19 days
1957
23 days
1958
26 days
1959
15 days
1960
21 days
1961
14 days
1962
21 days
1963
27 days
1964
19 days
1965
17 days
1966
17 days
1967
18 days
1968
36 days
1969
17 days
1970
14 days
1971
12 days
1972
14 days
1973
15 days
1974
11 days
1978
15 days
1979
15 days
1980
19 days
1981
19 days
1982
13 days
1983
22 days
1984
20 days
1985
23 days
1986
18 days
1987
17 days
1988
31 days
1989
12 days
1990
18 days
1991
18 days
1992
18 days
1993
17 days
1994
15 days
1995
24 days
1996
11 days
1997
18 days
1998
20 days
1999
22 days
2000
14 days
2001
22 days
2002
18 days
2003
26 days
2004
45 days
2005
13 days
2006
18 days
2007
23 days
2008
21 days
2009
8 days
2011
10 days
2012
16 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
92 years with a frost
Across 92 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salem falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.
In 1968 to 2008 the median growing season was 174 days. That is 7 days more than in 1900 to 1933.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salem
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1900 to 1933)
Recent period (1968 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
27 April
24 April
3 days earlier
-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 October
11 October
13 October
2 days later
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
171 days
167 days
174 days
7 days more
+0.6 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
100 years, 1897 to 2008
A day with at least 65.6 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 150.0 mm (5.9 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 in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
134.5 mm (5.3 in)
100 years
150.0 mm (5.9 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1897 to 2008.
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: 182.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1988; 136.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1964; 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1996.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salem, at 1960 and 1996. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1960 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1996 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salem, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1960
+0.4
+0.6
likely
5
1996
-0.2
-0.4
likely
5
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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.