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Salem AP (McNary Field) Weather Records (USW00024232)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salem AP (McNary Field) (USW00024232), Oregon, United States, with 135 years of record.

Key Facts for Salem AP (McNary Field)

  • Salem AP (McNary Field) (USW00024232) is a weather station in Oregon, United States at 44.91 latitude and -123.00 longitude, 63 m (208 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1892 to 2026, 135 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Salem AP (McNary Field) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Salem AP (McNary Field) tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 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: Oregon, United States, 44.91 latitude, -123.00 longitude.
  • Elevation: 63 m (208 ft).
  • Period of record: 1892 to 2026, 135 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Salem AP (McNary Field), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salem AP (McNary Field). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 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 AP (McNary Field). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Salem AP (McNary Field), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan20.0 C (68.0 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Feb22.2 C (72.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Mar26.7 C (80.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)26.1 C (79.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
May37.8 C (100.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun47.2 C (117.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Aug42.2 C (108.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
Nov23.3 C (73.9 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)n/an/a
Dec22.2 C (72.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Salem AP (McNary Field) by the year they were set 1,464 records at Salem AP (McNary Field) still stand. 1935 holds the most, with 36. 0102030401893: 91894: 71895: 141896: 201897: 111898: 61899: 241900: 81901: 71902: 111903: 71904: 121905: 241906: 151907: 141908: 141909: 191910: 101911: 141912: 171913: 91914: 151915: 101916: 31917: 111918: 161919: 181920: 271921: 81922: 61923: 31924: 171925: 141926: 181927: 41928: 141929: 151930: 211931: 121932: 161933: 121934: 151935: 361936: 151937: 81938: 51939: 51940: 71941: 91942: 51943: 91944: 51945: 41946: 21947: 81948: 111949: 61950: 251951: 111952: 91953: 61954: 41955: 221956: 121957: 51958: 91959: 41960: 131961: 131962: 171963: 141964: 81965: 141966: 61967: 71968: 151969: 151970: 141971: 171972: 241973: 91974: 111975: 121976: 121977: 81978: 91979: 91980: 141981: 31982: 131983: 81984: 121985: 171986: 81987: 91988: 91989: 91990: 181991: 121992: 91993: 51994: 51995: 121996: 21997: 91998: 51999: 22000: 42001: 72002: 112003: 132004: 42005: 72006: 112007: 42008: 62009: 82010: 102011: 62012: 82013: 52014: 102015: 102016: 142017: 142018: 62019: 42020: 32021: 182022: 122023: 152024: 162025: 162026: 51893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Salem AP (McNary Field) still stand. 1935 holds the most, with 36.
Standing records at Salem AP (McNary Field) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18939
18947
189514
189620
189711
18986
189924
19008
19017
190211
19037
190412
190524
190615
190714
190814
190919
191010
191114
191217
19139
191415
191510
19163
191711
191816
191918
192027
19218
19226
19233
192417
192514
192618
19274
192814
192915
193021
193112
193216
193312
193415
193536
193615
19378
19385
19395
19407
19419
19425
19439
19445
19454
19462
19478
194811
19496
195025
195111
19529
19536
19544
195522
195612
19575
19589
19594
196013
196113
196217
196314
19648
196514
19666
19677
196815
196915
197014
197117
197224
19739
197411
197512
197612
19778
19789
19799
198014
19813
198213
19838
198412
198517
19868
19879
19889
19899
199018
199112
19929
19935
19945
199512
19962
19979
19985
19992
20004
20017
200211
200313
20044
20057
200611
20074
20086
20098
201010
20116
20128
20135
201410
201510
201614
201714
20186
20194
20203
202118
202212
202315
202416
202516
20265

All-Time Record Progression

11 new records
When Salem AP (McNary Field) set new all-time records 11 all-time records were set at Salem AP (McNary Field) between 6 June 1926 and 28 June 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature6 June 1926: Record high minimum temperature 20.6 C (69.1 F)10 July 1926: Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)10 July 1926: Record high minimum temperature 22.2 C (72.0 F)23 July 1927: Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)6 December 1933: Record daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)31 January 1950: Record low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)31 January 1950: Record low minimum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)8 December 1972: Record low minimum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)22 July 2006: Record high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)27 June 2021: Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)28 June 2021: Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)193519501965198019952010
11 all-time records were set at Salem AP (McNary Field) between 6 June 1926 and 28 June 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Salem AP (McNary Field) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1926-06-06Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 20.6 C (69.1 F)
1926-07-10Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1926-07-10Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 22.2 C (72.0 F)
1927-07-23Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1933-12-06Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1950-01-31Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950-01-31Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972-12-08Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006-07-22Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 23.3 C (73.9 F)
2021-06-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
2021-06-28Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salem AP (McNary Field) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salem AP (McNary Field). The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 6 December 1933. 050100150 Jan: 98.0 mm (3.9 in), 18 January 1911 Jan Feb: 75.9 mm (3.0 in), 1 February 1937 Feb Mar: 64.8 mm (2.6 in), 31 March 1943 Mar Apr: 56.1 mm (2.2 in), 13 April 1937 Apr May: 44.7 mm (1.8 in), 17 May 1991 May Jun: 41.4 mm (1.6 in), 6 June 1985 Jun Jul: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 18 July 1987 Jul Aug: 29.0 mm (1.1 in), 31 August 1971 Aug Sep: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 5 September 1911 Sep Oct: 68.8 mm (2.7 in), 31 October 1994 Oct Nov: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 8 November 1896 Nov Dec: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 6 December 1933 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salem AP (McNary Field). The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 6 December 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salem AP (McNary Field)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan98.0 mm (3.9 in)18 January 1911
Feb75.9 mm (3.0 in)1 February 1937
Mar64.8 mm (2.6 in)31 March 1943
Apr56.1 mm (2.2 in)13 April 1937
May44.7 mm (1.8 in)17 May 1991
Jun41.4 mm (1.6 in)6 June 1985
Jul45.7 mm (1.8 in)18 July 1987
Aug29.0 mm (1.1 in)31 August 1971
Sep53.6 mm (2.1 in)5 September 1911
Oct68.8 mm (2.7 in)31 October 1994
Nov91.4 mm (3.6 in)8 November 1896
Dec109.2 mm (4.3 in)6 December 1933

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Salem AP (McNary Field) 134 years of record at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1893 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1900, 1901, 1902, 2026. 1893: 365 of 365 days1894: 365 of 365 days1895: 365 of 365 days1896: 366 of 366 days1897: 325 of 365 days1898: 365 of 365 days1899: 364 of 365 days1900: 243 of 365 days1901: 172 of 365 days1902: 303 of 365 days1903: 364 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 334 of 365 days1914: 361 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 364 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 364 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 364 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1893 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1900, 1901, 1902, 2026.
Days with data per year at Salem AP (McNary Field)
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1893365100%Yes
1894365100%Yes
1895365100%Yes
1896366100%Yes
189732589%No
1898365100%Yes
1899364100%Yes
190024367%No
190117247%No
190230383%No
1903364100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911364100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
191333492%Yes
191436199%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
192036499%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922364100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
192936399%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025364100%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Salem AP (McNary Field)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 September 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily low max (Tie, Provisional)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie113 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)95 years40 of 100 (Notable)
14 June 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)64 years33 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)120 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie73 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)116 years46 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie117 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2026Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily rain74.4 mm (2.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)108 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)51 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie48 years6 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)38 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2025Salem AP (McNary Field), USdaily high min (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie8 years3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

127 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Salem AP (McNary Field) as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 127 complete years at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.6 C (52.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 9.8 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 13.7 C (56.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1893: 9.8 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1894: 11.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1895: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1896: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1898: 11.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1899: 11.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1903: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1904: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1905: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1906: 12.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1907: 12.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1908: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1909: 10.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1910: 11.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1911: 11.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1912: 11.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1914: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1915: 12.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1916: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1917: 12.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1918: 12.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1920: 10.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1921: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1922: 11.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1923: 11.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1924: 11.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1925: 12.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1926: 13.2 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1927: 11.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1928: 11.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1929: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1930: 10.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1931: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1932: 11.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1933: 10.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1934: 12.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1935: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1936: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1937: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1938: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1939: 12.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1940: 12.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1941: 12.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1942: 11.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1943: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1944: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1945: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1946: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1947: 12.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1948: 10.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1949: 11.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 11.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1951: 11.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1952: 11.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1953: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1954: 10.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1955: 10.2 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1956: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1957: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 13.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1959: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 11.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1961: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 10.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1963: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1964: 10.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1965: 11.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 11.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1967: 11.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 11.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 10.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1970: 10.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 10.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1972: 10.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1973: 11.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1976: 10.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1977: 11.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1978: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1980: 10.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1981: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1982: 10.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1983: 11.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 11.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1985: 10.0 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1986: 11.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1987: 11.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1988: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1989: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 11.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 12.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1993: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1994: 12.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1995: 12.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1996: 11.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1997: 11.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1998: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1999: 11.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 11.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2001: 11.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2002: 11.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 12.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2004: 12.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2005: 11.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2006: 11.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2008: 11.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 11.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2010: 12.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2011: 11.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 11.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2013: 11.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 13.3 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2015: 13.7 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2016: 13.2 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2017: 12.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2018: 12.9 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2019: 11.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2020: 12.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 13.2 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2022: 12.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2023: 12.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2024: 13.2 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2025: 13.3 C, +1.7 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 127 complete years at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.6 C (52.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 9.8 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 13.7 C (56.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salem AP (McNary Field) as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18939.8 C-1.74 C
189411.0 C-0.60 C
189510.9 C-0.68 C
189611.4 C-0.23 C
189811.2 C-0.35 C
189911.0 C-0.55 C
190311.3 C-0.30 C
190412.1 C+0.55 C
190511.7 C+0.09 C
190612.4 C+0.84 C
190712.1 C+0.49 C
190811.5 C-0.09 C
190910.8 C-0.77 C
191011.6 C+0.02 C
191111.1 C-0.52 C
191211.3 C-0.24 C
191411.7 C+0.09 C
191512.4 C+0.77 C
191610.9 C-0.66 C
191712.0 C+0.37 C
191812.3 C+0.73 C
192010.6 C-1.03 C
192111.5 C-0.10 C
192211.0 C-0.55 C
192311.9 C+0.30 C
192411.9 C+0.32 C
192512.6 C+0.97 C
192613.2 C+1.66 C
192711.9 C+0.31 C
192811.6 C-0.02 C
192910.9 C-0.66 C
193010.0 C-1.55 C
193111.4 C-0.18 C
193211.1 C-0.52 C
193310.8 C-0.75 C
193412.7 C+1.15 C
193510.9 C-0.72 C
193611.3 C-0.27 C
193711.3 C-0.26 C
193811.7 C+0.08 C
193912.0 C+0.43 C
194012.4 C+0.80 C
194112.5 C+0.88 C
194211.8 C+0.20 C
194311.4 C-0.23 C
194411.7 C+0.12 C
194511.7 C+0.09 C
194611.3 C-0.26 C
194712.0 C+0.39 C
194810.7 C-0.86 C
194911.1 C-0.46 C
195011.2 C-0.41 C
195111.2 C-0.37 C
195211.0 C-0.54 C
195311.5 C-0.08 C
195410.6 C-1.00 C
195510.2 C-1.42 C
195610.9 C-0.70 C
195711.3 C-0.33 C
195813.0 C+1.37 C
195911.4 C-0.21 C
196011.0 C-0.57 C
196111.5 C-0.12 C
196210.7 C-0.84 C
196310.9 C-0.67 C
196410.5 C-1.07 C
196511.2 C-0.37 C
196611.4 C-0.14 C
196711.8 C+0.25 C
196811.0 C-0.58 C
196910.8 C-0.74 C
197010.9 C-0.64 C
197110.4 C-1.16 C
197210.8 C-0.81 C
197311.2 C-0.40 C
197411.4 C-0.19 C
197510.9 C-0.73 C
197610.4 C-1.18 C
197711.1 C-0.47 C
197811.4 C-0.20 C
197911.4 C-0.22 C
198010.9 C-0.68 C
198111.3 C-0.30 C
198210.9 C-0.64 C
198311.8 C+0.21 C
198411.0 C-0.62 C
198510.0 C-1.59 C
198611.7 C+0.16 C
198711.9 C+0.35 C
198811.5 C-0.09 C
198911.4 C-0.22 C
199011.8 C+0.18 C
199111.7 C+0.14 C
199212.9 C+1.29 C
199311.4 C-0.17 C
199412.3 C+0.70 C
199512.5 C+0.90 C
199611.6 C+0.05 C
199711.9 C+0.28 C
199812.1 C+0.55 C
199911.6 C+0.04 C
200011.3 C-0.33 C
200111.4 C-0.16 C
200211.6 C+0.06 C
200312.5 C+0.87 C
200412.1 C+0.54 C
200511.6 C+0.01 C
200611.9 C+0.35 C
200711.5 C-0.07 C
200811.0 C-0.57 C
200911.7 C+0.12 C
201012.1 C+0.56 C
201111.5 C-0.11 C
201211.9 C+0.33 C
201311.9 C+0.31 C
201413.3 C+1.69 C
201513.7 C+2.12 C
201613.2 C+1.59 C
201712.4 C+0.80 C
201812.9 C+1.31 C
201911.8 C+0.21 C
202012.2 C+0.63 C
202113.2 C+1.66 C
202212.6 C+1.06 C
202312.6 C+0.99 C
202413.2 C+1.63 C
202513.3 C+1.68 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.07 C (0.04 to 0.10) per decade over 1893 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 127 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salem AP (McNary Field)
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.07 C (0.04 to 0.10) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1893 to 2025127Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1893 to 2025127Rise
Mean daily minimum0.04 C (0.00 to 0.09) per decade0.08 F (-0.01 to 0.16) per decade1893 to 2025127Not clearly different from zero

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

1892 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Salem AP (McNary Field): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.2 C (117.0 F)202137.8 C (100.0 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)1972-7.8 C (18.0 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)109.2 mm (4.3 in)193348.3 mm (1.9 in)135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)232.0 mm (9.1 in)1937107.0 mm (4.2 in)135
Longest dry spell (CDD)102 days201247 days135

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year The hottest day of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 30354045501900192019401960198020002020Record: 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 2021
The hottest day of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1892n/a
189334.4 C (93.9 F)
189435.6 C (96.1 F)
189536.7 C (98.1 F)
189636.1 C (97.0 F)
189735.0 C (95.0 F)
189836.7 C (98.1 F)
189935.6 C (96.1 F)
190036.7 C (98.1 F)
190136.7 C (98.1 F)
190232.8 C (91.0 F)
190336.7 C (98.1 F)
190435.6 C (96.1 F)
190537.8 C (100.0 F)
190637.8 C (100.0 F)
190738.9 C (102.0 F)
190835.0 C (95.0 F)
190932.8 C (91.0 F)
191035.0 C (95.0 F)
191137.2 C (99.0 F)
191234.4 C (93.9 F)
191335.0 C (95.0 F)
191435.6 C (96.1 F)
191534.4 C (93.9 F)
191633.9 C (93.0 F)
191735.0 C (95.0 F)
191835.0 C (95.0 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192040.6 C (105.1 F)
192135.0 C (95.0 F)
192237.8 C (100.0 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192437.2 C (99.0 F)
192537.8 C (100.0 F)
192641.7 C (107.1 F)
192742.2 C (108.0 F)
192839.4 C (102.9 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193035.6 C (96.1 F)
193138.3 C (100.9 F)
193238.9 C (102.0 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193438.3 C (100.9 F)
193541.7 C (107.1 F)
193635.6 C (96.1 F)
193736.7 C (98.1 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194038.9 C (102.0 F)
194142.2 C (108.0 F)
194240.0 C (104.0 F)
194336.1 C (97.0 F)
194439.4 C (102.9 F)
194538.9 C (102.0 F)
194640.6 C (105.1 F)
194733.9 C (93.0 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195137.2 C (99.0 F)
195238.9 C (102.0 F)
195335.0 C (95.0 F)
195430.6 C (87.1 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195641.1 C (106.0 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195840.0 C (104.0 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196040.0 C (104.0 F)
196140.0 C (104.0 F)
196236.1 C (97.0 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196540.0 C (104.0 F)
196637.8 C (100.0 F)
196738.9 C (102.0 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196937.8 C (100.0 F)
197038.3 C (100.9 F)
197138.3 C (100.9 F)
197240.0 C (104.0 F)
197338.3 C (100.9 F)
197436.7 C (98.1 F)
197536.1 C (97.0 F)
197633.9 C (93.0 F)
197740.6 C (105.1 F)
197841.1 C (106.0 F)
197939.4 C (102.9 F)
198038.3 C (100.9 F)
198142.2 C (108.0 F)
198238.9 C (102.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198538.3 C (100.9 F)
198636.7 C (98.1 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198840.0 C (104.0 F)
198935.6 C (96.1 F)
199038.3 C (100.9 F)
199136.7 C (98.1 F)
199240.6 C (105.1 F)
199337.8 C (100.0 F)
199439.4 C (102.9 F)
199538.3 C (100.9 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199935.0 C (95.0 F)
200037.2 C (99.0 F)
200135.6 C (96.1 F)
200240.0 C (104.0 F)
200338.3 C (100.9 F)
200440.0 C (104.0 F)
200536.7 C (98.1 F)
200640.6 C (105.1 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200838.3 C (100.9 F)
200941.7 C (107.1 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201437.2 C (99.0 F)
201540.6 C (105.1 F)
201640.0 C (104.0 F)
201741.7 C (107.1 F)
201837.2 C (99.0 F)
201937.8 C (100.0 F)
202037.8 C (100.0 F)
202147.2 C (117.0 F)
202239.4 C (102.9 F)
202340.6 C (105.1 F)
202441.1 C (106.0 F)
202538.9 C (102.0 F)
202637.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year The coldest night of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F). -30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1972
The coldest night of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is -24.4 C (-11.9 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1892n/a
1893-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1894-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1895-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1896-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1897-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1898-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1899-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1900-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1901-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1902-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1903-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1904-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1905-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1906-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1907-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1908-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1909-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1910-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1911-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1912-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1913-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1914-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1915-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1916-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1917-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1918-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1919-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1921-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1922-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1924-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1926-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1929-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1930-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1934-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1935-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1940-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1941-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1942-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1943-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1946-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1948-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1949-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1950-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1951-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1952-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1955-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1956-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1959-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1960-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1961-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1962-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1964-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1967-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1969-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1973-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1978-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1979-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1982-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1983-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1984-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1986-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1987-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1990-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1992-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1994-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1995-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1997-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2000-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2001-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2003-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2004-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2005-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2007-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2008-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2010-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2011-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2012-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2013-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2014-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2015-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2016-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2017-9.9 C (14.2 F)
2018-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2019-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2020-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2021-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2022-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2023-6.6 C (20.1 F)
2024-8.8 C (16.2 F)
2025-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2026-6.7 C (19.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year The wettest day of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in). 2550751001251900192019401960198020002020Record: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1933
The wettest day of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189233.0 mm (1.3 in)
189376.2 mm (3.0 in)
189448.5 mm (1.9 in)
189568.1 mm (2.7 in)
189691.4 mm (3.6 in)
189779.0 mm (3.1 in)
189855.9 mm (2.2 in)
189940.6 mm (1.6 in)
190050.8 mm (2.0 in)
190138.1 mm (1.5 in)
190236.8 mm (1.4 in)
190350.8 mm (2.0 in)
190440.1 mm (1.6 in)
190536.6 mm (1.4 in)
190640.9 mm (1.6 in)
190763.8 mm (2.5 in)
190835.1 mm (1.4 in)
190941.7 mm (1.6 in)
191046.2 mm (1.8 in)
191198.0 mm (3.9 in)
191231.8 mm (1.3 in)
191342.4 mm (1.7 in)
191440.1 mm (1.6 in)
191525.7 mm (1.0 in)
191639.9 mm (1.6 in)
191765.3 mm (2.6 in)
191825.4 mm (1.0 in)
191955.9 mm (2.2 in)
192052.1 mm (2.1 in)
192158.4 mm (2.3 in)
192244.2 mm (1.7 in)
192353.6 mm (2.1 in)
192445.0 mm (1.8 in)
192531.0 mm (1.2 in)
192644.5 mm (1.8 in)
192742.9 mm (1.7 in)
192863.0 mm (2.5 in)
192959.9 mm (2.4 in)
193033.8 mm (1.3 in)
193143.7 mm (1.7 in)
193253.8 mm (2.1 in)
1933109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193458.4 mm (2.3 in)
193546.5 mm (1.8 in)
193645.2 mm (1.8 in)
193775.9 mm (3.0 in)
193854.9 mm (2.2 in)
193955.4 mm (2.2 in)
194049.5 mm (1.9 in)
194152.6 mm (2.1 in)
194253.6 mm (2.1 in)
194371.1 mm (2.8 in)
194431.2 mm (1.2 in)
194562.7 mm (2.5 in)
194650.0 mm (2.0 in)
194752.6 mm (2.1 in)
194861.5 mm (2.4 in)
194974.9 mm (2.9 in)
195069.6 mm (2.7 in)
195151.3 mm (2.0 in)
195228.7 mm (1.1 in)
195358.4 mm (2.3 in)
195451.8 mm (2.0 in)
195562.0 mm (2.4 in)
195652.1 mm (2.1 in)
195742.4 mm (1.7 in)
195839.4 mm (1.6 in)
195943.4 mm (1.7 in)
196065.3 mm (2.6 in)
196159.7 mm (2.4 in)
196253.3 mm (2.1 in)
196350.8 mm (2.0 in)
196463.2 mm (2.5 in)
196546.7 mm (1.8 in)
196647.5 mm (1.9 in)
196758.4 mm (2.3 in)
196847.8 mm (1.9 in)
196949.0 mm (1.9 in)
197057.2 mm (2.3 in)
197139.1 mm (1.5 in)
197278.0 mm (3.1 in)
197354.1 mm (2.1 in)
197466.8 mm (2.6 in)
197540.4 mm (1.6 in)
197643.4 mm (1.7 in)
197740.1 mm (1.6 in)
197835.8 mm (1.4 in)
197938.9 mm (1.5 in)
198054.9 mm (2.2 in)
198148.3 mm (1.9 in)
198240.4 mm (1.6 in)
198343.4 mm (1.7 in)
198443.2 mm (1.7 in)
198541.4 mm (1.6 in)
198644.2 mm (1.7 in)
198745.7 mm (1.8 in)
198841.4 mm (1.6 in)
198964.8 mm (2.6 in)
199040.6 mm (1.6 in)
199144.7 mm (1.8 in)
199242.2 mm (1.7 in)
199336.3 mm (1.4 in)
199468.8 mm (2.7 in)
199567.1 mm (2.6 in)
199672.4 mm (2.9 in)
199756.4 mm (2.2 in)
199860.5 mm (2.4 in)
199946.5 mm (1.8 in)
200026.4 mm (1.0 in)
200147.8 mm (1.9 in)
200242.9 mm (1.7 in)
200356.6 mm (2.2 in)
200429.0 mm (1.1 in)
200550.3 mm (2.0 in)
200642.4 mm (1.7 in)
200732.0 mm (1.3 in)
200827.7 mm (1.1 in)
200945.2 mm (1.8 in)
201043.2 mm (1.7 in)
201142.4 mm (1.7 in)
201262.7 mm (2.5 in)
201346.2 mm (1.8 in)
201441.4 mm (1.6 in)
201558.7 mm (2.3 in)
201662.2 mm (2.4 in)
201762.0 mm (2.4 in)
201841.7 mm (1.6 in)
201930.7 mm (1.2 in)
202048.8 mm (1.9 in)
202149.0 mm (1.9 in)
202259.4 mm (2.3 in)
202349.0 mm (1.9 in)
202434.5 mm (1.4 in)
202574.4 mm (2.9 in)
202634.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year The wettest five days of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 232.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.0 mm (4.2 in). 501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 232.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1937
The wettest five days of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 232.0 mm (9.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.0 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189293.0 mm (3.7 in)
1893128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1894121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1895198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1896185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1897138.0 mm (5.4 in)
189870.3 mm (2.8 in)
1899109.9 mm (4.3 in)
190081.8 mm (3.2 in)
190195.8 mm (3.8 in)
190284.3 mm (3.3 in)
190373.4 mm (2.9 in)
190498.2 mm (3.9 in)
190581.6 mm (3.2 in)
190683.9 mm (3.3 in)
1907100.1 mm (3.9 in)
190859.5 mm (2.3 in)
1909100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1910108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1911157.4 mm (6.2 in)
191282.3 mm (3.2 in)
191363.5 mm (2.5 in)
191480.7 mm (3.2 in)
191567.6 mm (2.7 in)
191694.0 mm (3.7 in)
1917160.1 mm (6.3 in)
191868.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1920109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1921165.6 mm (6.5 in)
192282.9 mm (3.3 in)
1923113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1924151.2 mm (6.0 in)
192597.4 mm (3.8 in)
1926109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1927117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1928123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1929150.4 mm (5.9 in)
193074.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1932128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1933182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1934109.7 mm (4.3 in)
193590.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1937232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1938148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1939101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1940103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1941102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1942126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1943135.6 mm (5.3 in)
194476.5 mm (3.0 in)
1945129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1947166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1948103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1949158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1950156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1951126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1952101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1953151.2 mm (6.0 in)
195493.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1957106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1958107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1959140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1960121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1961132.3 mm (5.2 in)
196298.2 mm (3.9 in)
1963121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1964187.6 mm (7.4 in)
1965115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1966102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1967100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1968120.1 mm (4.7 in)
196998.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970119.6 mm (4.7 in)
197194.6 mm (3.7 in)
1972126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1973142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1974198.3 mm (7.8 in)
197594.9 mm (3.7 in)
1976108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1977131.9 mm (5.2 in)
197861.7 mm (2.4 in)
197985.9 mm (3.4 in)
1980129.1 mm (5.1 in)
198195.3 mm (3.8 in)
198282.4 mm (3.2 in)
1983101.4 mm (4.0 in)
198493.5 mm (3.7 in)
198566.7 mm (2.6 in)
1986111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1987136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1988102.7 mm (4.0 in)
198983.6 mm (3.3 in)
199094.4 mm (3.7 in)
199171.4 mm (2.8 in)
199292.0 mm (3.6 in)
1993107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1994134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1995111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1996210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1997135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1998110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1999112.1 mm (4.4 in)
200075.4 mm (3.0 in)
2001118.9 mm (4.7 in)
200298.0 mm (3.9 in)
200382.5 mm (3.2 in)
200469.9 mm (2.8 in)
2005139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2006129.7 mm (5.1 in)
200774.5 mm (2.9 in)
200885.7 mm (3.4 in)
200978.5 mm (3.1 in)
201098.3 mm (3.9 in)
201179.3 mm (3.1 in)
2012192.5 mm (7.6 in)
201396.5 mm (3.8 in)
201483.5 mm (3.3 in)
2015132.3 mm (5.2 in)
2016157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2017149.9 mm (5.9 in)
201875.7 mm (3.0 in)
201984.9 mm (3.3 in)
202080.5 mm (3.2 in)
2021111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2022117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2023121.1 mm (4.8 in)
202495.7 mm (3.8 in)
202595.0 mm (3.7 in)
202659.7 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days. 02550751001251900192019401960198020002020Record: 102 days in 2012
The longest dry spell of the year at Salem AP (McNary Field), 1892 to 2026. The record is 102 days in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salem AP (McNary Field) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18927 days
189351 days
189437 days
189557 days
189652 days
189756 days
189839 days
189947 days
190057 days
190127 days
190220 days
190350 days
190430 days
190559 days
190671 days
190734 days
190847 days
190945 days
191087 days
191156 days
191221 days
191349 days
191473 days
191543 days
191647 days
191769 days
191865 days
191941 days
192034 days
192148 days
192277 days
192374 days
192460 days
192572 days
192658 days
192762 days
192874 days
192973 days
193071 days
193168 days
193257 days
193339 days
193434 days
193527 days
193652 days
193730 days
193850 days
193951 days
194043 days
194138 days
194286 days
194330 days
194475 days
194543 days
194651 days
194730 days
194825 days
194931 days
195033 days
195153 days
195270 days
195334 days
195435 days
195548 days
195642 days
195746 days
195869 days
195959 days
196056 days
196151 days
196237 days
196364 days
196425 days
196535 days
196655 days
196779 days
196824 days
196943 days
197064 days
197154 days
197238 days
197358 days
197432 days
197533 days
197626 days
197736 days
197840 days
197937 days
198056 days
198155 days
198226 days
198331 days
198467 days
198552 days
198658 days
198734 days
198881 days
198922 days
199042 days
199142 days
199231 days
199347 days
199477 days
199528 days
199632 days
199741 days
199833 days
199931 days
200058 days
200130 days
200261 days
200378 days
200437 days
200537 days
200664 days
200731 days
200868 days
200929 days
201070 days
201139 days
2012102 days
201359 days
201423 days
201588 days
201628 days
201758 days
201892 days
201925 days
202046 days
202193 days
202249 days
202370 days
202442 days
202555 days
202641 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

127 years with a frost

Across 127 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salem AP (McNary Field) falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 213 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1893 to 1928.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Salem AP (McNary Field)
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1928)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost20 April31 March14 April14 days later+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost28 October5 November6 November1 day later-0.1 days per decade
Growing days191 days219 days213 days6 days fewer-0.9 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

131 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 48.9 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.0 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salem AP (McNary Field): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years48.9 mm (1.9 in)
5 years61.4 mm (2.4 in)
10 years69.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years79.2 mm (3.1 in)
50 years86.3 mm (3.4 in)
100 years93.0 mm (3.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 131 years of values from 1893 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: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1933; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1911; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1896.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salem AP (McNary Field), at 1960, 2000 and 2010. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1960 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2000 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2010 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salem AP (McNary Field), against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1960-0.3-0.6likely5
2000-0.2-0.4likely5
2010+0.4+0.8possible5

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

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Salem AP (McNary Field) had a mean temperature of 12.6 C (54.8 F) and 995.6 mm (39.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Covelo (United States, 566 km away), Mont-de-Marsan (France, 8,673 km away) and Montelimar (France, 8,811 km away).

Climate twins of Salem AP (McNary Field): stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
CoveloUnited States566 km (352 mi)12.9 C (55.2 F)1,024.2 mm (40.3 in)0.60
Mont-de-MarsanFrance8,673 km (5,389 mi)12.9 C (55.2 F)947.9 mm (37.3 in)0.80
MontelimarFrance8,811 km (5,475 mi)13.0 C (55.3 F)913.3 mm (36.0 in)0.86

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.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).