Lower Salem, OH

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARIETTA WWTP, OH US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lower Salem has an annual average temperature of 53.8°F with about 45.3 inches of precipitation per year and 16.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.87 in) and November the driest (2.91 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,863
Cooling need
843

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

63 of 366 (17.2%) of Lower Salem's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1960s
62
1970s
66
1980s
59
1990s
49
2000s
43
2010s
52
2020s
35

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 39.5°F 22.7°F 31.1°F 3.49 in 7.2 in 15
February 42.9°F 24.2°F 33.5°F 3.14 in 4.0 in 13
March 52.8°F 30.9°F 41.9°F 3.98 in 2.7 in 14
April 65.6°F 40.8°F 53.2°F 3.98 in 0.1 in 14
May 74.5°F 51.9°F 63.2°F 4.35 in 14
June 81.8°F 60.9°F 71.4°F 4.87 in 13
July 85.3°F 65.3°F 75.3°F 4.79 in 12
August 84.6°F 63.4°F 74.0°F 3.60 in 10
September 78.7°F 56.1°F 67.4°F 3.39 in 10
October 66.6°F 43.8°F 55.2°F 3.16 in 11
November 54.0°F 33.8°F 43.9°F 2.91 in 0.2 in 12
December 43.7°F 28.0°F 35.9°F 3.61 in 2.1 in 14

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