What is the hottest month in New Salem?

July is the warmest month in New Salem, with an average high of 82.6°F.

What is the coldest month in New Salem?

January is the coldest month in New Salem, with an average low of 1.8°F.

What month does New Salem get the most rain?

June is typically the wettest month in New Salem, with about 3.45 inches of precipitation.

What plant hardiness zone is New Salem in?

New Salem is approximately in USDA plant hardiness Zone 5b, based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature.

Has the climate in New Salem changed recently?

10.1% of New Salem's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (since 2015), compared to roughly 5% if records were evenly distributed over time.

New Salem, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW SALEM 5NW, ND US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

New Salem has an annual average temperature of 41.5°F with about 18.3 inches of precipitation per year and 44.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.45 in) and January the driest (0.38 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months

1 / 12

avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F

Annual swing

57.8°F

warmest to coldest month

Heating need

8,682

HDD/yr

Cooling need

222

CDD/yr

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of New 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.

1890s		9
1900s		6
1910s		34
1920s		34
1930s		83
1940s		29
1950s		24
1960s		26
1970s		8
1980s		24
1990s		22
2000s		22
2010s		22
2020s		23

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	21.2°F	1.8°F	11.5°F	0.38 in	6.8 in	6
February	26.2°F	5.8°F	16.0°F	0.43 in	6.5 in	6
March	38.6°F	17.6°F	28.1°F	0.71 in	7.6 in	7
April	53.6°F	29.0°F	41.3°F	1.50 in	5.0 in	8
May	66.1°F	40.6°F	53.4°F	2.66 in	0.8 in	11
June	75.4°F	50.6°F	63.0°F	3.45 in	—	12
July	82.6°F	55.9°F	69.3°F	2.83 in	—	10
August	82.2°F	54.1°F	68.1°F	2.16 in	—	8
September	72.4°F	44.8°F	58.6°F	1.73 in	—	8
October	55.9°F	31.3°F	43.6°F	1.38 in	3.2 in	8
November	39.1°F	18.1°F	28.6°F	0.58 in	5.7 in	6
December	26.0°F	7.0°F	16.5°F	0.52 in	8.9 in	7