North Salem, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JAMESTOWN 2 E, IN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North Salem has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 43.3 inches of precipitation per year and 14 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.16 in) and February the driest (2.38 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,598
Cooling need
612

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

75 of 366 (20.5%) of North 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.

1950s
0
1960s
0
1980s
7
1990s
115
2000s
112
2010s
97
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 34.0°F 17.5°F 25.7°F 2.59 in 5.0 in 9
February 38.1°F 20.7°F 29.4°F 2.38 in 2.0 in 7
March 49.1°F 29.8°F 39.5°F 3.12 in 2.2 in 10
April 61.6°F 40.0°F 50.8°F 4.49 in 0.2 in 11
May 72.0°F 51.4°F 61.7°F 4.90 in 12
June 80.3°F 60.3°F 70.3°F 5.16 in 10
July 83.1°F 62.8°F 72.9°F 4.46 in 9
August 81.9°F 61.3°F 71.6°F 3.25 in 8
September 77.0°F 54.2°F 65.6°F 3.33 in 7
October 65.0°F 43.1°F 54.0°F 3.53 in 7
November 50.5°F 32.3°F 41.4°F 3.33 in 0.8 in 9
December 38.5°F 23.3°F 30.9°F 2.72 in 3.8 in 9

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