Salem, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALEM 5NE, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Salem has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 27 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.92 in) and January the driest (0.55 in).
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All-time records →238 of 366 (65%) of 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.
| 2000s | 12 | |
| 2010s | 195 | |
| 2020s | 159 |
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 | 23.6°F | 5.0°F | 14.3°F | 0.55 in | — | 7 |
| February | 29.0°F | 9.1°F | 19.1°F | 0.74 in | — | 7 |
| March | 42.6°F | 21.0°F | 31.8°F | 1.36 in | — | 7 |
| April | 56.5°F | 31.9°F | 44.2°F | 3.29 in | — | 9 |
| May | 69.7°F | 44.5°F | 57.1°F | 3.80 in | — | 11 |
| June | 79.0°F | 55.8°F | 67.4°F | 3.92 in | — | 11 |
| July | 83.3°F | 60.1°F | 71.7°F | 2.97 in | — | 7 |
| August | 81.4°F | 57.5°F | 69.5°F | 3.35 in | — | 8 |
| September | 74.0°F | 48.0°F | 61.0°F | 3.03 in | — | 7 |
| October | 58.8°F | 34.5°F | 46.6°F | 2.20 in | — | 8 |
| November | 42.3°F | 20.8°F | 31.5°F | 1.07 in | — | 5 |
| December | 27.7°F | 9.8°F | 18.7°F | 0.67 in | — | 7 |
Climate twins of Salem
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