Salisbury, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SALISBURY, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Salisbury has an annual average temperature of 54°F with about 40 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.54 in) and January the driest (1.52 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
49.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,995
Cooling need
1,050

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

61 of 366 (16.7%) of Salisbury'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.

1940s
23
1950s
83
1960s
31
1970s
24
1980s
50
1990s
22
2000s
36
2010s
64
2020s
33

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 37.1°F 18.3°F 27.7°F 1.52 in 5
February 42.5°F 22.3°F 32.4°F 1.84 in 5
March 53.9°F 32.1°F 43.0°F 2.79 in 8
April 65.1°F 42.6°F 53.8°F 4.04 in 10
May 75.0°F 53.7°F 64.4°F 5.15 in 10
June 83.9°F 63.6°F 73.8°F 5.54 in 9
July 87.8°F 67.1°F 77.4°F 4.21 in 8
August 86.7°F 64.8°F 75.8°F 3.64 in 7
September 80.0°F 55.9°F 68.0°F 3.73 in 6
October 68.0°F 44.0°F 56.0°F 3.49 in 7
November 53.9°F 32.9°F 43.4°F 2.43 in 6
December 41.9°F 23.7°F 32.8°F 1.64 in 6

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