West Salem climate

West Salem Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olney 2S, 21 km from West Salem

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 in over about 8 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at West Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
64°F
Precipitation
3.19 in
Record high
103°FAug 9, 2007
Record low
46°FAug 28, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.5
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 186°F65°F101°F 201253°F 199227%0%
Aug 286°F65°F96°F 201253°F 199227%0%
Aug 386°F65°F100°F 201256°F 199227%0%
Aug 486°F65°F101°F 199157°F 202127%0%
Aug 586°F65°F99°F 201056°F 199227%0%
Aug 686°F65°F99°F 200251°F 199427%0%
Aug 786°F65°F99°F 200751°F 199427%0%
Aug 886°F65°F100°F 200756°F 200427%0%
Aug 986°F65°F103°F 200754°F 201727%0%
Aug 1086°F65°F99°F 200755°F 199427%0%
Aug 1186°F65°F98°F 201055°F 200426%0%
Aug 1286°F65°F97°F 201048°F 200426%0%
Aug 1386°F65°F100°F 200748°F 200426%0%
Aug 1486°F64°F98°F 200552°F 196326%0%
Aug 1586°F64°F94°F 201050°F 200426%0%
Aug 1686°F64°F101°F 200749°F 200426%0%
Aug 1786°F64°F98°F 200750°F 200426%0%
Aug 1886°F64°F94°F 200351°F 196326%0%
Aug 1986°F64°F91°F 199354°F 202326%0%
Aug 2086°F64°F94°F 200553°F 196326%0%
Aug 2186°F63°F94°F 200750°F 202426%0%
Aug 2286°F63°F95°F 200348°F 202426%0%
Aug 2386°F63°F99°F 200752°F 202425%0%
Aug 2485°F63°F100°F 200753°F 201725%0%
Aug 2585°F63°F100°F 200754°F 202525%0%
Aug 2685°F62°F97°F 202350°F 202525%0%
Aug 2785°F62°F96°F 200348°F 202525%0%
Aug 2885°F62°F95°F 199346°F 202525%0%
Aug 2985°F62°F99°F 200750°F 202525%0%
Aug 3085°F61°F95°F 200753°F 199225%0%
Aug 3185°F61°F98°F 201353°F 200925%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Salem, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116446 (Olney 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114957, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.