West Salem climate

West Salem Weather in January

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

Average highs run from 39°F on January 1 to 39°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.52 in over about 11 wet days.

January 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.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.52 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
68°FJan 9, 2026
Record low
-19°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.2 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
Jan 139°F22°F62°F 2007-7°F 201836%8%
Jan 238°F22°F61°F 2006-8°F 201836%9%
Jan 338°F22°F67°F 2006-7°F 201836%9%
Jan 438°F22°F66°F 1997-3°F 201836%9%
Jan 538°F22°F67°F 1997-4°F 199935%9%
Jan 638°F22°F59°F 1998-8°F 201835%9%
Jan 738°F21°F65°F 2008-6°F 201835%9%
Jan 838°F21°F67°F 2008-3°F 201735%9%
Jan 938°F21°F68°F 2026-1°F 202535%9%
Jan 1038°F21°F63°F 2026-2°F 199935%9%
Jan 1137°F21°F58°F 2013-6°F 199735%9%
Jan 1237°F21°F64°F 2017-6°F 199735%9%
Jan 1337°F21°F66°F 1995-6°F 199735%9%
Jan 1437°F21°F64°F 1995-5°F 199734%9%
Jan 1537°F20°F58°F 2007-6°F 202534%9%
Jan 1637°F20°F52°F 2000-7°F 199434%9%
Jan 1737°F20°F62°F 2012-8°F 201834%9%
Jan 1837°F20°F60°F 2012-13°F 199434%9%
Jan 1937°F20°F56°F 2023-19°F 199433%9%
Jan 2038°F20°F63°F 2006-13°F 199433%9%
Jan 2138°F20°F67°F 2017-7°F 199433%9%
Jan 2238°F20°F63°F 1964-6°F 199433%9%
Jan 2338°F20°F65°F 19642°F 200333%9%
Jan 2438°F20°F62°F 2002-1°F 200333%9%
Jan 2538°F20°F59°F 19641°F 200332%9%
Jan 2638°F20°F51°F 2018-2°F 202632%9%
Jan 2738°F20°F56°F 2018-4°F 202632%9%
Jan 2838°F20°F64°F 1999-11°F 202632%9%
Jan 2939°F21°F67°F 20022°F 202232%9%
Jan 3039°F21°F66°F 20020°F 202632%9%
Jan 3139°F21°F61°F 2002-11°F 200432%9%

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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: 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.