New Salem Weather in February
Average highs run from 23°F on February 1 to 31°F on February 28, and lows from 2°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 6 wet days.
February day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
February at a glance
- Average high
- 26°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 0.43 in
- Snowfall
- 6.5 in
- Record high
- 67°FFeb 23, 2002
- Record low
- -37°FFeb 14, 2021
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 39 min to 11 h 03 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 13°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 23°F | 2°F | 53°F 2024 | -32°F 1996 | 20% | 26% |
| Feb 2 | 23°F | 3°F | 61°F 1992 | -32°F 1996 | 20% | 27% |
| Feb 3 | 23°F | 3°F | 57°F 1991 | -36°F 1996 | 20% | 27% |
| Feb 4 | 23°F | 3°F | 53°F 1991 | -27°F 1989 | 20% | 27% |
| Feb 5 | 24°F | 3°F | 56°F 2005 | -22°F 1989 | 21% | 27% |
| Feb 6 | 24°F | 3°F | 58°F 1991 | -24°F 1972 | 21% | 27% |
| Feb 7 | 24°F | 4°F | 53°F 2016 | -23°F 1971 | 21% | 27% |
| Feb 8 | 24°F | 4°F | 60°F 1991 | -34°F 2019 | 21% | 27% |
| Feb 9 | 24°F | 4°F | 59°F 2000 | -35°F 1994 | 21% | 28% |
| Feb 10 | 25°F | 4°F | 59°F 1996 | -25°F 1994 | 21% | 28% |
| Feb 11 | 25°F | 4°F | 50°F 2022 | -31°F 1988 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 12 | 25°F | 5°F | 56°F 2005 | -27°F 2021 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 13 | 26°F | 5°F | 58°F 2005 | -34°F 2021 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 14 | 26°F | 5°F | 56°F 1981 | -37°F 2021 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 15 | 26°F | 6°F | 58°F 1981 | -35°F 2021 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 16 | 26°F | 6°F | 50°F 1981 | -30°F 1979 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 17 | 27°F | 6°F | 60°F 1981 | -26°F 1979 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 18 | 27°F | 7°F | 56°F 2002 | -23°F 1966 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 19 | 27°F | 7°F | 55°F 1981 | -24°F 2019 | 22% | 28% |
| Feb 20 | 28°F | 7°F | 58°F 1995 | -22°F 2020 | 23% | 28% |
| Feb 21 | 28°F | 8°F | 53°F 1991 | -17°F 2008 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 22 | 28°F | 8°F | 63°F 1995 | -24°F 1993 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 23 | 29°F | 8°F | 67°F 2002 | -28°F 2022 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 24 | 29°F | 9°F | 61°F 1976 | -29°F 2023 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 25 | 30°F | 9°F | 56°F 1976 | -25°F 2023 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 26 | 30°F | 10°F | 55°F 1988 | -23°F 2011 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 27 | 30°F | 10°F | 58°F 2024 | -25°F 2001 | 23% | 27% |
| Feb 28 | 31°F | 11°F | 66°F 2016 | -17°F 2012 | 23% | 26% |
| Feb 29 | 31°F | 11°F | 56°F 2000 | -14°F 1980 | 23% | 26% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- February 1
- sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
- February 28
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326365 (New Salem 5NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.