New Salem climate

New Salem Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Salem 5NW, 8 km from New Salem

Average highs run from 78°F on September 1 to 66°F on September 30, and lows from 50°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 in over about 8 wet days.

September day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at New Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
1.73 in
Record high
106°FSep 6, 1978
Record low
12°FSep 30, 1974
Chance of a freeze
73%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 20 min to 11 h 44 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
43°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
Sep 178°F50°F94°F 197331°F 199425%0%
Sep 278°F50°F99°F 200129°F 197425%0%
Sep 378°F50°F102°F 197133°F 197425%0%
Sep 477°F49°F102°F 197835°F 197425%0%
Sep 577°F49°F105°F 197824°F 196525%0%
Sep 677°F49°F106°F 197833°F 196825%0%
Sep 776°F48°F104°F 197632°F 200425%0%
Sep 876°F48°F98°F 198029°F 202025%0%
Sep 975°F47°F94°F 199429°F 202025%0%
Sep 1075°F47°F98°F 199426°F 196525%0%
Sep 1175°F47°F95°F 197820°F 196425%0%
Sep 1274°F46°F93°F 197625°F 198925%0%
Sep 1374°F46°F97°F 201721°F 197025%0%
Sep 1473°F46°F92°F 196919°F 199325%1%
Sep 1573°F45°F92°F 196829°F 200725%1%
Sep 1673°F45°F91°F 200229°F 196525%1%
Sep 1772°F44°F97°F 200224°F 199325%1%
Sep 1872°F44°F96°F 200025°F 197125%1%
Sep 1971°F44°F92°F 200423°F 199125%1%
Sep 2071°F43°F89°F 197222°F 196525%1%
Sep 2170°F43°F84°F 200527°F 197225%1%
Sep 2270°F42°F84°F 201520°F 199525%1%
Sep 2369°F42°F90°F 200724°F 198925%1%
Sep 2469°F42°F89°F 199221°F 196525%2%
Sep 2568°F41°F89°F 199224°F 196525%2%
Sep 2668°F41°F89°F 201415°F 196524%2%
Sep 2767°F40°F99°F 199022°F 196724%2%
Sep 2867°F40°F89°F 198920°F 199224%2%
Sep 2966°F39°F88°F 198024°F 199224%2%
Sep 3066°F39°F96°F 202412°F 197424%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New 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).

September 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

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.