Salem climate

Salem Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paddock Lake, 3.3 km from Salem

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 in over about 10 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 Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
3.56 in
Record high
100°FAug 24, 2023
Record low
41°FAug 31, 2009
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.4
Daylight
14 h 27 min to 13 h 12 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
8.3 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 182°F61°F96°F 200649°F 201930%0%
Aug 282°F61°F96°F 200651°F 201930%0%
Aug 382°F61°F94°F 200552°F 200231%0%
Aug 482°F61°F97°F 201853°F 200931%0%
Aug 582°F61°F93°F 201849°F 202031%0%
Aug 682°F61°F93°F 200149°F 200431%0%
Aug 782°F61°F96°F 200151°F 200431%0%
Aug 882°F61°F95°F 200152°F 199931%0%
Aug 981°F60°F97°F 200149°F 199931%0%
Aug 1081°F60°F95°F 202152°F 200831%0%
Aug 1181°F60°F95°F 201651°F 200831%0%
Aug 1281°F60°F90°F 202148°F 200431%0%
Aug 1381°F60°F87°F 201050°F 201331%0%
Aug 1481°F60°F91°F 201545°F 200431%0%
Aug 1581°F60°F90°F 200042°F 200431%0%
Aug 1681°F60°F92°F 200349°F 200431%0%
Aug 1780°F60°F89°F 201550°F 201231%0%
Aug 1880°F59°F87°F 201648°F 201231%0%
Aug 1980°F59°F88°F 202251°F 200931%0%
Aug 2080°F59°F93°F 201050°F 200031%0%
Aug 2180°F59°F97°F 200348°F 200431%0%
Aug 2280°F59°F88°F 200747°F 200431%0%
Aug 2380°F59°F99°F 202349°F 201331%0%
Aug 2479°F58°F100°F 202348°F 201731%0%
Aug 2579°F58°F95°F 200347°F 201731%0%
Aug 2679°F58°F96°F 202448°F 202531%0%
Aug 2779°F58°F97°F 202446°F 201531%0%
Aug 2879°F57°F95°F 202151°F 202331%0%
Aug 2978°F57°F92°F 201050°F 200431%0%
Aug 3078°F57°F97°F 201345°F 200931%0%
Aug 3178°F57°F94°F 201241°F 200931%0%

Chance of rain

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

August 1
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00476380 (Paddock Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004845, 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.