Lower Salem weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lower Salem, Ohio: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at MARIETTA WWTP, 18 km from Lower Salem; records cover 1963–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 45.3 in1150 mm
- Snow a year
- 16 in41 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 19
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 5,077
- Cooling degree days
- 1,037
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 4°−16° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lower Salem in January
Highs average 40°4° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2020)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 1051
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lower Salem in February
Highs average 43°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2017)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 881
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lower Salem in March
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2012)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 719
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lower Salem in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1990)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 364
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Lower Salem in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1987)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 132
- Cooling degree days
- 76
Lower Salem in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 206
Lower Salem in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 65°19°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 320
Lower Salem in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 281
Lower Salem in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 55
- Cooling degree days
- 127
Lower Salem in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 320
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Lower Salem in November
Highs average 54°12° and lows 34°1°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 633
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lower Salem in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1982)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 904
- Cooling degree days
- 0