National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
CXUS56 KPQR 011612
CLMSLE

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
912 AM PDT MON MAY 01 2023

...................................

...THE SALEM OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           91                                  78  04/07
LOWEST            34                                  30  04/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.4               61.6    -3.2     57.7
AVG. MINIMUM    41.4               41.0     0.4     39.0
MEAN            49.9               51.3    -1.4     48.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                0.0     1.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.9    -1.9        3
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.68   1937
 MINIMUM        0.39   1939
TOTALS          5.19               3.12    2.07     5.36
DAYS >= .01       19               15.7     3.3       21
DAYS >= .10       12                9.6     2.4       12
DAYS >= .50        3                1.4     1.6        4
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.2     0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.44   04/09 TO 04/10


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    455                412      43      492
 SINCE 7/1      4158               3993     165       MM
COOLING TOTAL      7                  1       6        0
 SINCE 1/1         7                  1       6       MM
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/200
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/200    DATE  04/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/190    DATE  04/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.68
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               21     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$