CXUS56 KPQR 011433 CLMSLE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 733 AM PDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE SALEM OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 72 77 03/26 LOWEST 30 32 03/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.2 56.8 1.4 56.4 AVG. MINIMUM 40.5 38.3 2.2 41.0 MEAN 49.4 47.5 1.9 48.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 6.3 -5.3 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.13 1894 MINIMUM 0.59 1911 TOTALS 3.08 4.35 -1.27 6.22 DAYS >= .01 13 17.5 -4.5 22 DAYS >= .10 6 11.0 -5.0 14 DAYS >= .50 1 2.8 -1.8 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.5 0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.35 03/11 TO 03/12 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 477 541 -64 498 SINCE 7/1 3232 3579 -347 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/200 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/180 DATE 03/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/160 DATE 03/11 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$