NEW SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		46		22.6		23.4		32.9		43.3		54.9		63.8		69.2		67.4		60.1		50.8		36.2		27.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55.1		32.1		31.5		41.3		53.6		65		73.7		78.6		76.8		70.2		60.4		43.9		34.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36.8		13.1		15.2		24.6		33.1		44.6		53.8		59.9		58		49.9		41.1		28.6		19.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		92		52		54		59		81		81		88		92		89		90		87		62		58

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-13		-12		-13		-5		14		33		41		47		47		33		---		---		-8

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		---		0.3		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		150		30.3		26.3		25.7		14		---		---		---		---		---		5.3		20.7		27.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11.3		4		4.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		57.6		4.1		4.3		4.7		4.8		4.7		5.1		4.9		5.2		5		5.4		5		4.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		137		12		11		12		12		13		12		11		11		10		9		12		12

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.4		12.1		10.1		7.3		9.8		13.4		11.1		9		10.3		13.3		11.8		8.5		10.3

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.3		0.9		0.3		1.3		1.7		1.4		0.6		1.8		1.6		1.3		1.4		1.1		1.5

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.5		2.5		3		3.8		2.6		4.1		3.2		5.3		6.5		3.1		4		2.8		2.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		105.5		8.5		8.5		9.6		9.7		9.6		9.2		8.4		7.9		7.8		8.1		9.4		8.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		93		8		7		8		8		9		8		8		7		7		7		8		8

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		3		2		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36.3		2.8		2.9		3.1		3.2		3.1		3.3		3.3		3.3		2.4		2.8		3.4		2.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		60.3		14.8		15.4		10.9		2.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.1		3.3		13.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.1		5.2		5		4		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		5.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		54.1		35.2		54.1		43.5		19.5		5.5		---		---		---		---		2		15.6		34.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		17		4		4.2		3.3		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		3.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		1.5		1.6		1.5		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		1.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.5		0.9		0.6		0.9		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		---		0.2		0.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4683		1005		886		686		368		74		8		---		---		33		195		563		865

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		379		---		---		---		---		3		59		155		108		43		11		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 102

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2028.3		---		---		---		---		151.9		414		595.2		539.4		303		24.8		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.2		15.8		15.5		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.8		2.7		3.7		4.5		5.2		5.5		5.7		5		4.1		3		1.9		1.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.5		2.3		2		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.3		4		4.4		4.6		4.7		4.8		5.1		4.9		4.7		4.1		3.1		2.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		3.4		4.1		4.4		4.3		4.5		4.7		5.2		4.9		4.7		4.1		3.2		3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.8		2.7		3.7		4.5		5.2		5.5		5.7		5		4.1		3		1.9		1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.7		1.1		1.5		2		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		4.2		5.2		5.1		5.5		5.5		5.4		5.8		5.6		5.4		5		3.9		3.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.5		5.8		5.4		5.9		6		6.1		6.8		6.3		5.9		5.5		4.2		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.5		2.2		3.2		3.5		4.1		4.5		5		4.5		3.5		2.5		1.5		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.6		0.8		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.4		1		0.7		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.6		3		3.8		3.5		3.8		4		4.5		4.4		3.8		3.3		2.3		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.4		2.7		3.4		2.7		2.8		3.2		4.1		4		3.4		2.9		2.1		1.8