Rain forecast and rainfall this year
Salem, OR
Rain likely today: 98% chance, about 0.36 inches.
Updated Monday 3:06 PM ET.
Forecast
98 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 57°, low 46°About 0.36 in of rain
45 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 62°, low 52°About 0.09 in of rain
Today in Salem
This year so far, since Jan 1
19.55 in
−9.40 in below normal for this point in the year (28.95 in).
National rank221st of 363
In Oregon3rd of 6
Biggest day1.37 in, Feb 23
Last measurable rain0.07 in, Nov 8, 2026
Month by month
Jan2.32
Feb4.92
Mar3.08
Apr3.10
May0.65
Jun1.20
Jul0.26
Aug0.01
Sep2.42
Oct1.01
Nov0.58
Dec–
This yearNormal
Records since 1893
Wettest year66.96 in, 1996
Biggest rain day4.30 in, Dec 6, 1933
Nearby cities
- HillsboroOR17.89 in this year42 miles
- PortlandOR20.74 in this year46 miles
- GreshamOR23.44 in this year49 miles
- VancouverWA20.74 in this year54 miles
- EugeneOR18.51 in this year60 miles
More Salem weather
Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Salem Airport (Mcnary Field) station, recorded since 1892; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Weather Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.