Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW), Oregon climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)'s normal year runs from 26°F December nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 66.2 inches of precipitation and 196 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.8°C, December lows of −3°C, July highs of 26°C, 1,682 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00354835
- Location43.36°N 122.22°W
- Elevation4,077 ft (1,243 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) is 55°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 42%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW).
- Jan 40° 27°
- Feb 42° 27°
- Mar 46° 29°
- Apr 50° 32°
- May 61° 38°
- Jun 68° 43°
- Jul 79° 48°
- Aug 79° 47°
- Sep 72° 43°
- Oct 59° 36°
- Nov 45° 31°
- Dec 38° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in December (11.91 in), the least in August (0.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 27°F | 33.2°F | 10.00 | 37.8 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 42°F | 27°F | 34.5°F | 6.83 | 38.9 | 15 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 46°F | 29°F | 37.3°F | 7.19 | 26.1 | 17 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 32°F | 41.1°F | 6.00 | 14.4 | 17 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 61°F | 38°F | 49.5°F | 4.02 | 1.8 | 14 | <1 | 9 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 68°F | 43°F | 55.6°F | 2.43 | 0.1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 79°F | 48°F | 63.7°F | 0.80 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 79°F | 47°F | 63.1°F | 0.73 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 72°F | 43°F | 57.5°F | 1.86 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 59°F | 36°F | 47.2°F | 5.05 | 3.0 | 12 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 31°F | 37.8°F | 9.42 | 24.8 | 17 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 38°F | 26°F | 32.3°F | 11.91 | 49.3 | 18 | <1 | 29 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 36°F | 46.1°F | 66.24 | 196.2 | 150 | 10 | 178 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −3°C | 0.7°C | 254 mm | 96 cm |
| February | 5°C | −3°C | 1.4°C | 173 mm | 99 cm |
| March | 8°C | −2°C | 2.9°C | 183 mm | 66 cm |
| April | 10°C | 0°C | 5.1°C | 152 mm | 37 cm |
| May | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 102 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 20°C | 6°C | 13.1°C | 62 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 9°C | 17.6°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 8°C | 17.3°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 6°C | 14.2°C | 47 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 128 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 7°C | −1°C | 3.2°C | 239 mm | 63 cm |
| December | 3°C | −3°C | 0.2°C | 303 mm | 125 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00354835; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00354835.
When is the last frost at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
In Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 23 in half of years and before August 31 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 11 year in 10 after June 21; 9 in 10 after May 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 231 year in 10 before August 31; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 115 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 165 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 17 in half of autumns.
By the USDA's method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in plant hardiness zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (29 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00354835; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
In a normal year in Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW), 10 days a year reach 90°F, 178 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 150 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 178a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 150a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 45a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1978) is 101°F, on June 29, 2021; the lowest is −17°F, on December 21, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2012, with 91.32 in; the snowiest season is 2007–08, with 375.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00354835; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00354835. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW), 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (92%) and December the cloudiest (58%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 1.6 |
| February | 64% | 2.5 |
| March | 63% | 3.4 |
| April | 67% | 4.8 |
| May | 73% | 6.0 |
| June | 79% | 7.0 |
| July | 92% | 7.7 |
| August | 91% | 6.7 |
| September | 84% | 5.0 |
| October | 74% | 3.1 |
| November | 62% | 1.8 |
| December | 58% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) record?
A normal year at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) brings 7,023 heating degree days, 31% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 142 cooling degree days, 84% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,473 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 987 | 0 |
| February | 854 | 0 |
| March | 859 | 0 |
| April | 717 | 0 |
| May | 484 | 2 |
| June | 293 | 12 |
| July | 99 | 58 |
| August | 108 | 50 |
| September | 244 | 19 |
| October | 551 | 1 |
| November | 815 | 0 |
| December | 1,012 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,023 | 142 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00354835. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 48.2°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.1°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.0°F | +0.9°F | 53.25 | – |
| 2022 | 47.2°F | +1.1°F | 55.48 | 173.5 |
| 2023 | 46.3°F | +0.2°F | 53.81 | 201.5 |
| 2024 | 47.0°F | +0.9°F | 80.68 | 237.8 |
| 2025 | 48.2°F | +2.1°F | 58.25 | 108.5 |
Over 30 complete years from 1980 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.3°F per century (+0.13°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00354835; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)'s climate compare?
Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) is warmer than 9 of the 105 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 81. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.1°F is warmer than 24%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
December, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 48°F at night).
Does it snow at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
Yes: 196 inches in a normal year, falling on 53 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (49.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
December, with 11.91 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW) in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 21. Waiting until June 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Toketee Falls, OR13 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Odell Lake-East, OR19 miles from this station, 41.1°F a year
- Chemult, OR24 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Oakridge, OR29 miles from this station, 50.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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