Silver Lake Ranger Station, OR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Silver Lake Ranger Station's primary NOAA station, SILVER LAKE RS.
The climate verdict for Silver Lake Ranger Station
Dryness leads the climate profile for Silver Lake Ranger Station, Oregon, with 10.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 45°F. July is the warmest month at 65°F and December the coldest at 28°F.
- 45°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 10.3"
- annual precipitation
Silver Lake Ranger Station: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00357817 · Silver Lake Ranger Station, OR 45°F mean · 10.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-UNK · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 45°F
- RANK-COOL #1,372
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Murphy (desert)…
- PRCP-ARID 10.3"
- SWING-MID 37°F
- COMF-UNK Comfort n/a
- LOAD-HEAT 7,340 HDD
- STN-1 USC00357817
- BOOK-FULL 5/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Murphy (desert) Hot Springs, ID ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OR station list.
- Silver Lake Ran… (this station) 45°F
- Cold Spring Valley S…, NV 45°F
- Near Murphy (desert)…, ID 45°F
- Near Heron, MT 45°F
- Near Hart Mtn Refuge, OR 45°F
Climate Living Index · Silver Lake Ranger Station
Silver Lake Ranger Station: 13/100 · grade F
Silver Lake Ranger Station publishes 3 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 3 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Silver Lake Ranger Station, not an official NOAA rating. Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 45.3°F · 22.2° from 67.5°F | 21/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 10.3 in · 24.7 from 35 in | 13/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 217 calendar days | 6/100 · F |
Silver Lake Ranger Station · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method .
Silver Lake Ranger Station's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 65.4°F
- Coldest month
- 28.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Silver Lake Ranger Station sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Silver Lake Ranger Station's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 80%
- Among 6,861 stations, Silver Lake Ranger Station sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 93%
- Silver Lake Ranger Station's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 76%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Silver Lake Ranger Station is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 1.0" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.9" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 51°F (10°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.2" | 26.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 0.8" | 21.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 1.5" | 14.2 | 0.3 |
| June | 74°F (23°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.8" | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| July | 85°F (30°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 0.5" | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.4" | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.5" | 9.9 | 1.6 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.6" | 21.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.8" | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 38°F (3°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 1.4" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 24, short of 90°F on every date, while 217 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 18°F near December 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 5, then returns to freezing around October 2, covering 217 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is February 19, when 30% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 20 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 78 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 42°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Silver Lake Ranger Station.
Where Silver Lake Ranger Station Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 217 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Silver Lake Ranger Station earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
8.1 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
3.8 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
Silver Lake Ranger Station spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 17% of the annual total and December through February 32%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Silver Lake Ranger Station has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 37.2°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.5" and August 0.4". The three wettest months together take 40% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Silver Lake Ranger Station is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 77 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 21% of the calendar, and they carry 10.3" between them. At roughly 0.13 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is December at about 9 wet days; the driest is August at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,340
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
164
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OR closest to Silver Lake Ranger Station on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (45°F here).
- Cherry Valley, NY 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Delhi, NY 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Ekalaka, MT 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Kennebunkport, ME 45°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Van Horn, TX 10.3" · 0.0" off
- Visalia, CA 10.3" · 0.0" off
- San Simon, AZ 10.3" · 0.0" off
- Animas, NM 10.3" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Silver Lake Ranger Station's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Silver Lake Ranger Station's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,340 annual heating degree days against 164 for cooling. Its 37.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for Silver Lake Ranger Station. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Silver Lake Ranger Station's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 37.2°F. The annual average is 45°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Silver Lake Ranger Station's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.3 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Silver Lake Ranger Station wettest normal
May
May concentrates the scarce annual total (10.3 inches).
Silver Lake Ranger Station driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Silver Lake Ranger Station's primary station: SILVER LAKE RS (USC00357817). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Silver Lake Ranger Station; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Silver Lake Ranger Station comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.