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July 12: The Only Dry Day
In Salem
Plan family picnics and outdoor weddings for July 12th
in Salem. It's held its record for over 109 years as the
only day it hasn't rained in Salem.
Since the National Weather Service began keeping records
in 1892 for Salem, July 12 has remained and driest day
and July its driest month: True, a trace was observed
July 1968, 1983, and 1988. But there never has been a
measurable amount, which requires at least a hundredth...
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Land Elevations in Salem
Downtown Salem: 150
Keizer: 135
12th and Madrona SE: 343
Kuebler and Croisan Creek SE, around Sprague High: 550
Salemtowne, off Wallace Road NW: 229
Orchard Heights and Doaks Ferry NW: 780
35th and Glen Creek NW: 560
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Salem's Physical Setting
Salem is located in the north-central part of the Willamette
River Valley basin. It straddles the east and west banks
of the Willamette River. Residents on the east side
of the river reside in Marion County, of which Salem
is the county seat, while those on the west side of
the Willamette River reside in Polk County. West Salem,
a separate city incorporated in 1913, was annexed to
Salem in 1949. Salem is the capital of Oregon. At an
elevation of approximately 150 feet above sea level,
Salem rests in a natural basin that is formed by the
westward Eola Hills rising between 900 and 1,000 feet,
the Waldo Hills to the east between 500 and 600 feet,
and to the south the volcanic Salem Hills rising between
600 and 700 feet. Learn
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The Soils of Marion County
AIKEN CLAY LOAM (A)
The largest areas of Aiken Clay Loam are just south and
southwest of Salem. The relief ranges from rolling to
rough and broken. Most of the areas now under cultivation
occur on the smooth tops of rolling hills and have good
air drainage which is very essential in the production
of fruit crops. The soil has excellent surface and subsurface
drainage. It is high in colloidal clay, yet is usually
friable and can be readily put in good tilth. Learn
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Weather Records In Salem
High Temperatures
83 - October 17, 2002
104 - August 17, 2002
104E - September 2, 1988
104 - August 13, 2002
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