Weather is an important factor for most agricultural research projects. Below are reports for monthly and annual precipitation averages and an overall summary to aid researchers. A link to the National Weather Service listing current weather conditions for the Salisbury area is also provided.
- Current weather conditions for the Salisbury area (provided by the National Weather Service)
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Month |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| JAN | 3.09 | 4.36 | 2.55 | 4.24 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 2.91 | 2.15 |
| FEB | 3.38 | 5.18 | 3.18 | 2.62 | 4.27 | .96 | 2.64 | 3.85 |
| MAR | 0.88 | 4.08 | 3.51 | 3.91 | 1.59 | 3.94 | 3.27 | 2.61 |
| APR | 3.24 | 6.72 | 3.55 | 3.0 | 3.41 | 2.48 | 2.64 | 3.15 |
| MAY | 1.25 | 2.16 | 2.55 | 2.16 | 5.23 | 5.19 | 4.76 | 2.94 |
| JUN | 1.57 | 6.62 | 1.85 | 8.94 | 5.06 | 1.64 | 2.67 | 3.14 |
| JUL | 2.75 | 5.29 | 4.77 | 2.40 | 6.16 | 6.06 | 4.58 | 3.19 |
| AUG | 5.91 | 4.34 | 8.01 | 1.73 | 3.40 | 4.27 | 3.35 | 3.57 |
| SEP | 7.90 | 1.39 | 3.77 | 2.16 | 7.40 | 1.11 | 5.10 | 0.56 |
| OCT | 10.45 | 5.02 | 1.61 | 3.06 | 3.44 | 2.30 | 6.52 | |
| NOV | 0.38 | 2.49 | 2.97 | 3.35 | .37 | 1.22 | 5.95 | |
| DEC | *0.15 | 8.95 | 3.78 | 4.67 | 2.63 | 0.48 | 4.01 | |
| TOTAL |
*40.95 |
*56.60 | 42.10 | 42.24 | 45.43 | 32.05 | 48.40 | 25.16 |