Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salinas #2 (USC00047668), California, United States, with 61 years of record.
Key Facts for Salinas #2
Salinas #2 (USC00047668) is a weather station in California, United States at 36.66 latitude and -121.67 longitude, 14 m (45 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2018, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salinas #2 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salinas #2 tied a daily record precipitation of 1.3 mm (0.05 in) on 23 May 2018.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 36.66 latitude, -121.67 longitude.
Elevation: 14 m (45 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2018, 61 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salinas #2. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Salinas #2, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.2 C (99.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salinas #2 still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Salinas #2 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1958
32
1959
25
1960
32
1961
26
1962
47
1963
29
1964
45
1965
24
1966
36
1967
29
1968
32
1969
33
1970
17
1971
44
1972
25
1973
28
1974
28
1975
32
1976
30
1977
24
1978
21
1979
13
1980
20
1981
20
1982
21
1983
55
1984
17
1985
25
1986
21
1987
25
1988
22
1989
22
1990
26
1991
15
1992
26
1993
25
1994
11
1995
26
1996
38
1997
17
1998
13
1999
21
2000
22
2001
20
2002
19
2003
28
2004
19
2005
15
2006
12
2007
15
2008
21
2009
25
2010
16
2011
16
2012
18
2013
17
2014
18
2015
23
2016
13
2017
20
2018
9
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Salinas #2 between 21 December 1990 and 2 September 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Salinas #2 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1990-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 5.6 C (42.1 F)
2000-01-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2017-09-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salinas #2. The most was 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 23 January 2000.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salinas #2
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
23 January 2000
Feb
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
13 February 1987
Mar
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
28 March 1974
Apr
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1 April 1974
May
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
16 May 1996
Jun
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
16 June 1995
Jul
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2 July 1980
Aug
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
19 August 1976
Sep
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
19 September 1959
Oct
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
17 October 2011
Nov
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
30 November 2012
Dec
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
17 December 1977
Period of Record Coverage
1958 to 2018
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
61 years of record at Salinas #2, 1958 to 2018. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1958, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Salinas #2, 1959 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.5 C (58.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 13.4 C (56.1 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 15.8 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salinas #2 as warming stripes, 1959 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1959
14.7 C
+0.25 C
1960
13.7 C
-0.75 C
1961
14.2 C
-0.26 C
1962
13.7 C
-0.72 C
1963
14.0 C
-0.45 C
1964
13.4 C
-1.05 C
1965
13.9 C
-0.60 C
1966
14.1 C
-0.37 C
1967
14.1 C
-0.39 C
1969
13.7 C
-0.74 C
1971
13.5 C
-0.92 C
1972
14.2 C
-0.28 C
1973
13.7 C
-0.78 C
1974
13.7 C
-0.80 C
1975
13.8 C
-0.65 C
1976
14.4 C
-0.02 C
1980
14.4 C
-0.04 C
1983
15.7 C
+1.26 C
1984
14.8 C
+0.30 C
1985
13.8 C
-0.67 C
1986
15.4 C
+0.94 C
1988
15.7 C
+1.26 C
1991
14.1 C
-0.35 C
1992
15.5 C
+0.99 C
1993
15.2 C
+0.78 C
1994
14.6 C
+0.13 C
1995
15.8 C
+1.38 C
1996
14.9 C
+0.43 C
1997
15.3 C
+0.82 C
1998
14.1 C
-0.36 C
1999
13.7 C
-0.78 C
2000
14.3 C
-0.21 C
2001
14.0 C
-0.48 C
2002
14.7 C
+0.20 C
2003
15.8 C
+1.38 C
2004
14.7 C
+0.28 C
2005
14.7 C
+0.26 C
2006
14.3 C
-0.12 C
2007
13.9 C
-0.56 C
2008
14.0 C
-0.47 C
2009
14.2 C
-0.23 C
2010
13.9 C
-0.52 C
2014
15.7 C
+1.21 C
2015
15.6 C
+1.16 C
2017
15.1 C
+0.67 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1959 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salinas #2
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1959 to 2017
45
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.13 C (0.01 to 0.26) per decade
0.24 F (0.02 to 0.46) per decade
1959 to 2017
45
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1959 to 2017
45
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1958 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Salinas #2: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2017
36.1 C (97.0 F)
61
Coldest night (TNn)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1963
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
61
Wettest day (Rx1day)
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2014
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
61
Longest dry spell (CDD)
204 days
2004
115 days
61
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salinas #2, 1958 to 2018. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salinas #2 by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1999
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2018
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salinas #2, 1958 to 2018. The record is -5.6 C (21.9 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salinas #2 by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1958
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1962
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1963
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1964
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1971
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1972
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1973
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1976
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1977
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1978
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1979
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1980
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1981
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1982
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1983
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1984
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1986
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1987
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1988
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1989
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1990
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1994
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1995
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1998
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1999
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2000
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2001
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2002
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2003
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2004
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2006
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2007
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2008
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2009
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2011
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2012
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2013
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2014
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2015
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2016
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2017
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2018
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salinas #2, 1958 to 2018. The record is 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salinas #2 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1959
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1961
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1962
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1963
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1968
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1969
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1972
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1978
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1980
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1982
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1985
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1989
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1990
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1991
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1992
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1995
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1998
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1999
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2000
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2002
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2004
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2005
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2007
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2008
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2010
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2011
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2012
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2013
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2014
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2016
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2017
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2018
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salinas #2, 1958 to 2018. The record is 133.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.3 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salinas #2 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1959
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1960
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1961
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1963
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1966
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1973
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1975
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1976
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1978
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1981
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1983
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1987
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1990
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1991
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1992
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1994
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1997
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1998
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2001
48.1 mm (1.9 in)
2002
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2003
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2004
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2006
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2007
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2008
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2009
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
2011
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
2012
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2013
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2014
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2015
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2016
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2017
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2018
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salinas #2, 1958 to 2018. The record is 204 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 115 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salinas #2 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958
107 days
1959
127 days
1960
185 days
1961
171 days
1962
121 days
1963
125 days
1964
82 days
1965
116 days
1966
110 days
1967
100 days
1968
139 days
1969
173 days
1970
130 days
1971
124 days
1972
168 days
1973
175 days
1974
84 days
1975
114 days
1976
65 days
1977
130 days
1978
132 days
1979
84 days
1980
153 days
1981
145 days
1982
73 days
1983
104 days
1984
131 days
1985
120 days
1986
160 days
1987
115 days
1988
110 days
1989
69 days
1990
115 days
1991
112 days
1992
183 days
1993
125 days
1994
108 days
1995
137 days
1996
114 days
1997
119 days
1998
109 days
1999
97 days
2000
104 days
2001
156 days
2002
169 days
2003
104 days
2004
204 days
2005
119 days
2006
135 days
2007
138 days
2008
104 days
2009
53 days
2010
74 days
2011
26 days
2012
33 days
2013
53 days
2014
151 days
2015
54 days
2016
100 days
2017
34 days
2018
30 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salinas #2 falls on 26 February and the median first autumn frost on 6 December, which leaves a median of 291 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salinas #2
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1959 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 February
n/a
26 February
n/a
-8.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 December
n/a
6 December
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
291 days
n/a
291 days
n/a
+7.8 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
54 years, 1959 to 2017
A day with at least 33.7 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.2 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salinas #2: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
33.7 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
10 years
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
100 years
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 54 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 54 years of values from 1959 to 2017.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2000; 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1977; 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1973.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Salinas #2 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salinas #2 threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.