Salinas #2 Threshold Days by Year (USC00047668)
9 fixed thresholds counted per year at Salinas #2 (USC00047668): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.
Key Facts for Salinas #2 Thresholds
- Salinas #2: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 54 years, most in 1983 with 28.
- Salinas #2: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 50 years, most in 2015 with 23.
- Salinas #2: nights with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C (32 F) in 50 years, most in 1964 with 26.
- Salinas #2: days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 48 years, most in 2003 with 12.
- 9 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Salinas #2.
Days at or above 30 C (86 F)
50 years with a qualifying day| Year | Days | Decade average |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 16 | 16 |
| 1960 | 7 | 10.4 |
| 1961 | 10 | 10.4 |
| 1962 | 10 | 10.4 |
| 1963 | 5 | 10.4 |
| 1964 | 14 | 10.4 |
| 1965 | 10 | 10.4 |
| 1966 | 17 | 10.4 |
| 1967 | 15 | 10.4 |
| 1968 | 11 | 10.4 |
| 1969 | 5 | 10.4 |
| 1971 | 12 | 9 |
| 1972 | 8 | 9 |
| 1973 | 9 | 9 |
| 1974 | 7 | 9 |
| 1975 | 8 | 9 |
| 1976 | 19 | 9 |
| 1977 | 4 | 9 |
| 1979 | 5 | 9 |
| 1980 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 1981 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 1983 | 11 | 9.9 |
| 1984 | 13 | 9.9 |
| 1985 | 7 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 4 | 9.9 |
| 1988 | 13 | 9.9 |
| 1991 | 4 | 10.3 |
| 1992 | 5 | 10.3 |
| 1993 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 1994 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 1995 | 15 | 10.3 |
| 1996 | 17 | 10.3 |
| 1997 | 14 | 10.3 |
| 1999 | 6 | 10.3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 10.8 |
| 2001 | 5 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 16 | 10.8 |
| 2004 | 18 | 10.8 |
| 2005 | 8 | 10.8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10.8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10.8 |
| 2008 | 21 | 10.8 |
| 2009 | 12 | 10.8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 13.3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13.3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 13.3 |
| 2014 | 15 | 13.3 |
| 2015 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13.3 |
| 2017 | 20 | 13.3 |
| Year | First date | Last date |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1959-04-01 | 1959-11-24 |
| 1960 | 1960-04-03 | 1960-09-25 |
| 1961 | 1961-06-14 | 1961-10-16 |
| 1962 | 1962-04-12 | 1962-11-02 |
| 1963 | 1963-07-26 | 1963-09-26 |
| 1964 | 1964-04-14 | 1964-10-21 |
| 1965 | 1965-04-26 | 1965-10-25 |
| 1966 | 1966-04-15 | 1966-11-01 |
| 1967 | 1967-05-07 | 1967-11-02 |
| 1968 | 1968-03-28 | 1968-10-24 |
| 1969 | 1969-03-26 | 1969-11-01 |
| 1971 | 1971-06-17 | 1971-10-13 |
| 1972 | 1972-03-05 | 1972-10-06 |
| 1973 | 1973-06-08 | 1973-10-29 |
| 1974 | 1974-05-26 | 1974-10-17 |
| 1975 | 1975-05-28 | 1975-10-16 |
| 1976 | 1976-02-01 | 1976-11-05 |
| 1977 | 1977-07-26 | 1977-10-13 |
| 1979 | 1979-05-12 | 1979-09-12 |
| 1980 | 1980-06-27 | 1980-11-04 |
| 1981 | 1981-04-28 | 1981-11-02 |
| 1983 | 1983-07-10 | 1983-10-26 |
| 1984 | 1984-04-13 | 1984-09-28 |
| 1985 | 1985-04-01 | 1985-10-03 |
| 1986 | 1986-04-20 | 1986-10-07 |
| 1988 | 1988-03-25 | 1988-10-17 |
| 1991 | 1991-08-13 | 1991-11-06 |
| 1992 | 1992-09-26 | 1992-10-23 |
| 1993 | 1993-05-09 | 1993-10-29 |
| 1994 | 1994-06-09 | 1994-10-31 |
| 1995 | 1995-06-24 | 1995-11-13 |
| 1996 | 1996-04-28 | 1996-10-09 |
| 1997 | 1997-03-19 | 1997-11-02 |
| 1999 | 1999-04-16 | 1999-11-01 |
| 2000 | 2000-05-21 | 2000-09-17 |
| 2001 | 2001-05-07 | 2001-10-14 |
| 2003 | 2003-03-30 | 2003-10-28 |
| 2004 | 2004-03-08 | 2004-10-13 |
| 2005 | 2005-03-11 | 2005-11-19 |
| 2006 | 2006-07-22 | 2006-10-27 |
| 2007 | 2007-05-07 | 2007-11-03 |
| 2008 | 2008-04-12 | 2008-11-17 |
| 2009 | 2009-04-19 | 2009-11-02 |
| 2010 | 2010-08-23 | 2010-11-04 |
| 2012 | 2012-04-21 | 2012-11-05 |
| 2013 | 2013-05-02 | 2013-10-16 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-16 | 2014-10-29 |
| 2015 | 2015-03-14 | 2015-10-31 |
| 2016 | 2016-02-16 | 2016-11-10 |
| 2017 | 2017-03-13 | 2017-10-27 |
Every Fixed Threshold
| Threshold | Years with a qualifying day | Most days in a year | Year | Latest year days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 C (86 F): Days | 50 | 23 | 2015 | 20 |
| 35 C (95 F): Days | 37 | 7 | 2003 | 5 |
| 40 C (104 F): Days | 4 | 1 | 1971 | 1 |
| 90 F (32.2 C): Days | 48 | 12 | 2003 | 10 |
| 100 F (37.8 C): Days | 12 | 4 | 2017 | 4 |
| 0 C (32 F): Frost days (min | 50 | 26 | 1964 | 5 |
| 10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain | 54 | 28 | 1983 | 16 |
| 25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain | 41 | 5 | 1969 | 3 |
| 50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain | 10 | 2 | 1974 | 1 |
Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1959.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).