Salinas Dam Weather Records (USC00047672)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salinas Dam (USC00047672), California, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Salinas Dam

Salinas Dam (USC00047672) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.34 latitude and -120.50 longitude, 424 m (1,392 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2026, 79 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salinas Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salinas Dam set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 26 December 2025.

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 35.34 latitude, -120.50 longitude.
Elevation: 424 m (1,392 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2026, 79 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salinas Dam. 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 Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.7 C (116.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.3 C (109.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Salinas Dam still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 390.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Salinas Dam between 14 October 2009 and 14 October 2009. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 172.0 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salinas Dam. The most was 172.0 mm (6.8 in) on 14 October 2009.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salinas Dam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	25 January 1969
Feb	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	25 February 1969
Mar	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	20 March 2011
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 April 1957
May	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 May 2003
Jun	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 June 2011
Jul	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 July 1950
Aug	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 August 1976
Sep	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 September 1976
Oct	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	14 October 2009
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 November 1982
Dec	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	6 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 2015

8 years of record at Salinas Dam, 1969 to 2015. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 1970, 1975, 2015.

Latest Records

Latest records at Salinas Dam
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 2025	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2025	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2025	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2024	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2024	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2024	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2024	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2024	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain (Tie)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2023	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2022	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2022	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2022	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Salinas Dam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2013	41.2 C (106.1 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2013	-5.5 C (22.0 F)	8
Wettest day (Rx1day)	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	2009	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	305.5 mm (12.0 in)	1969	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	229 days	1970	138 days	79

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salinas Dam, 1948 to 2026. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.2 C (106.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salinas Dam by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2013	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2014	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2015	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salinas Dam, 1948 to 2026. The record is -7.8 C (18.0 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.5 C (22.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salinas Dam by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1970	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2012	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2014	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2015	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salinas Dam, 1948 to 2026. The record is 172.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salinas Dam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1951	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1956	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1959	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1964	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1970	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1972	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1978	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1983	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1985	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1986	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1988	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1990	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1992	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1994	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1996	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1999	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2000	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2002	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2004	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2005	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2007	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2008	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2009	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2010	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2011	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2012	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2013	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
2014	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2015	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2016	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2017	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2018	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2019	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2020	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2021	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2022	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2023	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2024	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2025	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2026	62.7 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salinas Dam, 1948 to 2026. The record is 305.5 mm (12.0 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 130.1 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salinas Dam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1952	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1953	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1956	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1957	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1958	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1959	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1963	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1964	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1966	268.7 mm (10.6 in)
1967	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1968	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	305.5 mm (12.0 in)
1970	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1971	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1972	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1973	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1974	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1975	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1976	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1978	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1979	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1980	224.1 mm (8.8 in)
1981	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1982	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1983	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1984	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1985	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1986	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1987	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1988	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1989	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1992	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1993	166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1994	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1995	210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1996	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1997	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1998	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1999	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
2000	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
2001	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
2002	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
2003	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2004	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
2005	231.9 mm (9.1 in)
2006	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
2007	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2008	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
2009	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
2010	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
2011	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
2012	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2013	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2014	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2015	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2016	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2017	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
2018	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
2019	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
2020	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2021	202.4 mm (8.0 in)
2022	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2023	229.4 mm (9.0 in)
2024	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
2025	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
2026	152.8 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salinas Dam, 1948 to 2026. The record is 229 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 138 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salinas Dam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	103 days
1949	172 days
1950	104 days
1951	136 days
1952	189 days
1953	170 days
1954	183 days
1955	189 days
1956	147 days
1957	122 days
1958	86 days
1959	143 days
1960	93 days
1961	183 days
1962	202 days
1963	71 days
1964	83 days
1965	215 days
1966	110 days
1967	75 days
1968	73 days
1969	174 days
1970	229 days
1971	124 days
1972	107 days
1973	166 days
1974	166 days
1975	163 days
1976	66 days
1977	145 days
1978	126 days
1979	175 days
1980	103 days
1981	180 days
1982	77 days
1983	108 days
1984	174 days
1985	186 days
1986	169 days
1987	138 days
1988	188 days
1989	108 days
1990	115 days
1991	73 days
1992	209 days
1993	111 days
1994	127 days
1995	136 days
1996	166 days
1997	218 days
1998	98 days
1999	209 days
2000	105 days
2001	114 days
2002	169 days
2003	93 days
2004	108 days
2005	161 days
2006	131 days
2007	128 days
2008	184 days
2009	129 days
2010	97 days
2011	109 days
2012	218 days
2013	156 days
2014	188 days
2015	105 days
2016	175 days
2017	119 days
2018	167 days
2019	183 days
2020	86 days
2021	211 days
2022	141 days
2023	164 days
2024	137 days
2025	149 days
2026	94 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

74 years, 1949 to 2025

A day with at least 64.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.3 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salinas Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	169.3 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1949 to 2025.

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: 172.0 mm (6.8 in) in 2009; 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1969; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 2023.

Download the Data

Data for Salinas Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salinas Dam 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1969	31	8%	No
1970	31	8%	No
1975	31	8%	No
2011	359	98%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	212	58%	No