Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salisbury (USC00188000), Maryland, United States, with 119 years of record.
Key Facts for Salisbury
Salisbury (USC00188000) is a weather station in Maryland, United States at 38.37 latitude and -75.59 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2011, 119 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salisbury still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salisbury set a daily record high minimum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 22 December 2011.
About the Station
Location: Maryland, United States, 38.37 latitude, -75.59 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2011, 119 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 Salisbury. 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 Salisbury, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salisbury still stand. 1940 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Salisbury by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1906
12
1907
24
1908
14
1909
17
1910
14
1911
20
1912
16
1913
25
1914
38
1915
20
1916
15
1917
31
1918
34
1919
16
1920
16
1921
13
1922
12
1923
23
1924
7
1925
21
1926
20
1927
21
1928
14
1929
18
1930
33
1931
19
1932
16
1933
13
1934
10
1935
15
1936
24
1937
15
1938
14
1939
19
1940
39
1941
9
1942
4
1943
20
1944
7
1945
16
1946
12
1947
18
1948
13
1949
12
1950
12
1951
9
1952
7
1953
12
1954
15
1955
7
1956
12
1957
13
1958
11
1959
10
1960
12
1961
12
1962
7
1963
9
1964
14
1965
12
1966
5
1967
11
1968
6
1969
5
1970
5
1971
11
1972
11
1973
6
1974
23
1975
7
1976
16
1977
7
1978
5
1979
20
1980
12
1981
5
1982
7
1983
7
1984
13
1985
9
1986
7
1987
2
1988
9
1989
15
1990
13
1991
18
1992
7
1993
12
1994
8
1995
8
1996
10
1997
10
1998
17
1999
14
2000
15
2001
24
2002
18
2003
5
2004
7
2005
10
2006
10
2007
13
2008
18
2009
7
2010
22
2011
11
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Salisbury between 30 August 1936 and 5 July 1999. Each dot is a new record.
When Salisbury set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-08-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1949-08-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1967-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1979-02-19
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1999-07-05
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 226.1 mm (8.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salisbury. The most was 226.1 mm (8.9 in) on 30 August 1936.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salisbury
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
28 January 1998
Feb
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
4 February 1920
Mar
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
21 March 2001
Apr
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
28 April 1954
May
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
20 May 2005
Jun
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
13 June 1962
Jul
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
29 July 1994
Aug
226.1 mm (8.9 in)
30 August 1936
Sep
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
6 September 1935
Oct
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
26 October 1971
Nov
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
6 November 2003
Dec
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
26 December 1969
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
107 years of record at Salisbury, 1893 to 2011. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1906, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1937, 1941, 1942 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Salisbury, 1907 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.9 C (53.5 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 15.7 C (60.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salisbury as warming stripes, 1907 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1907
12.6 C
-1.54 C
1908
13.6 C
-0.47 C
1909
13.4 C
-0.75 C
1910
13.3 C
-0.80 C
1911
14.1 C
+0.00 C
1912
13.3 C
-0.82 C
1913
14.7 C
+0.54 C
1914
13.2 C
-0.87 C
1915
13.6 C
-0.56 C
1916
12.9 C
-1.20 C
1917
11.9 C
-2.19 C
1918
13.1 C
-0.97 C
1919
13.7 C
-0.46 C
1922
14.0 C
-0.16 C
1925
14.1 C
+0.00 C
1927
13.8 C
-0.29 C
1928
13.7 C
-0.38 C
1929
14.1 C
-0.06 C
1930
14.4 C
+0.32 C
1931
14.6 C
+0.46 C
1932
14.4 C
+0.26 C
1933
14.3 C
+0.17 C
1934
13.6 C
-0.49 C
1935
13.5 C
-0.66 C
1936
13.8 C
-0.33 C
1939
14.1 C
-0.03 C
1940
12.0 C
-2.13 C
1943
14.5 C
+0.34 C
1944
14.4 C
+0.25 C
1945
14.6 C
+0.53 C
1946
14.9 C
+0.77 C
1947
14.2 C
+0.06 C
1949
15.2 C
+1.10 C
1950
14.1 C
+0.02 C
1951
14.3 C
+0.21 C
1952
14.6 C
+0.50 C
1953
15.2 C
+1.05 C
1954
14.5 C
+0.41 C
1955
14.3 C
+0.21 C
1956
14.1 C
-0.02 C
1957
14.5 C
+0.41 C
1958
12.9 C
-1.25 C
1959
14.8 C
+0.69 C
1960
13.5 C
-0.57 C
1961
13.9 C
-0.19 C
1962
13.3 C
-0.77 C
1963
13.4 C
-0.71 C
1964
14.0 C
-0.07 C
1965
13.7 C
-0.38 C
1966
13.6 C
-0.51 C
1967
13.4 C
-0.74 C
1968
13.9 C
-0.24 C
1969
13.6 C
-0.50 C
1970
14.0 C
-0.14 C
1971
14.3 C
+0.22 C
1972
13.9 C
-0.24 C
1973
14.8 C
+0.72 C
1974
14.7 C
+0.58 C
1975
14.8 C
+0.70 C
1976
13.7 C
-0.41 C
1977
13.9 C
-0.20 C
1978
13.0 C
-1.09 C
1979
13.4 C
-0.69 C
1980
13.3 C
-0.80 C
1981
13.4 C
-0.74 C
1982
14.0 C
-0.12 C
1983
14.1 C
-0.01 C
1984
14.1 C
+0.02 C
1985
14.5 C
+0.38 C
1986
14.5 C
+0.40 C
1987
14.4 C
+0.27 C
1988
13.8 C
-0.32 C
1990
15.3 C
+1.21 C
1991
15.5 C
+1.43 C
1993
14.4 C
+0.33 C
1994
14.7 C
+0.58 C
1996
13.9 C
-0.24 C
1997
14.2 C
+0.13 C
1998
15.5 C
+1.42 C
1999
15.2 C
+1.07 C
2000
13.7 C
-0.40 C
2001
13.5 C
-0.57 C
2002
15.6 C
+1.45 C
2003
14.4 C
+0.24 C
2004
14.8 C
+0.67 C
2005
14.7 C
+0.60 C
2006
15.7 C
+1.54 C
2007
15.3 C
+1.21 C
2008
14.9 C
+0.83 C
2009
14.6 C
+0.52 C
2010
15.0 C
+0.87 C
2011
15.4 C
+1.24 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1907 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 92 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salisbury
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1907 to 2011
92
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade
0.08 F (-0.01 to 0.17) per decade
1907 to 2011
92
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.2) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade
1907 to 2011
92
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
1893 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Salisbury: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918
36.1 C (97.0 F)
107
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
107
Wettest day (Rx1day)
226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1936
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
314.9 mm (12.4 in)
1935
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
106
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
1966
18 days
106
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2011. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salisbury by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1929
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1979
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2011. The record is -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salisbury by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1906
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1907
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1908
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1911
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1912
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1913
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1914
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1915
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1916
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1917
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1918
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1919
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1920
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1921
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1922
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1925
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1926
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1927
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1929
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1931
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1934
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1935
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1940
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1941
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1942
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1945
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1951
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1953
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1954
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1955
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1960
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1961
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1969
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1977
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1979
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1989
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1994
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1997
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1998
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2000
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2001
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2003
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2005
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2008
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2009
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2011. The record is 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.2 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salisbury by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
n/a
1906
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1907
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1908
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1909
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1910
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1916
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1920
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1927
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1934
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1936
226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1937
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1938
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1944
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1949
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1954
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1961
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1964
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1972
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1974
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1980
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1982
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1983
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1986
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1990
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1992
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1994
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1995
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1996
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1997
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1998
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1999
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2000
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2001
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2002
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2003
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2004
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2005
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2006
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2007
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2008
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2009
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2010
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2011
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2011. The record is 314.9 mm (12.4 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.8 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salisbury by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
n/a
1906
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1907
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1908
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1909
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1910
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1911
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1913
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1915
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1916
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1917
95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1918
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1919
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1920
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1921
55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1922
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1923
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1924
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1925
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1926
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927
82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1928
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1929
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1932
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1933
257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1934
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1935
314.9 mm (12.4 in)
1936
230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1937
139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1938
183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1939
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1942
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1945
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1946
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948
261.1 mm (10.3 in)
1949
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1950
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1952
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1953
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1954
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1955
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1956
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1957
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1958
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1959
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1960
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1961
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1963
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1964
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1966
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1967
157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1968
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1969
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1970
120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1971
188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1972
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1973
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1974
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1975
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1976
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1977
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1978
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1979
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1980
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1982
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1984
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1985
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1986
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1987
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1988
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1989
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1990
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1992
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1993
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1994
187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1995
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1996
153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1997
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1998
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1999
164.4 mm (6.5 in)
2000
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2001
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
2002
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
2003
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2004
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
2005
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2006
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
2007
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2008
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2009
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2010
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2011
218.7 mm (8.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2011. The record is 39 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salisbury by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
n/a
1906
20 days
1907
15 days
1908
23 days
1909
12 days
1910
18 days
1911
23 days
1912
18 days
1913
14 days
1914
18 days
1915
26 days
1916
13 days
1917
28 days
1918
18 days
1919
16 days
1920
27 days
1921
21 days
1922
21 days
1923
18 days
1924
19 days
1925
11 days
1926
13 days
1927
21 days
1928
15 days
1929
14 days
1930
29 days
1931
20 days
1932
18 days
1933
16 days
1934
19 days
1935
17 days
1936
21 days
1937
11 days
1938
18 days
1939
19 days
1940
15 days
1941
18 days
1942
10 days
1943
17 days
1944
19 days
1945
16 days
1946
13 days
1947
19 days
1948
17 days
1949
22 days
1950
13 days
1951
10 days
1952
23 days
1953
26 days
1954
24 days
1955
14 days
1956
14 days
1957
23 days
1958
13 days
1959
22 days
1960
16 days
1961
15 days
1962
14 days
1963
17 days
1964
28 days
1965
21 days
1966
39 days
1967
18 days
1968
25 days
1969
17 days
1970
17 days
1971
16 days
1972
12 days
1973
25 days
1974
21 days
1975
11 days
1976
17 days
1977
18 days
1978
21 days
1979
12 days
1980
16 days
1981
16 days
1982
27 days
1983
11 days
1984
21 days
1985
23 days
1986
30 days
1987
16 days
1988
13 days
1989
21 days
1990
16 days
1991
23 days
1992
18 days
1993
17 days
1994
26 days
1995
22 days
1996
12 days
1997
15 days
1998
20 days
1999
22 days
2000
30 days
2001
33 days
2002
19 days
2003
13 days
2004
16 days
2005
18 days
2006
21 days
2007
24 days
2008
15 days
2009
20 days
2010
13 days
2011
15 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
92 years with a frost
Across 92 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salisbury falls on 11 April and the median first autumn frost on 29 October, which leaves a median of 197 days between them.
In 1979 to 2011 the median growing season was 218 days. That is 34 days more than in 1907 to 1945.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salisbury
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1907 to 1945)
Recent period (1979 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
11 April
18 April
31 March
18 days earlier
-2.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 October
22 October
5 November
14 days later
+1.6 days per decade
Growing days
197 days
184 days
218 days
34 days more
+3.7 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
93 years, 1911 to 2011
A day with at least 75.2 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 222.4 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salisbury: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
25 years
164.4 mm (6.5 in)
50 years
192.2 mm (7.6 in)
100 years
222.4 mm (8.8 in)
Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1911 to 2011.
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: 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1936; 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1935; 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1953.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.