Salisbury Weather Records (USC00237514)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salisbury (USC00237514), Missouri, United States, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Salisbury

Salisbury (USC00237514) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 39.42 latitude and -92.81 longitude, 223 m (730 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1946 to 2026, 81 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 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 13 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 39.42 latitude, -92.81 longitude.
Elevation: 223 m (730 ft).
Period of record: 1946 to 2026, 81 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

17 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salisbury. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 17 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	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Salisbury still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 48.

Standing records at Salisbury by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1946	9
1947	21
1948	14
1949	12
1950	33
1951	18
1952	21
1953	33
1954	27
1955	12
1956	27
1957	10
1958	14
1959	16
1960	16
1961	8
1962	22
1963	26
1964	14
1965	19
1966	17
1967	21
1968	11
1969	5
1970	12
1971	8
1972	16
1973	5
1974	22
1975	9
1976	26
1977	8
1978	12
1979	16
1980	28
1981	16
1982	24
1983	25
1984	25
1985	28
1986	17
1987	12
1988	29
1989	48
1990	17
1991	24
1992	27
1993	13
1994	8
1995	12
1996	21
1997	12
1998	24
1999	17
2000	20
2001	9
2002	14
2003	15
2004	13
2005	13
2006	18
2007	18
2008	9
2009	12
2010	11
2011	17
2012	33
2013	14
2014	32
2015	17
2016	11
2017	29
2018	30
2019	19
2020	12
2021	18
2022	22
2023	21
2024	18
2025	15
2026	17

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records

9 all-time records were set at Salisbury between 13 January 1979 and 30 June 2017. Each dot is a new record.

When Salisbury set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-01-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1979-01-15	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980-07-10	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1982-01-10	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1982-01-11	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1983-12-25	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989-12-22	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989-12-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2017-06-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 198.9 mm (7.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 198.9 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salisbury. The most was 198.9 mm (7.8 in) on 30 June 2017.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salisbury
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 January 1999
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 February 1997
Mar	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	4 March 1985
Apr	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	18 April 2013
May	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 May 1981
Jun	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	30 June 2017
Jul	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	10 July 1969
Aug	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	15 August 1982
Sep	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	13 September 1961
Oct	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	3 October 1986
Nov	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 November 1964
Dec	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1946 to 2026

81 years of record at Salisbury, 1946 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1990, 2026.

Days with data per year at Salisbury
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1946	156	43%	No
1947	364	100%	Yes
1948	366	100%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	351	96%	Yes
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	302	83%	No
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	364	99%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	361	99%	Yes
1995	358	98%	Yes
1996	359	98%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	360	99%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	362	99%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	362	99%	Yes
2015	364	100%	Yes
2016	363	99%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	362	99%	Yes
2019	359	98%	Yes
2020	359	98%	Yes
2021	356	98%	Yes
2022	348	95%	Yes
2023	346	95%	Yes
2024	334	91%	Yes
2025	340	93%	Yes
2026	252	69%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Salisbury
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min (Provisional)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Provisional)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	tie	51 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min (Provisional)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	tie	79 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Provisional)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min (Provisional)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026	Salisbury, US	monthly high min (Provisional)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026	Salisbury, US	monthly high max (Tie, Provisional)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	tie	78 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Provisional)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Salisbury, US	monthly high min (Tie, Provisional)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	tie	25 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	tie	41 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min (Tie)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2026	Salisbury, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2026	Salisbury, US	daily high max (Tie)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	tie	63 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

77 complete years, 1947 to 2025

One stripe for each of 77 complete years at Salisbury, 1947 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.2 C (54.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 10.4 C (50.6 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 14.3 C (57.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Salisbury as warming stripes, 1947 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1947	12.5 C	+0.28 C
1948	12.6 C	+0.37 C
1949	12.9 C	+0.64 C
1950	11.8 C	-0.37 C
1951	11.6 C	-0.64 C
1952	13.1 C	+0.86 C
1953	13.9 C	+1.68 C
1954	14.1 C	+1.87 C
1955	13.0 C	+0.74 C
1956	13.5 C	+1.27 C
1957	12.8 C	+0.56 C
1958	12.2 C	+0.02 C
1959	12.8 C	+0.62 C
1960	12.1 C	-0.13 C
1961	12.0 C	-0.25 C
1962	12.1 C	-0.15 C
1963	12.3 C	+0.13 C
1964	12.8 C	+0.57 C
1965	12.7 C	+0.44 C
1966	11.7 C	-0.48 C
1967	11.8 C	-0.39 C
1968	11.8 C	-0.38 C
1969	11.6 C	-0.58 C
1970	12.1 C	-0.13 C
1971	12.4 C	+0.21 C
1972	11.8 C	-0.45 C
1973	12.7 C	+0.51 C
1974	12.2 C	+0.02 C
1975	12.5 C	+0.30 C
1976	11.9 C	-0.27 C
1977	12.4 C	+0.17 C
1978	11.1 C	-1.16 C
1979	11.0 C	-1.19 C
1980	12.8 C	+0.56 C
1982	10.4 C	-1.85 C
1983	11.4 C	-0.81 C
1984	11.5 C	-0.76 C
1985	10.4 C	-1.80 C
1986	11.9 C	-0.33 C
1987	12.4 C	+0.20 C
1988	11.9 C	-0.34 C
1989	10.6 C	-1.57 C
1991	12.6 C	+0.41 C
1992	12.0 C	-0.24 C
1993	10.8 C	-1.37 C
1994	11.9 C	-0.31 C
1995	11.3 C	-0.88 C
1996	10.9 C	-1.33 C
1997	11.3 C	-0.90 C
1998	13.3 C	+1.06 C
1999	12.7 C	+0.45 C
2000	12.0 C	-0.23 C
2001	12.6 C	+0.34 C
2002	12.2 C	+0.01 C
2003	11.7 C	-0.52 C
2004	11.9 C	-0.35 C
2005	12.7 C	+0.45 C
2006	13.0 C	+0.80 C
2007	12.6 C	+0.36 C
2008	11.1 C	-1.12 C
2009	11.4 C	-0.78 C
2010	12.1 C	-0.15 C
2011	12.2 C	-0.05 C
2012	14.3 C	+2.10 C
2013	11.3 C	-0.90 C
2014	10.9 C	-1.30 C
2015	12.8 C	+0.57 C
2016	13.6 C	+1.41 C
2017	13.3 C	+1.09 C
2018	12.2 C	-0.04 C
2019	11.9 C	-0.32 C
2020	12.5 C	+0.29 C
2021	12.9 C	+0.69 C
2022	12.0 C	-0.17 C
2023	13.4 C	+1.18 C
2024	13.7 C	+1.44 C
2025	12.9 C	+0.68 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1947 to 2025 is -0.01 C (-0.09 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.16 to 0.13) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 77 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	-0.01 C (-0.09 to 0.07) per decade	-0.02 F (-0.16 to 0.13) per decade	1947 to 2025	77	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.06 C (-0.16 to 0.03) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1947 to 2025	77	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.13) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1947 to 2025	77	Not clearly different from zero

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

1946 to 2026

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)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)	81
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1989	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	81
Wettest day (Rx1day)	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	2017	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	1981	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1956	24 days	81

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salisbury, 1946 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salisbury by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1946	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2013	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2014	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2020	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2022	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2023	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2024	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salisbury, 1946 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salisbury by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1946	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1947	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1949	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1973	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1975	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1976	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1977	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1978	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1979	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1985	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1986	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1988	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1990	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1991	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1995	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2000	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2002	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2003	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2004	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2005	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2007	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2010	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2011	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2012	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2014	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2016	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2017	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2018	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2019	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2021	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2022	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2023	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2024	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2025	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2026	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salisbury, 1946 to 2026. The record is 198.9 mm (7.8 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salisbury by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1946	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1957	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1959	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1961	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1962	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1967	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1970	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1973	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1974	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1976	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1980	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1983	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1984	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1986	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1987	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1988	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1990	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1992	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1993	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1999	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2002	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2003	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2004	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2005	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2008	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2009	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2011	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2012	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2014	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2015	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2016	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2017	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
2018	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2019	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2020	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2021	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2022	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2023	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2024	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2025	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2026	71.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salisbury, 1946 to 2026. The record is 279.9 mm (11.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.4 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salisbury by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1946	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1948	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1950	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1952	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1954	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1956	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1957	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1959	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1960	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1961	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1962	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1963	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1965	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1966	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1967	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1968	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1969	243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1970	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1971	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1974	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1977	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1978	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1979	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1980	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1981	279.9 mm (11.0 in)
1982	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1983	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1985	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1986	255.9 mm (10.1 in)
1987	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1988	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1990	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1991	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1993	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1994	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1995	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1996	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1997	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1998	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1999	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2000	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2002	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2003	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2004	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2005	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2006	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2007	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2008	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2009	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2010	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2012	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2013	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
2014	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2015	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2016	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2017	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
2018	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2019	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2020	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2021	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2022	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2023	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2024	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2025	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2026	87.6 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salisbury, 1946 to 2026. The record is 55 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salisbury by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1946	16 days
1947	28 days
1948	30 days
1949	27 days
1950	30 days
1951	20 days
1952	23 days
1953	22 days
1954	23 days
1955	30 days
1956	55 days
1957	22 days
1958	27 days
1959	27 days
1960	25 days
1961	18 days
1962	17 days
1963	24 days
1964	45 days
1965	22 days
1966	19 days
1967	25 days
1968	26 days
1969	18 days
1970	27 days
1971	34 days
1972	28 days
1973	21 days
1974	20 days
1975	13 days
1976	26 days
1977	25 days
1978	20 days
1979	37 days
1980	27 days
1981	20 days
1982	20 days
1983	26 days
1984	53 days
1985	24 days
1986	33 days
1987	27 days
1988	23 days
1989	36 days
1990	18 days
1991	23 days
1992	19 days
1993	24 days
1994	19 days
1995	25 days
1996	30 days
1997	17 days
1998	24 days
1999	40 days
2000	26 days
2001	17 days
2002	32 days
2003	27 days
2004	24 days
2005	17 days
2006	24 days
2007	20 days
2008	19 days
2009	27 days
2010	15 days
2011	25 days
2012	27 days
2013	27 days
2014	24 days
2015	19 days
2016	26 days
2017	42 days
2018	22 days
2019	15 days
2020	20 days
2021	19 days
2022	17 days
2023	21 days
2024	26 days
2025	20 days
2026	12 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

77 years with a frost

Across 77 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salisbury falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 194 days. That is 4 days more than in 1947 to 1976.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Salisbury
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1947 to 1976)	Recent period (1996 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	14 April	16 April	13 April	3 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	18 October	20 October	23 October	3 days later	+0.3 days per decade
Growing days	187 days	190 days	194 days	4 days more	+0.9 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

78 years, 1947 to 2025

A day with at least 72.6 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.5 mm (6.9 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	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
100 years	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1947 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: 198.9 mm (7.8 in) in 2017; 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1961; 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1969.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salisbury, at 1963 and 2014. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1963 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2014 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salisbury, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1963	-0.3	-0.5	possible	5
2014	+0.3	+0.6	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Salisbury had a mean temperature of 12.7 C (54.8 F) and 905.7 mm (35.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Alton - Melvin Price L&D (United States, 238 km away), St Charles Elm Pt (United States, 209 km away) and John Redmond Lake (United States, 286 km away).

Climate twins of Salisbury: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	238 km (148 mi)	12.4 C (54.4 F)	956.6 mm (37.7 in)	0.61
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	209 km (130 mi)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	945.3 mm (37.2 in)	0.61
John Redmond Lake	United States	286 km (178 mi)	12.6 C (54.6 F)	873.0 mm (34.4 in)	0.68

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).