Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salisbury (USC00307413), New York, United States, with 79 years of record.
Key Facts for Salisbury
Salisbury (USC00307413) is a weather station in New York, United States at 43.17 latitude and -74.87 longitude, 421 m (1,381 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1975, 79 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 precipitation of 19.6 mm (0.8 in) on 25 February 1975.
About the Station
Location: New York, United States, 43.17 latitude, -74.87 longitude.
Elevation: 421 m (1,381 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1975, 79 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
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salisbury still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Salisbury by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
22
1898
21
1899
24
1900
25
1901
17
1902
19
1903
25
1904
20
1905
17
1906
35
1907
26
1908
15
1909
15
1910
10
1911
28
1912
22
1913
28
1914
37
1915
23
1916
26
1917
24
1918
30
1919
19
1920
25
1921
20
1922
13
1923
14
1924
17
1925
25
1926
23
1927
16
1928
19
1929
23
1930
22
1931
21
1932
28
1933
27
1934
23
1935
11
1936
38
1937
13
1938
26
1939
11
1940
21
1941
20
1942
19
1943
20
1944
11
1945
32
1946
22
1947
10
1948
15
1949
17
1950
24
1951
21
1952
10
1953
18
1954
21
1955
17
1956
12
1957
15
1958
10
1959
23
1960
6
1961
13
1962
19
1963
11
1964
20
1965
12
1966
19
1967
11
1968
11
1969
9
1970
15
1971
10
1972
7
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Salisbury between 9 February 1934 and 11 March 1971. Each dot is a new record.
When Salisbury set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-02-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1936-07-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936-07-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
1971-03-05
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 193.0 cm (76.0 in)
1971-03-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 195.6 cm (77.0 in)
1971-03-08
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 203.2 cm (80.0 in)
1971-03-09
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 208.3 cm (82.0 in)
1971-03-11
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 213.4 cm (84.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 153.7 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salisbury. The most was 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 31 October 1911.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salisbury
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
22 January 1959
Feb
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1 February 1951
Mar
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
5 March 1964
Apr
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
30 April 1962
May
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
7 May 1935
Jun
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
21 June 1922
Jul
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
8 July 1935
Aug
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
11 August 1920
Sep
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
30 September 1924
Oct
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
31 October 1911
Nov
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
9 November 1913
Dec
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
3 December 1905
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 1972
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
76 years of record at Salisbury, 1897 to 1972. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1964 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 60 complete years at Salisbury, 1897 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.8 C (42.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1926, at 4.1 C (39.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 7.4 C (45.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salisbury as warming stripes, 1897 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
6.1 C
+0.28 C
1899
6.9 C
+1.05 C
1901
6.2 C
+0.37 C
1904
4.7 C
-1.17 C
1906
6.8 C
+0.98 C
1911
5.9 C
+0.09 C
1912
4.5 C
-1.28 C
1913
6.8 C
+0.93 C
1914
4.8 C
-1.05 C
1915
5.7 C
-0.10 C
1916
4.7 C
-1.17 C
1918
6.0 C
+0.17 C
1919
6.4 C
+0.58 C
1920
4.4 C
-1.42 C
1921
6.5 C
+0.63 C
1922
5.7 C
-0.13 C
1923
5.4 C
-0.46 C
1924
4.8 C
-1.01 C
1925
5.8 C
-0.07 C
1926
4.1 C
-1.76 C
1927
5.7 C
-0.12 C
1928
5.7 C
-0.14 C
1929
5.7 C
-0.11 C
1930
6.6 C
+0.78 C
1931
7.4 C
+1.56 C
1932
6.4 C
+0.56 C
1933
6.7 C
+0.90 C
1934
5.7 C
-0.12 C
1935
5.5 C
-0.32 C
1936
6.4 C
+0.55 C
1937
6.8 C
+1.00 C
1938
7.3 C
+1.50 C
1939
6.1 C
+0.28 C
1940
4.7 C
-1.10 C
1941
6.3 C
+0.46 C
1942
6.3 C
+0.52 C
1943
5.1 C
-0.72 C
1944
6.0 C
+0.16 C
1945
6.3 C
+0.52 C
1946
6.5 C
+0.70 C
1947
6.0 C
+0.22 C
1948
5.9 C
+0.03 C
1949
7.0 C
+1.18 C
1950
5.0 C
-0.78 C
1951
5.1 C
-0.72 C
1952
5.7 C
-0.14 C
1953
7.1 C
+1.25 C
1954
5.7 C
-0.12 C
1955
5.4 C
-0.43 C
1956
5.4 C
-0.42 C
1957
6.3 C
+0.47 C
1958
4.9 C
-0.93 C
1959
6.4 C
+0.61 C
1960
5.9 C
+0.04 C
1961
6.1 C
+0.23 C
1962
4.7 C
-1.17 C
1963
5.3 C
-0.50 C
1967
5.1 C
-0.68 C
1969
5.5 C
-0.31 C
1970
5.5 C
-0.35 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 1970 is -0.02 C (-0.13 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.23 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 60 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
-0.02 C (-0.13 to 0.09) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.23 to 0.16) per decade
1897 to 1970
60
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.14 to 0.10) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.25 to 0.17) per decade
1897 to 1970
60
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.02 C (-0.13 to 0.10) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.24 to 0.18) per decade
1897 to 1970
60
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
1897 to 1975
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)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1936
32.2 C (90.0 F)
76
Coldest night (TNn)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1904
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
76
Wettest day (Rx1day)
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1911
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1911
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
79
Longest dry spell (CDD)
31 days
1903
14 days
79
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salisbury, 1897 to 1975. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salisbury by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1902
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1903
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1904
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1905
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1906
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1909
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1910
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1911
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1912
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1915
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1917
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1918
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1921
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1922
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1923
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1924
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1926
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1927
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1929
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1930
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1931
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1935
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1936
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1937
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1940
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1941
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1948
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1949
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1950
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1951
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1952
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1953
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1954
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1957
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1958
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1959
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1960
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1961
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1966
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1967
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1968
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salisbury, 1897 to 1975. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salisbury by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1898
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1899
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1901
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1902
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1903
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1904
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1905
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1906
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1907
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1908
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1909
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1910
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1911
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1912
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1913
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1914
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1915
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1917
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1918
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1920
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1921
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1922
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1923
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1925
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1926
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1927
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1928
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1929
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1932
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1934
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1935
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1936
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1937
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1938
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1939
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1940
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1941
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1942
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1943
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1944
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1945
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1946
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1947
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1949
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1953
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1954
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1955
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1958
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1959
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1961
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1963
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1967
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1968
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1969
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1970
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salisbury, 1897 to 1975. The record is 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salisbury by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1899
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1900
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1903
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1904
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1905
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1906
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1909
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1911
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1912
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1913
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1921
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1923
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1925
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1930
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1933
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1934
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1941
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1942
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1946
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1950
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1954
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1958
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1961
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1965
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1971
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salisbury, 1897 to 1975. The record is 181.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.3 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salisbury by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1899
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1900
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1901
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1903
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1904
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1905
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1906
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1908
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1909
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911
181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1912
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1914
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1915
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1918
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1919
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1920
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1921
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1922
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1923
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1925
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1926
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1927
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1929
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1930
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1932
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1933
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1934
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1936
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1938
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1939
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1941
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1942
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1943
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1944
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1945
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1946
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1947
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1949
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1950
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1952
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1953
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1955
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1956
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1957
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1958
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1959
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1960
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1962
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1963
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1965
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1968
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969
71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1970
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1972
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1973
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1974
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1975
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salisbury, 1897 to 1975. The record is 31 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 14 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salisbury by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
11 days
1898
9 days
1899
18 days
1900
16 days
1901
20 days
1902
15 days
1903
31 days
1904
30 days
1905
16 days
1906
11 days
1907
17 days
1908
21 days
1909
13 days
1910
12 days
1911
13 days
1912
18 days
1913
16 days
1914
16 days
1915
18 days
1916
11 days
1917
14 days
1918
17 days
1919
14 days
1920
10 days
1921
13 days
1922
16 days
1923
13 days
1924
24 days
1925
12 days
1926
8 days
1927
16 days
1928
11 days
1929
14 days
1930
14 days
1931
14 days
1932
17 days
1933
9 days
1934
11 days
1935
13 days
1936
11 days
1937
12 days
1938
22 days
1939
18 days
1940
11 days
1941
20 days
1942
10 days
1943
14 days
1944
12 days
1945
10 days
1946
10 days
1947
18 days
1948
16 days
1949
24 days
1950
12 days
1951
15 days
1952
17 days
1953
20 days
1954
8 days
1955
14 days
1956
18 days
1957
13 days
1958
14 days
1959
9 days
1960
12 days
1961
15 days
1962
12 days
1963
27 days
1964
25 days
1965
26 days
1966
16 days
1967
18 days
1968
15 days
1969
16 days
1970
18 days
1971
13 days
1972
9 days
1973
8 days
1974
13 days
1975
4 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
60 years with a frost
Across 60 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salisbury falls on 28 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 115 days between them.
In 1937 to 1970 the median growing season was 113 days. That is 7 days fewer than in 1897 to 1936.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salisbury
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1897 to 1936)
Recent period (1937 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 May
26 May
29 May
3 days later
+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 September
20 September
17 September
3 days earlier
-0.2 days per decade
Growing days
115 days
120 days
113 days
7 days fewer
-0.3 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
67 years, 1897 to 1971
A day with at least 54.9 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.3 mm (5.2 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
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
50 years
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
100 years
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1897 to 1971.
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: 151.9 mm (6.0 in) in 1920; 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1949; 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1904.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.