Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salisbury (USC00317615), North Carolina, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Salisbury
Salisbury (USC00317615) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.68 latitude and -80.48 longitude, 213 m (700 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 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 low maximum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 24 July 2026.
About the Station
Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.68 latitude, -80.48 longitude.
Elevation: 213 m (700 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
6 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. 6 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
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
31.7 C (89.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
36.1 C (97.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
29.4 C (84.9 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salisbury still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 37.
Standing records at Salisbury by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
29
1894
26
1895
37
1896
23
1897
8
1898
9
1899
17
1900
25
1901
16
1902
14
1903
6
1904
11
1905
14
1906
13
1907
22
1908
6
1909
13
1910
5
1911
7
1912
10
1913
6
1914
16
1915
10
1916
6
1917
19
1918
21
1919
11
1920
11
1921
7
1922
6
1923
13
1924
13
1925
23
1926
11
1927
16
1928
16
1929
15
1930
22
1931
11
1932
12
1933
13
1934
7
1935
8
1936
9
1937
30
1938
12
1939
17
1940
23
1941
23
1942
16
1943
25
1944
17
1945
12
1946
14
1947
14
1948
8
1949
10
1950
19
1951
9
1952
15
1953
9
1954
17
1955
6
1956
15
1957
10
1958
5
1959
2
1960
10
1961
7
1962
13
1963
11
1964
9
1965
8
1966
8
1967
13
1968
7
1969
4
1970
13
1971
14
1972
8
1973
6
1974
19
1975
3
1976
13
1977
12
1978
1
1979
11
1980
9
1981
10
1982
12
1983
20
1984
9
1985
16
1986
5
1987
3
1988
5
1989
12
1990
4
1991
9
1992
2
1993
7
1994
6
1995
2
1996
5
1997
4
1998
7
1999
2
2000
3
2001
8
2002
8
2003
5
2004
6
2005
5
2006
4
2007
12
2008
4
2009
4
2010
11
2011
7
2012
2
2013
5
2014
6
2015
7
2016
3
2017
8
2018
16
2019
7
2020
11
2021
4
2022
6
2023
10
2024
5
2025
8
2026
9
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Salisbury between 21 July 1926 and 27 August 2008. Each dot is a new record.
When Salisbury set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1926-07-21
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927-03-02
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1927-03-02
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1929-10-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1935-12-31
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940-01-28
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943-08-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2008-08-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salisbury. The most was 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 27 August 2008.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salisbury
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
7 January 1915
Feb
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
28 February 1929
Mar
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
4 March 1952
Apr
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
10 April 2003
May
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
30 May 1940
Jun
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
16 June 1979
Jul
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
14 July 1944
Aug
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
27 August 2008
Sep
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
19 September 1928
Oct
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2 October 1929
Nov
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
7 November 1912
Dec
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
28 December 1958
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
134 years of record at Salisbury, 1893 to 2026. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1956, 1982, 1984, 1985 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 116 complete years at Salisbury, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (60.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 14.2 C (57.5 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 16.9 C (62.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salisbury as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
15.4 C
-0.10 C
1894
16.5 C
+0.93 C
1895
15.2 C
-0.31 C
1896
15.8 C
+0.24 C
1897
16.0 C
+0.43 C
1899
15.8 C
+0.31 C
1900
16.2 C
+0.67 C
1901
14.5 C
-1.03 C
1904
14.3 C
-1.19 C
1905
14.3 C
-1.28 C
1906
15.2 C
-0.29 C
1910
15.5 C
-0.01 C
1911
16.6 C
+1.05 C
1912
15.3 C
-0.22 C
1913
16.2 C
+0.67 C
1914
15.5 C
-0.03 C
1915
15.7 C
+0.16 C
1916
16.0 C
+0.50 C
1917
14.7 C
-0.80 C
1918
15.7 C
+0.19 C
1919
16.0 C
+0.47 C
1920
14.7 C
-0.87 C
1921
16.6 C
+1.09 C
1922
16.1 C
+0.53 C
1923
15.5 C
+0.01 C
1924
14.6 C
-0.97 C
1925
16.0 C
+0.47 C
1926
15.2 C
-0.35 C
1927
15.7 C
+0.19 C
1928
15.0 C
-0.57 C
1929
15.2 C
-0.29 C
1930
14.7 C
-0.80 C
1932
15.9 C
+0.33 C
1933
16.6 C
+1.10 C
1934
15.6 C
+0.10 C
1935
15.5 C
-0.03 C
1936
15.4 C
-0.09 C
1937
15.4 C
-0.13 C
1938
16.2 C
+0.71 C
1939
16.4 C
+0.84 C
1940
14.7 C
-0.82 C
1941
16.0 C
+0.50 C
1942
15.6 C
+0.10 C
1943
15.6 C
+0.09 C
1944
15.2 C
-0.32 C
1945
15.9 C
+0.40 C
1946
16.3 C
+0.76 C
1947
15.2 C
-0.36 C
1948
16.0 C
+0.44 C
1949
16.6 C
+1.11 C
1950
15.8 C
+0.31 C
1951
15.7 C
+0.19 C
1952
15.5 C
-0.08 C
1953
16.1 C
+0.58 C
1954
15.6 C
+0.10 C
1955
15.6 C
+0.03 C
1957
16.8 C
+1.22 C
1958
15.1 C
-0.40 C
1959
15.8 C
+0.28 C
1960
14.8 C
-0.69 C
1961
15.4 C
-0.16 C
1962
14.9 C
-0.64 C
1963
14.3 C
-1.19 C
1964
15.2 C
-0.32 C
1965
15.4 C
-0.18 C
1966
14.8 C
-0.77 C
1967
15.1 C
-0.48 C
1968
14.6 C
-0.92 C
1969
14.6 C
-0.90 C
1970
15.6 C
+0.03 C
1971
15.4 C
-0.18 C
1972
15.1 C
-0.44 C
1973
15.4 C
-0.09 C
1974
15.4 C
-0.10 C
1975
15.7 C
+0.15 C
1976
14.8 C
-0.72 C
1977
15.6 C
+0.07 C
1978
14.9 C
-0.60 C
1979
14.9 C
-0.63 C
1980
15.0 C
-0.54 C
1981
14.8 C
-0.75 C
1983
15.2 C
-0.32 C
1985
15.3 C
-0.22 C
1988
14.2 C
-1.35 C
1989
15.2 C
-0.35 C
1990
16.9 C
+1.38 C
1992
15.2 C
-0.35 C
1993
15.8 C
+0.23 C
1994
15.6 C
+0.03 C
1996
15.0 C
-0.56 C
1997
15.1 C
-0.46 C
1998
16.7 C
+1.15 C
1999
15.9 C
+0.40 C
2000
15.3 C
-0.25 C
2001
15.8 C
+0.26 C
2002
16.0 C
+0.45 C
2003
15.3 C
-0.22 C
2004
15.7 C
+0.14 C
2007
16.4 C
+0.87 C
2009
15.1 C
-0.39 C
2010
15.4 C
-0.18 C
2011
16.0 C
+0.48 C
2012
16.1 C
+0.58 C
2013
14.6 C
-0.98 C
2014
14.7 C
-0.79 C
2015
15.8 C
+0.29 C
2016
16.1 C
+0.57 C
2017
16.1 C
+0.55 C
2018
15.8 C
+0.26 C
2019
16.1 C
+0.55 C
2020
15.9 C
+0.38 C
2021
15.8 C
+0.29 C
2022
15.8 C
+0.24 C
2023
16.1 C
+0.56 C
2024
16.4 C
+0.85 C
2025
15.9 C
+0.39 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2025 is 0.01 C (-0.02 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.01 F (-0.04 to 0.06) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 116 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 (-0.02 to 0.04) per decade
0.01 F (-0.04 to 0.06) per decade
1893 to 2025
116
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.02) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.11 to 0.03) per decade
1893 to 2025
116
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (0.00 to 0.08) per decade
0.06 F (-0.01 to 0.14) per decade
1893 to 2025
116
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
1893 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)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
134
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
134
Wettest day (Rx1day)
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2008
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1929
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
134
Longest dry spell (CDD)
51 days
2016
20 days
134
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1926, 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)
1893
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1895
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1899
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1901
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1904
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1913
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2022
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1940, 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
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1894
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1895
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1896
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1897
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1898
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1899
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1900
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1901
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1902
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1903
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1904
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1905
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1906
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1907
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1908
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1909
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1911
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1912
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1913
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1914
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1915
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1917
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1918
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1919
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1920
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1921
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1922
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1924
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1927
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1928
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1929
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1930
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1931
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1933
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1934
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1935
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1936
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1939
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1941
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1942
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1944
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1948
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1950
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1955
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1956
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1961
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1963
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1966
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1967
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1968
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1976
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1979
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1980
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1982
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1983
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1984
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1989
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1990
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1992
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1994
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1995
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1996
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1997
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1998
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2001
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2005
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2006
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2008
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2014
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2016
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2017
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2018
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2020
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2021
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2022
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2023
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2024
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2025
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2026
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2026. The record is 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.2 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salisbury by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1894
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1897
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1898
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1899
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1900
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1901
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1902
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1903
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1904
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1905
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1906
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1909
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1917
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1921
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1923
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1925
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1926
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1927
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1928
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1929
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1930
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1932
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1933
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1934
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1936
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1940
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1941
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1944
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1945
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1947
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1953
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1955
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1961
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1963
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1965
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1969
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1971
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1972
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1973
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1975
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1976
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1977
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1978
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1979
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1980
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1982
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1984
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1988
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1990
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1991
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1994
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1995
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1998
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2003
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2005
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2006
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2007
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2008
149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2009
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2010
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2011
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2012
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2013
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2014
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2015
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2016
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2017
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2018
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2019
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2020
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2021
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2022
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2023
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2024
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2025
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2026
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2026. The record is 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.2 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salisbury by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1894
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1895
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1896
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1897
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1898
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1899
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1900
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1901
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1902
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1903
102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1904
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1905
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1906
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1907
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1908
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1909
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1910
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1911
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1912
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1913
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1914
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1915
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1916
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1917
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1918
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1919
147.7 mm (5.8 in)
1920
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1921
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1922
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1923
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1924
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1925
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1926
110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1927
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1928
172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1929
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1930
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1932
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1933
60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1934
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1935
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1936
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1937
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1938
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1939
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1940
164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1941
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1943
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1944
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1945
191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1946
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1948
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1949
142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1950
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1953
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1954
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1955
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1956
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1957
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1960
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1961
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1962
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1963
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964
117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1965
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1966
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1967
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1969
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1970
104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1971
138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1972
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1973
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1975
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1976
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1977
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1979
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1980
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1982
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1983
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1984
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1985
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1988
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1989
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1990
201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1991
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1992
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1993
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1994
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1995
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1996
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1997
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1998
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
2000
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
2001
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2002
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2003
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2004
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2005
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2006
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2007
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2008
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
2009
106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2010
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2011
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2012
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2013
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2014
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2015
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2016
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2017
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2018
193.5 mm (7.6 in)
2019
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
2021
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2022
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2023
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2024
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2025
34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2026
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salisbury, 1893 to 2026. The record is 51 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salisbury by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
15 days
1894
16 days
1895
20 days
1896
22 days
1897
24 days
1898
17 days
1899
22 days
1900
24 days
1901
25 days
1902
20 days
1903
21 days
1904
18 days
1905
21 days
1906
19 days
1907
18 days
1908
20 days
1909
19 days
1910
23 days
1911
26 days
1912
25 days
1913
20 days
1914
23 days
1915
23 days
1916
26 days
1917
17 days
1918
22 days
1919
31 days
1920
33 days
1921
25 days
1922
34 days
1923
19 days
1924
26 days
1925
25 days
1926
20 days
1927
15 days
1928
14 days
1929
18 days
1930
17 days
1931
21 days
1932
16 days
1933
17 days
1934
24 days
1935
17 days
1936
20 days
1937
18 days
1938
20 days
1939
18 days
1940
20 days
1941
19 days
1942
18 days
1943
25 days
1944
20 days
1945
15 days
1946
15 days
1947
14 days
1948
19 days
1949
17 days
1950
15 days
1951
26 days
1952
25 days
1953
38 days
1954
20 days
1955
22 days
1956
21 days
1957
16 days
1958
26 days
1959
20 days
1960
15 days
1961
14 days
1962
25 days
1963
28 days
1964
32 days
1965
18 days
1966
19 days
1967
20 days
1968
26 days
1969
17 days
1970
25 days
1971
20 days
1972
21 days
1973
19 days
1974
23 days
1975
14 days
1976
15 days
1977
19 days
1978
27 days
1979
14 days
1980
17 days
1981
16 days
1982
23 days
1983
17 days
1984
22 days
1985
30 days
1986
30 days
1987
13 days
1988
21 days
1989
27 days
1990
18 days
1991
37 days
1992
19 days
1993
25 days
1994
17 days
1995
22 days
1996
21 days
1997
18 days
1998
24 days
1999
18 days
2000
38 days
2001
40 days
2002
31 days
2003
14 days
2004
12 days
2005
28 days
2006
20 days
2007
27 days
2008
19 days
2009
20 days
2010
32 days
2011
18 days
2012
24 days
2013
17 days
2014
27 days
2015
15 days
2016
51 days
2017
24 days
2018
18 days
2019
46 days
2020
12 days
2021
16 days
2022
19 days
2023
20 days
2024
26 days
2025
26 days
2026
20 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
116 years with a frost
Across 116 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salisbury falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 30 October, which leaves a median of 205 days between them.
In 1992 to 2025 the median growing season was 207 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salisbury
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1928)
Recent period (1992 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 April
6 April
7 April
1 day later
+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 October
31 October
2 November
2 days later
+0.3 days per decade
Growing days
205 days
207 days
207 days
no change
+0.1 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
120 years, 1893 to 2018
A day with at least 69.1 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 159.0 mm (6.3 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
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
141.9 mm (5.6 in)
100 years
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 120 years of values from 1893 to 2018.
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: 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 2008; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1943; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1929.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salisbury, at 2011. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2011 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower 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
2011
-0.3
-0.5
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.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.