Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salina (USC00427557), Utah, United States, with 89 years of record.
Key Facts for Salina
Salina (USC00427557) is a weather station in Utah, United States at 38.96 latitude and -111.85 longitude, 1,562 m (5,123 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 2011, 89 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salina still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salina set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 18 August 2011.
About the Station
Location: Utah, United States, 38.96 latitude, -111.85 longitude.
Elevation: 1,562 m (5,123 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 2011, 89 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 Salina. 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 Salina, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salina still stand. 1977 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Salina by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1927
7
1951
19
1952
36
1953
26
1954
30
1955
46
1956
44
1957
20
1958
24
1959
34
1960
38
1961
29
1962
50
1963
40
1964
45
1965
38
1966
41
1967
41
1968
34
1969
36
1970
32
1971
37
1972
37
1973
27
1974
13
1975
34
1976
26
1977
52
1978
35
1979
33
1980
21
1981
27
1982
26
1983
21
1984
23
1985
21
1986
32
1987
22
1988
25
1989
32
1990
29
1991
13
1992
28
1993
19
1994
7
2006
16
2007
23
2008
13
2009
16
2010
25
2011
21
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Salina between 4 January 1989 and 15 July 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Salina set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1989-01-04
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1989-02-06
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1989-02-06
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1990-12-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1990-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -35.6 C (-32.1 F)
2007-07-15
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.4 C (75.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 53.3 mm (2.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salina. The most was 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 1 June 1943.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salina
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
25 January 1944
Feb
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
28 February 1948
Mar
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
15 March 1945
Apr
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
7 April 1961
May
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
30 May 1937
Jun
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1 June 1943
Jul
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
30 July 1965
Aug
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2 August 2007
Sep
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
17 September 1965
Oct
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
19 October 1990
Nov
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2 November 1978
Dec
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
16 December 2008
Period of Record Coverage
1927 to 2011
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Salina, 1927 to 2011. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927, 1951, 1994, 2006, 2011.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 44 complete years at Salina, 1952 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.6 C (49.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 8.2 C (46.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 10.8 C (51.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salina as warming stripes, 1952 to 2010
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1952
9.4 C
-0.26 C
1953
9.6 C
-0.05 C
1954
10.8 C
+1.17 C
1955
8.9 C
-0.76 C
1956
9.9 C
+0.25 C
1957
9.8 C
+0.20 C
1958
10.7 C
+1.08 C
1959
10.3 C
+0.67 C
1960
9.5 C
-0.15 C
1961
9.0 C
-0.63 C
1962
9.3 C
-0.30 C
1963
10.2 C
+0.56 C
1964
9.1 C
-0.56 C
1965
9.9 C
+0.30 C
1966
10.6 C
+0.95 C
1967
9.7 C
+0.05 C
1968
9.3 C
-0.36 C
1969
10.5 C
+0.85 C
1970
9.9 C
+0.30 C
1971
9.3 C
-0.33 C
1972
10.1 C
+0.45 C
1973
9.2 C
-0.39 C
1974
9.5 C
-0.15 C
1975
8.7 C
-0.93 C
1976
9.5 C
-0.09 C
1977
10.7 C
+1.12 C
1978
10.3 C
+0.73 C
1979
9.4 C
-0.19 C
1980
10.0 C
+0.40 C
1981
10.8 C
+1.15 C
1982
8.2 C
-1.37 C
1983
9.7 C
+0.12 C
1984
8.3 C
-1.28 C
1985
8.9 C
-0.74 C
1986
10.1 C
+0.49 C
1987
9.3 C
-0.30 C
1988
8.9 C
-0.68 C
1989
8.7 C
-0.89 C
1991
8.9 C
-0.74 C
1993
8.7 C
-0.89 C
2007
10.3 C
+0.65 C
2008
9.6 C
-0.03 C
2009
9.8 C
+0.16 C
2010
9.9 C
+0.24 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1952 to 2010 is -0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 44 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salina
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1952 to 2010
44
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.21 C (-0.39 to -0.03) per decade
-0.37 F (-0.70 to -0.05) per decade
1952 to 2010
44
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1952 to 2010
44
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
1923 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Salina: 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)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1990
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
51
Wettest day (Rx1day)
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2008
31.9 mm (1.3 in)
78
Longest dry spell (CDD)
118 days
1960
38 days
78
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salina, 1923 to 2011. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salina by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salina, 1923 to 2011. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salina by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1953
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1955
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1956
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1957
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1959
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1963
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1968
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1969
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1975
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1976
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1984
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1985
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1989
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1991
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1992
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1993
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1994
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2006
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2007
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2008
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2009
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salina, 1923 to 2011. The record is 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.7 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salina by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1925
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1929
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1930
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1932
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1933
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1934
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1935
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1937
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1940
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1942
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1943
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1950
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1951
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1953
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1954
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1956
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1957
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1958
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1959
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1960
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1961
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1963
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1964
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1965
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1969
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1973
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1975
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1977
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1978
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1980
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1981
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1982
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1983
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1984
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1986
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1987
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1988
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1989
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1990
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1992
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1993
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1994
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2006
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2007
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2008
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2010
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2011
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salina, 1923 to 2011. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.9 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salina by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1925
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927
27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1928
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1929
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1930
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1932
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1934
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1935
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1936
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1937
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1940
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1943
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1944
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1946
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1950
22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1951
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1952
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1953
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1956
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1958
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1959
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1960
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1963
15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1964
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1965
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1970
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1972
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1973
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1975
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977
27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1978
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1981
42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1982
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1984
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1985
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1987
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1988
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1990
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1993
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1994
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2007
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2009
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2010
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
2011
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salina, 1923 to 2011. The record is 118 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salina by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923
19 days
1924
58 days
1925
59 days
1926
43 days
1927
39 days
1928
62 days
1929
43 days
1930
45 days
1931
35 days
1932
43 days
1933
43 days
1934
73 days
1935
76 days
1936
51 days
1937
41 days
1938
36 days
1939
53 days
1940
61 days
1941
27 days
1942
47 days
1943
48 days
1944
90 days
1945
22 days
1946
27 days
1947
39 days
1948
17 days
1949
28 days
1950
50 days
1951
40 days
1952
46 days
1953
55 days
1954
46 days
1955
38 days
1956
48 days
1957
33 days
1958
102 days
1959
35 days
1960
118 days
1961
51 days
1962
32 days
1963
27 days
1964
38 days
1965
30 days
1966
33 days
1967
31 days
1968
56 days
1969
28 days
1970
36 days
1971
38 days
1972
40 days
1973
23 days
1974
93 days
1975
38 days
1976
46 days
1977
42 days
1978
75 days
1979
42 days
1980
36 days
1981
34 days
1982
33 days
1983
22 days
1984
33 days
1985
32 days
1986
30 days
1987
37 days
1988
30 days
1989
33 days
1990
36 days
1991
34 days
1992
38 days
1993
32 days
1994
20 days
2006
27 days
2007
44 days
2008
40 days
2009
21 days
2010
33 days
2011
22 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
44 years with a frost
Across 44 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salina falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 18 September, which leaves a median of 116 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salina
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1966 to 2010)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 May
n/a
25 May
n/a
-3.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 September
n/a
17 September
n/a
+2.2 days per decade
Growing days
116 days
n/a
116 days
n/a
+5.4 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
71 years, 1924 to 2010
A day with at least 21.2 mm (0.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 49.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salina: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
21.2 mm (0.8 in)
5 years
28.5 mm (1.1 in)
10 years
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
25 years
39.7 mm (1.6 in)
50 years
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
100 years
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1924 to 2010.
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: 53.3 mm (2.1 in) in 1943; 50.8 mm (2.0 in) in 2008; 45.7 mm (1.8 in) in 1947.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salina, at 1982. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1982 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salina, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1982
-0.5
-0.9
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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Data for Salina standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salina threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.