Salinas AP Weather Records (USW00023233)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salinas AP (USW00023233), California, United States, with 97 years of record.

Key Facts for Salinas AP

Salinas AP (USW00023233) is a weather station in California, United States at 36.66 latitude and -121.61 longitude, 22 m (73 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 2026, 97 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salinas AP still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salinas AP tied a daily record precipitation of 0.3 mm (0.01 in) on 25 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

Location: California, United States, 36.66 latitude, -121.61 longitude.
Elevation: 22 m (73 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 2026, 97 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

16 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salinas AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 16 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Salinas AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
Feb	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Nov	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Salinas AP still stand. 1935 holds the most, with 47.

Standing records at Salinas AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1930	5
1931	43
1932	39
1933	38
1934	25
1935	47
1936	27
1937	34
1938	20
1939	29
1940	16
1941	27
1942	16
1943	21
1944	16
1945	13
1946	16
1947	15
1948	12
1949	27
1950	16
1951	5
1952	9
1953	14
1954	18
1955	14
1956	17
1957	18
1960	10
1961	16
1962	27
1963	10
1964	15
1965	13
1966	18
1967	16
1968	18
1969	20
1970	22
1971	20
1972	23
1973	8
1974	10
1975	7
1976	14
1977	17
1978	10
1979	10
1980	15
1981	11
1982	20
1983	29
1984	10
1985	16
1986	7
1987	15
1988	16
1989	16
1990	12
1991	8
1992	18
1993	6
1994	5
1995	8
1996	21
1997	15
1998	12
1999	14
2000	7
2001	10
2002	10
2003	9
2004	11
2005	8
2006	7
2007	8
2008	17
2009	13
2010	4
2011	5
2012	10
2013	5
2014	24
2015	21
2016	8
2017	17
2018	3
2019	18
2020	10
2021	7
2022	17
2023	7
2024	7
2025	8
2026	18

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Salinas AP between 14 September 1971 and 2 September 2017. Each dot is a new record.

When Salinas AP set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-09-14	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973-12-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2014-12-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2017-09-02	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 81.8 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salinas AP. The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 11 December 2014.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Salinas AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 January 2000
Feb	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 February 2026
Mar	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 March 1995
Apr	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 April 1974
May	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 May 1931
Jun	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5 June 1934
Jul	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 July 1980
Aug	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 August 1935
Sep	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 September 1983
Oct	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 October 2009
Nov	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 November 2012
Dec	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	11 December 2014

Period of Record Coverage

1930 to 2026

95 years of record at Salinas AP, 1930 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1930, 1946, 2026.

Days with data per year at Salinas AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1930	35	10%	No
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	365	100%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	364	99%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	299	82%	No
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	336	92%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	362	99%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	353	97%	Yes
1996	358	98%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	365	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	364	99%	Yes
2021	346	95%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	363	99%	Yes
2026	285	78%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Salinas AP
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily rain (Tie, Provisional)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	tie	84 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high min (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	95 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	41 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max (Tie)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	tie	73 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	monthly high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	83 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	monthly high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	83 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	monthly high max (Tie)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	tie	11 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026	Salinas AP, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

89 complete years, 1931 to 2025

One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Salinas AP, 1931 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 12.7 C (54.9 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Salinas AP as warming stripes, 1931 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1931	13.6 C	-0.62 C
1932	13.0 C	-1.24 C
1933	13.3 C	-1.00 C
1934	15.1 C	+0.79 C
1935	13.6 C	-0.71 C
1936	14.2 C	-0.02 C
1937	14.0 C	-0.23 C
1938	14.2 C	-0.11 C
1939	13.7 C	-0.53 C
1940	14.6 C	+0.37 C
1941	14.4 C	+0.13 C
1942	13.4 C	-0.86 C
1943	13.9 C	-0.38 C
1944	13.4 C	-0.84 C
1945	13.9 C	-0.32 C
1947	14.5 C	+0.23 C
1949	13.5 C	-0.75 C
1950	14.2 C	-0.02 C
1951	13.7 C	-0.58 C
1952	13.8 C	-0.44 C
1953	14.2 C	-0.06 C
1954	14.3 C	+0.06 C
1955	13.3 C	-0.98 C
1956	14.1 C	-0.14 C
1957	14.8 C	+0.52 C
1960	13.7 C	-0.54 C
1961	14.1 C	-0.20 C
1962	13.8 C	-0.51 C
1963	14.3 C	+0.08 C
1964	13.9 C	-0.40 C
1965	13.6 C	-0.62 C
1966	13.8 C	-0.48 C
1967	13.4 C	-0.87 C
1968	13.6 C	-0.67 C
1969	13.3 C	-0.99 C
1970	13.8 C	-0.49 C
1971	12.7 C	-1.55 C
1972	14.2 C	-0.10 C
1973	14.2 C	-0.02 C
1974	14.6 C	+0.31 C
1975	13.3 C	-0.93 C
1976	14.0 C	-0.22 C
1977	13.6 C	-0.62 C
1978	14.7 C	+0.44 C
1979	14.6 C	+0.34 C
1980	14.5 C	+0.22 C
1981	14.2 C	-0.05 C
1982	12.9 C	-1.37 C
1983	15.9 C	+1.59 C
1984	14.9 C	+0.62 C
1985	14.0 C	-0.30 C
1986	14.7 C	+0.48 C
1987	14.4 C	+0.12 C
1988	14.7 C	+0.45 C
1989	14.3 C	+0.04 C
1990	14.3 C	+0.03 C
1991	14.1 C	-0.19 C
1992	15.4 C	+1.12 C
1993	15.0 C	+0.74 C
1994	13.9 C	-0.38 C
1996	15.1 C	+0.83 C
1997	15.2 C	+0.98 C
1998	14.0 C	-0.22 C
1999	13.4 C	-0.84 C
2000	14.2 C	-0.08 C
2001	14.0 C	-0.24 C
2002	13.8 C	-0.42 C
2003	14.5 C	+0.25 C
2004	14.5 C	+0.28 C
2005	14.5 C	+0.25 C
2006	14.0 C	-0.24 C
2007	13.8 C	-0.43 C
2008	14.1 C	-0.14 C
2009	14.2 C	-0.03 C
2010	14.2 C	-0.11 C
2011	14.3 C	+0.00 C
2012	14.7 C	+0.44 C
2013	14.6 C	+0.29 C
2014	16.1 C	+1.86 C
2015	16.1 C	+1.82 C
2016	15.1 C	+0.79 C
2017	15.3 C	+1.04 C
2018	14.8 C	+0.52 C
2019	15.2 C	+0.92 C
2020	15.5 C	+1.23 C
2022	15.6 C	+1.35 C
2023	15.0 C	+0.71 C
2024	15.3 C	+1.05 C
2025	14.8 C	+0.58 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1931 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 89 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salinas AP
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1931 to 2025	89	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.01 C (-0.05 to 0.07) per decade	0.01 F (-0.09 to 0.12) per decade	1931 to 2025	89	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	1931 to 2025	89	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1930 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Salinas AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2017	36.1 C (97.0 F)	95
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1937	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	95
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2014	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	97
Longest dry spell (CDD)	204 days	2002	120 days	97

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Salinas AP, 1930 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Salinas AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1930	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1931	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1932	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1933	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1941	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1945	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1946	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1948	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1949	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1961	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1978	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1999	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2003	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2017	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2018	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2020	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2021	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2022	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2023	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2024	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2025	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2026	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Salinas AP, 1930 to 2026. The record is -7.8 C (18.0 F) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.1 C (28.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Salinas AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1930	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1931	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1933	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1934	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1935	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1936	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1937	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1939	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1940	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1942	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1943	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1944	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1945	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1948	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1949	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1951	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1953	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1955	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1956	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1957	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1961	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1962	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1963	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1964	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1965	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1966	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1970	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1971	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1972	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1973	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1974	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1976	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1977	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1979	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1980	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1983	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1984	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1985	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1986	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1987	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1990	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1992	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1993	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1994	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1995	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1998	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2000	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2001	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2002	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2006	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2007	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2008	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2009	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2010	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2011	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2012	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2013	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2014	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2015	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2016	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2017	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2018	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2019	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2020	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2021	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2022	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2023	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2024	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2025	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2026	0.6 C (33.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Salinas AP, 1930 to 2026. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salinas AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1932	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1933	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1934	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1935	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1936	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1946	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1948	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1949	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1955	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1957	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1958	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1966	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1969	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1970	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1972	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1973	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1979	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1981	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1982	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1984	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1985	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1986	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1987	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1988	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1989	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1990	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1991	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1993	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1995	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1998	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1999	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2000	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2001	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2002	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2003	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2005	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2007	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2008	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2009	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2011	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2012	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2013	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2014	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2015	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2018	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2019	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2020	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2021	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2022	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2023	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2024	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2025	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2026	53.8 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Salinas AP, 1930 to 2026. The record is 114.2 mm (4.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salinas AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1932	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1938	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1941	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1946	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1954	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1955	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1956	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1958	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1959	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1962	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1963	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1964	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1973	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1974	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1975	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1976	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1978	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1979	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1980	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1981	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1982	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1983	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1985	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1986	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1990	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1991	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1993	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1996	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1998	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1999	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2000	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2002	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2003	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2004	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2006	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
2007	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2008	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2011	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2012	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
2013	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
2014	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2015	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2017	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2018	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2019	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2020	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
2021	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2022	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2023	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2024	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2025	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2026	96.3 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Salinas AP, 1930 to 2026. The record is 204 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 120 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salinas AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	31 days
1931	153 days
1932	124 days
1933	126 days
1934	109 days
1935	117 days
1936	100 days
1937	107 days
1938	138 days
1939	113 days
1940	109 days
1941	73 days
1942	137 days
1943	172 days
1944	95 days
1945	96 days
1946	74 days
1947	121 days
1948	79 days
1949	72 days
1950	123 days
1951	173 days
1952	189 days
1953	125 days
1954	90 days
1955	189 days
1956	146 days
1957	110 days
1958	107 days
1959	28 days
1960	185 days
1961	147 days
1962	120 days
1963	124 days
1964	83 days
1965	116 days
1966	111 days
1967	110 days
1968	139 days
1969	173 days
1970	132 days
1971	124 days
1972	167 days
1973	175 days
1974	83 days
1975	80 days
1976	66 days
1977	101 days
1978	132 days
1979	85 days
1980	153 days
1981	170 days
1982	85 days
1983	105 days
1984	105 days
1985	160 days
1986	143 days
1987	175 days
1988	152 days
1989	115 days
1990	113 days
1991	81 days
1992	191 days
1993	130 days
1994	128 days
1995	91 days
1996	160 days
1997	120 days
1998	109 days
1999	146 days
2000	56 days
2001	156 days
2002	204 days
2003	89 days
2004	204 days
2005	85 days
2006	174 days
2007	139 days
2008	163 days
2009	53 days
2010	142 days
2011	96 days
2012	128 days
2013	88 days
2014	152 days
2015	83 days
2016	162 days
2017	93 days
2018	169 days
2019	112 days
2020	159 days
2021	116 days
2022	110 days
2023	115 days
2024	121 days
2025	91 days
2026	116 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

62 years with a frost

Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salinas AP falls on 27 February and the median first autumn frost on 6 December, which leaves a median of 287 days between them.

In 1971 to 2016 the median growing season was 301 days. That is 35 days more than in 1931 to 1967.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +9.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Salinas AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1931 to 1967)	Recent period (1971 to 2016)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 February	12 March	10 February	30 days earlier	-6.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 December	1 December	8 December	7 days later	+2.6 days per decade
Growing days	287 days	266 days	301 days	35 days more	+9.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

93 years, 1931 to 2025

A day with at least 30.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 79.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salinas AP: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
100 years	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 93 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 93 years of values from 1931 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: 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 2014; 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1973; 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 2000.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salinas AP, at 1966. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1966 ran 0.4 C (0.8 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salinas AP, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1966	-0.4	-0.8	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

2010 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2025, Salinas AP had a mean temperature of 15.1 C (59.2 F) and 294.1 mm (11.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lompoc (United States, 247 km away), Pt Mugu Nf (United States, 361 km away) and San Nicolas Is (United States, 429 km away).

Climate twins of Salinas AP: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Lompoc	United States	247 km (153 mi)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	354.5 mm (14.0 in)	0.62
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	361 km (224 mi)	15.4 C (59.6 F)	294.7 mm (11.6 in)	0.64
San Nicolas Is	United States	429 km (267 mi)	15.2 C (59.3 F)	235.3 mm (9.3 in)	0.69

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).