SALINAS, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 62.7 64.5 64.8 66.9 67.9 70.3 71.3 72.5 75.0 73.9 67.5 62.4 68.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 69.3 71.5 71.0 71.8 72.2 75.3 75.3 76.6 81.9 80.8 73.9 69.1 70.3
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1988 1988 1987 1978 1981 1983 1983 1984 1967 1976 1976 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.7 57.9 59.9 59.5 64.5 66.5 66.6 69.0 70.2 70.8 61.1 57.0 66.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1969 1985 1967 1977 1967 1962 1973 1986 1984 1985 1971 1973
Mean Temperature (F) 51.3 53.3 54.1 55.9 58.2 61.0 62.3 63.5 64.0 61.6 55.9 51.3 57.7
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 57.2 57.8 59.1 60.5 61.2 64.8 65.9 67.7 70.4 66.3 59.7 55.8 60.3
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1988 1986 1988 1987 1981 1983 1983 1983 1983 1976 1983 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 47.6 48.6 50.4 50.5 55.2 57.7 59.1 60.6 60.7 57.6 51.4 47.0 56.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1990 1985 1967 1964 1984 1962 1973 1962 1971 1985 1990 1964
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 39.9 42.0 43.3 44.9 48.6 51.7 53.3 54.4 53.0 49.3 44.2 40.2 47.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 46.8 47.5 49.5 50.1 51.9 55.1 56.6 58.7 60.0 55.7 49.3 48.4 50.7
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1968 1989 1988 1987 1986 1988 1983 1983 1987 1981 1983 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 35.2 35.2 38.6 41.1 45.6 48.4 51.0 49.1 49.4 44.2 41.1 34.4 44.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1963 1964 1964 1970 1964 1984 1989 1969 1964 1971 1964 1990 1964
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.64 2.25 2.40 1.17 0.19 0.10 0.05 0.07 0.18 0.69 2.05 2.26 14.05
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.53 6.24 6.89 5.69 1.30 0.58 0.67 0.89 1.27 2.16 5.04 5.90 28.54
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1969 1983 1967 1990 1967 1980 1976 1976 1982 1982 1973 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.10 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 7.31
Year Lowest Occurred 1971 1964 1972 1985 1986 1990 1990 1990 1988 1986 1986 1989 1961
Heating Degree Days (F) 425. 328. 341. 277. 211. 129. 97. 75. 79. 129. 276. 425. 2792.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 9. 13. 28. 49. 23. 0. 0. 122.

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