SALINAS MUNICIPAL AP, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.0 62.6 63.3 66.2 67.5 69.9 71.1 72.0 74.6 73.0 66.2 60.8 67.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 67.3 69.3 69.9 72.9 74.3 76.3 76.5 78.2 82.1 78.9 71.6 67.7 69.8
Year Highest Occurred 1961 1988 1988 1966 1984 1981 1983 1983 1984 1965 1969 1989 1983
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.6 54.6 58.6 57.0 62.5 64.9 67.5 68.2 69.2 68.2 61.6 54.5 64.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1969 1985 1967 1977 1967 1982 1982 1962 1971 1985 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 50.5 52.4 53.3 55.7 58.3 61.1 62.5 63.4 64.1 61.4 55.2 50.4 57.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 55.8 57.6 58.6 60.7 62.4 64.5 66.7 68.7 70.4 66.4 58.6 54.7 60.6
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1963 1978 1966 1984 1981 1983 1983 1983 1983 1976 1980 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 45.3 47.9 49.4 48.4 54.4 57.8 58.2 58.7 60.6 55.7 51.2 45.9 54.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1969 1977 1967 1977 1982 1982 1982 1962 1971 1971 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 40.0 42.2 43.3 45.0 49.1 52.2 53.8 54.6 53.5 49.8 44.1 40.0 47.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 47.0 48.1 51.0 49.0 51.9 55.8 57.2 59.2 59.9 55.2 47.5 46.3 51.3
Year Highest Occurred 1978 1963 1978 1990 1983 1983 1984 1983 1983 1983 1981 1964 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.9 37.4 38.2 39.8 46.1 49.9 48.9 48.7 50.1 43.2 39.8 33.8 44.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1964 1977 1967 1965 1965 1982 1969 1970 1971 1971 1990 1971
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.33 1.99 2.11 1.06 0.16 0.09 0.04 0.06 0.23 0.57 1.78 2.02 12.44
Highest Precipitation (in.) 7.93 6.28 4.95 5.66 1.38 0.55 0.56 0.70 1.22 1.86 4.77 5.13 23.68
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1983 1967 1990 1967 1980 1976 1976 1973 1982 1964 1973
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.10 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 6.39
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1964 1972 1973 1982 1990 1990 1990 1988 1988 1980 1989 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 450. 353. 363. 286. 213. 133. 110. 90. 82. 137. 294. 453. 2964.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 7. 6. 16. 32. 40. 55. 25. 0. 0. 181.

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