SALINAS FAA AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 61.0 62.7 63.8 67.0 68.0 70.5 71.3 72.5 74.5 73.0 66.6 61.4 67.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 66.2 69.3 70.0 73.1 75.7 76.3 76.5 78.2 82.1 77.6 74.1 67.7 82.1
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1988 1997 1992 1997 1981 1983 1983 1984 1983 1995 1989 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 55.6 58.1 58.6 60.5 62.5 65.2 67.5 68.2 70.3 68.2 61.6 54.5 54.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1998 1985 1975 1977 1982 1994 1982 1986 1971 1985 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 51.2 53.0 54.2 56.6 59.1 61.7 63.2 64.1 64.5 61.6 55.5 50.7 58.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 55.8 56.7 58.6 61.2 65.0 64.5 66.7 68.7 70.4 66.4 60.9 54.7 70.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1978 1992 1997 1981 1983 1983 1983 1983 1995 1980 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 45.3 48.4 49.4 51.5 54.4 57.8 60.3 61.7 61.3 55.7 51.0 45.9 45.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1977 1975 1977 1982 1971 1982 1986 1971 1994 1971 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 41.3 43.3 44.6 46.1 50.1 52.8 55.0 55.7 54.4 50.1 44.3 40.0 48.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 48.2 48.0 51.0 49.2 54.2 55.8 58.3 59.2 59.9 55.2 49.6 46.1 59.9
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1995 1978 1992 1997 1983 1992 1983 1983 1983 1997 1977 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.9 38.4 38.2 42.2 46.2 50.3 51.5 52.9 51.5 43.2 39.8 33.8 33.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1989 1977 1971 1977 1982 1977 1994 1982 1971 1971 1990 1990
Mean Precipitation (in.) 2.62 2.48 2.36 0.93 0.23 0.09 0.04 0.06 0.21 0.62 1.51 1.76 12.91
Highest Precipitation (in.) 7.81 9.96 5.99 3.40 1.38 0.55 0.56 0.70 1.22 2.82 4.77 5.01 9.96
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1991 1978 1990 1995 1980 1976 1976 2000 1982 1973 1998
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.10 0.20 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1997 1972 1973 1992 1991 2000 2000 1999 1995 1980 1989 1992
Heating Degree Days (F) 431. 337. 326. 258. 202. 119. 92. 63. 75. 131. 292. 444. 2770.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 6. 12. 18. 18. 34. 35. 58. 25. 4. 0. 210.

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