Salinas December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 84 °F 1980
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1965
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1948
Highest daily low 56 °F 1941
Most precipitation 0.72 inches 2002
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 61.6 °F
Average low 41.1 °F
Chance precipitation 27.5%
Salinas December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 43 0.00 n/a
2022 62 38 0.00 n/a
2021 59 43 0.37 n/a
2020 66 39 0.00 n/a
2019 61 38 0.00 n/a
2018 62 44 0.55 n/a
2017 67 44 0.00 n/a
2016 54 40 0.08 n/a
2015 58 34 0.00 n/a
2014 64 50 0.61 n/a
2013 77 47 0.00 n/a
2012 58 45 0.00 n/a
2011 62 33 0.00 n/a
2010 60 35 0.03 n/a
2009 64 42 0.00 n/a
2008 50 35 0.19 n/a
2007 58 34 0.00 n/a
2006 51 39 0.02 n/a
2005 57 34 0.00 n/a
2004 66 42 0.00 n/a
2003 65 38 0.00 n/a
2002 63 50 0.72 n/a
2001 57 37 0.00 n/a
2000 67 38 0.00 n/a
1999 62 31 0.00 0.0
1998 73 45 0.00 0.0
1997 61 41 0.00 0.0
1996 65 41 0.00 0.0
1995 58 41 0.00 0.0
1994 61 40 0.00 0.0
1993 56 37 0.00 0.0
1992 57 35 0.00 0.0
1991 63 41 0.00 0.0
1990 52 39 0.06 0.0
1989 64 34 0.00 0.0
1988 55 44 0.19 0.0
1987 57 46 0.02 0.0
1986 68 42 0.00 0.0
1985 68 38 0.00 0.0
1984 53 38 0.10 0.0
1983 61 50 0.00 0.0
1982 62 43 0.00 0.0
1981 64 44 0.00 0.0
1980 84 49 0.00 0.0
1979 75 39 0.00 0.0
1978 60 42 0.00 0.0
1977 62 42 0.10 0.0
1976 76 39 0.00 0.0
1975 65 32 0.00 0.0
1974 63 42 0.00 0.0
1973 64 43 0.00 0.0
1972 55 37 0.00 0.0
1971 57 32 0.00 0.0
1970 56 45 0.53 0.0
1969 63 41 0.00 0.0
1968 52 34 0.00 0.0
1967 57 36 0.00 0.0
1966 62 43 0.00 0.0
1965 54 29 0.00 0.0
1964 52 35 0.00 0.0
1963 61 37 0.00 0.0
1962 60 54 0.69 0.0
1961 56 32 0.00 0.0
1960 65 41 0.00 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 63 53 0.48 0.0
1956 72 35 0.00 0.0
1955 65 46 0.00 0.0
1954 65 40 0.00 0.0
1953 72 43 0.00 0.0
1952 60 43 0.00 0.0
1951 60 36 0.00 0.0
1950 62 46 0.00 0.0
1949 58 43 0.05 0.0
1948 49 34 0.41 0.0
1947 65 38 0.00 n/a
1946 66 33 0.00 n/a
1945 66 42 0.00 n/a
1944 66 38 0.00 n/a
1943 70 40 0.00 n/a
1942 69 41 0.00 n/a
1941 61 56 0.46 n/a
1940 60 47 0.02 n/a
1939 62 40 0.00 n/a
1938 67 44 0.00 n/a
1937 67 42 0.00 n/a
1936 62 49 0.08 n/a
1935 68 34 0.00 n/a
1934 57 39 0.01 n/a
1933 59 29 0.00 n/a
1932 54 31 0.01 n/a
1931 57 35 0.00 n/a
1930 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 84 °F which happened in 1980.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 84 °F 1980
2 77 °F 2013
2 77 °F 2023
4 76 °F 1976
5 75 °F 1979
6 73 °F 1998
7 72 °F 1956
7 72 °F 1953
9 70 °F 1943
10 69 °F 1942
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 29 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1965.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1933
1 29 °F 1965
3 31 °F 1932
3 31 °F 1999
5 32 °F 1975
5 32 °F 1961
5 32 °F 1971
8 33 °F 1946
8 33 °F 2011
10 34 °F 1935
10 34 °F 1968
10 34 °F 2015
10 34 °F 2007
10 34 °F 1948
10 34 °F 1989
10 34 °F 2005
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1948
2 50 °F 2008
3 51 °F 2006
4 52 °F 1990
4 52 °F 1964
4 52 °F 1968
7 53 °F 1984
8 54 °F 2016
8 54 °F 1932
8 54 °F 1965
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.72 inches which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.72 inches 2002
2 0.69 inches 1962
3 0.61 inches 2014
4 0.55 inches 2018
5 0.53 inches 1970
6 0.48 inches 1957
7 0.46 inches 1941
8 0.41 inches 1948
9 0.37 inches 2021
10 0.19 inches 1988
10 0.19 inches 2008
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location