Salinas December 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of December 3.
December 3 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 83 °F 1939
Lowest temperature 30 °F 2004
Lowest daily high 44 °F 1971
Highest daily low 62 °F 2014
Most precipitation 0.79 inches 1950
December 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 63.6 °F
Average low 42.4 °F
Chance precipitation 26.3%
Salinas December 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 65 47 0.00 n/a
2022 59 49 0.45 n/a
2021 60 51 0.00 n/a
2020 67 39 0.00 n/a
2019 61 49 0.02 n/a
2018 59 43 0.00 n/a
2017 60 42 0.00 n/a
2016 64 36 0.00 n/a
2015 66 41 0.00 n/a
2014 69 62 0.07 n/a
2013 57 39 0.03 n/a
2012 62 46 0.00 n/a
2011 66 36 0.00 n/a
2010 63 41 0.00 n/a
2009 61 39 0.00 n/a
2008 65 43 0.00 n/a
2007 68 42 0.00 n/a
2006 74 41 0.00 n/a
2005 57 37 0.00 n/a
2004 63 30 0.00 n/a
2003 66 47 0.00 n/a
2002 70 44 0.00 n/a
2001 56 44 0.05 n/a
2000 68 44 0.00 n/a
1999 60 38 0.00 0.0
1998 55 41 0.38 0.0
1997 61 48 0.06 0.0
1996 58 32 0.00 0.0
1995 63 39 0.00 0.0
1994 61 48 0.00 0.0
1993 72 40 0.00 0.0
1992 62 43 0.11 0.0
1991 68 38 0.00 0.0
1990 68 35 0.00 0.0
1989 73 41 0.00 0.0
1988 71 42 0.00 0.0
1987 65 47 0.00 0.0
1986 75 37 0.00 0.0
1985 65 47 0.00 0.0
1984 59 41 0.00 0.0
1983 57 49 0.28 0.0
1982 64 46 0.00 0.0
1981 66 35 0.00 0.0
1980 61 55 0.33 0.0
1979 77 43 0.00 0.0
1978 62 37 0.00 0.0
1977 67 47 0.00 0.0
1976 66 38 0.00 0.0
1975 62 35 0.00 0.0
1974 61 52 0.66 0.0
1973 63 36 0.00 0.0
1972 58 48 0.14 0.0
1971 44 35 0.07 0.0
1970 61 40 0.00 0.0
1969 68 37 0.00 0.0
1968 66 35 0.00 0.0
1967 54 35 0.00 0.0
1966 60 42 0.00 0.0
1965 70 41 0.00 0.0
1964 60 40 0.00 0.0
1963 72 39 0.00 0.0
1962 67 51 0.01 0.0
1961 61 42 0.00 0.0
1960 58 44 0.00 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 79 45 0.00 0.0
1956 69 35 0.00 0.0
1955 51 38 0.00 0.0
1954 66 50 0.36 0.0
1953 59 47 0.26 0.0
1952 62 39 0.02 0.0
1951 61 45 0.50 0.0
1950 62 51 0.79 0.0
1949 75 40 0.00 0.0
1948 56 38 0.49 0.0
1947 56 38 0.00 n/a
1946 58 48 0.00 n/a
1945 61 51 0.00 n/a
1944 60 34 0.00 n/a
1943 70 37 0.00 n/a
1942 62 41 0.00 n/a
1941 58 55 0.46 n/a
1940 82 41 0.00 n/a
1939 83 44 0.00 n/a
1938 64 52 0.13 n/a
1937 73 40 0.00 n/a
1936 60 37 0.00 n/a
1935 63 47 0.02 n/a
1934 65 30 0.00 n/a
1933 60 45 0.30 n/a
1932 77 41 0.00 n/a
1931 62 40 0.00 n/a
1930 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 83 °F which happened in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 83 °F 1939
2 82 °F 1940
3 79 °F 1957
4 77 °F 1979
4 77 °F 1932
6 75 °F 1949
6 75 °F 1986
8 74 °F 2006
9 73 °F 1937
9 73 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 30 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2004.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1934
1 30 °F 2004
3 32 °F 1996
4 34 °F 1944
5 35 °F 1971
5 35 °F 1990
5 35 °F 1956
5 35 °F 1968
5 35 °F 1975
5 35 °F 1981
5 35 °F 1967
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1971
2 51 °F 1955
3 54 °F 1967
4 55 °F 1998
5 56 °F 1948
5 56 °F 2001
5 56 °F 1947
8 57 °F 2005
8 57 °F 2013
8 57 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.79 inches which happened in 1950.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.79 inches 1950
2 0.66 inches 1974
3 0.50 inches 1951
4 0.49 inches 1948
5 0.46 inches 1941
6 0.45 inches 2022
7 0.38 inches 1998
8 0.36 inches 1954
9 0.33 inches 1980
10 0.30 inches 1933
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location