Salinas December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 79 °F 1980
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1965
Highest daily low 59 °F 1996
Most precipitation 0.88 inches 1931
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 61.2 °F
Average low 40.9 °F
Chance precipitation 27.7%
Salinas December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 47 0.00 n/a
2022 61 57 0.43 n/a
2021 56 41 0.00 n/a
2020 61 43 0.06 n/a
2019 64 39 0.00 n/a
2018 59 35 0.00 n/a
2017 61 41 0.00 n/a
2016 55 40 0.00 n/a
2015 57 33 0.00 n/a
2014 60 34 0.00 n/a
2013 67 39 0.00 n/a
2012 55 34 0.00 n/a
2011 67 44 0.00 n/a
2010 53 36 0.00 n/a
2009 64 45 0.00 n/a
2008 64 34 0.00 n/a
2007 65 32 0.00 n/a
2006 53 38 0.00 n/a
2005 63 46 0.42 n/a
2004 56 47 0.81 n/a
2003 57 47 0.00 n/a
2002 58 41 0.16 n/a
2001 61 51 0.00 n/a
2000 67 32 0.00 n/a
1999 53 44 0.00 0.0
1998 56 36 0.00 0.0
1997 71 44 0.00 0.0
1996 67 59 0.00 0.0
1995 63 48 0.00 0.0
1994 58 39 0.00 0.0
1993 64 40 0.00 0.0
1992 54 38 0.00 0.0
1991 60 41 0.00 0.0
1990 62 31 0.00 0.0
1989 61 38 0.00 0.0
1988 53 39 0.17 0.0
1987 53 32 0.00 0.0
1986 64 45 0.02 0.0
1985 64 53 0.00 0.0
1984 56 29 0.00 0.0
1983 62 44 0.00 0.0
1982 58 34 0.00 0.0
1981 53 49 0.24 0.0
1980 79 45 0.00 0.0
1979 64 55 0.06 0.0
1978 58 28 0.00 0.0
1977 56 42 0.00 0.0
1976 58 42 0.01 0.0
1975 56 32 0.00 0.0
1974 57 32 0.00 0.0
1973 54 39 0.25 0.0
1972 60 32 0.00 0.0
1971 55 35 0.00 0.0
1970 59 37 0.00 0.0
1969 62 37 0.00 0.0
1968 61 41 0.00 0.0
1967 63 38 0.00 0.0
1966 62 34 0.00 0.0
1965 51 35 0.63 0.0
1964 n/a n/a 0.50 0.0
1963 77 45 0.00 0.0
1962 55 35 0.00 0.0
1961 52 35 0.00 0.0
1960 59 29 0.00 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 69 46 0.00 0.0
1956 72 34 0.00 0.0
1955 56 41 0.19 0.0
1954 57 48 0.31 0.0
1953 66 36 0.00 0.0
1952 58 39 0.00 0.0
1951 54 32 0.00 0.0
1950 56 36 0.00 0.0
1949 57 32 0.00 0.0
1948 58 40 0.09 0.0
1947 55 33 0.00 n/a
1946 61 31 0.00 n/a
1945 68 43 0.00 n/a
1944 57 36 0.00 n/a
1943 60 32 0.00 n/a
1942 63 37 0.00 n/a
1941 51 39 0.73 n/a
1940 59 34 0.00 n/a
1939 62 46 0.00 n/a
1938 68 36 0.00 n/a
1937 58 37 0.00 n/a
1936 53 35 0.37 n/a
1935 61 38 0.01 n/a
1934 57 35 0.00 n/a
1933 62 50 0.22 n/a
1932 60 34 0.00 n/a
1931 55 50 0.88 n/a
1930 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 79 °F which happened in 1980.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 79 °F 1980
2 77 °F 1963
3 72 °F 1956
4 71 °F 1997
5 69 °F 1957
6 68 °F 1945
6 68 °F 1938
8 67 °F 2011
8 67 °F 2013
8 67 °F 2000
8 67 °F 1996
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 28 °F which happened in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1978
2 29 °F 1984
2 29 °F 1960
4 31 °F 1946
4 31 °F 1990
6 32 °F 1943
6 32 °F 1987
6 32 °F 1972
6 32 °F 1974
6 32 °F 1949
6 32 °F 2007
6 32 °F 1951
6 32 °F 2000
6 32 °F 1975
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1965
1 51 °F 1941
3 52 °F 1961
4 53 °F 2006
4 53 °F 1999
4 53 °F 1981
4 53 °F 2010
4 53 °F 1988
4 53 °F 1987
4 53 °F 1936
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.88 inches which happened in 1931.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.88 inches 1931
2 0.81 inches 2004
3 0.73 inches 1941
4 0.63 inches 1965
5 0.50 inches 1964
6 0.43 inches 2022
7 0.42 inches 2005
8 0.37 inches 1936
9 0.31 inches 1954
10 0.25 inches 1973
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location