Salinas May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 99 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 37 °F 1967
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1968
Highest daily low 56 °F 2019
Most precipitation 0.43 inches 1998
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.3 °F
Average low 50.3 °F
Chance precipitation 10.2%
Salinas May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 53 0.00 n/a
2022 67 46 0.00 n/a
2021 67 50 0.00 n/a
2020 67 53 0.06 n/a
2019 68 56 0.00 n/a
2018 68 49 0.00 n/a
2017 65 50 0.00 n/a
2016 61 53 0.00 n/a
2015 64 51 0.00 n/a
2014 83 43 0.00 n/a
2013 76 51 0.00 n/a
2012 72 50 0.00 0.0
2011 68 50 0.00 n/a
2010 61 44 0.00 n/a
2009 63 49 0.00 n/a
2008 62 49 0.00 n/a
2007 63 50 0.00 n/a
2006 68 48 0.00 n/a
2005 69 49 0.00 n/a
2004 70 44 0.00 n/a
2003 70 46 0.00 n/a
2002 74 43 0.00 n/a
2001 62 53 0.00 n/a
2000 69 43 0.00 n/a
1999 58 49 0.00 0.0
1998 62 49 0.43 0.0
1997 74 52 0.00 0.0
1996 77 51 0.00 0.0
1995 64 46 0.04 0.0
1994 60 53 0.00 0.0
1993 68 41 0.00 0.0
1992 67 56 0.00 0.0
1991 67 51 0.00 0.0
1990 62 52 0.00 0.0
1989 62 50 0.00 0.0
1988 75 51 0.00 0.0
1987 70 52 0.00 0.0
1986 73 42 0.00 0.0
1985 68 45 0.00 0.0
1984 82 54 0.00 0.0
1983 66 52 0.00 0.0
1982 63 47 0.00 0.0
1981 62 48 0.00 0.0
1980 63 50 0.00 0.0
1979 86 53 0.00 0.0
1978 80 46 0.00 0.0
1977 62 45 0.00 0.0
1976 99 54 0.00 0.0
1975 80 45 0.00 0.0
1974 68 50 0.00 0.0
1973 65 51 0.00 0.0
1972 88 50 0.00 0.0
1971 65 50 0.00 0.0
1970 69 41 0.00 0.0
1969 64 51 0.00 0.0
1968 53 46 0.02 0.0
1967 65 37 0.00 0.0
1966 66 50 0.00 0.0
1965 65 45 0.00 0.0
1964 63 48 0.00 0.0
1963 66 45 0.00 0.0
1962 64 49 0.00 0.0
1961 66 41 0.00 0.0
1960 71 53 0.00 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 68 44 0.00 0.0
1956 65 42 0.00 0.0
1955 66 49 0.00 0.0
1954 67 48 0.00 0.0
1953 71 41 0.00 0.0
1952 65 51 0.00 0.0
1951 65 44 0.00 0.0
1950 62 48 0.00 0.0
1949 63 52 0.00 0.0
1948 68 46 0.00 n/a
1947 66 49 0.00 n/a
1946 67 50 0.00 n/a
1945 75 50 0.00 n/a
1944 69 44 0.00 n/a
1943 64 42 0.00 n/a
1942 65 47 0.04 n/a
1941 76 53 0.00 n/a
1940 65 52 0.00 n/a
1939 77 50 0.00 n/a
1938 70 50 0.00 n/a
1937 78 44 0.00 n/a
1936 73 50 0.00 n/a
1935 68 50 0.00 n/a
1934 71 48 0.00 n/a
1933 59 49 0.00 n/a
1932 62 50 0.00 n/a
1931 77 49 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 99 °F which happened in 1976.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 99 °F 1976
2 88 °F 1972
3 86 °F 1979
4 83 °F 2014
5 82 °F 1984
6 80 °F 1978
6 80 °F 1975
8 78 °F 1937
9 77 °F 1939
9 77 °F 1931
9 77 °F 1996
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 37 °F which happened in 1967.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 37 °F 1967
2 41 °F 1961
2 41 °F 1993
2 41 °F 1953
2 41 °F 1970
6 42 °F 1943
6 42 °F 1956
6 42 °F 1986
9 43 °F 2014
9 43 °F 2000
9 43 °F 2002
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1968
2 58 °F 1999
3 59 °F 1933
4 60 °F 1994
5 61 °F 2010
5 61 °F 2016
7 62 °F 1981
7 62 °F 2008
7 62 °F 1998
7 62 °F 1932
7 62 °F 1977
7 62 °F 1950
7 62 °F 1989
7 62 °F 1990
7 62 °F 2001
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.43 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.43 inches 1998
2 0.06 inches 2020
3 0.04 inches 1995
3 0.04 inches 1942
5 0.02 inches 1968
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location