Salinas May 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of May 15.
May 15 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1943
Highest daily low 61 °F 1996
Most precipitation 0.77 inches 1996
May 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.2 °F
Average low 50.7 °F
Chance precipitation 9.7%
Salinas May 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 56 0.00 n/a
2022 68 53 0.00 n/a
2021 61 51 0.00 n/a
2020 71 56 0.00 n/a
2019 72 55 0.29 n/a
2018 67 54 0.00 n/a
2017 61 52 0.00 n/a
2016 66 56 0.00 n/a
2015 65 53 0.00 n/a
2014 89 57 0.00 n/a
2013 64 53 0.00 n/a
2012 67 50 0.00 0.0
2011 63 44 0.15 n/a
2010 62 50 0.00 n/a
2009 67 50 0.00 n/a
2008 95 53 0.00 n/a
2007 58 51 0.00 n/a
2006 70 55 0.00 n/a
2005 75 56 0.00 n/a
2004 65 51 0.00 n/a
2003 64 50 0.00 n/a
2002 62 50 0.00 n/a
2001 73 50 0.00 n/a
2000 70 51 0.33 n/a
1999 59 45 0.00 0.0
1998 67 45 0.00 0.0
1997 85 53 0.00 0.0
1996 70 61 0.77 0.0
1995 71 47 0.04 0.0
1994 66 52 0.00 0.0
1993 74 46 0.00 0.0
1992 68 53 0.00 0.0
1991 68 48 0.00 0.0
1990 61 51 0.00 0.0
1989 69 52 0.00 0.0
1988 69 47 0.00 0.0
1987 64 52 0.00 0.0
1986 64 50 0.00 0.0
1985 66 48 0.00 0.0
1984 66 47 0.00 0.0
1983 70 54 0.00 0.0
1982 64 47 0.00 0.0
1981 64 49 0.00 0.0
1980 63 49 0.00 0.0
1979 61 52 0.00 0.0
1978 67 53 0.01 0.0
1977 61 46 0.00 0.0
1976 77 47 0.00 0.0
1975 65 52 0.00 0.0
1974 65 50 0.00 0.0
1973 69 52 0.00 0.0
1972 70 51 0.00 0.0
1971 66 47 0.00 0.0
1970 97 55 0.00 0.0
1969 66 44 0.00 0.0
1968 72 39 0.00 0.0
1967 88 49 0.00 0.0
1966 61 48 0.00 0.0
1965 68 46 0.00 0.0
1964 63 43 0.00 0.0
1963 70 53 0.00 0.0
1962 63 51 0.00 0.0
1961 64 51 0.00 0.0
1960 63 53 0.00 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 67 46 0.00 0.0
1956 90 46 0.00 0.0
1955 64 46 0.00 0.0
1954 68 51 0.00 0.0
1953 60 49 0.00 0.0
1952 79 45 0.00 0.0
1951 68 42 0.00 0.0
1950 60 48 0.00 0.0
1949 59 52 0.00 0.0
1948 81 42 0.00 n/a
1947 64 49 0.00 n/a
1946 63 52 0.00 n/a
1945 72 52 0.00 n/a
1944 66 44 0.00 n/a
1943 57 44 0.00 n/a
1942 65 46 0.09 n/a
1941 70 46 0.00 n/a
1940 63 51 0.00 n/a
1939 65 54 0.00 n/a
1938 68 53 0.00 n/a
1937 73 47 0.00 n/a
1936 73 41 0.00 n/a
1935 70 50 0.00 n/a
1934 70 49 0.00 n/a
1933 62 49 0.00 n/a
1932 67 50 0.00 n/a
1931 64 51 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 97 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1970
2 95 °F 2008
3 90 °F 1956
4 89 °F 2014
5 88 °F 1967
6 85 °F 1997
7 81 °F 1948
8 79 °F 1952
9 77 °F 1976
10 75 °F 2005
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 39 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1968
2 41 °F 1936
3 42 °F 1951
3 42 °F 1948
5 43 °F 1964
6 44 °F 1943
6 44 °F 1969
6 44 °F 2011
6 44 °F 1944
10 45 °F 1998
10 45 °F 1999
10 45 °F 1952
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1943
2 58 °F 2007
3 59 °F 1999
3 59 °F 1949
5 60 °F 1950
5 60 °F 1953
7 61 °F 1966
7 61 °F 2017
7 61 °F 1979
7 61 °F 1977
7 61 °F 2021
7 61 °F 1990
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.77 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on May 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.77 inches 1996
2 0.33 inches 2000
3 0.29 inches 2019
4 0.15 inches 2011
5 0.09 inches 1942
6 0.04 inches 1995
7 0.01 inches 1978
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location