Salinas May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 2000
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1971
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1982
Highest daily low 59 °F 1979
Most precipitation 0.61 inches 2006
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.3 °F
Average low 51.3 °F
Chance precipitation 8.0%
Salinas May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 56 0.00 n/a
2022 72 51 0.00 n/a
2021 63 50 0.00 n/a
2020 68 50 0.00 n/a
2019 63 52 0.06 n/a
2018 60 53 0.00 n/a
2017 72 50 0.00 n/a
2016 66 52 0.00 n/a
2015 68 56 0.00 n/a
2014 63 54 0.00 n/a
2013 66 50 0.00 n/a
2012 68 53 0.00 0.0
2011 64 53 0.00 n/a
2010 64 49 0.00 n/a
2009 62 49 0.00 n/a
2008 65 49 0.00 n/a
2007 68 51 0.00 n/a
2006 66 54 0.61 n/a
2005 75 49 0.00 n/a
2004 64 53 0.00 n/a
2003 68 46 0.00 n/a
2002 63 51 0.01 n/a
2001 67 52 0.00 n/a
2000 94 54 0.00 n/a
1999 67 43 0.00 0.0
1998 63 46 0.00 0.0
1997 72 51 0.00 0.0
1996 70 51 0.17 0.0
1995 65 52 0.00 0.0
1994 67 51 0.00 0.0
1993 72 57 0.00 0.0
1992 73 53 0.00 0.0
1991 62 50 0.00 0.0
1990 72 55 0.00 0.0
1989 65 52 0.00 0.0
1988 84 52 0.00 0.0
1987 61 51 0.00 0.0
1986 67 49 0.00 0.0
1985 71 51 0.00 0.0
1984 69 49 0.00 0.0
1983 74 56 0.00 0.0
1982 57 48 0.00 0.0
1981 63 51 0.00 0.0
1980 67 51 0.00 0.0
1979 70 59 0.00 0.0
1978 62 53 0.00 0.0
1977 63 50 0.00 0.0
1976 64 50 0.00 0.0
1975 71 46 0.00 0.0
1974 68 46 0.00 0.0
1973 65 52 0.00 0.0
1972 67 53 0.00 0.0
1971 61 40 0.00 0.0
1970 65 45 0.00 0.0
1969 61 49 0.00 0.0
1968 68 52 0.00 0.0
1967 71 49 0.00 0.0
1966 59 53 0.00 0.0
1965 61 51 0.00 0.0
1964 69 44 0.00 0.0
1963 64 54 0.00 0.0
1962 66 44 0.00 0.0
1961 65 50 0.00 0.0
1960 65 44 0.00 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.07 0.0
1957 65 51 0.00 0.0
1956 70 52 0.00 0.0
1955 61 48 0.00 0.0
1954 72 49 0.00 0.0
1953 69 49 0.02 0.0
1952 71 49 0.00 0.0
1951 64 51 0.00 0.0
1950 68 48 0.00 0.0
1949 73 44 0.00 0.0
1948 71 48 0.00 n/a
1947 68 51 0.00 n/a
1946 62 51 0.00 n/a
1945 66 49 0.00 n/a
1944 66 47 0.00 n/a
1943 75 46 0.00 n/a
1942 65 54 0.00 n/a
1941 87 50 0.00 n/a
1940 67 52 0.00 n/a
1939 67 52 0.24 n/a
1938 67 52 0.00 n/a
1937 65 47 0.00 n/a
1936 75 40 0.00 n/a
1935 92 43 0.00 n/a
1934 79 44 0.00 n/a
1933 60 47 0.18 n/a
1932 63 47 0.11 n/a
1931 73 48 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 94 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 2000
2 92 °F 1935
3 87 °F 1941
4 84 °F 1988
5 79 °F 1934
6 75 °F 1943
6 75 °F 1936
6 75 °F 2005
9 74 °F 1983
10 73 °F 1931
10 73 °F 1992
10 73 °F 1949
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1971.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1936
1 40 °F 1971
3 43 °F 1999
3 43 °F 1935
5 44 °F 1934
5 44 °F 1964
5 44 °F 1962
5 44 °F 1949
5 44 °F 1960
10 45 °F 1970
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1982
2 59 °F 1966
3 60 °F 2018
3 60 °F 1933
5 61 °F 1965
5 61 °F 1969
5 61 °F 1971
5 61 °F 1955
5 61 °F 1987
10 62 °F 1946
10 62 °F 1991
10 62 °F 2009
10 62 °F 1978
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.61 inches which happened in 2006.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.61 inches 2006
2 0.24 inches 1939
3 0.18 inches 1933
4 0.17 inches 1996
5 0.11 inches 1932
6 0.07 inches 1958
7 0.06 inches 2019
8 0.02 inches 1953
9 0.01 inches 2002
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location