Salinas May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Salinas, California for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1930–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 2017
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1933
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1966
Highest daily low 56 °F 2015
Most precipitation 0.45 inches 1932
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.6 °F
Average low 49.2 °F
Chance precipitation 12.5%
Salinas May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 61 51 0.01 n/a
2022 77 43 0.00 n/a
2021 74 50 0.00 n/a
2020 67 52 0.00 n/a
2019 72 46 0.00 n/a
2018 65 53 0.00 n/a
2017 88 53 0.00 n/a
2016 67 51 0.00 n/a
2015 66 56 0.00 n/a
2014 65 51 0.00 n/a
2013 88 50 0.00 n/a
2012 67 50 0.00 0.0
2011 67 51 0.00 n/a
2010 77 45 0.00 n/a
2009 66 55 0.01 n/a
2008 62 49 0.00 n/a
2007 61 44 0.00 n/a
2006 61 51 0.00 n/a
2005 67 47 0.00 n/a
2004 75 50 0.00 n/a
2003 66 53 0.02 n/a
2002 61 49 0.00 n/a
2001 82 47 0.00 n/a
2000 73 52 0.00 n/a
1999 60 48 0.01 0.0
1998 74 50 0.14 0.0
1997 76 47 0.00 0.0
1996 72 50 0.00 0.0
1995 67 50 0.00 0.0
1994 67 52 0.00 0.0
1993 70 52 0.00 0.0
1992 70 52 0.00 0.0
1991 63 48 0.00 0.0
1990 67 51 0.00 0.0
1989 81 48 0.00 0.0
1988 66 47 0.00 0.0
1987 70 46 0.00 0.0
1986 64 50 0.04 0.0
1985 66 51 0.00 0.0
1984 72 53 0.00 0.0
1983 68 49 0.00 0.0
1982 72 47 0.00 0.0
1981 61 48 0.00 0.0
1980 71 50 0.00 0.0
1979 68 51 0.00 0.0
1978 68 52 0.00 0.0
1977 64 47 0.00 0.0
1976 59 49 0.00 0.0
1975 63 47 0.00 0.0
1974 62 52 0.00 0.0
1973 67 50 0.00 0.0
1972 61 46 0.00 0.0
1971 62 45 0.00 0.0
1970 86 44 0.00 0.0
1969 58 45 0.00 0.0
1968 59 47 0.00 0.0
1967 63 42 0.00 0.0
1966 57 48 0.00 0.0
1965 63 45 0.00 0.0
1964 59 44 0.21 0.0
1963 70 48 0.00 0.0
1962 72 50 0.00 0.0
1961 64 48 0.00 0.0
1960 66 48 0.15 0.0
1959 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 75 44 0.00 0.0
1956 75 47 0.14 0.0
1955 62 44 0.00 0.0
1954 77 45 0.00 0.0
1953 86 46 0.00 0.0
1952 65 42 0.00 0.0
1951 61 52 0.12 0.0
1950 59 41 0.13 0.0
1949 60 45 0.00 0.0
1948 68 49 0.00 n/a
1947 78 51 0.00 n/a
1946 65 41 0.00 n/a
1945 61 46 0.00 n/a
1944 67 50 0.00 n/a
1943 63 54 0.00 n/a
1942 67 43 0.00 n/a
1941 63 49 0.08 n/a
1940 66 43 0.00 n/a
1939 66 39 0.00 n/a
1938 67 43 0.00 n/a
1937 66 48 0.00 n/a
1936 74 43 0.00 n/a
1935 82 37 0.00 n/a
1934 75 50 0.00 n/a
1933 65 34 0.00 n/a
1932 59 49 0.45 n/a
1931 65 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Salinas on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 88 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in Salinas on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 2017
1 88 °F 2013
3 86 °F 1970
3 86 °F 1953
5 82 °F 2001
5 82 °F 1935
7 81 °F 1989
8 78 °F 1947
9 77 °F 2022
9 77 °F 1954
9 77 °F 2010
What's the all-time low for Salinas on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Salinas history is 34 °F which happened in 1933.
Lowest Temperatures in Salinas on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1933
2 37 °F 1935
3 39 °F 1939
4 41 °F 1946
4 41 °F 1950
6 42 °F 1967
6 42 °F 1952
8 43 °F 2022
8 43 °F 1940
8 43 °F 1936
8 43 °F 1942
8 43 °F 1938
Lowest High Temperatures in Salinas on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1966
2 58 °F 1969
3 59 °F 1968
3 59 °F 1964
3 59 °F 1950
3 59 °F 1932
3 59 °F 1976
8 60 °F 1999
8 60 °F 1949
10 61 °F 2006
10 61 °F 1951
10 61 °F 1972
10 61 °F 1945
10 61 °F 1981
10 61 °F 2007
10 61 °F 2002
10 61 °F 2023
What's the most it has ever rained in Salinas on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Salinas history is 0.45 inches which happened in 1932.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Salinas on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.45 inches 1932
2 0.21 inches 1964
3 0.15 inches 1960
4 0.14 inches 1998
4 0.14 inches 1956
6 0.13 inches 1950
7 0.12 inches 1951
8 0.08 inches 1941
9 0.04 inches 1986
10 0.02 inches 2003
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1930–2024 Salinas Municipal Airport location