Salinas Weather in 1961

Historical record of Salinas, California weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 Salinas Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	October 15
Lowest temperature	28 °F	January 1
Highest daily low	61 °F	October 15
Lowest daily high	50 °F	December 15
Most daily precipitation	0.6 inches	January 26
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	7.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Salinas in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Salinas, California in 1961 was 102 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Salinas in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	102 °F	Oct 15
1	102 °F	Oct 14
3	99 °F	Jun 14
4	97 °F	Oct 13
4	97 °F	Sep 4
6	94 °F	Sep 3
7	92 °F	Oct 16
8	91 °F	Sep 26
8	91 °F	Sep 5
10	89 °F	Jun 15

What was the coldest temperature in Salinas in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Salinas, California in 1961 was 28 °F which happened on Jan 1.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Salinas in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	28 °F	January 1
2	29 °F	January 5
3	30 °F	December 13
3	30 °F	December 11
3	30 °F	November 16
6	31 °F	December 9
6	31 °F	November 18
6	31 °F	November 17
6	31 °F	January 15
10	32 °F	December 16
10	32 °F	December 12
10	32 °F	January 13
10	32 °F	January 3

January 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	60	28	0.00
January 2	63	35	0.00
January 3	58	32	0.00
January 4	66	35	0.00
January 5	62	29	0.00
January 6	70	35	0.00
January 7	60	37	0.00
January 8	65	35	0.00
January 9	69	41	0.00
January 10	73	39	0.00
January 11	71	39	0.00
January 12	63	33	0.00
January 13	62	32	0.00
January 14	65	34	0.00
January 15	66	31	0.00
January 16	75	35	0.00
January 17	80	42	0.00
January 18	78	38	0.00
January 19	79	43	0.00
January 20	77	42	0.00
January 21	75	42	0.00
January 22	73	46	0.00
January 23	61	47	0.08
January 24	72	42	0.00
January 25	62	51	0.36
January 26	62	49	0.61
January 27	61	43	0.00
January 28	63	45	0.00
January 29	58	48	0.07
January 30	65	47	0.00
January 31	71	52	0.41

February 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	67	53	0.00
February 2	61	51	0.52
February 3	63	50	0.00
February 4	69	41	0.00
February 5	70	44	0.00
February 6	61	43	0.00
February 7	59	39	0.01
February 8	62	44	0.00
February 9	67	50	0.00
February 10	61	48	0.00
February 11	61	44	0.35
February 12	59	37	0.00
February 13	61	38	0.00
February 14	64	41	0.00
February 15	58	47	0.05
February 16	59	40	0.00
February 17	59	34	0.00
February 18	61	35	0.00
February 19	63	34	0.00
February 20	72	37	0.00
February 21	67	37	0.00
February 22	61	43	0.00
February 23	68	35	0.00
February 24	75	39	0.00
February 25	61	40	0.00
February 26	60	40	0.00
February 27	64	34	0.00
February 28	68	35	0.00

March 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	65	39	0.00
March 2	59	49	0.00
March 3	59	40	0.00
March 4	60	43	0.13
March 5	59	36	0.08
March 6	59	39	0.13
March 7	66	34	0.00
March 8	66	38	0.01
March 9	63	43	0.02
March 10	63	37	0.00
March 11	67	43	0.00
March 12	69	36	0.00
March 13	70	40	0.00
March 14	69	50	0.39
March 15	59	47	0.31
March 16	61	41	0.00
March 17	60	45	0.12
March 18	64	38	0.00
March 19	67	40	0.08
March 20	64	49	0.02
March 21	63	38	0.00
March 22	70	41	0.03
March 23	63	47	0.00
March 24	60	45	0.11
March 25	59	40	0.00
March 26	57	42	0.07
March 27	56	47	0.07
March 28	71	39	0.00
March 29	72	39	0.00
March 30	65	49	0.00
March 31	63	49	0.02

April 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	73	42	0.00
April 2	84	44	0.00
April 3	85	47	0.00
April 4	80	47	0.00
April 5	82	44	0.00
April 6	70	54	0.00
April 7	68	49	0.00
April 8	76	40	0.00
April 9	63	51	0.00
April 10	68	49	0.00
April 11	73	40	0.00
April 12	60	44	0.03
April 13	65	37	0.00
April 14	76	37	0.00
April 15	76	40	0.00
April 16	66	43	0.00
April 17	64	48	0.00
April 18	64	48	0.00
April 19	60	37	0.00
April 20	63	35	0.00
April 21	64	37	0.40
April 22	61	43	0.07
April 23	59	44	0.17
April 24	62	44	0.00
April 25	61	45	0.00
April 26	69	46	0.00
April 27	70	44	0.00
April 28	79	40	0.00
April 29	73	49	0.00
April 30	69	46	0.00

May 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	49	0.00
May 2	68	46	0.00
May 3	64	48	0.00
May 4	64	45	0.00
May 5	65	46	0.04
May 6	65	43	0.07
May 7	69	35	0.00
May 8	74	43	0.00
May 9	72	36	0.00
May 10	70	52	0.00
May 11	66	50	0.01
May 12	66	41	0.00
May 13	62	46	0.00
May 14	70	49	0.00
May 15	64	51	0.00
May 16	62	48	0.00
May 17	64	48	0.00
May 18	67	51	0.00
May 19	63	53	0.11
May 20	67	54	0.00
May 21	65	50	0.00
May 22	67	52	0.00
May 23	69	48	0.00
May 24	67	47	0.00
May 25	68	49	0.00
May 26	71	53	0.01
May 27	64	47	0.00
May 28	65	51	0.00
May 29	68	51	0.00
May 30	69	52	0.00
May 31	65	54	0.00

June 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	65	54	0.19
June 2	68	55	0.00
June 3	67	55	0.00
June 4	66	54	0.00
June 5	65	51	0.00
June 6	75	52	0.00
June 7	68	55	0.00
June 8	66	55	0.00
June 9	66	54	0.00
June 10	65	53	0.00
June 11	70	53	0.00
June 12	69	53	0.00
June 13	74	51	0.00
June 14	99	57	0.00
June 15	89	56	0.00
June 16	82	55	0.00
June 17	71	55	0.00
June 18	69	55	0.00
June 19	71	52	0.00
June 20	70	52	0.00
June 21	79	51	0.00
June 22	69	55	0.00
June 23	77	53	0.00
June 24	72	52	0.00
June 25	73	54	0.00
June 26	69	56	0.00
June 27	67	55	0.00
June 28	67	54	0.00
June 29	67	52	0.00
June 30	83	45	0.00

July 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	79	50
July 2	66	53
July 3	67	55
July 4	69	54
July 5	71	51
July 6	71	50
July 7	71	47
July 8	76	48
July 9	86	51
July 10	86	53
July 11	79	52
July 12	78	54
July 13	72	56
July 14	76	53
July 15	77	52
July 16	79	56
July 17	87	54
July 18	76	52
July 19	81	54
July 20	77	53
July 21	67	55
July 22	65	56
July 23	67	54
July 24	71	55
July 25	68	55
July 26	69	54
July 27	72	54
July 28	75	53
July 29	67	53
July 30	68	56
July 31	68	54

August 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	68	53	0.00
August 2	67	52	0.00
August 3	68	53	0.00
August 4	72	56	0.00
August 5	78	54	0.00
August 6	82	58	0.00
August 7	79	58	0.00
August 8	77	56	0.00
August 9	74	55	0.00
August 10	69	57	0.00
August 11	74	58	0.00
August 12	70	57	0.00
August 13	70	58	0.00
August 14	71	57	0.00
August 15	71	57	0.00
August 16	70	55	0.00
August 17	76	53	0.00
August 18	79	51	0.00
August 19	80	56	0.00
August 20	71	59	0.00
August 21	72	55	0.00
August 22	73	58	0.00
August 23	71	57	0.00
August 24	71	58	0.00
August 25	71	58	0.00
August 26	73	52	0.00
August 27	70	60	0.02
August 28	72	58	0.00
August 29	69	58	0.00
August 30	68	57	0.00
August 31	70	56	0.00

September 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	75	57	0.00
September 2	82	48	0.00
September 3	94	51	0.00
September 4	97	55	0.00
September 5	91	52	0.00
September 6	68	50	0.00
September 7	66	54	0.00
September 8	70	46	0.00
September 9	73	53	0.00
September 10	83	48	0.00
September 11	73	50	0.00
September 12	66	51	0.00
September 13	64	53	0.00
September 14	73	43	0.00
September 15	77	48	0.00
September 16	71	54	0.02
September 17	71	43	0.00
September 18	69	53	0.00
September 19	76	53	0.00
September 20	67	54	0.00
September 21	69	57	0.00
September 22	70	51	0.00
September 23	72	46	0.00
September 24	81	47	0.00
September 25	82	50	0.00
September 26	91	52	0.00
September 27	75	51	0.00
September 28	69	55	0.00
September 29	73	47	0.00
September 30	83	43	0.00

October 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	77	47	0.00
October 2	77	46	0.00
October 3	77	49	0.00
October 4	75	49	0.00
October 5	66	51	0.00
October 6	63	51	0.00
October 7	69	51	0.00
October 8	73	48	0.00
October 9	74	38	0.00
October 10	68	49	0.00
October 11	71	49	0.00
October 12	76	46	0.00
October 13	97	52	0.00
October 14	102	60	0.00
October 15	102	61	0.00
October 16	92	53	0.00
October 17	73	45	0.00
October 18	63	47	0.00
October 19	64	52	0.00
October 20	63	51	0.00
October 21	65	47	0.00
October 22	71	34	0.00
October 23	70	33	0.00
October 24	73	37	0.00
October 25	68	46	0.00
October 26	68	51	0.00
October 27	66	49	0.04
October 28	65	43	0.00
October 29	68	38	0.00
October 30	71	36	0.00
October 31	71	35	0.00

November 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	56	48	0.00
November 2	62	37	0.00
November 3	62	46	0.00
November 4	67	42	0.00
November 5	85	35	0.00
November 6	83	44	0.00
November 7	80	41	0.00
November 8	80	38	0.00
November 9	60	33	0.00
November 10	61	49	0.00
November 11	66	44	0.00
November 12	71	36	0.00
November 13	75	40	0.00
November 14	70	38	0.00
November 15	58	42	0.00
November 16	59	30	0.00
November 17	63	31	0.00
November 18	60	31	0.00
November 19	60	33	0.40
November 20	54	46	0.50
November 21	56	37	0.00
November 22	61	38	0.00
November 23	60	44	0.00
November 24	67	46	0.00
November 25	59	53	0.01
November 26	59	49	0.24
November 27	61	40	0.00
November 28	61	42	0.00
November 29	63	43	0.28
November 30	61	52	0.04

December 1961 Salinas Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	59	52	0.26
December 2	56	49	0.22
December 3	61	42	0.00
December 4	59	37	0.00
December 5	58	41	0.00
December 6	61	34	0.00
December 7	64	38	0.00
December 8	59	34	0.00
December 9	55	31	0.00
December 10	53	35	0.00
December 11	53	30	0.00
December 12	53	32	0.00
December 13	50	30	0.00
December 14	54	40	0.00
December 15	50	33	0.02
December 16	56	32	0.00
December 17	54	44	0.00
December 18	54	38	0.02
December 19	69	48	0.00
December 20	67	46	0.01
December 21	65	42	0.00
December 22	67	35	0.00
December 23	74	39	0.00
December 24	72	42	0.00
December 25	64	36	0.00
December 26	62	34	0.00
December 27	61	35	0.00
December 28	59	35	0.00
December 29	67	37	0.00
December 30	67	35	0.00
December 31	52	35	0.00

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1930–2024	Salinas Municipal Airport	location