Salisbury, MD: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Salisbury, MD: 106°F on Monday 21 July 1930 and Wednesday 7 August 1918.

The record begins: 1906

All-time records

Hottest day: 106°F; 21 July 1930, 7 August 1918
Coldest night: -10°F; 11 January 1942
Wettest day: 8.90 in; 30 August 1936
Warmest night: 83°F; 20 July 2013
Coldest day: 8°F; 19 January 1994

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Salisbury, MD by decade since the 1930s: the most record highs, 95, came in the 1940s; the most record lows, 76, in the 2000s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1900s	0	0	4
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	0	0	10
1930s	36	20	10
1940s	95	74	10
1950s	31	43	10
1960s	31	42	10
1970s	35	39	10
1980s	19	27	10
1990s	38	19	10
2000s	25	76	10
2010s	33	9	10
2020s	24	1	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	77°F 30 January 2002	-10°F 11 January 1942	4.48 in 28 January 1998
February	80°F 25 February 1930	-4°F 21 February 2015	2.55 in 4 February 1920
March	93°F 29 March 1907	1°F 4 March 2009, 3 March 2009, 9 March 1911	3.47 in 21 March 2000, 6 March 1979
April	96°F 27 April 1915, 26 April 1915	15°F 1 April 1923	3.00 in 10 April 1918
May	98°F 20 May 1911	28°F 5 May 2003, 12 May 1913	4.01 in 18 May 2018
June	102°F 6 June 1925	37°F 2 June 1966	3.77 in 4 June 1979
July	106°F 21 July 1930	42°F 12 July 2002	5.63 in 8 July 2005
August	106°F 7 August 1918	45°F 30 August 1986, 29 August 1986, 24 August 1952	8.90 in 30 August 1936
September	100°F 1 September 1932	34°F 21 September 1956	8.01 in 1 September 2002
October	98°F 6 October 1941	23°F 29 October 2001	6.56 in 11 October 2018
November	85°F 1 November 1950	10°F 29 November 1930, 29 November 1912	2.84 in 11 November 1979
December	77°F 22 December 2013, 7 December 1998, 6 December 1998	-6°F 16 December 1958	4.04 in 18 December 2023

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	34 days	15 July to 17 August 1943	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	11 days	24 January to 3 February 1936	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	14.83 in	September 1935
Driest month	0.01 in	October 2024
Wettest year	72.86 in	1948
Driest year	21.67 in	1930

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Salisbury, MD: a low of -10°F on Sunday 11 January 1942.
The wettest day on record in Salisbury, MD: 8.90 in on Sunday 30 August 1936.
The warmest night on record in Salisbury, MD: a low of 83°F on Saturday 20 July 2013.
The coldest day on record in Salisbury, MD: a high of 8°F on Wednesday 19 January 1994.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Salisbury, MD: 34 days, from Thursday 15 July to Tuesday 17 August 1943.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Salisbury, MD: 11 days, from Friday 24 January to Monday 3 February 1936.
The wettest month on record in Salisbury, MD: September 1935, with 14.83 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Salisbury, MD: October 2024, with 0.01 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Salisbury, MD: 1948, with 72.86 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Salisbury, MD: 1930, with 21.67 in of precipitation.

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