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Santa Barbara (Cfe) Weather Records (MXN00012076)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Barbara (Cfe) (MXN00012076), Mexico, with 38 years of record.

Key Facts for Santa Barbara (Cfe)

  • Santa Barbara (Cfe) (MXN00012076) is a weather station in Mexico at 17.30 latitude and -99.85 longitude, 1,040 m (3,412 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1963 to 2000, 38 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Santa Barbara (Cfe) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Santa Barbara (Cfe) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 18.9 C (66.0 F) on 19 September 2000.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 17.30 latitude, -99.85 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,040 m (3,412 ft).
  • Period of record: 1963 to 2000, 38 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Santa Barbara (Cfe), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Barbara (Cfe). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Barbara (Cfe). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Santa Barbara (Cfe), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan33.9 C (93.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Feb34.4 C (93.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Apr38.9 C (102.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)n/an/a
May38.3 C (100.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Jun35.6 C (96.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)n/an/a
Jul36.1 C (97.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Aug34.4 C (93.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.3 C (91.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Nov34.4 C (93.9 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Dec32.8 C (91.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by the year they were set 1,464 records at Santa Barbara (Cfe) still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 285. 01002003001963: 2851964: 621965: 681966: 301967: 151968: 391969: 891970: 1621971: 481972: 381973: 181974: 111975: 181976: 141977: 261978: 471979: 641980: 181981: 201982: 211983: 1111984: 81985: 111986: 211987: 111988: 261989: 101990: 151991: 101992: 141993: 171994: 81995: 251996: 191997: 231998: 181999: 102000: 141963196719711975197919831987199119951999
1,464 records at Santa Barbara (Cfe) still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 285.
Standing records at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
1963285
196462
196568
196630
196715
196839
196989
1970162
197148
197238
197318
197411
197518
197614
197726
197847
197964
198018
198120
198221
1983111
19848
198511
198621
198711
198826
198910
199015
199110
199214
199317
19948
199525
199619
199723
199818
199910
200014

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 269.7 mm (10.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Barbara (Cfe) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Barbara (Cfe). The most was 269.7 mm (10.6 in) on 25 September 1967. 0100200300 Jan: 65.8 mm (2.6 in), 24 January 1980 Jan Feb: 31.5 mm (1.2 in), 2 February 1992 Feb Mar: 17.8 mm (0.7 in), 22 March 1997 Mar Apr: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 17 April 1997 Apr May: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 30 May 1978 May Jun: 199.9 mm (7.9 in), 22 June 1973 Jun Jul: 175.8 mm (6.9 in), 6 July 1993 Jul Aug: 116.3 mm (4.6 in), 27 August 1981 Aug Sep: 269.7 mm (10.6 in), 25 September 1967 Sep Oct: 161.8 mm (6.4 in), 7 October 1976 Oct Nov: 66.8 mm (2.6 in), 23 November 1998 Nov Dec: 39.4 mm (1.6 in), 2 December 1976 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Barbara (Cfe). The most was 269.7 mm (10.6 in) on 25 September 1967.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Barbara (Cfe)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan65.8 mm (2.6 in)24 January 1980
Feb31.5 mm (1.2 in)2 February 1992
Mar17.8 mm (0.7 in)22 March 1997
Apr59.9 mm (2.4 in)17 April 1997
May127.0 mm (5.0 in)30 May 1978
Jun199.9 mm (7.9 in)22 June 1973
Jul175.8 mm (6.9 in)6 July 1993
Aug116.3 mm (4.6 in)27 August 1981
Sep269.7 mm (10.6 in)25 September 1967
Oct161.8 mm (6.4 in)7 October 1976
Nov66.8 mm (2.6 in)23 November 1998
Dec39.4 mm (1.6 in)2 December 1976

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 2000
Days with data per year at Santa Barbara (Cfe) 38 years of record at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1984, 1994. 1963: 359 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 304 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 360 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 121 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 306 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 335 of 366 days19651970197519801985199019952000
38 years of record at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1984, 1994.
Days with data per year at Santa Barbara (Cfe)
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
196335998%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036299%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197330483%No
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836099%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
198412133%No
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199430684%No
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200033592%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Santa Barbara (Cfe)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 September 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)11 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily rain53.1 mm (2.1 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXmonthly low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie29 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low min (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 years6 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2000Santa Barbara (Cfe), MXdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1963 to 1999
Annual mean temperature at Santa Barbara (Cfe) as warming stripes, 1963 to 1999 One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.6 C (70.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 18.9 C (66.0 F), and the warmest was 1972, at 23.0 C (73.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F). 1963: 22.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1964: 22.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1965: 22.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1966: 22.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1967: 21.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 22.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1969: 21.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1970: 18.9 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1971: 21.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 23.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1974: 22.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1975: 22.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1976: 22.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1977: 22.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1978: 22.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1979: 22.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1980: 22.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1981: 21.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1982: 22.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1983: 21.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1985: 21.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1986: 21.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 21.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1988: 20.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1989: 20.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1990: 20.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1991: 21.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1992: 20.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1993: 21.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1995: 20.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1996: 20.2 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1997: 20.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 20.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1999: 20.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1963197019751980198519901995
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.6 C (70.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 18.9 C (66.0 F), and the warmest was 1972, at 23.0 C (73.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Santa Barbara (Cfe) as warming stripes, 1963 to 1999
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196322.6 C+1.07 C
196422.5 C+0.91 C
196522.2 C+0.60 C
196622.0 C+0.48 C
196721.5 C-0.04 C
196822.5 C+0.90 C
196921.4 C-0.18 C
197018.9 C-2.64 C
197121.0 C-0.60 C
197223.0 C+1.44 C
197422.3 C+0.73 C
197522.3 C+0.70 C
197622.4 C+0.85 C
197722.9 C+1.36 C
197822.1 C+0.51 C
197922.6 C+1.04 C
198022.3 C+0.73 C
198121.7 C+0.13 C
198222.3 C+0.72 C
198321.4 C-0.14 C
198521.7 C+0.14 C
198621.7 C+0.11 C
198721.4 C-0.15 C
198820.8 C-0.74 C
198920.9 C-0.68 C
199020.9 C-0.68 C
199121.2 C-0.32 C
199220.7 C-0.83 C
199321.0 C-0.56 C
199520.8 C-0.78 C
199620.2 C-1.40 C
199720.7 C-0.89 C
199820.8 C-0.73 C
199920.6 C-0.94 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.7) per decade over 1963 to 1999. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.3 to 1.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Santa Barbara (Cfe)
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.4 C (-0.7 to -0.2) per decade-0.8 F (-1.2 to -0.3) per decade1963 to 199934Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.51 C (-1.00 to -0.01) per decade-0.92 F (-1.81 to -0.02) per decade1963 to 199934Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.4 C (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade-0.6 F (-1.2 to -0.1) per decade1963 to 199934Fall

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1963 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Santa Barbara (Cfe): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)197835.0 C (95.0 F)38
Coldest night (TNn)3.9 C (39.0 F)19877.0 C (44.5 F)38
Wettest day (Rx1day)269.7 mm (10.6 in)196788.5 mm (3.5 in)38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)493.2 mm (19.4 in)1967176.8 mm (7.0 in)38
Longest dry spell (CDD)140 days200070 days38

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year The hottest day of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 3032343638401970198019902000Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1978
The hottest day of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
196331.1 C (88.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196735.6 C (96.1 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196935.6 C (96.1 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197138.3 C (100.9 F)
197235.6 C (96.1 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197838.9 C (102.0 F)
197936.7 C (98.1 F)
198035.0 C (95.0 F)
198134.4 C (93.9 F)
198236.1 C (97.0 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198431.7 C (89.1 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198733.3 C (91.9 F)
198833.3 C (91.9 F)
198933.3 C (91.9 F)
199032.2 C (90.0 F)
199133.3 C (91.9 F)
199231.1 C (88.0 F)
199332.2 C (90.0 F)
199433.3 C (91.9 F)
199532.2 C (90.0 F)
199631.1 C (88.0 F)
199731.7 C (89.1 F)
199832.8 C (91.0 F)
199932.8 C (91.0 F)
200033.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year The coldest night of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 3.9 C (39.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.0 C (44.5 F). 2468101970198019902000Record: 3.9 C (39.0 F) in 1987
The coldest night of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 3.9 C (39.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.0 C (44.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19638.3 C (46.9 F)
19647.8 C (46.0 F)
19655.6 C (42.1 F)
19665.6 C (42.1 F)
19676.7 C (44.1 F)
19686.7 C (44.1 F)
19697.8 C (46.0 F)
19705.6 C (42.1 F)
19715.6 C (42.1 F)
19726.1 C (43.0 F)
19738.3 C (46.9 F)
19748.9 C (48.0 F)
19757.2 C (45.0 F)
19766.1 C (43.0 F)
19778.3 C (46.9 F)
19786.1 C (43.0 F)
19797.2 C (45.0 F)
19807.8 C (46.0 F)
19815.0 C (41.0 F)
19825.6 C (42.1 F)
19835.0 C (41.0 F)
19845.6 C (42.1 F)
19857.8 C (46.0 F)
19866.7 C (44.1 F)
19873.9 C (39.0 F)
19885.0 C (41.0 F)
19898.3 C (46.9 F)
19908.9 C (48.0 F)
19917.2 C (45.0 F)
19928.3 C (46.9 F)
19937.2 C (45.0 F)
199410.0 C (50.0 F)
19958.9 C (48.0 F)
19967.2 C (45.0 F)
19975.0 C (41.0 F)
19985.0 C (41.0 F)
19997.2 C (45.0 F)
20005.6 C (42.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year The wettest day of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 269.7 mm (10.6 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.5 mm (3.5 in). 01002003001970198019902000Record: 269.7 mm (10.6 in) in 1967
The wettest day of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 269.7 mm (10.6 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.5 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1963147.8 mm (5.8 in)
196494.0 mm (3.7 in)
196560.5 mm (2.4 in)
196682.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967269.7 mm (10.6 in)
196894.0 mm (3.7 in)
196970.4 mm (2.8 in)
197092.5 mm (3.6 in)
197190.9 mm (3.6 in)
197280.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973199.9 mm (7.9 in)
197490.4 mm (3.6 in)
197557.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976161.8 mm (6.4 in)
197766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197968.3 mm (2.7 in)
1980102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1981116.3 mm (4.6 in)
198255.4 mm (2.2 in)
198375.9 mm (3.0 in)
198436.3 mm (1.4 in)
198562.0 mm (2.4 in)
198664.3 mm (2.5 in)
198786.6 mm (3.4 in)
198899.8 mm (3.9 in)
1989110.2 mm (4.3 in)
199060.5 mm (2.4 in)
199171.9 mm (2.8 in)
199259.9 mm (2.4 in)
1993175.8 mm (6.9 in)
199472.9 mm (2.9 in)
1995117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1996113.8 mm (4.5 in)
199792.5 mm (3.6 in)
1998143.3 mm (5.6 in)
199971.9 mm (2.8 in)
200075.4 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year The wettest five days of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 493.2 mm (19.4 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 176.8 mm (7.0 in). 02004006001970198019902000Record: 493.2 mm (19.4 in) in 1967
The wettest five days of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 493.2 mm (19.4 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 176.8 mm (7.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1963245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1964275.8 mm (10.9 in)
1965120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1966178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1967493.2 mm (19.4 in)
1968165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1969172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1970166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1971203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1972245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1973260.3 mm (10.2 in)
1974215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1975202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1976263.7 mm (10.4 in)
1977162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1978174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1979136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1980154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1981212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1982141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1983142.0 mm (5.6 in)
198454.8 mm (2.2 in)
1985207.1 mm (8.2 in)
1986141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1987168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1988253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1989239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1990155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1991178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1992163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1993305.1 mm (12.0 in)
1994108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995230.2 mm (9.1 in)
1996212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1997184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1998167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1999166.7 mm (6.6 in)
2000172.4 mm (6.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 140 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days. 0501001501970198019902000Record: 140 days in 2000
The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Barbara (Cfe), 1963 to 2000. The record is 140 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Barbara (Cfe) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196328 days
196499 days
196583 days
196665 days
196755 days
196863 days
196955 days
197081 days
197168 days
1972108 days
197394 days
197473 days
197594 days
197659 days
197780 days
197838 days
197956 days
198052 days
198136 days
198249 days
198370 days
198457 days
198553 days
1986135 days
198752 days
198895 days
1989101 days
199052 days
1991119 days
199270 days
199391 days
199481 days
199540 days
1996126 days
199741 days
199876 days
1999136 days
2000140 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

33 years, 1964 to 1999

A day with at least 84.3 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 278.5 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Santa Barbara (Cfe): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years84.3 mm (3.3 in)
5 years116.1 mm (4.6 in)
10 years143.6 mm (5.7 in)
25 years187.6 mm (7.4 in)
50 years228.7 mm (9.0 in)Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years278.5 mm (11.0 in)Longer than the 33 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 33 years of values from 1964 to 1999.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 269.7 mm (10.6 in) in 1967; 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1993; 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1976.

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  • Data for Santa Barbara (Cfe) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Santa Barbara (Cfe) threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).