Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Lucia. 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 Lucia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
31.7 C (89.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.0 C (86.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
28.9 C (84.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.8 C (82.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Santa Lucia still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 114.
Standing records at Santa Lucia by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1972
33
1973
114
1974
99
1975
67
1976
52
1977
81
1978
58
1979
39
1980
21
1981
19
1982
48
1983
55
1984
41
1985
33
1986
3
1987
16
1988
22
1989
5
1990
43
1991
77
1992
48
1993
6
1994
21
1995
11
1996
28
1997
36
1998
64
1999
17
2000
14
2006
39
2007
25
2009
53
2010
61
2011
75
2012
40
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Santa Lucia between 17 May 2011 and 17 May 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Santa Lucia set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2011-05-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 35.6 C (96.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 105.9 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Lucia. The most was 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 2 February 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Lucia
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
16 January 1992
Feb
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2 February 2010
Mar
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
4 March 1983
Apr
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
29 April 1992
May
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
28 May 1983
Jun
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
14 June 2007
Jul
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
26 July 2006
Aug
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 August 1996
Sep
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
26 September 2010
Oct
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
13 October 1994
Nov
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
26 November 1982
Dec
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
7 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1972 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Santa Lucia, 1972 to 2012. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1972, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Santa Lucia, 1973 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (60.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 14.5 C (58.1 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.7 C (62.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Santa Lucia as warming stripes, 1973 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1973
15.4 C
-0.12 C
1976
15.0 C
-0.55 C
1977
15.1 C
-0.42 C
1978
15.8 C
+0.29 C
1979
15.6 C
+0.00 C
1983
15.2 C
-0.31 C
1990
14.8 C
-0.77 C
1995
15.9 C
+0.31 C
1997
15.5 C
-0.02 C
1998
16.7 C
+1.11 C
1999
16.1 C
+0.52 C
2006
16.3 C
+0.77 C
2009
15.0 C
-0.56 C
2010
14.5 C
-1.03 C
2011
16.3 C
+0.73 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1972 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Santa Lucia: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
29.4 C (84.9 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1997
0.0 C (32.0 F)
35
Wettest day (Rx1day)
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2010
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1992
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
35
Longest dry spell (CDD)
165 days
1976
102 days
35
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Santa Lucia, 1972 to 2012. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 C (84.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Lucia by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1972
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1973
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1974
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1976
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1977
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1978
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1980
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1984
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1985
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1986
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1987
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1988
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1989
25.0 C (77.0 F)
1990
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1991
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1992
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1993
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1994
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1995
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1996
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1997
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2000
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2006
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2007
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2009
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2011
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2012
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Santa Lucia, 1972 to 2012. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Lucia by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1972
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1975
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1976
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1979
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1980
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1981
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1982
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1983
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1984
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1986
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1988
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1989
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1990
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1991
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1992
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1994
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1998
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1999
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2000
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2006
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2007
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2010
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2012
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Santa Lucia, 1972 to 2012. The record is 105.9 mm (4.2 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.4 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Lucia by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1972
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1981
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1982
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1985
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1988
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1991
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1993
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1994
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1995
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1997
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1998
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1999
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2000
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2007
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2009
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2010
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2011
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2012
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Santa Lucia, 1972 to 2012. The record is 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.7 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Lucia by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1972
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1973
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1974
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1975
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1976
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1978
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1979
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1980
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981
68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1982
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983
133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1984
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985
157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1986
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1990
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1991
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1992
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1993
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1994
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1995
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996
153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1997
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1998
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1999
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2000
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2006
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
2007
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2009
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
2010
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2011
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
2012
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Lucia, 1972 to 2012. The record is 165 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 102 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Lucia by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1972
27 days
1973
117 days
1974
104 days
1975
119 days
1976
165 days
1977
100 days
1978
83 days
1979
102 days
1980
49 days
1981
32 days
1982
137 days
1983
83 days
1984
134 days
1985
145 days
1986
59 days
1987
62 days
1988
164 days
1989
31 days
1990
108 days
1991
117 days
1992
59 days
1993
105 days
1994
72 days
1995
163 days
1996
90 days
1997
46 days
1998
111 days
1999
138 days
2000
59 days
2006
82 days
2007
85 days
2009
127 days
2010
114 days
2011
124 days
2012
69 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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.