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San Luis Obispo Poly Weather Records (USC00047851)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for San Luis Obispo Poly (USC00047851), California, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for San Luis Obispo Poly

  • San Luis Obispo Poly (USC00047851) is a weather station in California, United States at 35.31 latitude and -120.66 longitude, 94 m (308 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at San Luis Obispo Poly still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • San Luis Obispo Poly tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 27 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: California, United States, 35.31 latitude, -120.66 longitude.
  • Elevation: 94 m (308 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

8 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at San Luis Obispo Poly, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at San Luis Obispo Poly. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at San Luis Obispo Poly. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at San Luis Obispo Poly, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan32.2 C (90.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Feb31.7 C (89.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Apr40.0 C (104.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep45.0 C (113.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct42.8 C (109.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Nov36.7 C (98.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Dec33.3 C (91.9 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at San Luis Obispo Poly by the year they were set 1,464 records at San Luis Obispo Poly still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401928: 121929: 291930: 271931: 211932: 341933: 381934: 141935: 231936: 81937: 181938: 121939: 211940: 121941: 91942: 161943: 71944: 101945: 111946: 141947: 91948: 191949: 381950: 151951: 131952: 121953: 131954: 111955: 261956: 121957: 101958: 111959: 131960: 81961: 131962: 261963: 141964: 191965: 91966: 151967: 181968: 111969: 81970: 201971: 281972: 101973: 121974: 131975: 161976: 211977: 131978: 131979: 131980: 201981: 151982: 121983: 81984: 241985: 141986: 111987: 221988: 141989: 161990: 161991: 131992: 61993: 71994: 91995: 61996: 181997: 161998: 71999: 92000: 122001: 152002: 122003: 182004: 192005: 32006: 62007: 92008: 92009: 202010: 202011: 132012: 72013: 82014: 82015: 242016: 102017: 222018: 192019: 52020: 242021: 142022: 192023: 102024: 52025: 82026: 241928193819481958196819781988199820082018
1,464 records at San Luis Obispo Poly still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at San Luis Obispo Poly by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
192812
192929
193027
193121
193234
193338
193414
193523
19368
193718
193812
193921
194012
19419
194216
19437
194410
194511
194614
19479
194819
194938
195015
195113
195212
195313
195411
195526
195612
195710
195811
195913
19608
196113
196226
196314
196419
19659
196615
196718
196811
19698
197020
197128
197210
197312
197413
197516
197621
197713
197813
197913
198020
198115
198212
19838
198424
198514
198611
198722
198814
198916
199016
199113
19926
19937
19949
19956
199618
199716
19987
19999
200012
200115
200212
200318
200419
20053
20066
20079
20089
200920
201020
201113
20127
20138
20148
201524
201610
201722
201819
20195
202024
202114
202219
202310
20245
20258
202624

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When San Luis Obispo Poly set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at San Luis Obispo Poly between 19 January 1969 and 9 January 2023. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature19 January 1969: Record daily precipitation 125.2 mm (4.9 in)20 January 1969: Record daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)25 January 1969: Record daily precipitation 149.9 mm (5.9 in)14 September 1971: Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)23 December 1990: Record low minimum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)6 September 2020: Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)9 January 2023: Record daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)197019801990200020102020
7 all-time records were set at San Luis Obispo Poly between 19 January 1969 and 9 January 2023. Each dot is a new record.
When San Luis Obispo Poly set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1969-01-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1969-01-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1969-01-25Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1971-09-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1990-12-23Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -8.3 C (17.1 F)
2020-09-06Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
2023-01-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 153.7 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at San Luis Obispo Poly The wettest day on record for each calendar month at San Luis Obispo Poly. The most was 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 9 January 2023. 050100150200 Jan: 153.7 mm (6.1 in), 9 January 2023 Jan Feb: 120.4 mm (4.7 in), 13 February 1986 Feb Mar: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 7 March 1911 Mar Apr: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 11 April 1982 Apr May: 59.7 mm (2.4 in), 25 May 1931 May Jun: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 5 June 1933 Jun Jul: 34.8 mm (1.4 in), 19 July 2015 Jul Aug: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 30 August 1916 Aug Sep: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 29 September 1994 Sep Oct: 56.1 mm (2.2 in), 1 October 1983 Oct Nov: 90.9 mm (3.6 in), 20 November 1946 Nov Dec: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 8 December 1909 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at San Luis Obispo Poly. The most was 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 9 January 2023.
Record daily precipitation for each month at San Luis Obispo Poly
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan153.7 mm (6.1 in)9 January 2023
Feb120.4 mm (4.7 in)13 February 1986
Mar120.7 mm (4.8 in)7 March 1911
Apr79.2 mm (3.1 in)11 April 1982
May59.7 mm (2.4 in)25 May 1931
Jun43.2 mm (1.7 in)5 June 1933
Jul34.8 mm (1.4 in)19 July 2015
Aug38.1 mm (1.5 in)30 August 1916
Sep50.8 mm (2.0 in)29 September 1994
Oct56.1 mm (2.2 in)1 October 1983
Nov90.9 mm (3.6 in)20 November 1946
Dec114.3 mm (4.5 in)8 December 1909

Period of Record Coverage

1927 to 2026
Days with data per year at San Luis Obispo Poly 100 years of record at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1927 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others. 1927: 89 of 365 days1928: 360 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 340 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 352 of 365 days1962: 357 of 365 days1963: 365 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: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 333 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 361 of 366 days1981: 362 of 365 days1982: 360 of 365 days1983: 360 of 365 days1984: 351 of 366 days1985: 326 of 365 days1986: 327 of 365 days1987: 354 of 365 days1988: 328 of 366 days1989: 331 of 365 days1990: 331 of 365 days1991: 358 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 363 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 363 of 366 days1997: 337 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 358 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 354 of 365 days2004: 363 of 366 days2005: 142 of 365 days2006: 84 of 365 days2007: 303 of 365 days2008: 273 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 356 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 252 of 365 days1935195019651980199520102025
100 years of record at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1927 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others.
Days with data per year at San Luis Obispo Poly
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19278924%No
192836098%Yes
192936399%Yes
193036399%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194234093%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944365100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948365100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836099%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196135296%Yes
196235798%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197833391%Yes
1979364100%Yes
198036199%Yes
198136299%Yes
198236099%Yes
198336099%Yes
198435196%Yes
198532689%No
198632790%No
198735497%Yes
198832890%No
198933191%Yes
199033191%Yes
199135898%Yes
199236399%Yes
1993364100%Yes
199436399%Yes
199536299%Yes
199636399%Yes
199733792%Yes
199836299%Yes
199935898%Yes
200036299%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200236099%Yes
200335497%Yes
200436399%Yes
200514239%No
20068423%No
200730383%No
200827375%No
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201135698%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
201436299%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202625269%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at San Luis Obispo Poly
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 August 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie91 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high max (Provisional)36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)95 years39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min (Provisional)16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)95 years40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)84 years41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie41 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)47 years26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)97 years44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)96 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)95 years50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)95 years55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)28 years30 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)31 years30 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USmonthly high max36.7 C (98.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years22 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)21 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USmonthly high max35.6 C (96.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)11 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026San Luis Obispo Poly, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

86 complete years, 1928 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at San Luis Obispo Poly as warming stripes, 1928 to 2025 One stripe for each of 86 complete years at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1928 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.4 C (59.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 13.9 C (57.1 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 17.5 C (63.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1928: 15.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1929: 15.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1930: 15.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1931: 15.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1932: 14.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1933: 14.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1934: 15.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1935: 14.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1936: 15.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1937: 14.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1938: 14.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1939: 15.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1940: 15.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1941: 15.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1943: 15.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1944: 14.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1945: 14.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1946: 14.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1947: 15.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 14.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1949: 14.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1950: 15.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1951: 14.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1952: 14.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1953: 15.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1954: 14.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1955: 14.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1956: 14.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1957: 15.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1958: 16.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1959: 16.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1960: 15.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 15.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 14.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1963: 14.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 14.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1965: 14.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1966: 14.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1967: 15.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 15.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1969: 14.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 14.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1971: 13.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1972: 14.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1973: 14.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1974: 14.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1975: 14.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1976: 15.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1977: 15.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1979: 15.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 15.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1981: 15.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1982: 14.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 15.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1984: 15.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1987: 14.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1991: 15.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1992: 16.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1993: 15.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1994: 15.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 16.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1996: 16.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1998: 15.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1999: 14.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2000: 16.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2001: 15.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 15.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 16.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2004: 15.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2009: 15.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2010: 14.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2011: 15.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2012: 16.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2013: 16.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2014: 17.4 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2015: 17.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2016: 16.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 17.5 C, +2.1 C from the station mean2018: 16.9 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2019: 16.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 16.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2021: 16.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 16.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2023: 15.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2024: 16.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2025: 16.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1928194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 86 complete years at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1928 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.4 C (59.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 13.9 C (57.1 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 17.5 C (63.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at San Luis Obispo Poly as warming stripes, 1928 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
192815.6 C+0.28 C
192915.2 C-0.17 C
193015.0 C-0.40 C
193115.9 C+0.56 C
193214.9 C-0.47 C
193314.1 C-1.25 C
193415.9 C+0.50 C
193514.3 C-1.05 C
193615.5 C+0.15 C
193714.8 C-0.60 C
193814.9 C-0.44 C
193915.1 C-0.26 C
194015.7 C+0.34 C
194115.4 C+0.01 C
194315.4 C+0.07 C
194414.4 C-0.94 C
194514.8 C-0.56 C
194614.5 C-0.88 C
194715.4 C-0.01 C
194814.4 C-0.95 C
194914.5 C-0.82 C
195015.3 C-0.09 C
195114.8 C-0.57 C
195214.2 C-1.20 C
195315.1 C-0.29 C
195414.9 C-0.49 C
195514.1 C-1.23 C
195614.9 C-0.45 C
195715.2 C-0.18 C
195816.4 C+1.08 C
195916.5 C+1.18 C
196015.0 C-0.34 C
196115.5 C+0.15 C
196214.7 C-0.71 C
196314.8 C-0.52 C
196414.3 C-1.06 C
196514.5 C-0.84 C
196614.9 C-0.51 C
196715.0 C-0.36 C
196815.0 C-0.34 C
196914.8 C-0.53 C
197014.6 C-0.81 C
197113.9 C-1.42 C
197214.8 C-0.55 C
197314.6 C-0.78 C
197414.2 C-1.16 C
197514.0 C-1.33 C
197615.6 C+0.25 C
197715.6 C+0.25 C
197915.3 C-0.08 C
198015.6 C+0.25 C
198115.8 C+0.45 C
198214.7 C-0.66 C
198315.7 C+0.35 C
198415.8 C+0.48 C
198714.8 C-0.53 C
199115.1 C-0.26 C
199216.2 C+0.88 C
199315.8 C+0.44 C
199415.1 C-0.30 C
199516.4 C+1.00 C
199616.5 C+1.13 C
199815.2 C-0.12 C
199914.9 C-0.43 C
200016.1 C+0.71 C
200115.6 C+0.28 C
200215.4 C+0.08 C
200316.4 C+1.07 C
200415.7 C+0.33 C
200915.2 C-0.13 C
201014.7 C-0.69 C
201115.0 C-0.39 C
201216.0 C+0.61 C
201316.3 C+0.97 C
201417.4 C+1.99 C
201517.1 C+1.73 C
201616.4 C+1.05 C
201717.5 C+2.14 C
201816.9 C+1.52 C
201916.0 C+0.68 C
202016.9 C+1.56 C
202116.0 C+0.67 C
202216.4 C+1.05 C
202315.7 C+0.38 C
202416.1 C+0.78 C
202516.4 C+1.00 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1928 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 86 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at San Luis Obispo Poly
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1928 to 202586Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1928 to 202586Rise
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1928 to 202586Rise

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at San Luis Obispo Poly: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.0 C (113.0 F)202038.6 C (101.5 F)100
Coldest night (TNn)-8.3 C (17.1 F)1990-0.8 C (30.5 F)100
Wettest day (Rx1day)153.7 mm (6.1 in)202359.2 mm (2.3 in)116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)347.4 mm (13.7 in)1969115.5 mm (4.5 in)115
Longest dry spell (CDD)215 days1965122 days113

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year The hottest day of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 C (101.5 F). 303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2020
The hottest day of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 C (101.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
192734.4 C (93.9 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192942.2 C (108.0 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193234.4 C (93.9 F)
193337.2 C (99.0 F)
193436.1 C (97.0 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193736.1 C (97.0 F)
193835.6 C (96.1 F)
193940.6 C (105.1 F)
194035.6 C (96.1 F)
194133.3 C (91.9 F)
194236.7 C (98.1 F)
194341.7 C (107.1 F)
194441.7 C (107.1 F)
194537.2 C (99.0 F)
194636.7 C (98.1 F)
194737.2 C (99.0 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194940.0 C (104.0 F)
195039.4 C (102.9 F)
195135.0 C (95.0 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195436.7 C (98.1 F)
195543.3 C (109.9 F)
195636.1 C (97.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195940.0 C (104.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196142.2 C (108.0 F)
196240.6 C (105.1 F)
196339.4 C (102.9 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196537.2 C (99.0 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196736.1 C (97.0 F)
196838.9 C (102.0 F)
196940.0 C (104.0 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197144.4 C (111.9 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197341.1 C (106.0 F)
197436.7 C (98.1 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197641.1 C (106.0 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197840.6 C (105.1 F)
197940.6 C (105.1 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198140.0 C (104.0 F)
198237.2 C (99.0 F)
198341.7 C (107.1 F)
198439.4 C (102.9 F)
198540.0 C (104.0 F)
198634.4 C (93.9 F)
198742.2 C (108.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198943.9 C (111.0 F)
199037.8 C (100.0 F)
199138.3 C (100.9 F)
199237.2 C (99.0 F)
199340.0 C (104.0 F)
199438.3 C (100.9 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199641.1 C (106.0 F)
199740.0 C (104.0 F)
199840.0 C (104.0 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200038.9 C (102.0 F)
200138.3 C (100.9 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200440.6 C (105.1 F)
200532.2 C (90.0 F)
200630.0 C (86.0 F)
200737.2 C (99.0 F)
200834.4 C (93.9 F)
200939.4 C (102.9 F)
201042.8 C (109.0 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)
201437.8 C (100.0 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201639.4 C (102.9 F)
201744.4 C (111.9 F)
201839.4 C (102.9 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202045.0 C (113.0 F)
202138.3 C (100.9 F)
202241.7 C (107.1 F)
202337.8 C (100.0 F)
202440.6 C (105.1 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202636.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year The coldest night of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.8 C (30.5 F). -10-5051900192019401960198020002020Record: -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1990
The coldest night of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.8 C (30.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915n/a
1916n/a
1917n/a
19270.0 C (32.0 F)
1928-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1929-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1930-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1931-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1932-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1933-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19340.6 C (33.1 F)
1935-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1936-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1937-4.4 C (24.1 F)
19381.1 C (34.0 F)
1939-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19400.6 C (33.1 F)
19412.2 C (36.0 F)
1942-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19430.0 C (32.0 F)
19441.7 C (35.1 F)
1945-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19460.0 C (32.0 F)
1947-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1948-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1949-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1950-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1951-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1952-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19530.6 C (33.1 F)
19540.6 C (33.1 F)
1955-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1956-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1957-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19581.7 C (35.1 F)
19590.0 C (32.0 F)
1960-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19610.0 C (32.0 F)
1962-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1963-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1964-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1965-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19660.0 C (32.0 F)
1967-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1968-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1969-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1970-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1971-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1973-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1974-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1975-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1976-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19772.2 C (36.0 F)
1978-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1979-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19801.1 C (34.0 F)
19811.1 C (34.0 F)
1982-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19830.0 C (32.0 F)
1984-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1986-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1989-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1990-8.3 C (17.1 F)
19910.0 C (32.0 F)
19921.1 C (34.0 F)
1993-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1994-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19951.7 C (35.1 F)
19960.0 C (32.0 F)
1997-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1998-6.7 C (19.9 F)
19990.0 C (32.0 F)
20001.1 C (34.0 F)
20010.6 C (33.1 F)
2002-1.1 C (30.0 F)
20030.0 C (32.0 F)
2004-5.0 C (23.0 F)
20050.0 C (32.0 F)
20060.6 C (33.1 F)
2007-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2008-0.6 C (30.9 F)
20090.0 C (32.0 F)
2010-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2011-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2012-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013-1.1 C (30.0 F)
20141.7 C (35.1 F)
2015-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2016-0.6 C (30.9 F)
20170.6 C (33.1 F)
2018-0.6 C (30.9 F)
20190.0 C (32.0 F)
20200.0 C (32.0 F)
2021-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2022-0.6 C (30.9 F)
20230.0 C (32.0 F)
20241.1 C (34.0 F)
20250.6 C (33.1 F)
20261.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year The wettest day of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 2023
The wettest day of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189373.7 mm (2.9 in)
189443.7 mm (1.7 in)
189548.5 mm (1.9 in)
189646.2 mm (1.8 in)
19062.3 mm (0.09 in)
190745.7 mm (1.8 in)
190852.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909114.3 mm (4.5 in)
191050.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911120.7 mm (4.8 in)
191232.3 mm (1.3 in)
191333.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914114.3 mm (4.5 in)
191566.0 mm (2.6 in)
191695.3 mm (3.8 in)
191761.0 mm (2.4 in)
192747.5 mm (1.9 in)
192873.7 mm (2.9 in)
192929.7 mm (1.2 in)
193029.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931114.3 mm (4.5 in)
193246.7 mm (1.8 in)
193391.4 mm (3.6 in)
193457.9 mm (2.3 in)
193574.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937115.8 mm (4.6 in)
193870.4 mm (2.8 in)
193931.0 mm (1.2 in)
194086.6 mm (3.4 in)
194169.3 mm (2.7 in)
194272.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943105.2 mm (4.1 in)
194470.9 mm (2.8 in)
194598.6 mm (3.9 in)
194690.9 mm (3.6 in)
194732.8 mm (1.3 in)
194840.6 mm (1.6 in)
194952.1 mm (2.1 in)
195055.1 mm (2.2 in)
195160.5 mm (2.4 in)
195277.5 mm (3.1 in)
195360.5 mm (2.4 in)
195450.8 mm (2.0 in)
195599.1 mm (3.9 in)
195666.8 mm (2.6 in)
195755.6 mm (2.2 in)
195856.9 mm (2.2 in)
195950.8 mm (2.0 in)
196089.7 mm (3.5 in)
196159.2 mm (2.3 in)
196280.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963118.6 mm (4.7 in)
196440.6 mm (1.6 in)
196550.8 mm (2.0 in)
196667.3 mm (2.6 in)
196756.9 mm (2.2 in)
196853.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969149.9 mm (5.9 in)
197057.2 mm (2.3 in)
197139.4 mm (1.6 in)
197267.8 mm (2.7 in)
1973108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974108.2 mm (4.3 in)
197573.7 mm (2.9 in)
197643.7 mm (1.7 in)
197758.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978101.3 mm (4.0 in)
197957.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980101.1 mm (4.0 in)
198172.4 mm (2.9 in)
198279.2 mm (3.1 in)
198385.6 mm (3.4 in)
198438.1 mm (1.5 in)
198534.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986120.4 mm (4.7 in)
198743.2 mm (1.7 in)
198850.8 mm (2.0 in)
198929.2 mm (1.1 in)
199044.5 mm (1.8 in)
199163.5 mm (2.5 in)
199255.1 mm (2.2 in)
199362.0 mm (2.4 in)
199459.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995102.9 mm (4.1 in)
199668.6 mm (2.7 in)
199782.8 mm (3.3 in)
199857.9 mm (2.3 in)
199930.7 mm (1.2 in)
200058.7 mm (2.3 in)
2001102.9 mm (4.1 in)
200274.9 mm (2.9 in)
200371.1 mm (2.8 in)
200467.1 mm (2.6 in)
200562.7 mm (2.5 in)
200632.8 mm (1.3 in)
200726.7 mm (1.1 in)
200827.4 mm (1.1 in)
200938.1 mm (1.5 in)
201065.0 mm (2.6 in)
201150.8 mm (2.0 in)
201250.8 mm (2.0 in)
201314.0 mm (0.6 in)
201453.8 mm (2.1 in)
201542.7 mm (1.7 in)
201650.8 mm (2.0 in)
201766.0 mm (2.6 in)
201882.6 mm (3.3 in)
201945.7 mm (1.8 in)
202051.6 mm (2.0 in)
2021106.7 mm (4.2 in)
202252.3 mm (2.1 in)
2023153.7 mm (6.1 in)
202444.2 mm (1.7 in)
202587.9 mm (3.5 in)
202646.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year The wettest five days of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 347.4 mm (13.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.5 mm (4.5 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 347.4 mm (13.7 in) in 1969
The wettest five days of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 347.4 mm (13.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.5 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1893148.6 mm (5.9 in)
189482.0 mm (3.2 in)
1895107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1896115.0 mm (4.5 in)
19063.6 mm (0.14 in)
190769.8 mm (2.7 in)
1908144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1909169.7 mm (6.7 in)
191062.3 mm (2.5 in)
1911235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1912n/a
191325.1 mm (1.0 in)
1914248.2 mm (9.8 in)
191541.7 mm (1.6 in)
1916156.5 mm (6.2 in)
191739.4 mm (1.6 in)
192774.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928115.0 mm (4.5 in)
192957.1 mm (2.2 in)
193085.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1932167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1933149.4 mm (5.9 in)
193499.3 mm (3.9 in)
1935100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1936151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1937185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1938137.7 mm (5.4 in)
193930.0 mm (1.2 in)
1940141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1941148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1942147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1943198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1944132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1945160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1946137.4 mm (5.4 in)
194736.9 mm (1.5 in)
194868.1 mm (2.7 in)
194957.0 mm (2.2 in)
195087.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1952134.2 mm (5.3 in)
195381.8 mm (3.2 in)
195481.5 mm (3.2 in)
1955199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1956154.9 mm (6.1 in)
195779.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958123.7 mm (4.9 in)
195985.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960100.9 mm (4.0 in)
196175.7 mm (3.0 in)
1962222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1963149.6 mm (5.9 in)
196478.2 mm (3.1 in)
1965149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1966194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1967120.2 mm (4.7 in)
196866.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969347.4 mm (13.7 in)
1970118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1971103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1972115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973241.0 mm (9.5 in)
1974154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1975151.4 mm (6.0 in)
197694.7 mm (3.7 in)
1977101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1979115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1980248.4 mm (9.8 in)
1981123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1982111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1983194.6 mm (7.7 in)
198461.3 mm (2.4 in)
198584.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986226.3 mm (8.9 in)
198763.3 mm (2.5 in)
1988100.5 mm (4.0 in)
198929.7 mm (1.2 in)
199050.9 mm (2.0 in)
1991135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1992163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1993112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1994110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1996136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1997145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1998117.0 mm (4.6 in)
199964.4 mm (2.5 in)
2000152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2001146.4 mm (5.8 in)
2002129.8 mm (5.1 in)
200351.1 mm (2.0 in)
2004175.6 mm (6.9 in)
2005164.2 mm (6.5 in)
200633.8 mm (1.3 in)
200736.7 mm (1.4 in)
200834.8 mm (1.4 in)
200965.3 mm (2.6 in)
2010161.6 mm (6.4 in)
201172.1 mm (2.8 in)
2012100.1 mm (3.9 in)
201324.2 mm (1.0 in)
2014126.0 mm (5.0 in)
201552.1 mm (2.1 in)
2016106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2017144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2018133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2019106.0 mm (4.2 in)
202072.4 mm (2.9 in)
2021191.2 mm (7.5 in)
2022113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2023224.1 mm (8.8 in)
202483.4 mm (3.3 in)
2025152.6 mm (6.0 in)
2026107.8 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year The longest dry spell of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 215 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 215 days in 1965
The longest dry spell of the year at San Luis Obispo Poly, 1893 to 2026. The record is 215 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at San Luis Obispo Poly by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1893168 days
189480 days
1895139 days
189614 days
1906152 days
1907209 days
190846 days
190937 days
191019 days
191110 days
1912n/a
191314 days
19146 days
1915n/a
191618 days
1917n/a
192725 days
1928171 days
1929177 days
1930102 days
193170 days
193277 days
1933144 days
1934108 days
1935117 days
193655 days
1937105 days
193892 days
1939124 days
1940153 days
1941143 days
1942137 days
1943173 days
1944119 days
194589 days
194667 days
194761 days
1948133 days
1949142 days
1950107 days
195187 days
1952109 days
1953150 days
1954185 days
1955145 days
1956144 days
1957122 days
1958106 days
1959139 days
1960154 days
1961149 days
1962166 days
196386 days
196483 days
1965215 days
1966110 days
196796 days
1968150 days
1969135 days
1970133 days
1971124 days
197275 days
1973166 days
1974160 days
1975164 days
1976123 days
1977145 days
197866 days
1979155 days
1980153 days
1981191 days
198278 days
1983104 days
1984117 days
198589 days
198685 days
1987122 days
198868 days
198969 days
199097 days
199173 days
199299 days
1993127 days
1994127 days
1995136 days
1996156 days
199794 days
199892 days
1999163 days
2000119 days
2001191 days
2002169 days
2003180 days
2004204 days
200522 days
200662 days
200788 days
200859 days
2009129 days
201085 days
2011119 days
2012167 days
2013154 days
2014188 days
201572 days
2016174 days
201786 days
2018166 days
2019183 days
2020172 days
2021127 days
2022141 days
2023115 days
2024180 days
2025150 days
202694 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

28 years with a frost

Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at San Luis Obispo Poly falls on 22 February and the median first autumn frost on 7 December, which leaves a median of 298 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at San Luis Obispo Poly
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1928 to 2015)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost22 Februaryn/a22 Februaryn/a+2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost7 Decembern/a7 Decembern/a-0.1 days per decade
Growing days298 daysn/a298 daysn/a-2.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

88 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 62.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.5 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at San Luis Obispo Poly: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years62.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years86.1 mm (3.4 in)
10 years102.1 mm (4.0 in)
25 years122.6 mm (4.8 in)
50 years138.0 mm (5.4 in)
100 years153.5 mm (6.0 in)Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

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: 153.7 mm (6.1 in) in 2023; 149.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1969; 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1986.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, San Luis Obispo Poly had a mean temperature of 16.4 C (61.5 F) and 520.9 mm (20.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Tenerife/Los Rodeos (Spain, 9,382 km away), Santa Barbara (United States, 133 km away) and Oxnard (United States, 183 km away).

Climate twins of San Luis Obispo Poly: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Tenerife/Los RodeosSpain9,382 km (5,830 mi)16.1 C (60.9 F)629.0 mm (24.8 in)0.77
Santa BarbaraUnited States133 km (83 mi)15.9 C (60.6 F)420.3 mm (16.5 in)0.77
OxnardUnited States183 km (114 mi)16.0 C (60.7 F)353.5 mm (13.9 in)0.86

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).