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Santa Barbara Weather Records (USC00047902)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Barbara (USC00047902), California, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Santa Barbara

  • Santa Barbara (USC00047902) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.42 latitude and -119.68 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Santa Barbara still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Santa Barbara tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 9 October 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, 34.42 latitude, -119.68 longitude.
  • Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Santa Barbara, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Barbara. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Barbara. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Santa Barbara, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan32.2 C (90.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Feb34.4 C (93.9 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Apr38.3 C (100.9 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
May38.3 C (100.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)12.8 C (55.0 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Aug36.7 C (98.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Sep42.2 C (108.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Oct39.4 C (102.9 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Dec33.3 C (91.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Santa Barbara by the year they were set 1,464 records at Santa Barbara still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 33. 0102030401893: 51894: 191895: 51896: 151897: 51898: 111899: 121900: 61901: 151902: 41903: 51904: 81905: 51906: 101907: 91908: 221909: 261910: 121911: 151912: 201913: 241914: 191915: 151916: 251917: 181918: 251919: 131920: 241921: 211922: 111923: 231924: 311925: 131926: 151927: 61928: 61929: 201930: 171931: 301932: 151933: 161934: 81935: 261936: 121937: 141938: 121939: 151940: 81941: 131942: 71943: 71944: 161945: 121946: 41947: 131948: 331949: 291950: 81951: 61952: 31953: 101954: 81955: 81956: 141957: 61958: 141959: 81960: 71961: 91962: 51963: 41964: 61965: 141966: 51967: 51968: 51969: 11970: 21971: 81972: 21973: 41974: 51975: 61976: 51977: 41978: 81979: 41980: 71981: 81982: 11983: 81984: 181985: 31986: 31987: 111988: 41989: 81990: 111991: 131992: 81993: 271994: 11995: 141996: 81997: 251998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 72002: 72003: 102004: 92005: 52006: 132007: 112008: 42009: 82010: 102011: 112012: 52013: 62014: 152015: 272016: 72017: 112018: 112019: 12020: 132021: 22022: 112023: 42024: 52025: 72026: 211893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Santa Barbara still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 33.
Standing records at Santa Barbara by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18935
189419
18955
189615
18975
189811
189912
19006
190115
19024
19035
19048
19055
190610
19079
190822
190926
191012
191115
191220
191324
191419
191515
191625
191718
191825
191913
192024
192121
192211
192323
192431
192513
192615
19276
19286
192920
193017
193130
193215
193316
19348
193526
193612
193714
193812
193915
19408
194113
19427
19437
194416
194512
19464
194713
194833
194929
19508
19516
19523
195310
19548
19558
195614
19576
195814
19598
19607
19619
19625
19634
19646
196514
19665
19675
19685
19691
19702
19718
19722
19734
19745
19756
19765
19774
19788
19794
19807
19818
19821
19838
198418
19853
19863
198711
19884
19898
199011
199113
19928
199327
19941
199514
19968
199725
19982
19992
20002
20017
20027
200310
20049
20055
200613
200711
20084
20098
201010
201111
20125
20136
201415
201527
20167
201711
201811
20191
202013
20212
202211
20234
20245
20257
202621

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Santa Barbara set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Santa Barbara between 2 January 1924 and 4 January 1995. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation2 January 1924: Record low minimum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)25 December 1924: Record low minimum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)1 July 1937: Record high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)4 January 1949: Record low minimum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)4 January 1995: Record daily precipitation 203.2 mm (8.0 in)1930194019501960197019801990
5 all-time records were set at Santa Barbara between 2 January 1924 and 4 January 1995. Each dot is a new record.
When Santa Barbara set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1924-01-02Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)
1924-12-25Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)
1937-07-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 25.6 C (78.1 F)
1949-01-04Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)
1995-01-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 203.2 mm (8.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Barbara The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Barbara. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 4 January 1995. 0100200300 Jan: 203.2 mm (8.0 in), 4 January 1995 Jan Feb: 135.4 mm (5.3 in), 17 February 2017 Feb Mar: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 15 March 2003 Mar Apr: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 17 April 2000 Apr May: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 27 May 1906 May Jun: 28.7 mm (1.1 in), 11 June 1963 Jun Jul: 16.0 mm (0.6 in), 9 July 1950 Jul Aug: 17.8 mm (0.7 in), 9 August 1936 Aug Sep: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 15 September 1910 Sep Oct: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 14 October 2009 Oct Nov: 149.9 mm (5.9 in), 8 November 2002 Nov Dec: 135.1 mm (5.3 in), 28 December 1977 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Barbara. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 4 January 1995.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Barbara
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan203.2 mm (8.0 in)4 January 1995
Feb135.4 mm (5.3 in)17 February 2017
Mar120.7 mm (4.8 in)15 March 2003
Apr83.8 mm (3.3 in)17 April 2000
May57.4 mm (2.3 in)27 May 1906
Jun28.7 mm (1.1 in)11 June 1963
Jul16.0 mm (0.6 in)9 July 1950
Aug17.8 mm (0.7 in)9 August 1936
Sep59.9 mm (2.4 in)15 September 1910
Oct79.2 mm (3.1 in)14 October 2009
Nov149.9 mm (5.9 in)8 November 2002
Dec135.1 mm (5.3 in)28 December 1977

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Santa Barbara 134 years of record at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1897, 1900, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and others. 1893: 334 of 365 days1894: 306 of 365 days1895: 365 of 365 days1896: 336 of 366 days1897: 243 of 365 days1898: 365 of 365 days1899: 365 of 365 days1900: 188 of 365 days1901: 362 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 363 of 365 days1904: 360 of 366 days1905: 360 of 365 days1906: 364 of 365 days1907: 364 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 363 of 365 days1914: 363 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 362 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 363 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 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: 363 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 352 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 359 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 360 of 365 days1954: 357 of 365 days1955: 356 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 361 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 357 of 366 days1961: 355 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 363 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 333 of 366 days1973: 302 of 365 days1974: 335 of 365 days1975: 331 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 284 of 365 days1979: 263 of 365 days1980: 331 of 366 days1981: 302 of 365 days1982: 302 of 365 days1983: 337 of 365 days1984: 324 of 366 days1985: 350 of 365 days1986: 353 of 365 days1987: 360 of 365 days1988: 361 of 366 days1989: 330 of 365 days1990: 324 of 365 days1991: 335 of 365 days1992: 302 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 358 of 365 days1995: 358 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 362 of 365 days2002: 361 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 361 of 366 days2005: 360 of 365 days2006: 357 of 365 days2007: 282 of 365 days2008: 198 of 366 days2009: 278 of 365 days2010: 263 of 365 days2011: 323 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 363 of 365 days2015: 356 of 365 days2016: 360 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 360 of 365 days2020: 357 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1897, 1900, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and others.
Days with data per year at Santa Barbara
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189333492%Yes
189430684%No
1895365100%Yes
189633692%Yes
189724367%No
1898365100%Yes
1899365100%Yes
190018852%No
190136299%Yes
1902365100%Yes
190336399%Yes
190436098%Yes
190536099%Yes
1906364100%Yes
1907364100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911364100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
191336399%Yes
191436399%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
191736299%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
192136399%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
194035296%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194835998%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
195336099%Yes
195435798%Yes
195535698%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836199%Yes
195936399%Yes
196035798%Yes
196135597%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436399%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197233391%Yes
197330283%No
197433592%Yes
197533191%Yes
197636499%Yes
197736399%Yes
197828478%No
197926372%No
198033190%Yes
198130283%No
198230283%No
198333792%Yes
198432489%No
198535096%Yes
198635397%Yes
198736099%Yes
198836199%Yes
198933090%Yes
199032489%No
199133592%Yes
199230283%No
1993365100%Yes
199435898%Yes
199535898%Yes
1996366100%Yes
199736399%Yes
199836299%Yes
1999364100%Yes
200036499%Yes
200136299%Yes
200236199%Yes
2003364100%Yes
200436199%Yes
200536099%Yes
200635798%Yes
200728277%No
200819854%No
200927876%No
201026372%No
201132388%No
2012365100%Yes
201336099%Yes
201436399%Yes
201535698%Yes
201636098%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201936099%Yes
202035798%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Santa Barbara
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 October 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily low min (Tie, Provisional)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)108 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high max (Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)41 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)95 years43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2026Santa Barbara, USmonthly high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026Santa Barbara, USmonthly high min (Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)65 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2026Santa Barbara, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie65 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Provisional)20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie0 years2 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie41 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie41 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie60 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie28 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)55 years31 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026Santa Barbara, USdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

107 complete years, 1895 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Santa Barbara as warming stripes, 1895 to 2025 One stripe for each of 107 complete years at Santa Barbara, 1895 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1948, at 14.2 C (57.5 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 18.4 C (65.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F). 1895: 15.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1898: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1899: 15.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1901: 15.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1902: 15.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1903: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1904: 16.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1905: 15.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1906: 16.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1907: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1908: 14.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1909: 14.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1910: 15.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1911: 14.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1912: 14.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1913: 14.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1914: 15.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1915: 15.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1916: 14.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1917: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1918: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1919: 15.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1920: 15.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1921: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1922: 15.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1923: 15.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1924: 15.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1925: 16.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1926: 16.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1927: 15.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1928: 16.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1929: 16.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1930: 16.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1931: 17.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1932: 15.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1933: 14.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1934: 16.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1935: 15.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1936: 16.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1937: 15.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1938: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1939: 15.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1941: 16.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1942: 15.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1943: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1944: 15.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1945: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1946: 15.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1947: 15.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1948: 14.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1949: 14.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1950: 15.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1951: 15.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1952: 14.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1953: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1954: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 15.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1956: 15.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1957: 16.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 17.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1959: 17.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1960: 16.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1961: 16.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1962: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 16.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1964: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 15.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1966: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1967: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 15.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1969: 15.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 15.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 15.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1976: 16.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1977: 16.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1985: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1986: 16.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1987: 16.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1988: 15.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 15.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1994: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1995: 16.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1996: 16.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1997: 17.9 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1998: 16.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1999: 15.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2000: 16.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 16.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 15.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 16.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2004: 16.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2005: 16.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2006: 16.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2011: 16.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2012: 16.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2014: 18.2 C, +2.2 C from the station mean2015: 18.4 C, +2.4 C from the station mean2016: 17.8 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2017: 17.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2018: 17.4 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2019: 16.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 17.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2021: 16.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2022: 17.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2023: 16.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2024: 16.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2025: 17.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean18951900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 107 complete years at Santa Barbara, 1895 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1948, at 14.2 C (57.5 F), and the warmest was 2015, at 18.4 C (65.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Santa Barbara as warming stripes, 1895 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189515.4 C-0.51 C
189815.5 C-0.41 C
189915.4 C-0.55 C
190115.5 C-0.49 C
190215.2 C-0.78 C
190315.7 C-0.30 C
190416.4 C+0.43 C
190515.9 C-0.03 C
190616.0 C+0.04 C
190715.6 C-0.39 C
190814.8 C-1.11 C
190914.4 C-1.53 C
191015.2 C-0.74 C
191114.9 C-1.06 C
191214.8 C-1.20 C
191314.7 C-1.30 C
191415.2 C-0.76 C
191515.8 C-0.14 C
191614.8 C-1.18 C
191715.6 C-0.38 C
191815.6 C-0.37 C
191915.2 C-0.73 C
192015.2 C-0.78 C
192115.6 C-0.35 C
192215.5 C-0.49 C
192315.4 C-0.51 C
192415.1 C-0.89 C
192516.2 C+0.24 C
192616.7 C+0.79 C
192715.6 C-0.34 C
192816.0 C+0.01 C
192916.1 C+0.15 C
193016.2 C+0.29 C
193117.2 C+1.26 C
193215.4 C-0.57 C
193314.8 C-1.15 C
193416.5 C+0.51 C
193515.1 C-0.81 C
193616.1 C+0.18 C
193715.3 C-0.68 C
193815.5 C-0.42 C
193915.9 C-0.03 C
194116.1 C+0.17 C
194215.6 C-0.34 C
194315.7 C-0.22 C
194415.0 C-0.96 C
194515.5 C-0.41 C
194615.5 C-0.47 C
194715.6 C-0.32 C
194814.2 C-1.79 C
194914.8 C-1.18 C
195015.2 C-0.73 C
195115.0 C-0.99 C
195214.8 C-1.14 C
195315.6 C-0.40 C
195415.7 C-0.29 C
195515.3 C-0.69 C
195615.8 C-0.19 C
195716.7 C+0.70 C
195817.3 C+1.34 C
195917.4 C+1.47 C
196016.2 C+0.27 C
196116.5 C+0.50 C
196215.7 C-0.21 C
196316.7 C+0.75 C
196415.6 C-0.35 C
196515.4 C-0.52 C
196615.7 C-0.23 C
196715.7 C-0.26 C
196815.7 C-0.24 C
196915.6 C-0.38 C
197015.4 C-0.56 C
197115.1 C-0.81 C
197616.7 C+0.70 C
197716.5 C+0.56 C
198515.9 C-0.10 C
198616.5 C+0.58 C
198716.0 C+0.02 C
198815.7 C-0.25 C
199315.5 C-0.41 C
199415.9 C-0.10 C
199516.6 C+0.63 C
199616.8 C+0.81 C
199717.9 C+1.92 C
199816.4 C+0.49 C
199915.9 C-0.08 C
200016.5 C+0.51 C
200116.0 C+0.02 C
200215.8 C-0.18 C
200316.7 C+0.75 C
200416.7 C+0.73 C
200516.7 C+0.77 C
200616.6 C+0.69 C
201116.4 C+0.44 C
201216.5 C+0.59 C
201418.2 C+2.23 C
201518.4 C+2.41 C
201617.8 C+1.84 C
201717.7 C+1.79 C
201817.4 C+1.47 C
201916.7 C+0.73 C
202017.3 C+1.35 C
202116.9 C+0.91 C
202217.5 C+1.55 C
202316.6 C+0.64 C
202416.5 C+0.54 C
202517.2 C+1.24 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1895 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 107 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Santa Barbara
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1895 to 2025107Rise
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.02 to 0.08) per decade0.05 F (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade1895 to 2025107Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.5) per decade1895 to 2025107Rise

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 Santa Barbara: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.2 C (108.0 F)191335.6 C (96.1 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-6.7 C (19.9 F)19490.6 C (33.1 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)203.2 mm (8.0 in)199561.5 mm (2.4 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)287.3 mm (11.3 in)1962107.6 mm (4.2 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)237 days1959126 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Barbara by year The hottest day of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913
The hottest day of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Barbara by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189331.1 C (88.0 F)
189434.4 C (93.9 F)
189532.8 C (91.0 F)
189636.7 C (98.1 F)
189733.9 C (93.0 F)
189835.0 C (95.0 F)
189933.9 C (93.0 F)
190035.6 C (96.1 F)
190135.6 C (96.1 F)
190232.2 C (90.0 F)
190335.0 C (95.0 F)
190435.0 C (95.0 F)
190535.6 C (96.1 F)
190636.7 C (98.1 F)
190735.6 C (96.1 F)
190832.8 C (91.0 F)
190937.8 C (100.0 F)
191036.1 C (97.0 F)
191134.4 C (93.9 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191342.2 C (108.0 F)
191436.7 C (98.1 F)
191536.7 C (98.1 F)
191632.8 C (91.0 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191833.9 C (93.0 F)
191934.4 C (93.9 F)
192032.2 C (90.0 F)
192137.8 C (100.0 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192338.3 C (100.9 F)
192437.2 C (99.0 F)
192540.0 C (104.0 F)
192637.8 C (100.0 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192937.8 C (100.0 F)
193037.8 C (100.0 F)
193136.7 C (98.1 F)
193233.3 C (91.9 F)
193337.2 C (99.0 F)
193436.7 C (98.1 F)
193534.4 C (93.9 F)
193635.0 C (95.0 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193833.9 C (93.0 F)
193940.0 C (104.0 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194339.4 C (102.9 F)
194438.9 C (102.0 F)
194536.7 C (98.1 F)
194635.6 C (96.1 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194935.6 C (96.1 F)
195039.4 C (102.9 F)
195135.6 C (96.1 F)
195232.8 C (91.0 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195435.6 C (96.1 F)
195539.4 C (102.9 F)
195636.1 C (97.0 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195838.3 C (100.9 F)
195937.2 C (99.0 F)
196033.9 C (93.0 F)
196138.9 C (102.0 F)
196233.3 C (91.9 F)
196340.6 C (105.1 F)
196435.0 C (95.0 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196736.1 C (97.0 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196932.2 C (90.0 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197137.8 C (100.0 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197731.1 C (88.0 F)
197840.6 C (105.1 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198031.1 C (88.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198230.0 C (86.0 F)
198335.6 C (96.1 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198537.8 C (100.0 F)
198632.8 C (91.0 F)
198733.3 C (91.9 F)
198835.6 C (96.1 F)
198938.3 C (100.9 F)
199032.2 C (90.0 F)
199134.4 C (93.9 F)
199230.6 C (87.1 F)
199330.6 C (87.1 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199532.2 C (90.0 F)
199634.4 C (93.9 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200030.0 C (86.0 F)
200131.1 C (88.0 F)
200233.9 C (93.0 F)
200333.3 C (91.9 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200536.7 C (98.1 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200834.4 C (93.9 F)
200938.9 C (102.0 F)
201040.6 C (105.1 F)
201135.6 C (96.1 F)
201233.3 C (91.9 F)
201333.3 C (91.9 F)
201437.8 C (100.0 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201737.2 C (99.0 F)
201839.4 C (102.9 F)
201933.3 C (91.9 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202132.8 C (91.0 F)
202240.6 C (105.1 F)
202335.6 C (96.1 F)
202430.0 C (86.0 F)
202533.3 C (91.9 F)
202638.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Barbara by year The coldest night of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F). -10-505101900192019401960198020002020Record: -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1949
The coldest night of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Barbara by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
18930.6 C (33.1 F)
18940.6 C (33.1 F)
18953.3 C (37.9 F)
18962.2 C (36.0 F)
18970.0 C (32.0 F)
18981.1 C (34.0 F)
1899-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19003.3 C (37.9 F)
19011.1 C (34.0 F)
19021.7 C (35.1 F)
19030.0 C (32.0 F)
19040.6 C (33.1 F)
19051.7 C (35.1 F)
19061.1 C (34.0 F)
19071.1 C (34.0 F)
19080.0 C (32.0 F)
19090.6 C (33.1 F)
1910-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19110.0 C (32.0 F)
19121.7 C (35.1 F)
1913-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19141.7 C (35.1 F)
19151.1 C (34.0 F)
19160.0 C (32.0 F)
1917-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1918-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1919-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1920-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1921-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1922-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1923-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1924-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1925-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1926-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19271.1 C (34.0 F)
1928-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1929-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19300.0 C (32.0 F)
1931-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1932-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1933-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19341.1 C (34.0 F)
1935-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19360.6 C (33.1 F)
1937-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1938-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1939-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19400.6 C (33.1 F)
19411.1 C (34.0 F)
1942-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1943-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1944-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1945-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1946-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1947-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1948-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1950-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1951-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1952-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1953-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19541.1 C (34.0 F)
19550.6 C (33.1 F)
19560.0 C (32.0 F)
1957-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19580.0 C (32.0 F)
19591.7 C (35.1 F)
1960-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19612.8 C (37.0 F)
19620.0 C (32.0 F)
1963-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19641.7 C (35.1 F)
19651.7 C (35.1 F)
19661.1 C (34.0 F)
19670.0 C (32.0 F)
1968-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19690.6 C (33.1 F)
1970-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19710.0 C (32.0 F)
19720.0 C (32.0 F)
19730.6 C (33.1 F)
19740.6 C (33.1 F)
19751.1 C (34.0 F)
19761.1 C (34.0 F)
19770.6 C (33.1 F)
19784.4 C (39.9 F)
19791.1 C (34.0 F)
19801.7 C (35.1 F)
19814.4 C (39.9 F)
19823.3 C (37.9 F)
19833.9 C (39.0 F)
1984-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19851.7 C (35.1 F)
19863.9 C (39.0 F)
1987-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1988-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1989-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1990-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19910.6 C (33.1 F)
19920.6 C (33.1 F)
1993-2.2 C (28.0 F)
19943.3 C (37.9 F)
19955.6 C (42.1 F)
19963.3 C (37.9 F)
19973.9 C (39.0 F)
19982.2 C (36.0 F)
19993.9 C (39.0 F)
20004.4 C (39.9 F)
20013.9 C (39.0 F)
20022.8 C (37.0 F)
20033.3 C (37.9 F)
20042.8 C (37.0 F)
20051.7 C (35.1 F)
2006-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2007-5.6 C (21.9 F)
20083.3 C (37.9 F)
20092.2 C (36.0 F)
20103.9 C (39.0 F)
20113.3 C (37.9 F)
20122.2 C (36.0 F)
20131.1 C (34.0 F)
20144.4 C (39.9 F)
20152.2 C (36.0 F)
20163.3 C (37.9 F)
20173.3 C (37.9 F)
20183.3 C (37.9 F)
20190.6 C (33.1 F)
20203.9 C (39.0 F)
20213.9 C (39.0 F)
20223.9 C (39.0 F)
20233.3 C (37.9 F)
20244.4 C (39.9 F)
20255.0 C (41.0 F)
20265.6 C (42.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Barbara by year The wettest day of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.5 mm (2.4 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1995
The wettest day of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.5 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Barbara by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189372.1 mm (2.8 in)
189431.2 mm (1.2 in)
189542.7 mm (1.7 in)
189676.2 mm (3.0 in)
189741.4 mm (1.6 in)
189850.8 mm (2.0 in)
189957.7 mm (2.3 in)
190052.1 mm (2.1 in)
190161.5 mm (2.4 in)
190299.1 mm (3.9 in)
190350.0 mm (2.0 in)
190460.7 mm (2.4 in)
190567.6 mm (2.7 in)
190661.2 mm (2.4 in)
190797.8 mm (3.9 in)
190860.7 mm (2.4 in)
1909162.6 mm (6.4 in)
191059.9 mm (2.4 in)
1911129.3 mm (5.1 in)
191249.8 mm (2.0 in)
191398.0 mm (3.9 in)
1914176.5 mm (6.9 in)
191566.0 mm (2.6 in)
191685.3 mm (3.4 in)
191759.7 mm (2.4 in)
191899.1 mm (3.9 in)
191939.1 mm (1.5 in)
192054.4 mm (2.1 in)
192152.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922101.9 mm (4.0 in)
192319.3 mm (0.8 in)
192440.1 mm (1.6 in)
192549.8 mm (2.0 in)
192695.5 mm (3.8 in)
192778.7 mm (3.1 in)
192853.3 mm (2.1 in)
192958.9 mm (2.3 in)
193047.0 mm (1.9 in)
193185.3 mm (3.4 in)
193274.7 mm (2.9 in)
193365.8 mm (2.6 in)
193456.4 mm (2.2 in)
193531.0 mm (1.2 in)
193678.2 mm (3.1 in)
193770.4 mm (2.8 in)
193891.2 mm (3.6 in)
193977.7 mm (3.1 in)
194088.1 mm (3.5 in)
194176.2 mm (3.0 in)
194242.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943140.5 mm (5.5 in)
194439.6 mm (1.6 in)
194592.7 mm (3.6 in)
194654.6 mm (2.1 in)
194722.1 mm (0.9 in)
194860.2 mm (2.4 in)
194950.8 mm (2.0 in)
195048.3 mm (1.9 in)
195132.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952134.4 mm (5.3 in)
195348.8 mm (1.9 in)
195466.0 mm (2.6 in)
195551.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956105.9 mm (4.2 in)
195746.2 mm (1.8 in)
195878.7 mm (3.1 in)
195963.2 mm (2.5 in)
196053.3 mm (2.1 in)
196166.8 mm (2.6 in)
196288.1 mm (3.5 in)
196369.6 mm (2.7 in)
196464.5 mm (2.5 in)
196588.6 mm (3.5 in)
196661.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967112.5 mm (4.4 in)
196885.3 mm (3.4 in)
1969100.6 mm (4.0 in)
197065.3 mm (2.6 in)
197149.8 mm (2.0 in)
197245.7 mm (1.8 in)
197345.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974120.7 mm (4.8 in)
197563.5 mm (2.5 in)
197659.9 mm (2.4 in)
1977135.1 mm (5.3 in)
197888.1 mm (3.5 in)
197938.1 mm (1.5 in)
198088.4 mm (3.5 in)
198155.9 mm (2.2 in)
198248.8 mm (1.9 in)
198338.6 mm (1.5 in)
198438.1 mm (1.5 in)
198552.1 mm (2.1 in)
198650.0 mm (2.0 in)
198753.3 mm (2.1 in)
198842.7 mm (1.7 in)
198938.6 mm (1.5 in)
199042.2 mm (1.7 in)
199191.4 mm (3.6 in)
199268.8 mm (2.7 in)
199353.8 mm (2.1 in)
199439.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995203.2 mm (8.0 in)
199680.3 mm (3.2 in)
199795.3 mm (3.8 in)
199888.9 mm (3.5 in)
199938.9 mm (1.5 in)
200083.8 mm (3.3 in)
200185.6 mm (3.4 in)
2002149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2003120.7 mm (4.8 in)
200466.0 mm (2.6 in)
200585.1 mm (3.4 in)
200666.8 mm (2.6 in)
200717.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008101.9 mm (4.0 in)
200979.2 mm (3.1 in)
201044.7 mm (1.8 in)
2011114.8 mm (4.5 in)
201245.0 mm (1.8 in)
201325.4 mm (1.0 in)
201448.3 mm (1.9 in)
201533.0 mm (1.3 in)
201643.7 mm (1.7 in)
2017135.4 mm (5.3 in)
201851.1 mm (2.0 in)
201953.8 mm (2.1 in)
202051.1 mm (2.0 in)
202182.8 mm (3.3 in)
202238.6 mm (1.5 in)
2023129.5 mm (5.1 in)
202498.0 mm (3.9 in)
2025102.9 mm (4.1 in)
202627.9 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Barbara by year The wettest five days of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 287.3 mm (11.3 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.6 mm (4.2 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 287.3 mm (11.3 in) in 1962
The wettest five days of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 287.3 mm (11.3 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.6 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Barbara by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189384.8 mm (3.3 in)
189434.5 mm (1.4 in)
189598.1 mm (3.9 in)
189680.3 mm (3.2 in)
189780.8 mm (3.2 in)
189880.5 mm (3.2 in)
189987.2 mm (3.4 in)
190063.5 mm (2.5 in)
190185.9 mm (3.4 in)
190299.1 mm (3.9 in)
190394.2 mm (3.7 in)
190463.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905153.8 mm (6.1 in)
1906118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1907211.1 mm (8.3 in)
190887.7 mm (3.5 in)
1909200.0 mm (7.9 in)
191092.4 mm (3.6 in)
1911192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1912108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1913119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1914240.3 mm (9.5 in)
1915105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1916125.3 mm (4.9 in)
191741.7 mm (1.6 in)
1918207.9 mm (8.2 in)
191964.5 mm (2.5 in)
192070.7 mm (2.8 in)
1921114.9 mm (4.5 in)
192269.9 mm (2.8 in)
192343.7 mm (1.7 in)
192453.6 mm (2.1 in)
192561.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1927191.8 mm (7.6 in)
192862.5 mm (2.5 in)
192958.9 mm (2.3 in)
193098.3 mm (3.9 in)
1931147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1932113.8 mm (4.5 in)
193382.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934116.8 mm (4.6 in)
193553.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1937103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1938188.9 mm (7.4 in)
193982.0 mm (3.2 in)
1940129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1941155.5 mm (6.1 in)
194252.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943282.3 mm (11.1 in)
1944119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1945159.8 mm (6.3 in)
194686.6 mm (3.4 in)
194729.5 mm (1.2 in)
194860.2 mm (2.4 in)
194984.8 mm (3.3 in)
195063.8 mm (2.5 in)
195153.8 mm (2.1 in)
1952243.6 mm (9.6 in)
195352.1 mm (2.1 in)
195473.6 mm (2.9 in)
1955131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1956170.0 mm (6.7 in)
195773.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958112.0 mm (4.4 in)
195966.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960115.8 mm (4.6 in)
196166.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962287.3 mm (11.3 in)
1963127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1964102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1965144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1966143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967185.6 mm (7.3 in)
196886.8 mm (3.4 in)
1969284.7 mm (11.2 in)
1970104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1971126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1972112.0 mm (4.4 in)
197388.5 mm (3.5 in)
1974167.4 mm (6.6 in)
197587.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1977157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1978197.6 mm (7.8 in)
197964.6 mm (2.5 in)
1980206.1 mm (8.1 in)
1981119.9 mm (4.7 in)
198263.3 mm (2.5 in)
198319.1 mm (0.8 in)
198462.2 mm (2.4 in)
198567.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986143.5 mm (5.6 in)
198772.9 mm (2.9 in)
198866.4 mm (2.6 in)
198961.3 mm (2.4 in)
199047.2 mm (1.9 in)
1991165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1992162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1993114.8 mm (4.5 in)
199485.8 mm (3.4 in)
1995267.7 mm (10.5 in)
1996158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1997147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1998195.6 mm (7.7 in)
199940.5 mm (1.6 in)
2000114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2001147.1 mm (5.8 in)
2002172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2003120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2004177.5 mm (7.0 in)
2005235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2006134.9 mm (5.3 in)
200746.2 mm (1.8 in)
2008165.1 mm (6.5 in)
200998.2 mm (3.9 in)
2010142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2011156.4 mm (6.2 in)
201267.1 mm (2.6 in)
201329.4 mm (1.2 in)
2014141.5 mm (5.6 in)
201536.8 mm (1.4 in)
201697.0 mm (3.8 in)
2017220.0 mm (8.7 in)
2018106.3 mm (4.2 in)
2019121.6 mm (4.8 in)
202071.9 mm (2.8 in)
2021132.0 mm (5.2 in)
202252.2 mm (2.1 in)
2023177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2024180.8 mm (7.1 in)
2025256.3 mm (10.1 in)
202672.9 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Barbara by year The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 237 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 126 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 237 days in 1959
The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Barbara, 1893 to 2026. The record is 237 days in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 126 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Barbara by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1893166 days
189471 days
1895131 days
189676 days
189791 days
1898133 days
1899168 days
190046 days
190155 days
190266 days
190389 days
190489 days
190550 days
1906151 days
190765 days
1908121 days
190979 days
1910156 days
1911146 days
1912129 days
191360 days
1914104 days
191523 days
191631 days
191717 days
191830 days
191942 days
192031 days
192147 days
192223 days
192348 days
192425 days
192541 days
1926156 days
192762 days
1928115 days
1929104 days
1930111 days
193193 days
1932144 days
1933146 days
1934110 days
193562 days
1936126 days
1937142 days
1938101 days
1939133 days
1940181 days
1941173 days
1942169 days
1943195 days
1944147 days
1945159 days
1946144 days
1947135 days
1948121 days
1949172 days
195090 days
1951121 days
1952132 days
1953139 days
1954196 days
1955159 days
1956147 days
1957123 days
1958107 days
1959237 days
1960116 days
1961129 days
1962198 days
196357 days
1964140 days
1965145 days
1966143 days
1967125 days
1968193 days
1969106 days
1970230 days
1971168 days
1972184 days
197368 days
1974110 days
1975234 days
197687 days
1977121 days
197866 days
197993 days
198061 days
1981153 days
1982184 days
198392 days
1984118 days
1985160 days
1986169 days
198792 days
1988136 days
198984 days
1990120 days
199191 days
199290 days
1993126 days
1994128 days
1995137 days
1996165 days
1997172 days
199887 days
1999110 days
200094 days
2001156 days
2002106 days
2003142 days
2004229 days
2005139 days
200673 days
2007153 days
2008180 days
2009129 days
2010140 days
2011119 days
2012203 days
2013175 days
2014161 days
2015115 days
2016189 days
2017118 days
2018107 days
2019191 days
2020172 days
2021203 days
2022140 days
202385 days
2024201 days
2025144 days
2026171 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

105 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 65.4 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 196.1 mm (7.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Santa Barbara: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years65.4 mm (2.6 in)
5 years94.4 mm (3.7 in)
10 years115.8 mm (4.6 in)
25 years145.6 mm (5.7 in)
50 years169.9 mm (6.7 in)
100 years196.1 mm (7.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 105 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: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1995; 176.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1914; 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1909.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Santa Barbara, at 1957, 1964 and 1995. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1957 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1964 ran 0.9 C (1.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1995 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Santa Barbara, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1957+0.5+0.8likely5
1964-0.9-1.6likely5
1995+0.3+0.6likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2006 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2025, Santa Barbara had a mean temperature of 17.2 C (62.9 F) and 447.1 mm (17.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Torrance AP (United States, 141 km away), Culver City (United States, 125 km away) and U C L A (United States, 120 km away).

Climate twins of Santa Barbara: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Torrance APUnited States141 km (88 mi)17.2 C (62.9 F)355.8 mm (14.0 in)0.56
Culver CityUnited States125 km (78 mi)17.2 C (63.0 F)299.2 mm (11.8 in)0.69
U C L AUnited States120 km (75 mi)17.4 C (63.3 F)397.2 mm (15.6 in)0.69

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.

Download the Data

  • Data for Santa Barbara standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Santa Barbara 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).