Sacramento May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sacramento, California for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1877–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 1947
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1981
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1921
Highest daily low 67 °F 1931
Most precipitation 1.67 inches 2002
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.0 °F
Average low 52.6 °F
Chance precipitation 10.5%
Sacramento May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 54 0.00 n/a
2022 84 58 0.00 0.0
2021 73 43 0.01 n/a
2020 79 53 0.00 n/a
2019 69 43 0.00 n/a
2018 73 53 0.00 n/a
2017 94 55 0.00 n/a
2016 69 50 0.33 n/a
2015 74 52 0.00 n/a
2014 75 51 0.00 n/a
2013 91 62 0.00 n/a
2012 93 55 0.00 n/a
2011 81 52 0.00 n/a
2010 76 45 0.00 n/a
2009 83 52 0.00 n/a
2008 83 54 0.00 n/a
2007 84 55 0.00 n/a
2006 78 52 0.00 n/a
2005 78 50 0.00 n/a
2004 77 53 0.00 n/a
2003 90 52 0.00 n/a
2002 58 48 1.67 n/a
2001 98 59 0.00 n/a
2000 95 57 0.00 n/a
1999 71 51 0.00 n/a
1998 72 43 0.00 n/a
1997 81 57 0.00 0.0
1996 78 48 0.00 0.0
1995 80 51 0.00 0.0
1994 78 45 0.00 0.0
1993 77 54 0.00 0.0
1992 79 50 0.00 0.0
1991 80 46 0.00 0.0
1990 66 54 0.11 0.0
1989 78 51 0.00 0.0
1988 96 56 0.00 0.0
1987 75 52 0.00 0.0
1986 72 51 0.00 0.0
1985 84 47 0.00 0.0
1984 88 55 0.00 0.0
1983 91 59 0.00 0.0
1982 85 52 0.00 0.0
1981 72 42 0.00 0.0
1980 96 59 0.00 0.0
1979 75 54 0.00 0.0
1978 91 53 0.00 0.0
1977 82 50 0.00 0.0
1976 88 51 0.00 0.0
1975 75 54 0.00 0.0
1974 73 44 0.00 0.0
1973 74 52 0.00 0.0
1972 61 51 0.16 0.0
1971 81 47 0.00 0.0
1970 79 48 0.00 0.0
1969 88 50 0.00 0.0
1968 80 53 0.00 0.0
1967 93 54 0.00 0.0
1966 93 53 0.00 0.0
1965 69 50 0.00 0.0
1964 81 48 0.00 0.0
1963 72 53 0.00 0.0
1962 74 50 0.00 0.0
1961 74 51 0.00 0.0
1960 79 48 0.00 0.0
1959 84 51 0.00 0.0
1958 85 57 0.00 0.0
1957 57 51 0.42 0.0
1956 85 49 0.00 0.0
1955 95 60 0.00 0.0
1954 79 50 0.00 0.0
1953 73 46 0.00 0.0
1952 81 55 0.00 0.0
1951 80 50 0.00 0.0
1950 92 51 0.00 0.0
1949 72 50 0.00 0.0
1948 57 48 0.46 0.0
1947 102 65 0.00 n/a
1946 67 51 0.00 n/a
1945 77 48 0.00 n/a
1944 86 52 0.00 n/a
1943 87 53 0.00 n/a
1942 91 63 0.00 n/a
1941 93 58 0.00 n/a
1940 89 57 0.00 n/a
1939 72 50 0.13 n/a
1938 79 52 0.00 n/a
1937 86 53 0.00 n/a
1936 76 45 0.00 n/a
1935 92 58 0.00 n/a
1934 90 56 0.00 n/a
1933 67 46 0.00 n/a
1932 67 53 0.04 n/a
1931 90 67 0.00 n/a
1930 71 52 0.00 n/a
1929 80 50 0.00 n/a
1928 77 51 0.00 n/a
1927 66 46 0.00 n/a
1926 85 56 0.00 n/a
1925 70 55 0.48 n/a
1924 77 51 0.00 n/a
1923 66 47 0.00 n/a
1922 66 49 0.02 n/a
1921 56 51 0.62 n/a
1920 97 61 0.00 n/a
1919 79 55 0.00 n/a
1918 72 48 0.00 n/a
1917 76 46 0.00 n/a
1916 77 48 0.00 n/a
1915 65 50 0.00 n/a
1914 83 51 0.00 n/a
1913 81 50 0.00 n/a
1912 63 50 0.27 n/a
1911 83 56 0.00 n/a
1910 67 50 0.00 n/a
1909 67 48 0.00 n/a
1908 72 51 0.00 n/a
1907 74 50 0.00 n/a
1906 69 47 0.00 n/a
1905 75 50 0.00 n/a
1904 85 63 0.00 n/a
1903 67 45 0.00 n/a
1902 69 50 0.00 n/a
1901 56 44 0.10 n/a
1900 90 63 0.00 n/a
1899 76 44 0.00 n/a
1898 63 48 0.00 n/a
1897 87 63 0.00 n/a
1896 72 44 0.00 n/a
1895 69 46 0.00 n/a
1894 69 52 0.00 n/a
1893 65 52 0.00 n/a
1892 94 64 0.00 n/a
1891 76 60 0.00 n/a
1890 74 54 0.00 n/a
1889 78 60 0.00 n/a
1888 71 48 0.00 n/a
1887 67 51 0.00 n/a
1886 85 49 0.00 n/a
1885 74 52 0.00 n/a
1884 72 60 0.00 n/a
1883 86 59 0.00 n/a
1882 85 62 0.00 n/a
1881 80 56 0.00 n/a
1880 82 56 0.00 n/a
1879 72 49 0.00 n/a
1878 64 53 0.10 n/a
What's the all-time high for Sacramento on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 102 °F which happened in 1947.
Highest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 1947
2 98 °F 2001
3 97 °F 1920
4 96 °F 1988
4 96 °F 1980
6 95 °F 2000
6 95 °F 1955
8 94 °F 1892
8 94 °F 2017
10 93 °F 1967
10 93 °F 2012
10 93 °F 1966
10 93 °F 1941
What's the all-time low for Sacramento on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 42 °F which happened in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1981
2 43 °F 1998
2 43 °F 2021
2 43 °F 2019
5 44 °F 1901
5 44 °F 1896
5 44 °F 1974
5 44 °F 1899
9 45 °F 1903
9 45 °F 2010
9 45 °F 1994
9 45 °F 1936
Lowest High Temperatures in Sacramento on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1921
1 56 °F 1901
3 57 °F 1957
3 57 °F 1948
5 58 °F 2002
6 61 °F 1972
7 63 °F 1912
7 63 °F 1898
9 64 °F 1878
10 65 °F 1893
10 65 °F 1915
What's the most it has ever rained in Sacramento on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sacramento history is 1.67 inches which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sacramento on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.67 inches 2002
2 0.62 inches 1921
3 0.48 inches 1925
4 0.46 inches 1948
5 0.42 inches 1957
6 0.33 inches 2016
7 0.27 inches 1912
8 0.16 inches 1972
9 0.13 inches 1939
10 0.11 inches 1990
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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