Sacramento May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Sacramento, California for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1877–2024
Highest temperature 102 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1960
Lowest daily high 61 °F 1933
Highest daily low 69 °F 1892
Most precipitation 0.45 inches 1939
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.3 °F
Average low 52.7 °F
Chance precipitation 10.3%
Sacramento May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 54 0.00 n/a
2022 89 50 0.00 0.0
2021 75 51 0.00 n/a
2020 85 51 0.00 n/a
2019 69 51 0.01 n/a
2018 81 50 0.00 n/a
2017 96 58 0.00 n/a
2016 69 51 0.00 n/a
2015 74 53 0.00 n/a
2014 86 53 0.00 n/a
2013 81 56 0.00 n/a
2012 82 56 0.00 n/a
2011 79 55 0.00 n/a
2010 69 46 0.00 n/a
2009 89 50 0.00 n/a
2008 80 48 0.00 n/a
2007 85 52 0.00 n/a
2006 69 57 0.18 n/a
2005 85 48 0.00 n/a
2004 75 53 0.00 n/a
2003 93 56 0.00 n/a
2002 65 48 0.06 n/a
2001 102 65 0.00 n/a
2000 96 61 0.00 n/a
1999 86 48 0.00 n/a
1998 72 46 0.00 n/a
1997 87 52 0.00 0.0
1996 71 52 0.00 0.0
1995 69 51 0.00 0.0
1994 77 49 0.00 0.0
1993 79 49 0.00 0.0
1992 89 53 0.00 0.0
1991 88 48 0.00 0.0
1990 78 55 0.00 0.0
1989 72 49 0.00 0.0
1988 99 60 0.00 0.0
1987 73 50 0.00 0.0
1986 73 44 0.00 0.0
1985 91 50 0.00 0.0
1984 89 52 0.00 0.0
1983 88 57 0.00 0.0
1982 83 50 0.00 0.0
1981 76 48 0.00 0.0
1980 79 54 0.00 0.0
1979 76 54 0.00 0.0
1978 75 52 0.00 0.0
1977 80 50 0.00 0.0
1976 83 53 0.00 0.0
1975 86 54 0.00 0.0
1974 80 46 0.00 0.0
1973 84 49 0.00 0.0
1972 73 52 0.03 0.0
1971 75 53 0.00 0.0
1970 91 51 0.00 0.0
1969 83 52 0.00 0.0
1968 75 48 0.00 0.0
1967 98 57 0.00 0.0
1966 68 51 0.00 0.0
1965 71 50 0.09 0.0
1964 85 48 0.00 0.0
1963 63 53 0.00 0.0
1962 82 49 0.00 0.0
1961 81 49 0.00 0.0
1960 71 41 0.01 0.0
1959 86 58 0.00 0.0
1958 85 53 0.00 0.0
1957 75 47 0.00 0.0
1956 90 52 0.00 0.0
1955 89 52 0.00 0.0
1954 83 48 0.00 0.0
1953 69 48 0.03 0.0
1952 84 50 0.00 0.0
1951 93 49 0.00 0.0
1950 97 56 0.00 0.0
1949 79 45 0.00 0.0
1948 70 48 0.00 0.0
1947 98 58 0.00 n/a
1946 65 48 0.06 n/a
1945 75 52 0.00 n/a
1944 83 52 0.00 n/a
1943 90 55 0.00 n/a
1942 89 56 0.00 n/a
1941 93 59 0.00 n/a
1940 83 55 0.00 n/a
1939 68 52 0.45 n/a
1938 82 50 0.00 n/a
1937 89 55 0.00 n/a
1936 85 57 0.00 n/a
1935 96 63 0.00 n/a
1934 98 57 0.00 n/a
1933 61 47 0.00 n/a
1932 66 48 0.00 n/a
1931 86 52 0.00 n/a
1930 73 46 0.00 n/a
1929 87 52 0.00 n/a
1928 72 52 0.00 n/a
1927 72 45 0.00 n/a
1926 86 57 0.00 n/a
1925 78 52 0.00 n/a
1924 72 50 0.00 n/a
1923 81 49 0.00 n/a
1922 76 46 0.00 n/a
1921 68 51 0.00 n/a
1920 88 55 0.00 n/a
1919 79 54 0.00 n/a
1918 79 47 0.00 n/a
1917 75 48 0.00 n/a
1916 77 49 0.00 n/a
1915 69 48 0.00 n/a
1914 77 54 0.00 n/a
1913 82 50 0.00 n/a
1912 63 47 0.00 n/a
1911 89 58 0.00 n/a
1910 69 48 0.00 n/a
1909 64 46 0.00 n/a
1908 77 51 0.00 n/a
1907 66 48 0.00 n/a
1906 71 46 0.00 n/a
1905 71 56 0.00 n/a
1904 91 66 0.00 n/a
1903 64 48 0.00 n/a
1902 68 46 0.00 n/a
1901 68 47 0.16 n/a
1900 91 60 0.00 n/a
1899 79 45 0.00 n/a
1898 64 52 0.00 n/a
1897 83 55 0.00 n/a
1896 63 n/a 0.00 n/a
1895 74 56 0.00 n/a
1894 71 54 0.40 n/a
1893 73 47 0.00 n/a
1892 94 69 0.00 n/a
1891 78 56 0.00 n/a
1890 80 52 0.00 n/a
1889 78 50 0.00 n/a
1888 71 47 0.00 n/a
1887 77 47 0.00 n/a
1886 87 56 0.00 n/a
1885 74 51 0.00 n/a
1884 74 57 0.00 n/a
1883 88 62 0.00 n/a
1882 85 54 0.00 n/a
1881 70 54 0.00 n/a
1880 80 58 0.00 n/a
1879 68 51 0.00 n/a
1878 66 49 0.03 n/a
What's the all-time high for Sacramento on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 102 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 2001
2 99 °F 1988
3 98 °F 1934
3 98 °F 1967
3 98 °F 1947
6 97 °F 1950
7 96 °F 1935
7 96 °F 2000
7 96 °F 2017
10 94 °F 1892
What's the all-time low for Sacramento on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Sacramento history is 41 °F which happened in 1960.
Lowest Temperatures in Sacramento on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1960
2 44 °F 1986
3 45 °F 1927
3 45 °F 1949
3 45 °F 1899
6 46 °F 2010
6 46 °F 1906
6 46 °F 1930
6 46 °F 1902
6 46 °F 1922
6 46 °F 1909
6 46 °F 1974
6 46 °F 1998
Lowest High Temperatures in Sacramento on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1933
2 63 °F 1896
2 63 °F 1963
2 63 °F 1912
5 64 °F 1898
5 64 °F 1909
5 64 °F 1903
8 65 °F 2002
8 65 °F 1946
10 66 °F 1932
10 66 °F 1907
10 66 °F 1878
What's the most it has ever rained in Sacramento on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Sacramento history is 0.45 inches which happened in 1939.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Sacramento on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.45 inches 1939
2 0.40 inches 1894
3 0.18 inches 2006
4 0.16 inches 1901
5 0.09 inches 1965
6 0.06 inches 1946
6 0.06 inches 2002
8 0.03 inches 1953
8 0.03 inches 1878
8 0.03 inches 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Sacramento Executive Airport location
1877–1947 Sacramento 5 ESE location