San Francisco August 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of August 21.
August 21 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 82 °F 1993
Lowest temperature 50 °F 1970
Lowest daily high 59 °F 1980
Highest daily low 61 °F 2023
Most precipitation 0.22 inches 1951
August 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.1 °F
Average low 55.9 °F
Chance precipitation 2.6%
San Francisco August 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 73 61 0.00 n/a
2022 70 55 0.00 n/a
2021 63 57 0.00 n/a
2020 75 58 0.00 n/a
2019 74 58 0.00 n/a
2018 64 55 0.00 n/a
2017 70 61 0.00 n/a
2016 64 57 0.00 n/a
2015 64 59 0.00 n/a
2014 69 59 0.00 n/a
2013 66 57 0.00 0.0
2012 61 52 0.00 0.0
2011 63 55 0.00 0.0
2010 61 53 0.00 n/a
2009 75 55 0.00 n/a
2008 68 59 0.00 n/a
2007 74 58 0.00 n/a
2006 62 53 0.00 0.0
2005 61 54 0.00 n/a
2004 68 58 0.00 n/a
2003 71 60 0.00 n/a
2002 61 52 0.00 n/a
2001 67 52 0.00 n/a
2000 68 53 0.00 0.0
1999 71 55 0.00 0.0
1998 63 54 0.00 0.0
1997 80 57 0.00 n/a
1996 70 57 0.00 n/a
1995 67 56 0.00 n/a
1994 67 55 0.00 n/a
1993 82 56 0.00 n/a
1992 69 54 0.00 n/a
1991 69 57 0.00 n/a
1990 71 59 0.00 n/a
1989 69 59 0.00 n/a
1988 68 58 0.00 n/a
1987 70 57 0.00 n/a
1986 62 55 0.00 n/a
1985 69 57 0.00 n/a
1984 66 54 0.00 n/a
1983 74 60 0.00 n/a
1982 68 52 0.00 n/a
1981 68 53 0.00 n/a
1980 59 52 0.00 n/a
1979 68 60 0.00 n/a
1978 61 55 0.00 n/a
1977 67 54 0.00 n/a
1976 71 60 0.00 n/a
1975 65 53 0.00 n/a
1974 77 54 0.00 n/a
1973 60 51 0.00 0.0
1972 71 59 0.00 0.0
1971 67 58 0.00 0.0
1970 59 50 0.00 0.0
1969 71 53 0.00 0.0
1968 67 58 0.00 0.0
1967 67 56 0.00 0.0
1966 62 53 0.00 0.0
1965 66 56 0.00 0.0
1964 63 54 0.00 0.0
1963 69 54 0.00 0.0
1962 63 53 0.00 0.0
1961 66 58 0.00 0.0
1960 64 53 0.00 0.0
1959 71 56 0.00 0.0
1958 64 54 0.00 0.0
1957 66 52 0.00 0.0
1956 65 55 0.01 0.0
1955 59 50 0.00 0.0
1954 68 52 0.00 0.0
1953 69 54 0.00 0.0
1952 69 54 0.00 0.0
1951 65 57 0.22 0.0
1950 59 53 0.00 0.0
1949 71 54 0.00 0.0
1948 61 55 0.01 0.0
1947 64 54 0.00 0.0
1946 64 53 0.00 0.0
1945 73 53 0.00 0.0
1944 59 51 0.00 0.0
1943 67 56 0.00 0.0
1942 64 55 0.00 0.0
1941 62 55 0.00 0.0
1940 59 54 0.00 0.0
1939 65 55 0.00 0.0
1938 60 55 0.00 0.0
1937 64 55 0.00 0.0
1936 60 58 0.00 0.0
1935 63 50 0.00 0.0
1934 66 56 0.00 0.0
1933 63 54 0.00 0.0
1932 69 54 0.00 0.0
1931 72 53 0.00 0.0
1930 75 55 0.00 0.0
1929 71 53 0.00 0.0
1928 68 52 0.00 0.0
1927 65 55 0.00 0.0
1926 64 53 0.00 0.0
1925 69 54 0.00 0.0
1924 64 54 0.00 0.0
1923 74 61 0.00 0.0
1922 64 54 0.00 0.0
1921 66 55 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 8/21?
For the date of Aug 21, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 82 °F which happened in 1993.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on August 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 82 °F 1993
2 80 °F 1997
3 77 °F 1974
4 75 °F 1930
4 75 °F 2009
4 75 °F 2020
7 74 °F 1983
7 74 °F 2007
7 74 °F 2019
7 74 °F 1923
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 8/21?
For the date of Aug 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 50 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on August 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1955
1 50 °F 1935
1 50 °F 1970
4 51 °F 1944
4 51 °F 1973
6 52 °F 2002
6 52 °F 2001
6 52 °F 1957
6 52 °F 1980
6 52 °F 2012
6 52 °F 1982
6 52 °F 1928
6 52 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on August 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1955
1 59 °F 1950
1 59 °F 1970
1 59 °F 1944
1 59 °F 1980
1 59 °F 1940
7 60 °F 1973
7 60 °F 1936
7 60 °F 1938
10 61 °F 1948
10 61 °F 2005
10 61 °F 2010
10 61 °F 1978
10 61 °F 2012
10 61 °F 2002
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 8/21?
For the date of Aug 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 0.22 inches which happened in 1951.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on August 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.22 inches 1951
2 0.01 inches 1956
2 0.01 inches 1948
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location