San Francisco January 3 Weather Records

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
2024	56	48	0.05	n/a
2023	54	45	0.00	n/a
2022	55	48	0.34	n/a
2021	53	48	0.00	n/a
2020	60	47	0.00	n/a
2019	55	44	0.00	n/a
2018	58	53	0.09	n/a
2017	58	47	0.40	n/a
2016	55	46	0.02	n/a
2015	53	42	0.00	n/a
2014	64	49	0.00	n/a
2013	54	41	0.00	0.0
2012	59	48	0.00	0.0
2011	53	46	0.00	0.0
2010	57	47	0.00	n/a
2009	52	41	0.00	n/a
2008	58	51	0.20	n/a
2007	60	49	0.10	n/a
2006	54	47	0.20	n/a
2005	54	44	0.03	0.0
2004	53	39	0.00	n/a
2003	63	47	0.00	n/a
2002	56	48	0.00	n/a
2001	63	46	0.00	n/a
2000	60	43	0.00	n/a
1999	65	48	0.00	0.0
1998	59	50	0.57	n/a
1997	60	48	0.00	n/a
1996	59	50	0.00	n/a
1995	56	47	0.30	n/a
1994	55	46	0.00	n/a
1993	53	38	0.00	n/a
1992	62	45	0.00	n/a
1991	56	45	0.00	n/a
1990	57	41	0.00	n/a
1989	59	43	0.00	n/a
1988	50	46	0.54	n/a
1987	56	51	1.13	n/a
1986	61	54	0.27	n/a
1985	63	42	0.00	n/a
1984	58	44	0.00	n/a
1983	50	42	0.00	n/a
1982	48	42	0.00	n/a
1981	59	47	0.13	n/a
1980	56	47	0.00	n/a
1979	56	46	0.13	n/a
1978	56	52	0.21	n/a
1977	56	48	0.19	n/a
1976	50	42	0.00	n/a
1975	52	42	0.00	n/a
1974	45	38	1.39	n/a
1973	52	43	0.00	0.0
1972	54	42	0.00	0.0
1971	52	44	0.00	0.0
1970	53	44	0.00	0.0
1969	50	44	0.00	0.0
1968	56	41	0.00	0.0
1967	49	42	0.00	0.0
1966	56	45	0.00	0.0
1965	54	50	0.80	0.0
1964	60	47	0.00	0.0
1963	55	47	0.00	0.0
1962	50	43	0.00	0.0
1961	48	37	0.00	0.0
1960	54	39	0.00	0.0
1959	54	44	0.00	0.0
1958	60	46	0.00	0.0
1957	56	44	0.00	0.0
1956	59	46	0.00	0.0
1955	52	42	0.00	0.0
1954	57	50	0.16	0.0
1953	58	48	0.00	0.0
1952	46	40	0.00	0.0
1951	57	49	0.24	0.0
1950	47	36	0.00	0.0
1949	49	40	0.00	0.0
1948	59	52	0.00	n/a
1947	54	43	0.00	0.0
1946	58	48	0.15	0.0
1945	50	40	0.00	0.0
1944	47	44	0.03	0.0
1943	55	45	0.00	0.0
1942	48	39	0.00	0.0
1941	50	45	0.35	0.0
1940	59	52	1.26	0.0
1939	58	50	0.00	0.0
1938	57	46	0.00	0.0
1937	54	44	0.00	0.0
1936	57	50	0.02	0.0
1935	52	40	0.33	0.0
1934	61	51	0.00	0.0
1933	56	46	0.49	0.0
1932	52	42	0.00	0.0
1931	54	47	0.00	0.0
1930	59	45	0.00	0.0
1929	58	49	0.24	0.0
1928	55	50	0.00	0.0
1927	60	53	0.00	0.0
1926	52	43	0.00	0.0
1925	55	42	0.00	0.0
1924	44	38	0.57	0.0
1923	50	41	0.12	0.0
1922	53	43	0.00	0.0
1921	60	50	0.00	0.0

What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 65 °F which happened in 1999.

Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	65 °F	1999
2	64 °F	2014
3	63 °F	2003
3	63 °F	1985
3	63 °F	2001
6	62 °F	1992
7	61 °F	1986
7	61 °F	1934
9	60 °F	1927
9	60 °F	2020
9	60 °F	1921
9	60 °F	1964
9	60 °F	1997
9	60 °F	2000
9	60 °F	2007
9	60 °F	1958

What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 36 °F which happened in 1950.

Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	36 °F	1950
2	37 °F	1961
3	38 °F	1993
3	38 °F	1974
3	38 °F	1924
6	39 °F	1942
6	39 °F	2004
6	39 °F	1960
9	40 °F	1952
9	40 °F	1935
9	40 °F	1945
9	40 °F	1949

Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	44 °F	1924
2	45 °F	1974
3	46 °F	1952
4	47 °F	1950
4	47 °F	1944
6	48 °F	1982
6	48 °F	1942
6	48 °F	1961
9	49 °F	1967
9	49 °F	1949

What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 1.39 inches which happened in 1974.

All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	1.39 inches	1974
2	1.26 inches	1940
3	1.13 inches	1987
4	0.80 inches	1965
5	0.57 inches	1998
5	0.57 inches	1924
7	0.54 inches	1988
8	0.49 inches	1933
9	0.40 inches	2017
10	0.35 inches	1941

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1921–2024	Downtown San Francisco	location