San Luis Obispo January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 83 °F 1981
Lowest temperature 27 °F 2015
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1965
Highest daily low 58 °F 1980
Most precipitation 2.39 inches 2006
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.9 °F
Average low 40.8 °F
Chance precipitation 28.1%
San Luis Obispo January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 72 48 0.00 n/a
2023 58 44 0.02 n/a
2022 61 37 0.00 n/a
2021 67 38 0.00 n/a
2020 67 41 0.00 0.0
2019 61 33 0.00 0.0
2018 72 38 0.00 0.0
2017 55 36 0.00 0.0
2016 60 32 0.00 0.0
2015 58 27 0.00 0.0
2014 74 36 0.00 0.0
2013 59 38 0.00 0.0
2012 74 39 0.00 0.0
2011 53 41 0.37 n/a
2010 64 40 0.00 n/a
2009 69 42 0.00 n/a
2008 74 34 0.00 n/a
2007 64 44 0.00 n/a
2006 56 46 2.39 n/a
2005 56 44 0.14 n/a
2004 57 42 0.85 n/a
2003 64 41 0.00 n/a
2002 66 50 0.00 n/a
2001 75 32 0.00 n/a
2000 56 40 0.00 n/a
1999 73 39 0.00 n/a
1998 76 41 0.00 0.0
1997 64 56 0.23 0.0
1996 74 46 0.00 0.0
1995 60 43 0.00 0.0
1994 68 38 0.00 0.0
1993 62 39 0.00 0.0
1992 65 38 0.00 0.0
1991 65 40 0.00 0.0
1990 74 38 n/a n/a
1989 56 41 0.02 0.0
1988 54 34 0.00 0.0
1987 64 44 0.00 0.0
1986 64 47 0.00 0.0
1985 57 39 0.00 0.0
1984 63 47 0.00 0.0
1983 67 32 0.00 0.0
1982 54 43 0.37 0.0
1981 83 42 0.00 0.0
1980 67 58 0.22 0.0
1979 56 41 0.00 0.0
1978 61 44 0.00 0.0
1977 59 45 0.04 0.0
1976 54 35 0.00 0.0
1975 53 35 0.00 0.0
1974 59 31 0.17 0.0
1973 55 39 0.00 0.0
1972 59 38 0.00 0.0
1971 59 36 0.00 0.0
1970 65 35 0.00 0.0
1969 72 41 0.00 0.0
1968 67 38 0.00 0.0
1967 58 34 0.00 0.0
1966 53 39 0.16 0.0
1965 51 34 0.00 0.0
1964 78 42 0.00 0.0
1963 61 36 0.00 0.0
1962 59 38 0.00 0.0
1961 61 32 0.00 0.0
1960 52 32 0.00 0.0
1959 74 53 0.00 0.0
1958 71 44 0.00 0.0
1957 68 34 0.00 0.0
1956 59 42 0.00 0.0
1955 61 44 0.16 0.0
1954 66 35 0.00 0.0
1953 55 39 0.00 0.0
1952 52 34 0.02 0.0
1951 55 37 0.00 0.0
1950 62 37 0.00 0.0
1949 59 45 0.08 0.0
1948 63 31 0.00 0.0
1947 61 38 0.00 0.0
1946 68 51 0.00 0.0
1945 60 46 0.00 0.0
1944 58 38 0.00 0.0
1943 65 48 0.00 n/a
1942 n/a 38 0.25 n/a
1941 64 39 n/a n/a
1940 66 51 0.01 n/a
1939 70 41 n/a n/a
1938 69 50 n/a n/a
1937 55 35 0.14 n/a
1936 65 48 0.00 n/a
1935 67 36 0.00 n/a
1934 60 53 0.05 n/a
1933 58 31 0.00 n/a
1932 60 49 0.72 n/a
1931 56 46 2.21 n/a
1930 69 35 n/a n/a
1929 65 46 0.00 n/a
1928 64 44 0.00 n/a
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1923 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1922 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1921 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1920 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1919 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 n/a n/a 0.65 n/a
1916 n/a n/a 0.87 n/a
1915 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1914 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1913 n/a n/a 0.12 n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1910 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1905 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1904 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1903 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1902 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1895 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a 0.11 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 83 °F which happened in 1981.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 83 °F 1981
2 78 °F 1964
3 76 °F 1998
4 75 °F 2001
5 74 °F 1990
5 74 °F 1996
5 74 °F 2008
5 74 °F 2012
5 74 °F 2014
5 74 °F 1959
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 27 °F which happened in 2015.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 2015
2 31 °F 1948
2 31 °F 1974
2 31 °F 1933
5 32 °F 1983
5 32 °F 2016
5 32 °F 1961
5 32 °F 1960
5 32 °F 2001
10 33 °F 2019
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1965
2 52 °F 1952
2 52 °F 1960
4 53 °F 1975
4 53 °F 2011
4 53 °F 1966
7 54 °F 1988
7 54 °F 1976
7 54 °F 1982
10 55 °F 1953
10 55 °F 1973
10 55 °F 1951
10 55 °F 2017
10 55 °F 1937
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 2.39 inches which happened in 2006.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.39 inches 2006
2 2.21 inches 1931
3 0.87 inches 1916
4 0.85 inches 2004
5 0.72 inches 1932
6 0.65 inches 1917
7 0.37 inches 1982
7 0.37 inches 2011
9 0.25 inches 1942
10 0.23 inches 1997
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location