San Luis Obispo January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 80 °F 2012
Lowest temperature 27 °F 1952
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1950
Highest daily low 52 °F 1997
Most precipitation 1.39 inches 1977
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.0 °F
Average low 40.8 °F
Chance precipitation 28.4%
San Luis Obispo January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 63 48 0.09 n/a
2023 61 44 0.00 n/a
2022 58 35 0.00 n/a
2021 71 47 0.00 n/a
2020 73 41 0.00 0.0
2019 64 31 0.00 0.0
2018 70 42 0.03 n/a
2017 61 44 0.01 n/a
2016 66 47 0.00 n/a
2015 59 29 0.00 0.0
2014 74 39 0.00 0.0
2013 67 33 0.00 0.0
2012 80 38 0.00 n/a
2011 58 40 0.00 n/a
2010 74 39 0.00 n/a
2009 59 41 0.00 n/a
2008 61 40 0.00 n/a
2007 65 40 0.00 n/a
2006 59 39 0.00 n/a
2005 55 41 0.16 n/a
2004 55 37 0.00 n/a
2003 71 42 0.00 n/a
2002 65 46 0.00 n/a
2001 80 35 0.00 n/a
2000 66 39 0.00 n/a
1999 73 32 0.00 n/a
1998 58 45 0.52 0.0
1997 62 52 1.20 0.0
1996 79 42 0.00 0.0
1995 62 37 1.13 0.0
1994 72 42 0.00 0.0
1993 54 37 0.00 0.0
1992 66 49 0.14 0.0
1991 66 40 0.02 0.0
1990 57 39 n/a n/a
1989 64 38 0.00 0.0
1988 61 40 0.00 0.0
1987 71 41 0.00 0.0
1986 64 42 0.00 0.0
1985 67 35 0.00 0.0
1984 68 40 0.00 0.0
1983 61 n/a 0.00 0.0
1982 53 35 0.09 0.0
1981 63 43 0.12 0.0
1980 67 43 0.00 0.0
1979 62 41 0.00 0.0
1978 53 48 0.45 0.0
1977 57 40 1.39 0.0
1976 59 30 0.00 0.0
1975 56 34 0.00 0.0
1974 53 32 0.00 0.0
1973 59 32 0.10 0.0
1972 65 35 0.00 0.0
1971 53 31 0.00 0.0
1970 65 31 0.00 0.0
1969 70 51 0.00 0.0
1968 58 39 0.00 0.0
1967 62 40 0.00 0.0
1966 53 34 0.00 0.0
1965 55 36 0.00 0.0
1964 64 45 0.00 0.0
1963 66 46 0.00 0.0
1962 69 45 0.00 0.0
1961 67 34 0.00 0.0
1960 55 33 0.03 0.0
1959 67 41 0.00 0.0
1958 62 46 0.00 0.0
1957 69 38 0.00 0.0
1956 63 40 0.00 0.0
1955 54 32 0.00 0.0
1954 58 33 0.00 0.0
1953 60 48 0.00 0.0
1952 52 27 0.00 0.0
1951 58 41 0.01 0.0
1950 51 34 0.08 0.0
1949 54 31 0.00 0.0
1948 65 44 0.05 0.0
1947 61 35 0.00 0.0
1946 58 47 0.26 0.0
1945 68 38 0.00 0.0
1944 58 42 0.36 0.0
1943 60 38 0.00 n/a
1942 53 31 n/a n/a
1941 63 38 n/a n/a
1940 62 51 0.70 n/a
1939 63 47 0.09 n/a
1938 63 42 0.01 n/a
1937 57 36 n/a n/a
1936 66 39 0.01 n/a
1935 63 34 0.46 n/a
1934 65 51 0.00 n/a
1933 63 37 0.00 n/a
1932 56 37 0.09 n/a
1931 62 49 0.00 n/a
1930 66 35 n/a n/a
1929 63 44 0.03 n/a
1928 73 43 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 n/a n/a
1916 n/a n/a 0.25 n/a
1915 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1914 n/a n/a 0.75 n/a
1913 n/a n/a n/a 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 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 80 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 80 °F 2001
1 80 °F 2012
3 79 °F 1996
4 74 °F 2014
4 74 °F 2010
6 73 °F 1928
6 73 °F 1999
6 73 °F 2020
9 72 °F 1994
10 71 °F 1987
10 71 °F 2003
10 71 °F 2021
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 27 °F which happened in 1952.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1952
2 29 °F 2015
3 30 °F 1976
4 31 °F 1942
4 31 °F 1949
4 31 °F 2019
4 31 °F 1971
4 31 °F 1970
9 32 °F 1999
9 32 °F 1973
9 32 °F 1955
9 32 °F 1974
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1950
2 52 °F 1952
3 53 °F 1942
3 53 °F 1971
3 53 °F 1982
3 53 °F 1978
3 53 °F 1974
3 53 °F 1966
9 54 °F 1949
9 54 °F 1993
9 54 °F 1955
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 1.39 inches which happened in 1977.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.39 inches 1977
2 1.20 inches 1997
3 1.13 inches 1995
4 0.75 inches 1914
5 0.70 inches 1940
6 0.52 inches 1998
7 0.46 inches 1935
8 0.45 inches 1978
9 0.36 inches 1944
10 0.26 inches 1946
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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