San Luis Obispo March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Luis Obispo, California for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 86 °F 1994
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1964
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1976
Highest daily low 59 °F 1931
Most precipitation 1.66 inches 1938
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.1 °F
Average low 44.2 °F
Chance precipitation 33.1%
San Luis Obispo March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 62 50 0.01 n/a
2023 61 36 0.00 n/a
2022 71 43 0.00 n/a
2021 59 40 0.00 n/a
2020 75 35 0.00 0.0
2019 60 51 0.04 0.0
2018 58 40 0.10 n/a
2017 80 48 0.00 0.0
2016 67 46 0.00 0.0
2015 66 37 0.00 0.0
2014 68 50 0.00 0.0
2013 64 50 0.00 0.0
2012 74 38 0.00 0.0
2011 67 49 0.00 n/a
2010 59 39 0.32 n/a
2009 65 54 0.58 n/a
2008 69 39 0.00 n/a
2007 72 46 0.00 n/a
2006 56 38 0.49 n/a
2005 64 48 0.26 n/a
2004 69 40 0.00 n/a
2003 58 38 0.01 n/a
2002 69 33 0.00 n/a
2001 59 37 0.04 n/a
2000 64 47 0.07 n/a
1999 66 37 0.01 n/a
1998 68 48 0.00 0.0
1997 60 43 0.00 0.0
1996 73 40 0.00 0.0
1995 67 52 1.54 0.0
1994 86 45 0.00 0.0
1993 68 42 0.00 0.0
1992 59 51 0.06 0.0
1991 66 47 0.00 0.0
1990 63 47 0.19 0.0
1989 55 38 0.46 0.0
1988 62 44 0.00 0.0
1987 67 38 0.00 0.0
1986 67 49 0.00 0.0
1985 53 35 0.00 0.0
1984 74 47 0.00 0.0
1983 59 46 0.82 0.0
1982 60 40 0.12 0.0
1981 62 45 0.00 0.0
1980 58 52 1.27 0.0
1979 58 40 0.00 0.0
1978 60 52 1.24 0.0
1977 60 43 0.00 0.0
1976 48 32 1.07 0.0
1975 66 42 0.00 0.0
1974 56 41 0.83 0.0
1973 63 41 0.00 0.0
1972 73 53 0.00 0.0
1971 62 38 0.00 0.0
1970 57 41 0.00 0.0
1969 58 41 0.01 0.0
1968 76 48 0.00 0.0
1967 71 48 0.00 0.0
1966 51 33 0.04 0.0
1965 71 38 0.00 0.0
1964 55 30 0.00 0.0
1963 61 39 0.00 0.0
1962 58 41 0.12 0.0
1961 65 42 0.00 0.0
1960 63 40 0.00 0.0
1959 79 52 0.00 0.0
1958 65 37 0.00 0.0
1957 56 47 0.00 0.0
1956 69 45 0.00 0.0
1955 62 38 0.00 0.0
1954 61 44 0.00 0.0
1953 54 35 0.00 0.0
1952 56 38 0.00 0.0
1951 54 31 0.00 0.0
1950 63 48 0.00 0.0
1949 58 47 0.26 0.0
1948 64 40 0.00 0.0
1947 58 47 0.00 0.0
1946 58 43 0.00 0.0
1945 57 38 0.00 0.0
1944 62 43 0.00 0.0
1943 68 50 0.28 n/a
1942 58 44 0.00 n/a
1941 55 47 0.12 n/a
1940 66 49 n/a n/a
1939 55 39 n/a n/a
1938 55 49 1.66 n/a
1937 78 55 0.00 n/a
1936 75 42 0.00 n/a
1935 57 43 0.05 n/a
1934 77 56 0.00 n/a
1933 70 45 0.00 n/a
1932 66 43 0.00 n/a
1931 85 59 0.00 n/a
1930 62 50 0.24 n/a
1929 69 40 0.00 n/a
1928 59 52 0.52 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 n/a 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 n/a n/a
1912 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1911 n/a n/a 0.30 n/a
1910 n/a n/a n/a 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 n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for San Luis Obispo on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 86 °F which happened in 1994.
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 86 °F 1994
2 85 °F 1931
3 80 °F 2017
4 79 °F 1959
5 78 °F 1937
6 77 °F 1934
7 76 °F 1968
8 75 °F 1936
8 75 °F 2020
10 74 °F 2012
10 74 °F 1984
What's the all-time low for San Luis Obispo on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Luis Obispo history is 30 °F which happened in 1964.
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1964
2 31 °F 1951
3 32 °F 1976
4 33 °F 1966
4 33 °F 2002
6 35 °F 2020
6 35 °F 1953
6 35 °F 1985
9 36 °F 2023
10 37 °F 2015
10 37 °F 2001
10 37 °F 1958
10 37 °F 1999
Lowest High Temperatures in San Luis Obispo on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1976
2 51 °F 1966
3 53 °F 1985
4 54 °F 1953
4 54 °F 1951
6 55 °F 1964
6 55 °F 1941
6 55 °F 1939
6 55 °F 1938
6 55 °F 1989
What's the most it has ever rained in San Luis Obispo on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Luis Obispo history is 1.66 inches which happened in 1938.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Luis Obispo on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.66 inches 1938
2 1.54 inches 1995
3 1.27 inches 1980
4 1.24 inches 1978
5 1.07 inches 1976
6 0.83 inches 1974
7 0.82 inches 1983
8 0.58 inches 2009
9 0.52 inches 1928
10 0.49 inches 2006
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location