San Luis Obispo Weather in 1940

Historical record of San Luis Obispo, California weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.
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1940 San Luis Obispo Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 96 °F October 11
Lowest temperature 33 °F December 13
Highest daily low 64 °F October 11
Lowest daily high 55 °F February 1
Most daily precipitation 3.4 inches December 23
Highest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo in 1940
Rank Temperature Date
1 96 °F Oct 11
2 95 °F Oct 19
2 95 °F Oct 18
4 91 °F Apr 13
4 91 °F Apr 12
6 90 °F Oct 12
6 90 °F Oct 10
6 90 °F May 8
6 90 °F Apr 11
10 89 °F Jul 24
Lowest Temperatures in San Luis Obispo in 1940
Rank Temperature Date
1 33 °F December 13
1 33 °F January 18
3 34 °F December 14
3 34 °F January 19
5 35 °F November 24
6 37 °F January 21
7 38 °F March 11
7 38 °F January 17
9 39 °F November 20
9 39 °F February 16
9 39 °F February 15
January 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
66 51 0.01
60 55 0.45
62 51 0.70
61 50 0.77
58 47 n/a
59 47 0.34
58 45 0.08
59 50 0.75
58 54 0.74
60 54 1.49
62 55 2.12
58 53 0.49
58 45 n/a
62 41 n/a
67 44 n/a
69 40 n/a
66 38 n/a
59 33 n/a
61 34 n/a
65 41 n/a
69 37 n/a
60 41 n/a
60 43 0.03
58 47 0.13
58 49 0.02
60 52 0.84
70 50 0.15
75 45 n/a
60 45 n/a
64 49 n/a
62 53 0.18
February 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
55 51 0.59
57 48 0.21
58 49 0.18
64 52 0.54
68 50 0.00
63 49 0.00
61 48 0.05
63 47 0.00
68 44 0.00
65 43 0.00
62 46 0.00
64 45 0.00
59 42 0.00
58 49 0.93
58 39 0.12
62 39 0.00
58 41 0.00
60 43 0.09
67 45 0.00
73 41 0.00
67 47 0.00
61 50 0.02
68 50 0.20
63 47 0.00
59 49 0.06
61 54 1.31
63 54 0.03
60 49 0.08
61 49 2.00
March 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
64 46 0.05
67 46 n/a
66 49 n/a
69 49 n/a
72 53 n/a
77 57 n/a
76 46 n/a
72 46 n/a
62 48 n/a
58 45 n/a
57 38 n/a
67 42 n/a
71 41 n/a
76 44 n/a
70 42 n/a
64 44 n/a
65 47 n/a
65 53 n/a
63 52 n/a
71 53 n/a
66 50 n/a
72 48 n/a
70 47 n/a
72 49 n/a
66 54 n/a
63 52 n/a
66 52 0.38
67 52 0.02
63 50 0.01
61 55 0.14
63 50 1.29
April 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
59 47 0.70
61 42 n/a
64 41 n/a
63 50 n/a
65 48 0.01
66 48 n/a
68 47 n/a
67 53 n/a
74 50 n/a
80 55 n/a
90 55 n/a
91 55 n/a
91 n/a n/a
n/a 51 n/a
59 48 n/a
67 41 n/a
77 47 n/a
80 47 n/a
74 47 n/a
76 52 n/a
58 47 n/a
65 45 n/a
64 45 n/a
63 41 n/a
63 45 n/a
58 45 0.46
62 46 1.20
67 45 n/a
72 48 n/a
81 52 n/a
May 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
75 55 0.00
67 51 0.00
64 51 0.00
65 45 0.00
67 50 0.01
71 44 0.00
74 47 0.00
90 51 0.00
83 61 0.00
78 50 0.00
71 48 0.00
76 49 0.00
77 50 0.00
83 47 0.00
68 48 0.00
66 51 0.00
63 40 0.00
70 48 0.00
70 50 0.00
67 50 0.00
71 51 0.00
68 57 0.00
70 56 0.00
71 51 0.00
75 48 0.00
65 45 0.00
63 49 0.00
65 51 0.00
70 43 0.00
73 46 0.00
77 57 0.00
June 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
75 49 0.00
67 51 0.00
67 49 0.00
71 52 0.00
73 47 0.00
72 47 0.00
67 49 0.00
71 50 0.00
72 52 0.00
72 53 0.00
71 54 0.00
69 53 0.00
82 51 0.00
75 50 0.00
70 52 0.00
70 52 0.00
72 48 0.00
73 50 0.00
74 54 0.00
75 55 0.00
72 51 0.00
71 52 0.00
71 53 0.00
71 52 0.00
70 52 0.00
75 52 0.00
75 52 0.00
75 53 0.00
75 54 0.00
73 55 0.00
July 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
71 54 0.00
74 54 0.00
76 52 0.00
78 52 0.00
78 50 0.00
84 50 0.00
82 50 0.00
75 52 0.00
84 50 0.00
86 47 0.00
74 49 0.00
79 49 0.00
75 52 0.00
73 51 0.00
68 54 0.00
68 55 0.00
70 56 0.00
70 56 0.00
71 51 0.00
79 53 0.00
79 50 0.00
80 49 0.00
85 50 0.00
89 52 0.00
82 52 0.00
75 53 0.00
72 54 0.00
70 55 0.00
74 58 0.00
79 53 0.00
74 51 0.00
August 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
79 49 0.00
78 52 0.00
76 53 0.00
76 53 0.00
75 53 0.00
74 50 0.00
74 53 0.00
73 52 0.00
78 53 0.00
88 51 0.00
85 53 0.00
75 52 0.00
74 54 0.00
73 52 0.00
68 54 0.00
76 55 0.00
77 49 0.00
76 51 0.00
76 52 0.00
80 52 0.00
73 53 0.00
71 53 0.00
68 54 0.00
73 56 0.00
74 57 0.00
74 50 0.00
77 54 0.00
78 50 0.00
75 51 0.00
82 51 0.00
69 52 0.00
September 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
80 52 0.00
72 53 0.00
71 52 0.00
76 53 0.00
76 52 0.00
77 52 0.00
78 57 0.00
77 49 0.00
75 55 0.00
79 55 0.00
72 56 0.00
78 55 0.00
77 53 0.00
76 54 0.00
78 61 0.00
78 57 0.00
79 58 0.00
78 60 0.00
78 52 0.00
80 51 0.00
76 50 0.00
73 54 0.00
70 55 0.00
76 49 0.00
81 52 0.00
75 51 0.00
83 56 0.00
82 60 0.00
76 52 0.00
82 52 0.00
October 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
75 55 n/a
69 54 n/a
74 51 n/a
79 52 n/a
75 51 n/a
72 48 n/a
72 49 n/a
71 53 0.03
78 53 n/a
90 54 n/a
96 64 n/a
90 55 n/a
82 49 n/a
77 49 n/a
76 50 n/a
77 52 n/a
88 53 n/a
95 47 n/a
95 61 n/a
87 n/a n/a
77 60 n/a
75 49 n/a
71 50 n/a
66 53 n/a
62 56 0.75
63 45 n/a
65 45 n/a
70 47 n/a
70 46 n/a
72 49 n/a
76 52 n/a
November 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
78 51 n/a
65 51 0.07
61 46 n/a
67 48 n/a
69 41 n/a
73 44 n/a
66 49 0.03
71 52 0.04
66 45 n/a
66 46 n/a
70 45 n/a
77 57 n/a
81 50 n/a
84 49 n/a
83 47 n/a
81 48 n/a
68 49 n/a
67 50 0.11
66 49 n/a
66 39 n/a
61 41 n/a
64 42 n/a
70 41 n/a
60 35 n/a
68 45 n/a
74 53 n/a
77 44 n/a
79 51 n/a
81 56 n/a
79 54 n/a
December 1940 San Luis Obispo Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
81 50 n/a
85 51 n/a
82 50 n/a
81 51 n/a
80 46 n/a
75 53 n/a
85 50 n/a
77 45 n/a
64 49 n/a
65 51 n/a
61 50 n/a
61 47 n/a
60 33 n/a
63 34 n/a
67 44 n/a
64 49 0.93
64 54 0.53
63 54 0.49
62 50 1.63
68 47 n/a
65 47 n/a
64 49 1.12
62 51 3.41
60 52 0.54
62 46 0.32
61 47 n/a
60 49 0.52
69 50 0.08
65 50 0.09
60 50 0.02
64 44 0.00
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1999–2024 San Luis Obispo Airport location
1893–1998 San Luis Obispo Poly location