Santa Barbara August 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of August 20.
August 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1930
Lowest temperature 49 °F 1938
Lowest daily high 65 °F 1906
Highest daily low 65 °F 1984
Most precipitation 0.11 inches 2023
August 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 75.4 °F
Average low 57.8 °F
Chance precipitation 1.6%
Santa Barbara August 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 79 63 0.11 n/a
2022 76 56 0.00 n/a
2021 76 57 0.00 n/a
2020 82 62 0.00 n/a
2019 78 54 0.00 n/a
2018 78 62 0.00 n/a
2017 74 59 0.00 n/a
2016 70 56 0.00 n/a
2015 77 59 0.00 n/a
2014 76 63 0.00 n/a
2013 72 55 0.00 0.0
2012 79 58 0.00 n/a
2011 71 56 0.00 n/a
2010 73 53 0.00 n/a
2009 67 52 0.00 n/a
2008 74 57 0.00 n/a
2007 81 51 0.00 n/a
2006 72 59 0.00 n/a
2005 71 56 0.00 n/a
2004 72 56 0.00 n/a
2003 72 54 0.00 n/a
2002 72 55 0.00 n/a
2001 68 53 0.00 n/a
2000 77 54 0.00 n/a
1999 67 56 0.00 n/a
1998 78 53 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 72 59 0.00 0.0
1994 78 61 0.00 0.0
1993 77 58 0.00 0.0
1992 79 63 0.00 0.0
1991 74 56 0.00 0.0
1990 76 56 0.00 0.0
1989 68 56 0.00 0.0
1988 70 52 0.00 0.0
1987 78 52 0.00 0.0
1986 80 59 0.00 0.0
1985 73 59 0.00 0.0
1984 76 65 0.00 0.0
1983 73 60 0.00 0.0
1982 78 56 0.00 0.0
1981 81 53 0.00 0.0
1980 73 54 0.00 0.0
1979 72 63 0.00 0.0
1978 74 60 0.00 0.0
1977 83 61 0.00 0.0
1976 75 58 0.00 0.0
1975 68 58 0.00 0.0
1974 74 58 0.00 0.0
1973 80 60 0.00 0.0
1972 78 58 0.00 0.0
1971 76 62 0.00 0.0
1970 69 58 0.00 0.0
1969 73 59 0.00 0.0
1968 75 58 0.00 0.0
1967 76 64 0.00 0.0
1966 76 59 0.00 0.0
1965 74 59 0.00 0.0
1964 71 58 0.00 0.0
1963 79 59 0.00 0.0
1962 72 58 0.00 0.0
1961 83 61 0.00 0.0
1960 71 57 0.00 0.0
1959 75 52 0.00 0.0
1958 74 62 0.00 0.0
1957 74 57 0.00 0.0
1956 70 57 0.00 0.0
1955 71 56 0.00 0.0
1954 76 53 0.00 0.0
1953 73 52 0.00 0.0
1952 70 58 0.00 0.0
1951 70 57 0.00 0.0
1950 68 56 0.00 0.0
1949 74 59 0.00 0.0
1948 69 58 0.00 0.0
1947 73 50 0.00 0.0
1946 77 56 0.00 0.0
1945 75 61 0.00 0.0
1944 78 50 0.00 0.0
1943 79 52 0.00 0.0
1942 71 60 0.00 0.0
1941 82 54 0.00 0.0
1940 79 58 0.00 0.0
1939 76 61 0.00 0.0
1938 80 49 0.00 0.0
1937 75 59 0.00 0.0
1936 75 55 0.00 0.0
1935 79 55 0.00 0.0
1934 81 58 0.00 0.0
1933 74 60 0.00 0.0
1932 81 58 0.00 0.0
1931 79 60 0.00 0.0
1930 90 56 0.00 0.0
1929 86 56 0.00 0.0
1928 78 59 0.00 0.0
1927 78 60 0.00 n/a
1926 73 57 0.00 n/a
1925 84 52 n/a n/a
1924 74 50 n/a n/a
1923 74 55 n/a n/a
1922 80 52 n/a n/a
1921 78 58 n/a n/a
1920 75 52 0.00 n/a
1919 76 55 n/a n/a
1918 75 60 n/a n/a
1917 72 55 n/a n/a
1916 70 50 n/a n/a
1915 81 59 n/a n/a
1914 74 50 0.00 n/a
1913 71 57 0.00 n/a
1912 72 56 0.00 0.0
1911 85 56 0.00 n/a
1910 80 56 0.00 n/a
1909 76 56 n/a n/a
1908 81 56 0.00 n/a
1907 80 60 0.00 n/a
1906 65 60 0.01 n/a
1905 72 56 n/a n/a
1904 72 59 0.00 n/a
1903 86 60 n/a n/a
1902 70 58 n/a n/a
1901 72 58 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 70 60 0.00 n/a
1898 85 59 0.00 n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 75 60 0.00 n/a
1895 70 58 0.00 n/a
1894 72 58 n/a n/a
1893 71 57 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 90 °F which happened in 1930.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1930
2 86 °F 1903
2 86 °F 1929
4 85 °F 1898
4 85 °F 1911
6 84 °F 1925
7 83 °F 1977
7 83 °F 1961
9 82 °F 1941
9 82 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 49 °F which happened in 1938.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1938
2 50 °F 1914
2 50 °F 1916
2 50 °F 1944
2 50 °F 1924
2 50 °F 1947
7 51 °F 2007
8 52 °F 2009
8 52 °F 1925
8 52 °F 1953
8 52 °F 1922
8 52 °F 1959
8 52 °F 1988
8 52 °F 1943
8 52 °F 1920
8 52 °F 1987
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1906
2 67 °F 1999
2 67 °F 2009
4 68 °F 2001
4 68 °F 1950
4 68 °F 1989
4 68 °F 1975
8 69 °F 1970
8 69 °F 1948
10 70 °F 1902
10 70 °F 2016
10 70 °F 1895
10 70 °F 1988
10 70 °F 1952
10 70 °F 1956
10 70 °F 1951
10 70 °F 1899
10 70 °F 1916
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.11 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on August 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.11 inches 2023
2 0.01 inches 1906
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location