Santa Barbara December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 85 °F 1929
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1990
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1975
Highest daily low 56 °F 1977
Most precipitation 0.83 inches 1988
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.7 °F
Average low 39.9 °F
Chance precipitation 19.4%
Santa Barbara December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 47 0.00 n/a
2022 63 36 0.00 n/a
2021 61 39 0.00 n/a
2020 69 45 0.00 n/a
2019 64 35 0.00 n/a
2018 62 50 0.21 n/a
2017 67 36 0.00 n/a
2016 61 36 0.00 n/a
2015 63 35 0.00 n/a
2014 65 47 0.13 n/a
2013 77 44 0.00 n/a
2012 62 54 0.23 n/a
2011 66 36 0.00 n/a
2010 58 51 0.51 n/a
2009 67 39 0.00 n/a
2008 56 45 0.02 n/a
2007 59 35 0.05 n/a
2006 61 36 0.00 n/a
2005 62 48 0.00 n/a
2004 71 33 0.00 n/a
2003 68 31 0.00 n/a
2002 61 47 0.02 n/a
2001 68 35 0.00 n/a
2000 70 35 0.00 n/a
1999 74 37 0.00 n/a
1998 73 38 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 68 35 0.00 0.0
1993 63 40 0.00 0.0
1992 60 40 0.10 0.0
1991 68 47 0.00 0.0
1990 63 29 0.00 0.0
1989 64 35 0.00 0.0
1988 58 43 0.83 0.0
1987 60 38 0.00 0.0
1986 69 37 0.00 0.0
1985 74 36 0.00 0.0
1984 56 34 0.00 0.0
1983 62 46 0.00 0.0
1982 71 36 0.00 0.0
1981 66 42 0.00 0.0
1980 68 47 0.00 0.0
1979 70 35 0.00 0.0
1978 56 44 0.43 0.0
1977 61 56 0.43 0.0
1976 72 36 0.00 0.0
1975 53 33 0.00 0.0
1974 67 42 0.00 0.0
1973 76 39 0.00 0.0
1972 67 46 0.00 0.0
1971 67 31 0.00 0.0
1970 57 36 0.03 0.0
1969 64 44 0.00 0.0
1968 63 36 0.00 0.0
1967 56 40 0.00 0.0
1966 66 42 0.00 0.0
1965 59 35 0.00 0.0
1964 61 42 0.00 0.0
1963 70 38 0.00 0.0
1962 67 56 0.00 0.0
1961 67 37 0.00 0.0
1960 64 35 0.00 0.0
1959 63 48 0.00 0.0
1958 75 35 0.00 0.0
1957 66 49 0.00 0.0
1956 74 35 0.00 0.0
1955 57 39 0.00 0.0
1954 69 38 0.00 0.0
1953 60 42 0.00 0.0
1952 65 46 0.00 0.0
1951 65 39 0.00 0.0
1950 76 43 0.00 0.0
1949 55 39 0.36 0.0
1948 60 40 0.39 0.0
1947 66 43 0.00 0.0
1946 59 45 0.00 0.0
1945 66 37 0.00 0.0
1944 67 42 0.00 0.0
1943 66 47 0.00 0.0
1942 64 39 0.00 0.0
1941 68 37 0.00 0.0
1940 64 52 0.63 0.0
1939 77 40 0.00 0.0
1938 66 50 0.05 0.0
1937 73 42 0.00 0.0
1936 68 40 0.00 0.0
1935 72 32 0.00 0.0
1934 70 44 0.00 0.0
1933 65 32 0.00 0.0
1932 70 39 0.00 0.0
1931 68 35 0.00 0.0
1930 70 40 0.00 0.0
1929 85 55 0.00 0.0
1928 60 33 0.00 0.0
1927 67 40 0.00 0.0
1926 70 47 0.00 n/a
1925 70 40 0.00 n/a
1924 53 33 0.00 n/a
1923 78 45 0.00 n/a
1922 65 55 0.31 n/a
1921 75 41 0.00 n/a
1920 67 43 0.00 n/a
1919 74 41 0.00 n/a
1918 66 40 0.00 n/a
1917 73 42 n/a n/a
1916 60 32 0.00 n/a
1915 60 37 0.00 n/a
1914 59 47 0.00 0.0
1913 64 45 0.00 n/a
1912 68 40 0.00 0.0
1911 60 45 0.00 0.0
1910 64 43 0.00 n/a
1909 65 39 0.00 0.0
1908 58 34 0.00 0.0
1907 65 42 0.00 n/a
1906 67 42 0.00 n/a
1905 68 41 0.07 n/a
1904 77 46 0.00 n/a
1903 62 50 0.00 n/a
1902 57 45 0.11 n/a
1901 76 42 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 63 49 0.00 n/a
1898 62 46 0.00 n/a
1897 57 41 0.00 n/a
1896 61 44 0.00 n/a
1895 61 40 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 79 53 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 85 °F which happened in 1929.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1929
2 79 °F 1893
3 78 °F 2023
3 78 °F 1923
5 77 °F 1904
5 77 °F 1939
5 77 °F 2013
8 76 °F 1950
8 76 °F 1901
8 76 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 29 °F which happened in 1990.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1990
2 31 °F 2003
2 31 °F 1971
4 32 °F 1916
4 32 °F 1933
4 32 °F 1935
7 33 °F 2004
7 33 °F 1924
7 33 °F 1928
7 33 °F 1975
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1924
1 53 °F 1975
3 55 °F 1949
4 56 °F 1984
4 56 °F 1967
4 56 °F 1978
4 56 °F 2008
8 57 °F 1955
8 57 °F 1970
8 57 °F 1897
8 57 °F 1902
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.83 inches which happened in 1988.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.83 inches 1988
2 0.63 inches 1940
3 0.51 inches 2010
4 0.43 inches 1977
4 0.43 inches 1978
6 0.39 inches 1948
7 0.36 inches 1949
8 0.31 inches 1922
9 0.23 inches 2012
10 0.21 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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