Santa Barbara December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of December 20.
December 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 81 °F 1904
Lowest temperature 30 °F 2016
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1909
Highest daily low 58 °F 2023
Most precipitation 1.82 inches 1964
December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.6 °F
Average low 39.8 °F
Chance precipitation 19.9%
Santa Barbara December 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 58 1.14 n/a
2022 63 38 0.00 n/a
2021 57 35 0.00 n/a
2020 75 33 0.00 n/a
2019 70 38 0.00 n/a
2018 67 39 0.00 n/a
2017 65 40 0.00 n/a
2016 68 30 0.00 n/a
2015 63 38 0.00 n/a
2014 69 47 0.00 n/a
2013 64 41 0.00 n/a
2012 61 31 0.00 n/a
2011 62 36 0.00 n/a
2010 55 52 0.65 n/a
2009 70 45 0.00 n/a
2008 59 34 0.00 n/a
2007 60 44 0.02 n/a
2006 60 31 0.00 n/a
2005 68 42 0.00 n/a
2004 66 35 0.00 n/a
2003 60 42 0.01 n/a
2002 59 41 0.15 n/a
2001 61 41 0.37 n/a
2000 64 35 0.00 n/a
1999 79 41 0.00 n/a
1998 56 33 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 77 38 0.00 0.0
1993 66 35 0.00 0.0
1992 60 33 0.00 0.0
1991 68 32 0.00 0.0
1990 55 38 0.00 0.0
1989 66 36 0.00 0.0
1988 57 50 1.54 0.0
1987 61 36 0.00 0.0
1986 67 42 0.06 0.0
1985 76 39 0.00 0.0
1984 56 36 0.00 0.0
1983 64 40 0.00 0.0
1982 62 38 0.00 0.0
1981 61 46 0.02 0.0
1980 68 40 0.00 0.0
1979 61 39 0.00 0.0
1978 58 34 0.00 0.0
1977 69 44 0.00 0.0
1976 66 44 0.00 0.0
1975 59 33 0.00 0.0
1974 63 41 0.00 0.0
1973 67 36 0.00 0.0
1972 72 48 0.00 0.0
1971 59 34 0.00 0.0
1970 56 45 0.21 0.0
1969 65 57 0.00 0.0
1968 54 33 0.00 0.0
1967 56 32 0.00 0.0
1966 59 37 0.00 0.0
1965 63 33 0.00 0.0
1964 65 55 1.82 0.0
1963 64 43 0.00 0.0
1962 64 43 0.00 0.0
1961 66 41 0.00 0.0
1960 73 39 0.00 0.0
1959 64 41 0.24 0.0
1958 65 39 0.00 0.0
1957 66 39 0.00 0.0
1956 71 34 0.00 0.0
1955 62 50 0.00 0.0
1954 72 35 0.00 0.0
1953 80 44 0.00 0.0
1952 62 44 0.27 0.0
1951 61 34 0.00 0.0
1950 62 42 0.00 0.0
1949 55 34 0.00 0.0
1948 61 35 0.00 0.0
1947 55 41 0.28 0.0
1946 66 40 0.00 0.0
1945 65 55 0.08 0.0
1944 72 40 0.00 0.0
1943 60 55 1.01 0.0
1942 62 39 0.00 0.0
1941 68 43 0.00 0.0
1940 70 44 0.00 0.0
1939 78 42 0.00 0.0
1938 58 50 1.05 0.0
1937 72 41 0.00 0.0
1936 73 46 0.00 0.0
1935 73 48 0.00 0.0
1934 75 42 0.00 0.0
1933 75 38 0.00 0.0
1932 64 38 0.00 0.0
1931 57 44 0.00 0.0
1930 67 35 0.00 0.0
1929 77 45 0.00 0.0
1928 67 34 0.00 0.0
1927 68 38 0.00 0.0
1926 68 46 0.00 n/a
1925 70 39 0.00 n/a
1924 62 32 0.00 n/a
1923 66 35 0.00 n/a
1922 78 43 n/a n/a
1921 61 58 0.77 n/a
1920 62 48 0.00 n/a
1919 75 40 0.00 n/a
1918 62 38 0.00 n/a
1917 80 43 n/a n/a
1916 59 38 0.00 n/a
1915 71 39 0.00 n/a
1914 54 42 0.22 0.0
1913 58 39 0.02 n/a
1912 64 41 0.00 0.0
1911 60 38 0.00 0.0
1910 62 41 0.52 n/a
1909 51 42 1.29 0.0
1908 62 35 0.00 0.0
1907 67 43 0.00 n/a
1906 74 40 0.00 n/a
1905 60 43 0.00 n/a
1904 81 52 0.00 n/a
1903 70 46 0.00 n/a
1902 62 42 0.00 n/a
1901 75 38 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 66 40 0.00 n/a
1898 61 49 0.00 n/a
1897 58 32 0.00 n/a
1896 76 47 0.00 n/a
1895 57 46 0.57 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 64 46 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 81 °F which happened in 1904.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 81 °F 1904
2 80 °F 1917
2 80 °F 1953
4 79 °F 1999
5 78 °F 1939
5 78 °F 1922
7 77 °F 1994
7 77 °F 1929
9 76 °F 1985
9 76 °F 1896
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 30 °F which happened in 2016.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 2016
2 31 °F 2006
2 31 °F 2012
4 32 °F 1924
4 32 °F 1897
4 32 °F 1991
4 32 °F 1967
8 33 °F 1998
8 33 °F 1965
8 33 °F 1968
8 33 °F 1992
8 33 °F 1975
8 33 °F 2020
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1909
2 54 °F 1914
2 54 °F 1968
4 55 °F 2010
4 55 °F 1947
4 55 °F 1990
4 55 °F 1949
8 56 °F 1970
8 56 °F 1967
8 56 °F 1998
8 56 °F 1984
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 1.82 inches which happened in 1964.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.82 inches 1964
2 1.54 inches 1988
3 1.29 inches 1909
4 1.14 inches 2023
5 1.05 inches 1938
6 1.01 inches 1943
7 0.77 inches 1921
8 0.65 inches 2010
9 0.57 inches 1895
10 0.52 inches 1910
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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