Santa Barbara December 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of December 21.
December 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 81 °F 1917
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1998
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1990
Highest daily low 60 °F 1943
Most precipitation 2.60 inches 2023
December 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.5 °F
Average low 39.8 °F
Chance precipitation 19.5%
Santa Barbara December 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 58 2.60 n/a
2022 65 39 0.00 n/a
2021 61 41 0.00 n/a
2020 77 36 0.00 n/a
2019 66 41 0.00 n/a
2018 67 48 0.00 n/a
2017 59 34 0.00 n/a
2016 68 50 0.01 n/a
2015 65 41 0.00 n/a
2014 79 53 0.00 n/a
2013 62 38 0.00 n/a
2012 60 32 0.00 n/a
2011 60 35 0.00 n/a
2010 59 51 0.39 n/a
2009 63 44 0.00 n/a
2008 62 37 0.00 n/a
2007 58 36 0.00 n/a
2006 60 31 0.00 n/a
2005 74 43 0.00 n/a
2004 62 40 0.00 n/a
2003 62 45 0.04 n/a
2002 53 44 1.42 n/a
2001 59 43 0.13 n/a
2000 59 35 0.00 n/a
1999 71 41 0.00 n/a
1998 51 28 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 74 37 0.00 0.0
1993 63 31 0.00 0.0
1992 62 34 0.00 0.0
1991 71 31 0.00 0.0
1990 49 30 0.00 0.0
1989 64 39 0.00 0.0
1988 62 42 0.01 0.0
1987 62 37 0.00 0.0
1986 68 35 0.00 0.0
1985 71 38 0.00 0.0
1984 57 36 0.00 0.0
1983 73 38 0.00 0.0
1982 59 52 0.01 0.0
1981 66 50 0.00 0.0
1980 68 40 0.00 0.0
1979 64 52 0.07 0.0
1978 60 35 0.00 0.0
1977 70 56 0.10 0.0
1976 68 39 0.00 0.0
1975 60 37 0.00 0.0
1974 63 42 0.00 0.0
1973 59 39 0.19 0.0
1972 71 44 0.00 0.0
1971 57 37 0.28 0.0
1970 53 42 0.89 0.0
1969 64 53 0.00 0.0
1968 54 28 0.00 0.0
1967 55 32 0.00 0.0
1966 61 42 0.00 0.0
1965 62 43 0.00 0.0
1964 66 56 0.02 0.0
1963 75 41 0.00 0.0
1962 69 42 0.00 0.0
1961 60 39 0.00 0.0
1960 67 37 0.00 0.0
1959 64 51 0.19 0.0
1958 65 45 0.00 0.0
1957 68 41 0.00 0.0
1956 71 40 0.00 0.0
1955 67 49 0.00 0.0
1954 72 35 0.00 0.0
1953 80 47 0.00 0.0
1952 66 41 0.00 0.0
1951 61 34 0.00 0.0
1950 62 43 0.00 0.0
1949 58 31 0.00 0.0
1948 58 38 0.00 0.0
1947 62 45 0.00 0.0
1946 68 48 0.00 0.0
1945 59 54 2.51 0.0
1944 70 49 0.00 0.0
1943 65 60 0.00 0.0
1942 62 39 0.00 0.0
1941 67 45 0.00 0.0
1940 70 44 0.00 0.0
1939 71 42 0.00 0.0
1938 63 41 0.00 0.0
1937 70 39 0.00 0.0
1936 71 43 0.00 0.0
1935 70 40 0.00 0.0
1934 77 44 0.00 0.0
1933 74 38 0.00 0.0
1932 60 40 0.03 0.0
1931 65 52 1.34 0.0
1930 68 35 0.00 0.0
1929 77 42 0.00 0.0
1928 72 34 0.00 0.0
1927 58 40 0.13 0.0
1926 58 40 0.22 n/a
1925 70 41 0.00 n/a
1924 63 33 0.03 n/a
1923 68 35 0.00 n/a
1922 79 43 n/a n/a
1921 65 48 0.20 n/a
1920 65 35 0.00 n/a
1919 76 44 0.00 n/a
1918 63 39 0.12 n/a
1917 81 42 n/a n/a
1916 63 36 0.00 n/a
1915 74 40 0.00 n/a
1914 62 38 0.00 0.0
1913 58 43 0.00 n/a
1912 61 38 0.00 0.0
1911 60 46 0.00 0.0
1910 62 42 0.00 n/a
1909 53 38 0.13 0.0
1908 60 35 0.00 0.0
1907 68 40 0.00 n/a
1906 80 47 0.00 n/a
1905 62 42 0.00 n/a
1904 70 50 0.00 n/a
1903 74 47 0.00 n/a
1902 64 41 0.00 n/a
1901 76 n/a 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 70 42 0.00 n/a
1898 68 52 0.00 n/a
1897 57 35 0.00 n/a
1896 78 50 0.00 n/a
1895 58 42 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 61 47 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 81 °F which happened in 1917.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 81 °F 1917
2 80 °F 1906
2 80 °F 1953
4 79 °F 1922
4 79 °F 2014
6 78 °F 1896
7 77 °F 2020
7 77 °F 1929
7 77 °F 1934
10 76 °F 1919
10 76 °F 1901
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 28 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1998.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1968
1 28 °F 1998
3 30 °F 1990
4 31 °F 1993
4 31 °F 1991
4 31 °F 2006
4 31 °F 1949
8 32 °F 1967
8 32 °F 2012
10 33 °F 1924
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1990
2 51 °F 1998
3 53 °F 2002
3 53 °F 1970
3 53 °F 1909
6 54 °F 1968
7 55 °F 1967
8 57 °F 1984
8 57 °F 1971
8 57 °F 1897
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 2.60 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.60 inches 2023
2 2.51 inches 1945
3 1.42 inches 2002
4 1.34 inches 1931
5 0.89 inches 1970
6 0.39 inches 2010
7 0.28 inches 1971
8 0.22 inches 1926
9 0.20 inches 1921
10 0.19 inches 1973
10 0.19 inches 1959
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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