Santa Barbara December 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of December 23.
December 23 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 80 °F 1925
Lowest temperature 21 °F 1990
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1926
Highest daily low 59 °F 1977
Most precipitation 3.47 inches 1940
December 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.5 °F
Average low 39.7 °F
Chance precipitation 19.9%
Santa Barbara December 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 49 0.00 n/a
2022 65 41 0.00 n/a
2021 57 55 3.10 n/a
2020 66 42 0.00 n/a
2019 57 42 0.13 n/a
2018 64 42 0.00 n/a
2017 63 33 0.00 n/a
2016 59 43 1.41 n/a
2015 67 46 0.00 n/a
2014 76 48 0.00 n/a
2013 71 38 0.00 n/a
2012 59 43 0.45 n/a
2011 62 34 0.00 n/a
2010 60 44 0.00 n/a
2009 60 38 0.00 n/a
2008 60 42 0.00 n/a
2007 66 34 0.00 n/a
2006 65 32 0.00 n/a
2005 67 47 0.00 n/a
2004 63 33 0.00 n/a
2003 63 48 0.54 n/a
2002 58 35 0.00 n/a
2001 62 43 0.00 n/a
2000 61 37 0.00 n/a
1999 74 38 0.00 n/a
1998 55 26 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 69 39 0.00 0.0
1993 72 32 0.00 0.0
1992 71 35 0.00 0.0
1991 69 41 0.00 0.0
1990 55 21 0.00 0.0
1989 75 36 0.00 0.0
1988 59 37 0.00 0.0
1987 59 35 0.00 0.0
1986 66 43 0.00 0.0
1985 71 39 0.00 0.0
1984 60 36 0.00 0.0
1983 60 40 0.00 0.0
1982 58 44 0.00 0.0
1981 65 41 0.00 0.0
1980 69 40 0.00 0.0
1979 59 34 0.00 0.0
1978 61 35 0.00 0.0
1977 63 59 0.17 0.0
1976 66 41 0.00 0.0
1975 68 34 0.00 0.0
1974 56 32 0.00 0.0
1973 68 43 0.00 0.0
1972 65 44 0.00 0.0
1971 60 56 0.07 0.0
1970 55 39 0.00 0.0
1969 64 44 0.00 0.0
1968 62 37 0.00 0.0
1967 71 34 0.00 0.0
1966 62 37 0.00 0.0
1965 58 35 0.00 0.0
1964 71 59 0.00 0.0
1963 72 36 0.00 0.0
1962 60 50 0.00 0.0
1961 71 39 0.00 0.0
1960 71 38 0.00 0.0
1959 66 45 0.01 0.0
1958 64 44 0.00 0.0
1957 67 38 0.00 0.0
1956 65 32 0.00 0.0
1955 58 55 0.59 0.0
1954 62 36 0.00 0.0
1953 63 32 0.00 0.0
1952 62 38 0.00 0.0
1951 62 35 0.00 0.0
1950 77 37 0.00 0.0
1949 63 34 0.00 0.0
1948 56 33 0.00 0.0
1947 70 37 0.00 0.0
1946 67 52 0.00 0.0
1945 66 51 0.73 0.0
1944 65 46 0.12 0.0
1943 67 43 0.00 0.0
1942 57 40 0.56 0.0
1941 61 45 0.00 0.0
1940 68 52 3.47 0.0
1939 59 43 0.70 0.0
1938 65 35 0.00 0.0
1937 65 47 0.23 0.0
1936 72 40 0.00 0.0
1935 64 39 0.00 0.0
1934 71 37 0.00 0.0
1933 64 38 0.00 0.0
1932 57 34 0.17 0.0
1931 53 43 0.06 0.0
1930 70 35 0.00 0.0
1929 75 38 0.00 0.0
1928 75 35 0.00 0.0
1927 62 40 0.00 0.0
1926 50 35 0.05 n/a
1925 80 44 0.00 n/a
1924 58 30 0.00 n/a
1923 73 34 0.00 n/a
1922 75 41 n/a n/a
1921 60 45 0.25 n/a
1920 62 48 0.00 n/a
1919 72 40 0.00 n/a
1918 60 35 0.00 n/a
1917 60 47 n/a n/a
1916 53 38 0.00 n/a
1915 75 45 0.00 n/a
1914 65 44 0.00 0.0
1913 60 48 0.00 n/a
1912 60 35 0.00 0.0
1911 65 38 0.00 0.0
1910 70 42 0.00 n/a
1909 55 43 0.00 0.0
1908 64 41 0.00 0.0
1907 75 43 0.00 n/a
1906 70 48 0.02 n/a
1905 57 36 0.00 n/a
1904 66 45 0.00 n/a
1903 69 44 0.00 n/a
1902 70 46 0.00 n/a
1901 66 45 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 77 51 0.00 n/a
1898 64 42 0.00 n/a
1897 62 39 0.00 n/a
1896 68 47 0.00 n/a
1895 61 40 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 62 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 12/23?
For the date of Dec 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 80 °F which happened in 1925.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 80 °F 1925
2 77 °F 1899
2 77 °F 1950
4 76 °F 2014
5 75 °F 1915
5 75 °F 1928
5 75 °F 1907
5 75 °F 1929
5 75 °F 1922
5 75 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 12/23?
For the date of Dec 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 21 °F which happened in 1990.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 21 °F 1990
2 26 °F 1998
3 30 °F 1924
4 32 °F 1993
4 32 °F 1956
4 32 °F 1974
4 32 °F 1953
4 32 °F 2006
9 33 °F 2017
9 33 °F 1948
9 33 °F 2004
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1926
2 53 °F 1916
2 53 °F 1931
4 55 °F 1990
4 55 °F 1909
4 55 °F 1998
4 55 °F 1970
8 56 °F 1974
8 56 °F 1948
10 57 °F 1932
10 57 °F 2021
10 57 °F 2019
10 57 °F 1905
10 57 °F 1942
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 12/23?
For the date of Dec 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 3.47 inches which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on December 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.47 inches 1940
2 3.10 inches 2021
3 1.41 inches 2016
4 0.73 inches 1945
5 0.70 inches 1939
6 0.59 inches 1955
7 0.56 inches 1942
8 0.54 inches 2003
9 0.45 inches 2012
10 0.25 inches 1921
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location