Santa Barbara December 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of December 3.
December 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1958
Lowest temperature 30 °F 2004
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1955
Highest daily low 57 °F 2022
Most precipitation 2.58 inches 1974
December 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.6 °F
Average low 41.4 °F
Chance precipitation 15.7%
Santa Barbara December 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 41 0.00 n/a
2022 65 57 0.03 n/a
2021 60 53 0.00 n/a
2020 70 35 0.00 n/a
2019 63 46 0.11 n/a
2018 64 44 0.00 n/a
2017 65 43 0.00 n/a
2016 64 35 0.00 n/a
2015 71 41 0.00 n/a
2014 65 54 0.22 n/a
2013 67 42 0.00 n/a
2012 65 51 0.01 n/a
2011 63 37 0.00 n/a
2010 62 41 0.00 n/a
2009 61 38 0.00 n/a
2008 63 51 0.00 n/a
2007 65 32 0.00 n/a
2006 70 33 0.00 n/a
2005 67 46 0.00 n/a
2004 63 30 0.00 n/a
2003 68 35 0.00 n/a
2002 64 40 0.00 n/a
2001 62 42 0.09 n/a
2000 61 40 0.00 n/a
1999 70 41 0.00 n/a
1998 61 43 0.06 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 62 46 0.00 0.0
1993 79 43 0.00 0.0
1992 64 49 0.48 0.0
1991 70 34 0.00 0.0
1990 75 33 0.00 0.0
1989 79 36 0.00 0.0
1988 71 46 0.00 0.0
1987 65 42 0.00 0.0
1986 72 37 0.00 0.0
1985 64 43 0.00 0.0
1984 59 43 0.13 0.0
1983 59 44 0.96 0.0
1982 63 41 0.00 0.0
1981 70 40 0.00 0.0
1980 61 47 0.31 0.0
1979 74 42 0.00 0.0
1978 64 36 0.00 0.0
1977 71 40 0.00 0.0
1976 73 39 0.00 0.0
1975 61 39 0.00 0.0
1974 61 57 2.58 0.0
1973 63 35 0.00 0.0
1972 61 43 0.00 0.0
1971 60 40 0.00 0.0
1970 66 38 0.00 0.0
1969 84 46 0.00 0.0
1968 67 36 0.00 0.0
1967 61 35 0.00 0.0
1966 64 49 0.01 0.0
1965 74 42 0.00 0.0
1964 66 42 0.00 0.0
1963 70 39 0.00 0.0
1962 62 41 0.00 0.0
1961 63 43 0.00 0.0
1960 64 45 0.00 0.0
1959 70 36 0.00 0.0
1958 89 44 0.00 0.0
1957 79 33 0.00 0.0
1956 67 42 0.00 0.0
1955 56 36 0.14 0.0
1954 58 52 1.79 0.0
1953 63 44 0.00 0.0
1952 62 41 0.00 0.0
1951 62 42 0.49 0.0
1950 63 54 0.18 0.0
1949 68 44 0.00 0.0
1948 60 38 0.30 0.0
1947 61 38 0.00 0.0
1946 69 48 0.00 0.0
1945 67 40 0.00 0.0
1944 69 43 0.00 0.0
1943 74 37 0.00 0.0
1942 64 48 0.00 0.0
1941 65 54 0.53 0.0
1940 86 45 0.00 0.0
1939 80 44 0.00 0.0
1938 77 48 0.00 0.0
1937 76 41 0.00 0.0
1936 61 40 0.00 0.0
1935 56 51 0.58 0.0
1934 69 35 0.00 0.0
1933 60 39 0.17 0.0
1932 82 39 0.00 0.0
1931 66 37 0.00 0.0
1930 69 42 0.00 0.0
1929 69 42 0.00 0.0
1928 65 51 0.06 0.0
1927 82 45 0.00 0.0
1926 60 56 0.35 n/a
1925 70 45 0.00 n/a
1924 73 36 0.00 n/a
1923 75 41 0.00 n/a
1922 70 55 0.72 n/a
1921 71 38 0.00 n/a
1920 69 39 0.00 n/a
1919 65 42 0.00 n/a
1918 79 44 0.00 n/a
1917 65 40 n/a n/a
1916 60 55 0.05 n/a
1915 62 55 0.00 n/a
1914 60 48 0.00 0.0
1913 62 36 0.00 n/a
1912 72 38 0.00 0.0
1911 64 47 0.00 0.0
1910 71 45 0.00 n/a
1909 64 34 0.00 0.0
1908 64 50 1.31 0.0
1907 79 44 0.00 n/a
1906 59 48 0.11 n/a
1905 70 43 0.00 n/a
1904 69 46 0.00 n/a
1903 62 50 0.00 n/a
1902 68 46 0.00 n/a
1901 72 51 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1899 69 47 0.00 n/a
1898 80 47 0.00 n/a
1897 64 39 0.00 n/a
1896 79 54 0.00 n/a
1895 74 49 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 80 52 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 89 °F which happened in 1958.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1958
2 86 °F 1940
3 84 °F 1969
4 82 °F 1932
4 82 °F 1927
6 80 °F 1898
6 80 °F 1893
6 80 °F 1939
9 79 °F 1957
9 79 °F 1918
9 79 °F 1993
9 79 °F 1907
9 79 °F 1989
9 79 °F 1896
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 30 °F which happened in 2004.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 2004
2 32 °F 2007
3 33 °F 1990
3 33 °F 2006
3 33 °F 1957
6 34 °F 1909
6 34 °F 1991
8 35 °F 1973
8 35 °F 1967
8 35 °F 2016
8 35 °F 1934
8 35 °F 2003
8 35 °F 2020
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1955
1 56 °F 1935
3 58 °F 1954
4 59 °F 1984
4 59 °F 1906
4 59 °F 1983
7 60 °F 1971
7 60 °F 1933
7 60 °F 1948
7 60 °F 2021
7 60 °F 1914
7 60 °F 1926
7 60 °F 1916
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 2.58 inches which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.58 inches 1974
2 1.79 inches 1954
3 1.31 inches 1908
4 0.96 inches 1983
5 0.72 inches 1922
6 0.58 inches 1935
7 0.53 inches 1941
8 0.49 inches 1951
9 0.48 inches 1992
10 0.35 inches 1926
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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