Santa Barbara December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 81 °F 1917
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1990
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1906
Highest daily low 55 °F 1909
Most precipitation 2.59 inches 1933
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.4 °F
Average low 39.9 °F
Chance precipitation 20.8%
Santa Barbara December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 48 0.01 n/a
2022 60 54 2.03 n/a
2021 62 40 0.00 n/a
2020 67 43 0.00 n/a
2019 66 39 0.00 n/a
2018 61 39 0.00 n/a
2017 61 44 0.00 n/a
2016 57 42 0.02 n/a
2015 62 34 0.00 n/a
2014 60 33 0.00 n/a
2013 66 37 0.00 n/a
2012 58 38 0.00 n/a
2011 63 36 0.00 n/a
2010 54 35 0.00 n/a
2009 62 41 0.00 n/a
2008 58 35 0.00 n/a
2007 66 34 0.00 n/a
2006 63 35 0.00 n/a
2005 62 46 1.71 n/a
2004 58 40 0.70 n/a
2003 61 34 0.00 n/a
2002 64 42 0.14 n/a
2001 59 50 0.00 n/a
2000 61 34 0.00 n/a
1999 59 44 0.00 n/a
1998 60 41 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 61 46 0.00 0.0
1993 67 34 0.00 0.0
1992 63 38 0.00 0.0
1991 65 40 0.00 0.0
1990 63 28 0.00 0.0
1989 68 35 0.00 0.0
1988 55 40 0.16 0.0
1987 59 32 0.00 0.0
1986 67 37 0.00 0.0
1985 59 51 0.00 0.0
1984 62 35 0.00 0.0
1983 70 46 0.00 0.0
1982 60 35 0.00 0.0
1981 58 47 0.04 0.0
1980 72 41 0.00 0.0
1979 67 50 0.00 0.0
1978 61 34 0.00 0.0
1977 63 48 0.00 0.0
1976 60 48 0.49 0.0
1975 58 40 0.00 0.0
1974 63 39 0.00 0.0
1973 67 36 0.10 0.0
1972 67 34 0.00 0.0
1971 63 34 0.00 0.0
1970 65 43 0.00 0.0
1969 62 30 0.00 0.0
1968 71 38 0.00 0.0
1967 63 37 0.00 0.0
1966 62 34 0.00 0.0
1965 58 45 0.20 0.0
1964 56 37 0.14 0.0
1963 72 40 0.00 0.0
1962 63 35 0.00 0.0
1961 62 39 0.00 0.0
1960 64 41 0.00 0.0
1959 57 42 0.00 0.0
1958 72 38 0.00 0.0
1957 72 42 0.00 0.0
1956 60 36 0.00 0.0
1955 60 42 0.15 0.0
1954 62 42 0.00 0.0
1953 67 32 0.00 0.0
1952 61 44 0.00 0.0
1951 57 36 0.00 0.0
1950 62 42 0.00 0.0
1949 65 33 0.00 0.0
1948 66 46 0.00 0.0
1947 60 32 0.00 0.0
1946 62 36 0.00 0.0
1945 70 44 0.00 0.0
1944 64 33 0.00 0.0
1943 61 36 0.00 0.0
1942 70 39 0.00 0.0
1941 57 45 0.04 0.0
1940 63 39 0.00 0.0
1939 67 43 0.00 0.0
1938 75 40 0.00 0.0
1937 73 40 0.00 0.0
1936 54 44 0.42 0.0
1935 65 40 0.00 0.0
1934 69 38 0.00 0.0
1933 58 53 2.59 0.0
1932 68 35 0.00 0.0
1931 54 43 0.43 0.0
1930 65 41 0.00 0.0
1929 70 37 0.00 0.0
1928 74 42 0.00 0.0
1927 65 46 0.00 0.0
1926 72 38 0.00 n/a
1925 76 47 0.00 n/a
1924 63 42 0.00 n/a
1923 57 44 0.00 n/a
1922 68 46 n/a n/a
1921 75 54 0.00 n/a
1920 65 50 0.00 n/a
1919 60 39 0.00 n/a
1918 58 32 0.00 n/a
1917 81 40 n/a n/a
1916 58 38 0.55 n/a
1915 59 34 0.00 n/a
1914 74 44 0.00 0.0
1913 58 53 0.41 n/a
1912 65 39 0.00 0.0
1911 62 36 0.00 0.0
1910 65 38 0.00 n/a
1909 59 55 2.30 0.0
1908 60 45 0.00 0.0
1907 60 49 0.09 n/a
1906 53 43 0.48 n/a
1905 57 39 0.00 n/a
1904 65 51 1.44 n/a
1903 66 41 0.00 n/a
1902 62 41 0.00 n/a
1901 72 46 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a 38 n/a n/a
1899 59 52 0.18 n/a
1898 64 38 0.00 n/a
1897 75 46 0.00 n/a
1896 62 54 0.00 n/a
1895 69 41 0.00 n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 66 43 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 81 °F which happened in 1917.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 81 °F 1917
2 76 °F 1925
3 75 °F 1938
3 75 °F 1897
3 75 °F 1921
6 74 °F 1928
6 74 °F 1914
8 73 °F 1937
9 72 °F 1901
9 72 °F 1963
9 72 °F 1926
9 72 °F 1957
9 72 °F 1980
9 72 °F 1958
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 28 °F which happened in 1990.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1990
2 30 °F 1969
3 32 °F 1918
3 32 °F 1987
3 32 °F 1953
3 32 °F 1947
7 33 °F 1949
7 33 °F 2014
7 33 °F 1944
10 34 °F 1971
10 34 °F 2003
10 34 °F 1972
10 34 °F 1915
10 34 °F 1966
10 34 °F 2000
10 34 °F 1978
10 34 °F 2015
10 34 °F 2007
10 34 °F 1993
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1906
2 54 °F 2010
2 54 °F 1936
2 54 °F 1931
5 55 °F 1988
6 56 °F 1964
7 57 °F 1951
7 57 °F 2016
7 57 °F 1959
7 57 °F 1941
7 57 °F 1905
7 57 °F 1923
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 2.59 inches which happened in 1933.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.59 inches 1933
2 2.30 inches 1909
3 2.03 inches 2022
4 1.71 inches 2005
5 1.44 inches 1904
6 0.70 inches 2004
7 0.55 inches 1916
8 0.49 inches 1976
9 0.48 inches 1906
10 0.43 inches 1931
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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