Santa Barbara January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 78 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1974
Highest daily low 58 °F 1923
Most precipitation 0.78 inches 2005
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 64.6 °F
Average low 40.0 °F
Chance precipitation 19.9%
Santa Barbara January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 65 49 0.37 n/a
2023 62 51 0.00 n/a
2022 61 33 0.00 n/a
2021 60 42 0.00 n/a
2020 67 41 0.00 n/a
2019 62 32 0.00 n/a
2018 71 40 0.01 n/a
2017 57 45 0.00 n/a
2016 63 47 0.00 n/a
2015 60 37 0.00 n/a
2014 68 41 0.00 n/a
2013 66 33 0.00 n/a
2012 69 37 0.00 n/a
2011 57 41 0.27 n/a
2010 76 41 0.00 n/a
2009 59 40 0.00 n/a
2008 61 40 0.00 n/a
2007 65 39 0.00 n/a
2006 59 41 0.00 n/a
2005 55 42 0.78 n/a
2004 60 39 0.00 n/a
2003 71 43 0.00 n/a
2002 61 41 0.00 n/a
2001 78 33 0.00 n/a
2000 66 38 0.00 n/a
1999 72 33 0.00 n/a
1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 64 36 0.03 0.0
1994 75 38 0.00 0.0
1993 59 31 0.00 0.0
1992 60 48 0.48 0.0
1991 56 49 0.32 0.0
1990 61 34 0.00 0.0
1989 73 32 0.00 0.0
1988 61 40 0.00 0.0
1987 67 39 0.11 0.0
1986 61 43 0.05 0.0
1985 65 36 0.00 0.0
1984 68 38 0.00 0.0
1983 65 36 0.00 0.0
1982 54 31 0.00 0.0
1981 68 48 0.00 0.0
1980 70 39 0.00 0.0
1979 64 41 0.01 0.0
1978 61 57 0.26 0.0
1977 65 47 0.00 0.0
1976 58 28 0.00 0.0
1975 60 32 0.00 0.0
1974 51 32 0.06 0.0
1973 64 42 0.00 0.0
1972 62 38 0.00 0.0
1971 51 33 0.00 0.0
1970 60 31 0.00 0.0
1969 70 40 0.00 0.0
1968 59 32 0.00 0.0
1967 69 37 0.00 0.0
1966 59 33 0.00 0.0
1965 56 42 0.01 0.0
1964 70 39 0.00 0.0
1963 63 46 0.00 0.0
1962 64 39 0.00 0.0
1961 66 33 0.00 0.0
1960 54 29 0.00 0.0
1959 68 35 0.00 0.0
1958 66 38 0.00 0.0
1957 65 37 0.00 0.0
1956 64 37 0.00 0.0
1955 59 35 0.02 0.0
1954 60 34 0.00 0.0
1953 74 40 0.00 0.0
1952 57 30 0.00 0.0
1951 61 36 0.00 0.0
1950 54 31 0.00 0.0
1949 51 31 0.00 0.0
1948 57 53 0.00 0.0
1947 62 34 0.00 0.0
1946 63 48 0.00 0.0
1945 67 35 0.00 0.0
1944 60 45 0.00 0.0
1943 74 32 0.00 0.0
1942 57 33 0.00 0.0
1941 67 37 0.00 0.0
1940 66 56 0.00 0.0
1939 65 41 0.00 0.0
1938 65 49 0.00 0.0
1937 62 36 0.00 0.0
1936 66 50 0.00 0.0
1935 66 36 0.00 0.0
1934 72 42 0.00 0.0
1933 61 33 0.00 0.0
1932 61 35 0.00 0.0
1931 70 48 0.00 0.0
1930 75 39 0.00 0.0
1929 66 50 0.00 0.0
1928 73 45 0.00 0.0
1927 73 42 0.00 n/a
1926 69 44 0.00 n/a
1925 62 39 0.00 n/a
1924 65 32 0.00 n/a
1923 73 58 n/a n/a
1922 64 55 0.00 n/a
1921 61 39 0.00 n/a
1920 60 46 0.00 n/a
1919 66 34 0.00 n/a
1918 62 41 0.00 n/a
1917 60 48 0.40 n/a
1916 57 52 0.17 0.0
1915 64 44 0.00 n/a
1914 55 54 0.10 n/a
1913 76 46 0.00 0.0
1912 62 36 0.00 0.0
1911 68 40 0.00 n/a
1910 55 32 0.00 n/a
1909 60 50 0.00 0.0
1908 63 41 n/a n/a
1907 59 38 0.00 n/a
1906 63 39 0.00 n/a
1905 69 42 0.00 n/a
1904 68 42 0.00 n/a
1903 71 46 0.00 n/a
1902 78 51 0.00 n/a
1901 59 39 0.00 n/a
1900 61 57 0.23 n/a
1899 59 43 0.00 n/a
1898 62 53 0.00 n/a
1897 61 40 0.00 n/a
1896 69 41 0.00 n/a
1895 59 41 0.00 n/a
1894 57 41 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 78 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 78 °F 1902
1 78 °F 2001
3 76 °F 1913
3 76 °F 2010
5 75 °F 1994
5 75 °F 1930
7 74 °F 1943
7 74 °F 1953
9 73 °F 1923
9 73 °F 1928
9 73 °F 1927
9 73 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 28 °F which happened in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1976
2 29 °F 1960
3 30 °F 1952
4 31 °F 1949
4 31 °F 1993
4 31 °F 1982
4 31 °F 1950
4 31 °F 1970
9 32 °F 1989
9 32 °F 1974
9 32 °F 1943
9 32 °F 1975
9 32 °F 2019
9 32 °F 1924
9 32 °F 1968
9 32 °F 1910
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1974
1 51 °F 1949
1 51 °F 1971
4 54 °F 1982
4 54 °F 1950
4 54 °F 1960
7 55 °F 1914
7 55 °F 2005
7 55 °F 1910
10 56 °F 1965
10 56 °F 1991
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.78 inches which happened in 2005.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.78 inches 2005
2 0.48 inches 1992
3 0.40 inches 1917
4 0.37 inches 2024
5 0.32 inches 1991
6 0.27 inches 2011
7 0.26 inches 1978
8 0.23 inches 1900
9 0.17 inches 1916
10 0.11 inches 1987
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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