Santa Barbara March 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of March 16.
March 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1915
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1991
Lowest daily high 53 °F 1954
Highest daily low 56 °F 1967
Most precipitation 2.18 inches 1986
March 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.1 °F
Average low 46.0 °F
Chance precipitation 19.4%
Santa Barbara March 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 64 43 0.00 n/a
2023 64 54 0.00 n/a
2022 84 51 0.00 n/a
2021 59 35 0.00 n/a
2020 56 40 1.05 n/a
2019 74 43 0.00 n/a
2018 58 40 0.12 n/a
2017 69 48 0.00 n/a
2016 77 48 0.00 n/a
2015 81 54 0.00 n/a
2014 84 48 0.00 n/a
2013 61 50 0.00 n/a
2012 62 51 0.07 n/a
2011 74 54 0.00 n/a
2010 82 46 0.00 n/a
2009 64 42 0.00 n/a
2008 66 44 0.00 n/a
2007 60 52 0.00 n/a
2006 64 40 0.00 n/a
2005 68 43 0.00 n/a
2004 64 53 0.00 n/a
2003 65 50 0.00 n/a
2002 62 45 0.00 n/a
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999 62 44 0.02 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 70 51 0.00 0.0
1994 70 45 0.00 0.0
1993 71 50 0.00 0.0
1992 71 44 0.00 0.0
1991 59 34 0.00 0.0
1990 76 44 0.00 0.0
1989 59 44 0.00 0.0
1988 64 40 0.00 0.0
1987 71 46 0.00 0.0
1986 56 44 2.18 0.0
1985 60 45 0.00 0.0
1984 67 46 0.00 0.0
1983 67 46 0.30 0.0
1982 56 42 0.72 0.0
1981 67 44 0.00 0.0
1980 65 42 0.00 0.0
1979 64 50 1.18 0.0
1978 80 46 0.00 0.0
1977 58 44 1.17 0.0
1976 75 47 0.00 0.0
1975 64 45 0.12 0.0
1974 68 53 0.00 0.0
1973 61 40 0.00 0.0
1972 62 53 0.00 0.0
1971 68 40 0.00 0.0
1970 75 45 0.00 0.0
1969 64 42 0.00 0.0
1968 61 43 0.16 0.0
1967 64 56 0.25 0.0
1966 74 45 0.00 0.0
1965 63 43 0.00 0.0
1964 83 46 0.00 0.0
1963 60 43 1.91 0.0
1962 61 46 0.00 0.0
1961 62 43 0.00 0.0
1960 74 42 0.00 0.0
1959 78 44 0.00 0.0
1958 65 49 0.08 0.0
1957 63 45 0.00 0.0
1956 68 36 0.00 0.0
1955 61 43 0.00 0.0
1954 53 39 0.82 0.0
1953 69 38 0.00 0.0
1952 56 38 0.10 0.0
1951 65 45 0.00 0.0
1950 68 37 0.00 0.0
1949 61 46 0.05 0.0
1948 57 40 0.51 0.0
1947 65 47 0.00 0.0
1946 68 40 0.00 0.0
1945 59 39 0.43 0.0
1944 73 45 0.00 0.0
1943 66 41 0.00 0.0
1942 62 42 0.00 0.0
1941 69 47 0.00 0.0
1940 69 44 0.00 0.0
1939 65 47 0.00 0.0
1938 71 42 0.00 0.0
1937 66 49 0.16 0.0
1936 70 46 0.00 0.0
1935 72 43 0.00 0.0
1934 61 52 0.00 0.0
1933 57 47 0.18 0.0
1932 65 48 0.00 0.0
1931 80 46 0.00 0.0
1930 66 40 0.15 0.0
1929 63 40 0.00 0.0
1928 77 42 0.00 0.0
1927 64 35 0.00 n/a
1926 66 52 0.00 n/a
1925 76 39 0.00 n/a
1924 69 44 0.00 n/a
1923 73 38 0.00 n/a
1922 54 50 1.40 n/a
1921 70 42 0.00 n/a
1920 57 46 0.00 n/a
1919 63 40 0.00 n/a
1918 78 44 n/a n/a
1917 70 34 n/a n/a
1916 68 50 n/a 0.0
1915 90 49 0.00 n/a
1914 89 46 0.00 n/a
1913 68 38 0.00 n/a
1912 62 48 0.00 0.0
1911 70 50 0.00 n/a
1910 64 48 0.01 n/a
1909 60 42 0.00 0.0
1908 62 48 0.00 n/a
1907 65 44 0.00 n/a
1906 63 54 1.64 n/a
1905 58 49 1.31 n/a
1904 n/a 47 0.00 n/a
1903 56 40 0.18 n/a
1902 76 44 0.00 n/a
1901 75 51 0.00 n/a
1900 62 54 0.00 n/a
1899 57 48 1.00 n/a
1898 57 38 0.00 n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 73 52 0.00 n/a
1895 58 38 0.00 n/a
1894 64 52 0.00 n/a
1893 60 39 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 90 °F which happened in 1915.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1915
2 89 °F 1914
3 84 °F 2022
3 84 °F 2014
5 83 °F 1964
6 82 °F 2010
7 81 °F 2015
8 80 °F 1931
8 80 °F 1978
10 78 °F 1959
10 78 °F 1918
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 34 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1991.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1991
1 34 °F 1917
3 35 °F 2021
3 35 °F 1927
5 36 °F 1956
6 37 °F 1950
7 38 °F 1898
7 38 °F 1952
7 38 °F 1953
7 38 °F 1895
7 38 °F 1923
7 38 °F 1913
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 53 °F 1954
2 54 °F 1922
3 56 °F 1982
3 56 °F 1952
3 56 °F 2020
3 56 °F 1903
3 56 °F 1986
8 57 °F 1898
8 57 °F 1920
8 57 °F 1933
8 57 °F 1899
8 57 °F 1948
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 2.18 inches which happened in 1986.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.18 inches 1986
2 1.91 inches 1963
3 1.64 inches 1906
4 1.40 inches 1922
5 1.31 inches 1905
6 1.18 inches 1979
7 1.17 inches 1977
8 1.05 inches 2020
9 1.00 inches 1899
10 0.82 inches 1954
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location