Santa Barbara March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1914
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1898
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1982
Highest daily low 56 °F 2015
Most precipitation 2.03 inches 1991
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 66.2 °F
Average low 46.1 °F
Chance precipitation 18.9%
Santa Barbara March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 66 47 0.00 n/a
2023 62 48 0.00 n/a
2022 73 44 0.00 n/a
2021 60 38 0.00 n/a
2020 57 39 0.14 n/a
2019 77 45 0.00 n/a
2018 60 42 0.00 n/a
2017 62 51 0.00 n/a
2016 73 51 0.00 n/a
2015 75 56 0.00 n/a
2014 78 51 0.00 n/a
2013 62 47 0.00 n/a
2012 57 43 0.85 n/a
2011 76 50 0.00 n/a
2010 78 48 0.00 n/a
2009 71 43 0.00 n/a
2008 68 41 0.00 n/a
2007 59 52 0.00 n/a
2006 58 44 0.33 n/a
2005 64 44 0.00 n/a
2004 62 52 0.00 n/a
2003 65 50 0.04 n/a
2002 55 37 0.13 n/a
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999 57 42 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 67 54 0.00 0.0
1994 66 50 0.00 0.0
1993 73 55 0.00 0.0
1992 70 47 0.00 0.0
1991 56 49 2.03 0.0
1990 75 41 0.00 0.0
1989 63 39 0.00 0.0
1988 71 38 0.00 0.0
1987 64 41 0.00 0.0
1986 66 41 0.00 0.0
1985 59 38 0.00 0.0
1984 77 49 0.00 0.0
1983 65 52 0.14 0.0
1982 51 44 0.86 0.0
1981 64 45 0.00 0.0
1980 69 42 0.00 0.0
1979 62 50 0.02 0.0
1978 80 44 0.00 0.0
1977 65 42 0.00 0.0
1976 68 52 0.00 0.0
1975 62 43 0.00 0.0
1974 67 51 0.00 0.0
1973 63 42 0.00 0.0
1972 59 53 0.00 0.0
1971 75 49 0.00 0.0
1970 77 47 0.00 0.0
1969 64 41 0.00 0.0
1968 64 44 0.00 0.0
1967 64 51 0.00 0.0
1966 71 44 0.00 0.0
1965 65 40 0.00 0.0
1964 82 48 0.00 0.0
1963 60 36 0.00 0.0
1962 60 48 0.00 0.0
1961 70 47 0.05 0.0
1960 71 39 0.00 0.0
1959 78 48 0.00 0.0
1958 67 48 0.07 0.0
1957 57 43 0.00 0.0
1956 69 46 0.00 0.0
1955 66 42 0.00 0.0
1954 61 40 0.23 0.0
1953 64 40 0.00 0.0
1952 62 41 0.00 0.0
1951 65 43 0.00 0.0
1950 75 42 0.00 0.0
1949 62 42 0.00 0.0
1948 58 43 0.11 0.0
1947 87 43 0.00 0.0
1946 67 42 0.00 0.0
1945 62 48 0.41 0.0
1944 72 41 0.00 0.0
1943 62 48 0.32 0.0
1942 66 37 0.00 0.0
1941 65 49 0.00 0.0
1940 65 50 0.00 0.0
1939 58 48 0.00 0.0
1938 66 40 0.00 0.0
1937 63 46 0.00 0.0
1936 59 53 0.00 0.0
1935 65 40 0.00 0.0
1934 68 53 0.00 0.0
1933 73 51 0.00 0.0
1932 70 49 0.00 0.0
1931 80 53 0.00 0.0
1930 66 40 0.00 0.0
1929 59 42 0.00 0.0
1928 78 44 0.00 0.0
1927 70 40 0.00 n/a
1926 73 50 0.00 n/a
1925 73 43 0.00 n/a
1924 59 42 0.00 n/a
1923 85 45 0.00 n/a
1922 63 45 0.00 n/a
1921 80 47 0.00 n/a
1920 62 39 0.00 n/a
1919 70 42 0.00 n/a
1918 75 52 0.00 n/a
1917 70 37 n/a n/a
1916 65 49 0.05 0.0
1915 85 49 0.00 n/a
1914 88 51 0.00 n/a
1913 70 40 0.00 n/a
1912 60 42 0.00 0.0
1911 61 50 0.00 n/a
1910 61 54 0.00 n/a
1909 61 41 0.00 0.0
1908 59 52 0.00 n/a
1907 76 49 0.00 n/a
1906 58 44 0.00 n/a
1905 66 51 0.00 n/a
1904 62 49 0.03 n/a
1903 64 41 0.00 n/a
1902 77 49 0.00 n/a
1901 73 47 0.00 n/a
1900 64 54 0.00 n/a
1899 60 42 0.69 n/a
1898 56 35 0.00 n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 80 51 0.00 n/a
1895 53 44 0.38 n/a
1894 64 43 0.00 n/a
1893 61 43 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 88 °F which happened in 1914.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1914
2 87 °F 1947
3 85 °F 1915
3 85 °F 1923
5 82 °F 1964
6 80 °F 1978
6 80 °F 1931
6 80 °F 1896
6 80 °F 1921
10 78 °F 2014
10 78 °F 2010
10 78 °F 1959
10 78 °F 1928
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 35 °F which happened in 1898.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1898
2 36 °F 1963
3 37 °F 2002
3 37 °F 1942
3 37 °F 1917
6 38 °F 2021
6 38 °F 1988
6 38 °F 1985
9 39 °F 1989
9 39 °F 1920
9 39 °F 1960
9 39 °F 2020
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1982
2 53 °F 1895
3 55 °F 2002
4 56 °F 1991
4 56 °F 1898
6 57 °F 2020
6 57 °F 2012
6 57 °F 1957
6 57 °F 1999
10 58 °F 1948
10 58 °F 1939
10 58 °F 2006
10 58 °F 1906
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 2.03 inches which happened in 1991.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.03 inches 1991
2 0.86 inches 1982
3 0.85 inches 2012
4 0.69 inches 1899
5 0.41 inches 1945
6 0.38 inches 1895
7 0.33 inches 2006
8 0.32 inches 1943
9 0.23 inches 1954
10 0.14 inches 1983
10 0.14 inches 2020
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location