Santa Barbara March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 86 °F 1972
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1966
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1896
Highest daily low 58 °F 1898
Most precipitation 1.69 inches 1906
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.5 °F
Average low 44.9 °F
Chance precipitation 23.3%
Santa Barbara March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 66 50 0.26 n/a
2023 60 39 0.00 n/a
2022 64 44 0.01 n/a
2021 59 36 0.01 n/a
2020 71 36 0.00 n/a
2019 60 49 0.05 n/a
2018 59 44 0.16 n/a
2017 73 38 0.00 n/a
2016 66 47 0.00 n/a
2015 65 42 0.00 n/a
2014 64 46 0.00 n/a
2013 73 53 0.00 n/a
2012 70 37 0.00 n/a
2011 61 50 0.00 n/a
2010 61 43 0.19 n/a
2009 63 44 0.00 n/a
2008 65 39 0.00 n/a
2007 71 38 0.00 n/a
2006 57 42 0.67 n/a
2005 62 50 0.07 n/a
2004 68 43 0.00 n/a
2003 59 41 0.00 n/a
2002 67 36 0.00 n/a
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1999 66 45 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 63 50 0.02 0.0
1994 61 50 0.00 0.0
1993 75 45 0.00 0.0
1992 67 51 0.02 0.0
1991 64 45 0.00 0.0
1990 67 50 0.00 0.0
1989 66 40 0.00 0.0
1988 63 42 0.00 0.0
1987 66 42 0.00 0.0
1986 64 46 0.00 0.0
1985 65 39 0.00 0.0
1984 66 43 0.00 0.0
1983 64 51 0.54 0.0
1982 68 43 0.00 0.0
1981 69 43 0.00 0.0
1980 65 51 0.14 0.0
1979 59 41 0.00 0.0
1978 61 50 0.85 0.0
1977 74 48 0.00 0.0
1976 55 35 0.08 0.0
1975 62 43 0.00 0.0
1974 60 45 0.17 0.0
1973 64 45 0.00 0.0
1972 86 56 0.00 0.0
1971 61 32 0.00 0.0
1970 64 42 0.00 0.0
1969 62 48 0.00 0.0
1968 74 48 0.00 0.0
1967 60 44 0.00 0.0
1966 56 30 0.00 0.0
1965 66 39 0.00 0.0
1964 66 49 0.00 0.0
1963 69 49 0.00 0.0
1962 65 42 0.00 0.0
1961 68 45 0.00 0.0
1960 60 39 0.00 0.0
1959 69 45 0.00 0.0
1958 60 36 0.00 0.0
1957 65 42 0.00 0.0
1956 75 41 0.00 0.0
1955 60 43 0.00 0.0
1954 64 47 0.00 0.0
1953 62 31 0.00 0.0
1952 58 35 0.07 0.0
1951 56 33 0.00 0.0
1950 61 42 0.00 0.0
1949 60 51 0.27 0.0
1948 63 38 0.00 0.0
1947 60 38 0.15 0.0
1946 70 50 0.09 0.0
1945 62 39 0.10 0.0
1944 61 41 0.00 0.0
1943 60 51 0.54 0.0
1942 71 42 0.00 0.0
1941 60 42 0.87 0.0
1940 71 46 0.00 0.0
1939 64 41 0.00 0.0
1938 60 49 0.76 0.0
1937 82 43 0.00 0.0
1936 64 49 0.00 0.0
1935 63 49 0.02 0.0
1934 74 52 0.00 0.0
1933 77 42 0.00 0.0
1932 66 45 0.00 0.0
1931 86 46 0.00 0.0
1930 62 53 0.10 0.0
1929 70 44 0.00 0.0
1928 59 50 1.32 0.0
1927 68 46 1.50 n/a
1926 64 56 0.10 n/a
1925 77 41 0.00 n/a
1924 63 50 0.00 n/a
1923 56 46 0.00 n/a
1922 66 37 0.00 n/a
1921 62 52 0.05 n/a
1920 65 37 0.00 n/a
1919 63 46 0.00 n/a
1918 65 42 n/a n/a
1917 68 35 n/a n/a
1916 58 42 n/a 0.0
1915 63 40 0.00 n/a
1914 71 41 0.00 n/a
1913 70 41 0.00 n/a
1912 58 43 0.00 0.0
1911 55 45 0.49 n/a
1910 81 45 0.00 n/a
1909 71 52 0.25 0.0
1908 58 40 0.00 n/a
1907 57 43 0.00 n/a
1906 55 43 1.69 n/a
1905 78 55 0.00 n/a
1904 67 47 0.00 n/a
1903 59 n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 65 39 0.00 n/a
1901 67 53 0.00 n/a
1900 63 48 0.00 n/a
1899 73 50 0.00 n/a
1898 76 58 0.00 n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 49 40 0.54 n/a
1895 61 44 0.00 n/a
1894 54 35 0.00 n/a
1893 59 48 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 86 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1972.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 86 °F 1931
1 86 °F 1972
3 82 °F 1937
4 81 °F 1910
5 78 °F 1905
6 77 °F 1933
6 77 °F 1925
8 76 °F 1898
9 75 °F 1956
9 75 °F 1993
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 30 °F which happened in 1966.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1966
2 31 °F 1953
3 32 °F 1971
4 33 °F 1951
5 35 °F 1976
5 35 °F 1894
5 35 °F 1917
5 35 °F 1952
9 36 °F 2020
9 36 °F 2021
9 36 °F 1958
9 36 °F 2002
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1896
2 54 °F 1894
3 55 °F 1906
3 55 °F 1911
3 55 °F 1976
6 56 °F 1923
6 56 °F 1966
6 56 °F 1951
9 57 °F 2006
9 57 °F 1907
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 1.69 inches which happened in 1906.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.69 inches 1906
2 1.50 inches 1927
3 1.32 inches 1928
4 0.87 inches 1941
5 0.85 inches 1978
6 0.76 inches 1938
7 0.67 inches 2006
8 0.54 inches 1896
8 0.54 inches 1983
8 0.54 inches 1943
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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