Santa Barbara May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1988
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1998
Highest daily low 60 °F 2013
Most precipitation 1.02 inches 1998
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.8 °F
Average low 50.8 °F
Chance precipitation 7.3%
Santa Barbara May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 70 50 0.00 n/a
2022 75 49 0.00 n/a
2021 64 56 0.00 n/a
2020 71 50 0.00 n/a
2019 68 56 0.00 n/a
2018 67 56 0.00 n/a
2017 69 49 0.00 n/a
2016 69 54 0.00 n/a
2015 69 45 0.00 n/a
2014 88 50 0.00 n/a
2013 79 60 0.00 n/a
2012 59 54 0.00 n/a
2011 68 50 0.00 n/a
2010 73 47 0.00 n/a
2009 66 50 0.00 n/a
2008 63 48 0.00 n/a
2007 67 45 0.00 n/a
2006 66 54 0.00 n/a
2005 75 46 0.00 n/a
2004 75 45 0.00 n/a
2003 68 50 0.00 n/a
2002 73 46 0.00 n/a
2001 64 55 0.00 n/a
2000 76 47 0.00 n/a
1999 65 55 0.00 n/a
1998 56 48 1.02 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 75 50 0.00 0.0
1994 67 50 0.00 0.0
1993 70 45 0.00 0.0
1992 73 57 0.00 0.0
1991 68 43 0.00 0.0
1990 68 46 0.00 0.0
1989 66 42 0.00 0.0
1988 92 53 0.00 0.0
1987 71 57 0.00 0.0
1986 65 47 0.00 0.0
1985 66 42 0.00 0.0
1984 68 54 0.00 0.0
1983 71 47 0.00 0.0
1982 65 48 0.00 0.0
1981 64 55 0.00 0.0
1980 66 44 0.00 0.0
1979 88 54 0.00 0.0
1978 77 50 0.00 0.0
1977 64 51 0.07 0.0
1976 70 55 0.00 0.0
1975 65 46 0.00 0.0
1974 65 48 0.00 0.0
1973 60 54 0.00 0.0
1972 73 52 0.00 0.0
1971 64 51 0.00 0.0
1970 73 42 0.00 0.0
1969 68 53 0.00 0.0
1968 65 50 0.00 0.0
1967 72 42 0.00 0.0
1966 68 51 0.00 0.0
1965 60 54 0.00 0.0
1964 62 50 0.00 0.0
1963 72 52 0.00 0.0
1962 73 50 0.00 0.0
1961 75 48 0.00 0.0
1960 91 47 0.00 0.0
1959 66 56 0.00 0.0
1958 70 49 0.00 0.0
1957 67 44 0.00 0.0
1956 71 50 0.00 0.0
1955 62 52 0.01 0.0
1954 60 54 0.00 0.0
1953 78 45 0.00 0.0
1952 73 50 0.00 0.0
1951 72 49 0.00 0.0
1950 61 51 0.00 0.0
1949 63 52 0.00 0.0
1948 77 44 0.00 0.0
1947 65 47 0.00 0.0
1946 67 47 0.00 0.0
1945 70 53 0.00 0.0
1944 80 42 0.00 0.0
1943 75 47 0.00 0.0
1942 71 46 0.00 0.0
1941 74 56 0.00 0.0
1940 71 49 0.00 0.0
1939 69 47 0.03 0.0
1938 66 52 0.00 0.0
1937 85 51 0.00 0.0
1936 71 53 0.00 0.0
1935 63 50 0.00 0.0
1934 76 55 0.00 0.0
1933 66 45 0.00 0.0
1932 68 52 0.00 0.0
1931 72 55 0.00 0.0
1930 74 45 0.00 0.0
1929 86 48 0.00 0.0
1928 72 50 0.00 0.0
1927 86 48 0.00 n/a
1926 88 50 0.00 n/a
1925 64 48 0.00 0.0
1924 72 48 n/a n/a
1923 66 46 n/a n/a
1922 86 46 0.00 n/a
1921 66 54 n/a n/a
1920 70 42 n/a n/a
1919 68 53 0.00 n/a
1918 75 47 n/a n/a
1917 74 50 0.00 0.0
1916 70 49 0.00 n/a
1915 79 55 n/a n/a
1914 65 49 n/a n/a
1913 75 46 0.00 n/a
1912 62 51 0.00 n/a
1911 58 53 0.00 0.0
1910 71 48 0.00 0.0
1909 64 45 0.00 n/a
1908 72 48 0.00 n/a
1907 75 50 0.00 n/a
1906 67 45 0.00 n/a
1905 67 47 0.00 n/a
1904 61 57 0.00 n/a
1903 63 56 0.00 n/a
1902 68 50 0.00 n/a
1901 57 53 0.09 n/a
1900 68 50 0.00 n/a
1899 63 49 0.00 n/a
1898 70 50 0.00 n/a
1897 62 56 0.00 n/a
1896 78 50 0.00 n/a
1895 64 51 0.00 n/a
1894 63 53 0.00 n/a
1893 66 54 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 92 °F which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1988
2 91 °F 1960
3 88 °F 1926
3 88 °F 1979
3 88 °F 2014
6 86 °F 1929
6 86 °F 1922
6 86 °F 1927
9 85 °F 1937
10 80 °F 1944
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 42 °F which has happened 6 times, most recently in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1944
1 42 °F 1970
1 42 °F 1967
1 42 °F 1989
1 42 °F 1985
1 42 °F 1920
7 43 °F 1991
8 44 °F 1948
8 44 °F 1957
8 44 °F 1980
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1998
2 57 °F 1901
3 58 °F 1911
4 59 °F 2012
5 60 °F 1954
5 60 °F 1973
5 60 °F 1965
8 61 °F 1950
8 61 °F 1904
10 62 °F 1912
10 62 °F 1897
10 62 °F 1955
10 62 °F 1964
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 1.02 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.02 inches 1998
2 0.09 inches 1901
3 0.07 inches 1977
4 0.03 inches 1939
5 0.01 inches 1955
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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