Santa Barbara May 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 15.
May 15 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 2014
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 59 °F 1938
Highest daily low 60 °F 1987
Most precipitation 0.88 inches 1995
May 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.8 °F
Average low 51.0 °F
Chance precipitation 6.9%
Santa Barbara May 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 63 57 0.00 n/a
2022 76 55 0.00 n/a
2021 69 53 0.00 n/a
2020 83 56 0.00 n/a
2019 65 53 0.02 n/a
2018 67 48 0.00 n/a
2017 70 48 0.00 n/a
2016 69 50 0.00 n/a
2015 73 50 0.00 n/a
2014 97 55 0.00 n/a
2013 70 54 0.00 n/a
2012 74 46 0.00 n/a
2011 62 47 0.10 n/a
2010 64 52 0.00 n/a
2009 67 55 0.00 n/a
2008 84 52 0.00 n/a
2007 61 52 0.00 n/a
2006 66 57 0.00 n/a
2005 73 53 0.00 n/a
2004 72 52 0.00 n/a
2003 66 49 0.00 n/a
2002 64 51 0.00 n/a
2001 66 55 0.00 n/a
2000 67 53 0.00 n/a
1999 70 44 0.00 n/a
1998 65 47 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 62 50 0.88 0.0
1994 70 44 0.00 0.0
1993 74 52 0.00 0.0
1992 72 50 0.00 0.0
1991 72 49 0.00 0.0
1990 70 44 0.00 0.0
1989 67 46 0.00 0.0
1988 66 50 0.00 0.0
1987 66 60 0.00 0.0
1986 66 44 0.00 0.0
1985 64 54 0.00 0.0
1984 76 49 0.00 0.0
1983 63 53 0.00 0.0
1982 74 46 0.00 0.0
1981 70 50 0.00 0.0
1980 64 47 0.00 0.0
1979 63 54 0.00 0.0
1978 76 49 0.00 0.0
1977 68 45 0.00 0.0
1976 65 54 0.00 0.0
1975 63 46 0.00 0.0
1974 67 48 0.00 0.0
1973 63 54 0.00 0.0
1972 65 54 0.00 0.0
1971 63 52 0.00 0.0
1970 91 50 0.00 0.0
1969 69 50 0.00 0.0
1968 68 43 0.00 0.0
1967 91 51 0.00 0.0
1966 67 52 0.00 0.0
1965 79 47 0.00 0.0
1964 66 45 0.00 0.0
1963 68 52 0.00 0.0
1962 67 45 0.00 0.0
1961 60 44 0.00 0.0
1960 67 44 0.00 0.0
1959 81 54 0.00 0.0
1958 69 53 0.00 0.0
1957 75 49 0.00 0.0
1956 90 48 0.00 0.0
1955 69 43 0.00 0.0
1954 68 50 0.01 0.0
1953 68 50 0.00 0.0
1952 66 49 0.00 0.0
1951 67 48 0.00 0.0
1950 61 54 0.00 0.0
1949 70 50 0.00 0.0
1948 74 50 0.00 0.0
1947 68 46 0.00 0.0
1946 67 46 0.00 0.0
1945 85 56 0.00 0.0
1944 68 46 0.00 0.0
1943 74 49 0.00 0.0
1942 75 48 0.00 0.0
1941 73 50 0.00 0.0
1940 69 55 0.00 0.0
1939 63 55 0.00 0.0
1938 59 53 0.00 0.0
1937 72 56 0.00 0.0
1936 78 51 0.00 0.0
1935 67 46 0.00 0.0
1934 76 56 0.00 0.0
1933 70 49 0.00 0.0
1932 66 48 0.00 0.0
1931 72 54 0.00 0.0
1930 69 48 0.00 0.0
1929 67 52 0.00 0.0
1928 65 50 0.00 0.0
1927 70 50 0.00 n/a
1926 75 53 0.00 n/a
1925 66 50 0.00 0.0
1924 89 54 n/a n/a
1923 63 51 n/a n/a
1922 63 55 0.00 n/a
1921 66 48 n/a n/a
1920 67 46 n/a n/a
1919 60 47 0.00 n/a
1918 65 51 n/a n/a
1917 68 46 0.00 0.0
1916 80 54 0.00 n/a
1915 81 47 n/a n/a
1914 63 55 n/a n/a
1913 67 50 0.00 n/a
1912 78 45 0.00 n/a
1911 63 42 0.00 0.0
1910 65 50 0.00 0.0
1909 60 48 0.00 n/a
1908 72 42 0.00 n/a
1907 85 47 0.00 n/a
1906 70 50 0.00 n/a
1905 89 55 0.00 n/a
1904 66 50 0.00 n/a
1903 79 49 0.00 n/a
1902 70 47 0.00 n/a
1901 64 50 0.00 n/a
1900 81 53 0.00 n/a
1899 63 40 0.00 n/a
1898 63 51 0.00 n/a
1897 63 53 0.00 n/a
1896 77 52 0.00 n/a
1895 64 54 0.00 n/a
1894 67 48 0.00 n/a
1893 69 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 97 °F which happened in 2014.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 2014
2 91 °F 1970
2 91 °F 1967
4 90 °F 1956
5 89 °F 1905
5 89 °F 1924
7 85 °F 1907
7 85 °F 1945
9 84 °F 2008
10 83 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 40 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1899
2 42 °F 1911
2 42 °F 1908
4 43 °F 1968
4 43 °F 1955
6 44 °F 1999
6 44 °F 1990
6 44 °F 1960
6 44 °F 1961
6 44 °F 1986
6 44 °F 1994
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1938
2 60 °F 1919
2 60 °F 1909
2 60 °F 1961
5 61 °F 1950
5 61 °F 2007
7 62 °F 2011
7 62 °F 1995
9 63 °F 1899
9 63 °F 1979
9 63 °F 1922
9 63 °F 1975
9 63 °F 1897
9 63 °F 1983
9 63 °F 1973
9 63 °F 1971
9 63 °F 1914
9 63 °F 1923
9 63 °F 2023
9 63 °F 1898
9 63 °F 1911
9 63 °F 1939
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.88 inches which happened in 1995.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.88 inches 1995
2 0.10 inches 2011
3 0.02 inches 2019
4 0.01 inches 1954
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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