Santa Barbara May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1956
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1908
Lowest daily high 58 °F 1950
Highest daily low 62 °F 1924
Most precipitation 0.90 inches 2019
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.8 °F
Average low 51.1 °F
Chance precipitation 6.8%
Santa Barbara May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 55 0.00 n/a
2022 69 52 0.00 n/a
2021 66 52 0.00 n/a
2020 74 53 0.00 n/a
2019 70 54 0.90 n/a
2018 72 47 0.00 n/a
2017 65 47 0.00 n/a
2016 66 50 0.00 n/a
2015 66 51 0.00 n/a
2014 76 57 0.00 n/a
2013 68 52 0.00 n/a
2012 81 51 0.00 n/a
2011 61 46 0.19 n/a
2010 61 52 0.00 n/a
2009 68 54 0.00 n/a
2008 84 56 0.00 n/a
2007 60 51 0.00 n/a
2006 66 57 0.00 n/a
2005 78 55 0.00 n/a
2004 70 52 0.00 n/a
2003 70 47 0.00 n/a
2002 65 51 0.00 n/a
2001 63 55 0.00 n/a
2000 74 49 0.00 n/a
1999 70 45 0.00 n/a
1998 71 49 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 69 43 0.00 0.0
1994 71 46 0.00 0.0
1993 73 51 0.00 0.0
1992 71 52 0.00 0.0
1991 73 53 0.00 0.0
1990 69 45 0.00 0.0
1989 67 47 0.00 0.0
1988 63 54 0.00 0.0
1987 70 57 0.00 0.0
1986 69 44 0.00 0.0
1985 64 48 0.00 0.0
1984 72 46 0.00 0.0
1983 69 49 0.00 0.0
1982 73 51 0.00 0.0
1981 75 51 0.00 0.0
1980 67 46 0.00 0.0
1979 60 55 0.00 0.0
1978 79 51 0.00 0.0
1977 70 45 0.00 0.0
1976 67 52 0.00 0.0
1975 64 48 0.00 0.0
1974 75 45 0.00 0.0
1973 64 54 0.00 0.0
1972 65 52 0.00 0.0
1971 88 47 0.00 0.0
1970 80 57 0.00 0.0
1969 64 50 0.00 0.0
1968 67 48 0.00 0.0
1967 86 54 0.00 0.0
1966 67 49 0.00 0.0
1965 72 51 0.00 0.0
1964 66 45 0.00 0.0
1963 67 52 0.00 0.0
1962 68 49 0.00 0.0
1961 63 45 0.00 0.0
1960 70 44 0.00 0.0
1959 72 49 0.00 0.0
1958 68 56 0.00 0.0
1957 71 55 0.00 0.0
1956 89 52 0.00 0.0
1955 77 46 0.00 0.0
1954 70 47 0.00 0.0
1953 65 44 0.00 0.0
1952 65 51 0.00 0.0
1951 64 45 0.00 0.0
1950 58 53 0.00 0.0
1949 63 54 0.00 0.0
1948 72 48 0.00 0.0
1947 66 47 0.00 0.0
1946 67 50 0.00 0.0
1945 86 61 0.00 0.0
1944 70 51 0.00 0.0
1943 79 50 0.00 0.0
1942 67 47 0.00 0.0
1941 69 53 0.00 0.0
1940 70 50 0.00 0.0
1939 67 55 0.00 0.0
1938 65 52 0.00 0.0
1937 69 54 0.00 0.0
1936 70 49 0.00 0.0
1935 72 45 0.00 0.0
1934 74 54 0.00 0.0
1933 65 45 0.00 0.0
1932 67 45 0.00 0.0
1931 70 59 0.00 0.0
1930 65 50 0.00 0.0
1929 68 48 0.00 0.0
1928 68 49 0.00 0.0
1927 70 50 0.00 n/a
1926 73 55 0.00 n/a
1925 69 50 0.00 0.0
1924 85 62 n/a n/a
1923 59 50 n/a n/a
1922 68 53 0.00 n/a
1921 68 51 n/a n/a
1920 66 52 n/a n/a
1919 61 44 0.00 n/a
1918 67 43 n/a n/a
1917 68 54 0.09 0.0
1916 70 52 0.00 n/a
1915 75 47 n/a n/a
1914 68 54 n/a n/a
1913 65 52 0.00 n/a
1912 76 46 0.00 n/a
1911 69 43 0.00 0.0
1910 70 53 0.00 0.0
1909 62 42 0.00 n/a
1908 71 40 0.00 n/a
1907 76 49 0.00 n/a
1906 72 47 0.00 n/a
1905 74 53 0.00 n/a
1904 65 55 0.00 n/a
1903 72 53 0.00 n/a
1902 70 48 0.00 n/a
1901 62 53 0.00 n/a
1900 72 55 0.00 n/a
1899 65 46 0.00 n/a
1898 66 48 0.00 n/a
1897 67 56 0.00 n/a
1896 73 50 0.00 n/a
1895 63 54 0.00 n/a
1894 68 46 0.00 n/a
1893 73 51 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 89 °F which happened in 1956.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1956
2 88 °F 1971
3 86 °F 1945
3 86 °F 1967
5 85 °F 1924
6 84 °F 2008
7 81 °F 2012
8 80 °F 1970
9 79 °F 1978
9 79 °F 1943
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 40 °F which happened in 1908.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1908
2 42 °F 1909
3 43 °F 1995
3 43 °F 1918
3 43 °F 1911
6 44 °F 1919
6 44 °F 1986
6 44 °F 1953
6 44 °F 1960
10 45 °F 1961
10 45 °F 1964
10 45 °F 1932
10 45 °F 1933
10 45 °F 1977
10 45 °F 1999
10 45 °F 1990
10 45 °F 1974
10 45 °F 1935
10 45 °F 1951
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1950
2 59 °F 1923
3 60 °F 2007
3 60 °F 1979
5 61 °F 2010
5 61 °F 1919
5 61 °F 2011
8 62 °F 1901
8 62 °F 1909
10 63 °F 1895
10 63 °F 1949
10 63 °F 1988
10 63 °F 2001
10 63 °F 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.90 inches which happened in 2019.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.90 inches 2019
2 0.19 inches 2011
3 0.09 inches 1917
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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