Santa Barbara May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1971
Lowest temperature 41 °F 1908
Lowest daily high 59 °F 1922
Highest daily low 59 °F 1931
Most precipitation 0.15 inches 2011
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.8 °F
Average low 51.2 °F
Chance precipitation 6.5%
Santa Barbara May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 56 0.00 n/a
2022 64 48 0.00 n/a
2021 66 48 0.00 n/a
2020 72 49 0.00 n/a
2019 72 51 0.00 n/a
2018 68 49 0.00 n/a
2017 74 50 0.00 n/a
2016 66 54 0.00 n/a
2015 67 49 0.00 n/a
2014 72 53 0.00 n/a
2013 72 53 0.00 n/a
2012 72 54 0.00 n/a
2011 62 49 0.15 n/a
2010 60 51 0.04 n/a
2009 69 54 0.00 n/a
2008 81 56 0.00 n/a
2007 62 50 0.00 n/a
2006 64 56 0.01 n/a
2005 71 54 0.00 n/a
2004 72 53 0.00 n/a
2003 69 53 0.00 n/a
2002 66 47 0.00 n/a
2001 65 54 0.00 n/a
2000 72 51 0.00 n/a
1999 72 48 0.00 n/a
1998 70 46 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 65 48 0.00 0.0
1994 64 44 0.12 0.0
1993 68 55 0.00 0.0
1992 70 51 0.00 0.0
1991 75 51 0.00 0.0
1990 71 47 0.00 0.0
1989 67 55 0.00 0.0
1988 77 53 0.00 0.0
1987 71 53 0.00 0.0
1986 68 47 0.00 0.0
1985 67 45 0.00 0.0
1984 70 50 0.00 0.0
1983 77 52 0.00 0.0
1982 72 55 0.00 0.0
1981 70 47 0.00 0.0
1980 67 49 0.00 0.0
1979 65 54 0.00 0.0
1978 82 52 0.00 0.0
1977 76 48 0.00 0.0
1976 67 52 0.00 0.0
1975 66 48 0.00 0.0
1974 72 47 0.00 0.0
1973 65 54 0.00 0.0
1972 66 47 0.00 0.0
1971 87 50 0.00 0.0
1970 75 54 0.00 0.0
1969 64 54 0.00 0.0
1968 68 50 0.00 0.0
1967 75 57 0.00 0.0
1966 69 49 0.00 0.0
1965 65 55 0.00 0.0
1964 74 47 0.00 0.0
1963 63 53 0.00 0.0
1962 66 44 0.00 0.0
1961 61 46 0.00 0.0
1960 74 44 0.00 0.0
1959 70 49 0.00 0.0
1958 68 54 0.00 0.0
1957 70 52 0.00 0.0
1956 73 53 0.04 0.0
1955 87 57 0.00 0.0
1954 66 52 0.00 0.0
1953 70 42 0.00 0.0
1952 65 50 0.00 0.0
1951 60 52 0.00 0.0
1950 61 46 0.00 0.0
1949 60 53 0.09 0.0
1948 82 48 0.00 0.0
1947 65 54 0.00 0.0
1946 68 48 0.00 0.0
1945 75 55 0.00 0.0
1944 68 46 0.00 0.0
1943 80 53 0.00 0.0
1942 70 44 0.00 0.0
1941 68 57 0.00 0.0
1940 67 50 0.00 0.0
1939 68 46 0.00 0.0
1938 65 55 0.00 0.0
1937 69 49 0.00 0.0
1936 68 56 0.00 0.0
1935 75 43 0.00 0.0
1934 74 48 0.00 0.0
1933 74 42 0.00 0.0
1932 62 53 0.00 0.0
1931 74 59 0.00 0.0
1930 66 46 0.00 0.0
1929 65 52 0.00 0.0
1928 66 47 0.00 0.0
1927 72 52 0.00 n/a
1926 68 55 0.00 n/a
1925 77 47 0.00 0.0
1924 75 58 n/a n/a
1923 65 54 n/a n/a
1922 59 52 0.00 n/a
1921 69 44 n/a n/a
1920 80 48 n/a n/a
1919 67 45 0.00 n/a
1918 67 45 n/a n/a
1917 68 45 0.00 0.0
1916 70 54 0.00 n/a
1915 65 56 0.07 n/a
1914 67 46 n/a n/a
1913 62 53 0.00 n/a
1912 70 52 0.04 n/a
1911 68 47 0.00 0.0
1910 70 55 0.00 0.0
1909 61 42 0.00 n/a
1908 73 41 0.00 n/a
1907 73 54 0.00 n/a
1906 70 48 0.00 n/a
1905 69 51 0.00 n/a
1904 65 55 0.00 n/a
1903 73 45 0.00 n/a
1902 74 47 0.00 n/a
1901 66 54 0.00 n/a
1900 66 54 0.00 n/a
1899 66 48 0.00 n/a
1898 65 49 0.00 n/a
1897 69 50 0.00 n/a
1896 66 47 0.00 n/a
1895 64 51 0.00 n/a
1894 70 50 0.00 n/a
1893 75 49 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 87 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1971.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1971
1 87 °F 1955
3 82 °F 1948
3 82 °F 1978
5 81 °F 2008
6 80 °F 1920
6 80 °F 1943
8 77 °F 1925
8 77 °F 1988
8 77 °F 1983
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 41 °F which happened in 1908.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 41 °F 1908
2 42 °F 1909
2 42 °F 1953
2 42 °F 1933
5 43 °F 1935
6 44 °F 1960
6 44 °F 1994
6 44 °F 1921
6 44 °F 1942
6 44 °F 1962
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1922
2 60 °F 1949
2 60 °F 2010
2 60 °F 1951
5 61 °F 1909
5 61 °F 1961
5 61 °F 1950
8 62 °F 1932
8 62 °F 1913
8 62 °F 2011
8 62 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.15 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.15 inches 2011
2 0.12 inches 1994
3 0.09 inches 1949
4 0.07 inches 1915
5 0.04 inches 2010
5 0.04 inches 1956
5 0.04 inches 1912
8 0.01 inches 2006
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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