Santa Barbara May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 85 °F 1978
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1991
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1949
Highest daily low 59 °F 2008
Most precipitation 0.92 inches 1957
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.7 °F
Average low 51.3 °F
Chance precipitation 6.4%
Santa Barbara May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 66 57 0.00 n/a
2022 68 51 0.00 n/a
2021 69 47 0.00 n/a
2020 69 54 0.05 n/a
2019 64 50 0.17 n/a
2018 67 50 0.00 n/a
2017 71 51 0.00 n/a
2016 63 57 0.00 n/a
2015 74 48 0.00 n/a
2014 74 50 0.00 n/a
2013 71 53 0.00 n/a
2012 75 50 0.00 n/a
2011 67 51 0.10 n/a
2010 62 53 0.10 n/a
2009 66 54 0.00 n/a
2008 80 59 0.00 n/a
2007 64 50 0.00 n/a
2006 67 55 0.00 n/a
2005 71 51 0.00 n/a
2004 74 46 0.00 n/a
2003 65 50 0.00 n/a
2002 63 51 0.00 n/a
2001 67 57 0.00 n/a
2000 74 51 0.00 n/a
1999 68 53 0.00 n/a
1998 70 48 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 67 47 0.00 0.0
1994 64 49 0.04 0.0
1993 72 54 0.00 0.0
1992 74 54 0.00 0.0
1991 70 40 0.00 0.0
1990 68 42 0.00 0.0
1989 68 55 0.00 0.0
1988 70 48 0.00 0.0
1987 69 51 0.00 0.0
1986 74 50 0.00 0.0
1985 67 46 0.00 0.0
1984 72 49 0.00 0.0
1983 76 49 0.00 0.0
1982 69 47 0.00 0.0
1981 70 48 0.00 0.0
1980 65 49 0.00 0.0
1979 65 52 0.00 0.0
1978 85 48 0.00 0.0
1977 72 46 0.00 0.0
1976 70 54 0.00 0.0
1975 62 52 0.00 0.0
1974 68 43 0.00 0.0
1973 63 53 0.00 0.0
1972 68 48 0.00 0.0
1971 81 48 0.00 0.0
1970 63 55 0.00 0.0
1969 65 55 0.00 0.0
1968 71 50 0.00 0.0
1967 63 57 0.00 0.0
1966 67 54 0.00 0.0
1965 62 51 0.00 0.0
1964 70 45 0.00 0.0
1963 61 54 0.00 0.0
1962 71 47 0.00 0.0
1961 61 47 0.00 0.0
1960 67 50 0.00 0.0
1959 78 49 0.00 0.0
1958 75 50 0.00 0.0
1957 63 55 0.92 0.0
1956 69 52 0.00 0.0
1955 78 54 0.00 0.0
1954 66 55 0.00 0.0
1953 67 47 0.00 0.0
1952 66 52 0.00 0.0
1951 61 51 0.00 0.0
1950 65 43 0.00 0.0
1949 56 51 0.47 0.0
1948 65 46 0.00 0.0
1947 63 54 0.00 0.0
1946 67 54 0.00 0.0
1945 74 46 0.00 0.0
1944 73 49 0.00 0.0
1943 82 57 0.00 0.0
1942 71 45 0.00 0.0
1941 76 52 0.00 0.0
1940 70 50 0.00 0.0
1939 74 44 0.00 0.0
1938 63 55 0.00 0.0
1937 77 53 0.00 0.0
1936 65 49 0.00 0.0
1935 79 45 0.00 0.0
1934 75 48 0.00 0.0
1933 73 42 0.00 0.0
1932 74 55 0.00 0.0
1931 74 55 0.00 0.0
1930 68 45 0.00 0.0
1929 68 48 0.00 0.0
1928 67 54 0.00 0.0
1927 70 52 0.00 n/a
1926 70 56 0.00 n/a
1925 77 45 0.00 0.0
1924 70 50 n/a n/a
1923 64 43 n/a n/a
1922 62 48 0.00 n/a
1921 66 44 n/a n/a
1920 75 55 n/a n/a
1919 67 58 0.00 n/a
1918 67 44 n/a n/a
1917 70 44 0.00 0.0
1916 64 56 0.00 n/a
1915 72 53 n/a n/a
1914 64 52 n/a n/a
1913 60 55 0.00 n/a
1912 64 50 0.00 n/a
1911 76 47 0.00 0.0
1910 64 50 0.00 0.0
1909 61 43 0.00 n/a
1908 77 42 0.00 n/a
1907 80 48 0.00 n/a
1906 62 52 0.00 n/a
1905 63 49 0.00 n/a
1904 76 50 0.00 n/a
1903 74 46 0.00 n/a
1902 74 51 0.00 n/a
1901 68 52 0.00 n/a
1900 65 53 0.00 n/a
1899 64 46 0.00 n/a
1898 61 51 0.00 n/a
1897 74 53 0.00 n/a
1896 69 44 0.00 n/a
1895 66 52 0.00 n/a
1894 64 52 0.00 n/a
1893 73 47 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 85 °F which happened in 1978.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 85 °F 1978
2 82 °F 1943
3 81 °F 1971
4 80 °F 1907
4 80 °F 2008
6 79 °F 1935
7 78 °F 1959
7 78 °F 1955
9 77 °F 1908
9 77 °F 1937
9 77 °F 1925
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 40 °F which happened in 1991.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1991
2 42 °F 1908
2 42 °F 1933
2 42 °F 1990
5 43 °F 1909
5 43 °F 1974
5 43 °F 1950
5 43 °F 1923
9 44 °F 1939
9 44 °F 1918
9 44 °F 1896
9 44 °F 1921
9 44 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1949
2 60 °F 1913
3 61 °F 1951
3 61 °F 1898
3 61 °F 1909
3 61 °F 1961
3 61 °F 1963
8 62 °F 2010
8 62 °F 1975
8 62 °F 1906
8 62 °F 1922
8 62 °F 1965
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.92 inches which happened in 1957.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.92 inches 1957
2 0.47 inches 1949
3 0.17 inches 2019
4 0.10 inches 2011
4 0.10 inches 2010
6 0.05 inches 2020
7 0.04 inches 1994
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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