Santa Barbara May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1941
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1915
Lowest daily high 60 °F 1951
Highest daily low 59 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.43 inches 1925
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.7 °F
Average low 51.4 °F
Chance precipitation 6.2%
Santa Barbara May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 68 58 0.00 n/a
2022 65 55 0.02 n/a
2021 79 50 0.00 n/a
2020 73 49 0.00 n/a
2019 70 52 0.00 n/a
2018 69 49 0.00 n/a
2017 82 53 0.00 n/a
2016 68 49 0.00 n/a
2015 70 52 0.00 n/a
2014 73 55 0.00 n/a
2013 76 53 0.00 n/a
2012 66 50 0.00 n/a
2011 64 48 0.00 n/a
2010 84 59 0.00 n/a
2009 66 53 0.00 n/a
2008 67 53 0.00 n/a
2007 66 51 0.00 n/a
2006 69 58 0.00 n/a
2005 79 56 0.00 n/a
2004 72 49 0.00 n/a
2003 72 53 0.00 n/a
2002 65 48 0.07 n/a
2001 65 53 0.00 n/a
2000 74 54 0.00 n/a
1999 67 48 0.00 n/a
1998 68 49 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 62 53 0.00 0.0
1994 73 43 0.00 0.0
1993 74 58 0.00 0.0
1992 81 54 0.00 0.0
1991 66 45 0.00 0.0
1990 71 47 0.00 0.0
1989 75 48 0.00 0.0
1988 77 55 0.00 0.0
1987 64 50 0.00 0.0
1986 66 49 0.00 0.0
1985 64 46 0.00 0.0
1984 68 53 0.00 0.0
1983 63 55 0.00 0.0
1982 65 51 0.00 0.0
1981 68 49 0.00 0.0
1980 61 53 0.00 0.0
1979 65 56 0.00 0.0
1978 66 55 0.00 0.0
1977 73 55 0.00 0.0
1976 67 53 0.00 0.0
1975 70 42 0.00 0.0
1974 70 50 0.00 0.0
1973 66 52 0.00 0.0
1972 64 48 0.00 0.0
1971 68 48 0.00 0.0
1970 68 46 0.00 0.0
1969 66 54 0.00 0.0
1968 74 52 0.00 0.0
1967 64 55 0.00 0.0
1966 67 55 0.00 0.0
1965 77 49 0.00 0.0
1964 71 50 0.00 0.0
1963 66 54 0.00 0.0
1962 73 47 0.00 0.0
1961 69 45 0.00 0.0
1960 74 45 0.00 0.0
1959 74 54 0.00 0.0
1958 71 55 0.00 0.0
1957 65 47 0.02 0.0
1956 67 51 0.00 0.0
1955 65 53 0.00 0.0
1954 65 52 0.00 0.0
1953 72 50 0.00 0.0
1952 69 55 0.00 0.0
1951 60 51 0.00 0.0
1950 62 50 0.00 0.0
1949 70 45 0.00 0.0
1948 63 41 0.00 0.0
1947 67 53 0.00 0.0
1946 67 59 0.00 0.0
1945 72 48 0.00 0.0
1944 67 46 0.00 0.0
1943 78 54 0.00 0.0
1942 86 52 0.00 0.0
1941 87 49 0.00 0.0
1940 66 55 0.00 0.0
1939 70 42 0.00 0.0
1938 66 42 0.00 0.0
1937 72 46 0.00 0.0
1936 75 46 0.00 0.0
1935 81 50 0.00 0.0
1934 79 49 0.00 0.0
1933 66 42 0.00 0.0
1932 74 49 0.00 0.0
1931 84 56 0.00 0.0
1930 77 51 0.00 0.0
1929 65 53 0.00 0.0
1928 67 56 0.00 0.0
1927 78 47 0.00 n/a
1926 66 55 0.00 n/a
1925 72 57 1.43 0.0
1924 70 48 n/a n/a
1923 67 49 n/a n/a
1922 68 48 0.00 n/a
1921 62 51 0.47 n/a
1920 67 55 n/a n/a
1919 71 53 0.00 n/a
1918 62 45 n/a n/a
1917 75 45 0.00 0.0
1916 70 48 0.00 n/a
1915 60 40 n/a n/a
1914 73 49 n/a n/a
1913 60 46 0.00 n/a
1912 63 55 0.00 n/a
1911 78 54 0.00 0.0
1910 62 45 0.00 0.0
1909 66 43 0.00 n/a
1908 76 45 0.00 n/a
1907 77 48 0.00 n/a
1906 70 47 0.00 n/a
1905 70 52 0.00 n/a
1904 70 51 0.00 n/a
1903 68 46 0.00 n/a
1902 64 47 0.00 n/a
1901 68 46 0.00 n/a
1900 79 52 0.00 n/a
1899 65 46 0.00 n/a
1898 65 48 0.00 n/a
1897 68 58 0.00 n/a
1896 70 47 0.00 n/a
1895 68 56 0.00 n/a
1894 66 51 0.00 n/a
1893 74 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 87 °F which happened in 1941.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1941
2 86 °F 1942
3 84 °F 2010
3 84 °F 1931
5 82 °F 2017
6 81 °F 1935
6 81 °F 1992
8 79 °F 2021
8 79 °F 1900
8 79 °F 2005
8 79 °F 1934
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 40 °F which happened in 1915.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1915
2 41 °F 1948
3 42 °F 1938
3 42 °F 1975
3 42 °F 1939
3 42 °F 1933
7 43 °F 1994
7 43 °F 1909
9 45 °F 1910
9 45 °F 1918
9 45 °F 1949
9 45 °F 1917
9 45 °F 1960
9 45 °F 1908
9 45 °F 1991
9 45 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1915
1 60 °F 1951
1 60 °F 1913
4 61 °F 1980
5 62 °F 1950
5 62 °F 1921
5 62 °F 1918
5 62 °F 1910
5 62 °F 1995
10 63 °F 1912
10 63 °F 1948
10 63 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 1.43 inches which happened in 1925.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.43 inches 1925
2 0.47 inches 1921
3 0.07 inches 2002
4 0.02 inches 2022
4 0.02 inches 1957
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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