Santa Barbara May 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 23.
May 23 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1932
Lowest temperature 39 °F 1960
Lowest daily high 58 °F 2008
Highest daily low 62 °F 2012
Most precipitation 0.76 inches 1931
May 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.6 °F
Average low 51.8 °F
Chance precipitation 6.2%
Santa Barbara May 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 65 57 0.00 n/a
2022 65 53 0.00 n/a
2021 71 45 0.00 n/a
2020 69 51 0.00 n/a
2019 63 50 0.00 n/a
2018 66 55 0.00 n/a
2017 68 52 0.00 n/a
2016 68 48 0.00 n/a
2015 71 51 0.00 n/a
2014 69 54 0.00 n/a
2013 74 46 0.00 n/a
2012 86 62 0.00 n/a
2011 74 49 0.00 n/a
2010 71 50 0.00 n/a
2009 66 53 0.00 n/a
2008 58 46 0.08 n/a
2007 66 54 0.00 n/a
2006 76 51 0.00 n/a
2005 69 57 0.00 n/a
2004 71 51 0.00 n/a
2003 65 52 0.00 n/a
2002 69 48 0.00 n/a
2001 73 57 0.00 n/a
2000 65 59 0.00 n/a
1999 66 51 0.00 n/a
1998 67 50 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 68 45 0.00 0.0
1994 66 53 0.00 0.0
1993 70 58 0.00 0.0
1992 70 52 0.00 0.0
1991 65 50 0.00 0.0
1990 75 48 0.00 0.0
1989 79 47 0.00 0.0
1988 73 52 0.00 0.0
1987 70 53 0.00 0.0
1986 69 46 0.00 0.0
1985 66 57 0.00 0.0
1984 67 55 0.00 0.0
1983 65 56 0.00 0.0
1982 66 52 0.00 0.0
1981 68 51 0.00 0.0
1980 70 47 0.00 0.0
1979 73 59 0.00 0.0
1978 75 45 0.00 0.0
1977 68 57 0.00 0.0
1976 67 47 0.00 0.0
1975 66 47 0.00 0.0
1974 70 54 0.00 0.0
1973 63 51 0.00 0.0
1972 68 48 0.00 0.0
1971 63 51 0.00 0.0
1970 64 55 0.00 0.0
1969 64 55 0.00 0.0
1968 75 53 0.00 0.0
1967 66 55 0.00 0.0
1966 66 52 0.00 0.0
1965 65 49 0.00 0.0
1964 65 45 0.00 0.0
1963 67 56 0.00 0.0
1962 75 49 0.00 0.0
1961 67 43 0.00 0.0
1960 67 39 0.00 0.0
1959 68 47 0.00 0.0
1958 73 57 0.00 0.0
1957 68 49 0.00 0.0
1956 61 52 0.00 0.0
1955 65 48 0.00 0.0
1954 65 54 0.00 0.0
1953 69 50 0.00 0.0
1952 66 53 0.00 0.0
1951 69 47 0.00 0.0
1950 64 55 0.00 0.0
1949 82 52 0.00 0.0
1948 69 50 0.00 0.0
1947 67 55 0.00 0.0
1946 68 50 0.00 0.0
1945 71 49 0.00 0.0
1944 71 51 0.00 0.0
1943 71 55 0.00 0.0
1942 66 48 0.00 0.0
1941 75 55 0.00 0.0
1940 69 48 0.00 0.0
1939 81 49 0.00 0.0
1938 81 49 0.00 0.0
1937 64 57 0.10 0.0
1936 70 55 0.00 0.0
1935 66 52 0.00 0.0
1934 72 59 0.00 0.0
1933 84 50 0.00 0.0
1932 91 50 0.00 0.0
1931 74 55 0.76 0.0
1930 90 48 0.00 0.0
1929 63 53 0.00 0.0
1928 72 56 0.00 0.0
1927 82 48 0.00 n/a
1926 76 53 0.00 n/a
1925 64 58 0.00 0.0
1924 66 57 n/a n/a
1923 68 50 n/a n/a
1922 77 51 0.00 n/a
1921 58 56 0.06 n/a
1920 75 45 n/a n/a
1919 63 54 0.02 n/a
1918 65 44 n/a n/a
1917 68 48 0.00 0.0
1916 70 48 0.00 n/a
1915 66 48 n/a n/a
1914 65 52 n/a n/a
1913 70 51 0.00 n/a
1912 66 46 0.00 n/a
1911 64 53 0.01 0.0
1910 64 53 0.00 0.0
1909 63 43 0.00 n/a
1908 69 40 0.00 n/a
1907 81 46 0.00 n/a
1906 71 44 0.00 n/a
1905 69 46 0.00 n/a
1904 71 55 0.00 n/a
1903 65 43 0.00 n/a
1902 65 47 0.00 n/a
1901 73 52 0.00 n/a
1900 66 54 0.00 n/a
1899 65 49 0.00 n/a
1898 76 50 0.00 n/a
1897 64 55 0.00 n/a
1896 76 49 0.00 n/a
1895 66 55 0.00 n/a
1894 64 53 0.00 n/a
1893 76 52 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 91 °F which happened in 1932.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1932
2 90 °F 1930
3 86 °F 2012
4 84 °F 1933
5 82 °F 1949
5 82 °F 1927
7 81 °F 1939
7 81 °F 1938
7 81 °F 1907
10 79 °F 1989
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 39 °F which happened in 1960.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 39 °F 1960
2 40 °F 1908
3 43 °F 1909
3 43 °F 1903
3 43 °F 1961
6 44 °F 1906
6 44 °F 1918
8 45 °F 1995
8 45 °F 2021
8 45 °F 1978
8 45 °F 1964
8 45 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 2008
1 58 °F 1921
3 61 °F 1956
4 63 °F 1909
4 63 °F 1929
4 63 °F 1919
4 63 °F 1971
4 63 °F 1973
4 63 °F 2019
10 64 °F 1894
10 64 °F 1937
10 64 °F 1911
10 64 °F 1910
10 64 °F 1970
10 64 °F 1950
10 64 °F 1969
10 64 °F 1897
10 64 °F 1925
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.76 inches which happened in 1931.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.76 inches 1931
2 0.10 inches 1937
3 0.08 inches 2008
4 0.06 inches 1921
5 0.02 inches 1919
6 0.01 inches 1911
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location