Santa Barbara May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 2013
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1920
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1909
Highest daily low 58 °F 1998
Most precipitation 0.84 inches 2003
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.9 °F
Average low 49.9 °F
Chance precipitation 8.0%
Santa Barbara May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 64 45 0.41 n/a
2022 68 51 0.00 n/a
2021 70 49 0.00 n/a
2020 78 55 0.00 n/a
2019 67 50 0.00 n/a
2018 70 46 0.00 n/a
2017 69 53 0.00 n/a
2016 66 52 0.00 n/a
2015 65 51 0.00 n/a
2014 77 53 0.00 n/a
2013 89 50 0.00 n/a
2012 65 46 0.00 n/a
2011 73 49 0.00 n/a
2010 70 48 0.00 n/a
2009 89 51 0.00 n/a
2008 69 48 0.00 n/a
2007 75 51 0.00 n/a
2006 64 54 0.00 n/a
2005 69 49 0.00 n/a
2004 87 54 0.00 n/a
2003 62 54 0.84 n/a
2002 66 45 0.00 n/a
2001 77 47 0.00 n/a
2000 68 54 0.00 n/a
1999 70 48 0.00 n/a
1998 66 58 0.04 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 70 48 0.00 0.0
1994 64 46 0.00 0.0
1993 80 58 0.00 0.0
1992 69 55 0.00 0.0
1991 67 45 0.00 0.0
1990 68 53 0.00 0.0
1989 68 47 0.00 0.0
1988 68 42 0.00 0.0
1987 80 50 0.00 0.0
1986 72 50 0.00 0.0
1985 65 49 0.00 0.0
1984 88 56 0.00 0.0
1983 68 46 0.00 0.0
1982 67 52 0.00 0.0
1981 67 43 0.00 0.0
1980 71 53 0.00 0.0
1979 62 52 0.00 0.0
1978 60 52 0.00 0.0
1977 77 48 0.00 0.0
1976 65 52 0.00 0.0
1975 68 52 0.00 0.0
1974 61 49 0.00 0.0
1973 72 49 0.00 0.0
1972 68 49 0.00 0.0
1971 62 47 0.00 0.0
1970 84 48 0.00 0.0
1969 66 47 0.00 0.0
1968 62 50 0.00 0.0
1967 63 47 0.00 0.0
1966 64 54 0.00 0.0
1965 67 46 0.00 0.0
1964 66 45 0.00 0.0
1963 62 49 0.00 0.0
1962 74 51 0.00 0.0
1961 73 43 0.00 0.0
1960 63 49 0.00 0.0
1959 69 50 0.00 0.0
1958 67 48 0.00 0.0
1957 69 46 0.00 0.0
1956 67 53 0.00 0.0
1955 63 43 0.00 0.0
1954 73 46 0.00 0.0
1953 83 45 0.00 0.0
1952 80 52 0.00 0.0
1951 69 44 0.03 0.0
1950 67 46 0.00 0.0
1949 71 49 0.00 0.0
1948 80 48 0.00 0.0
1947 75 52 0.00 0.0
1946 69 51 0.00 0.0
1945 65 53 0.00 0.0
1944 68 52 0.01 0.0
1943 66 57 0.00 0.0
1942 72 41 0.00 0.0
1941 75 54 0.00 0.0
1940 68 53 0.00 0.0
1939 72 42 0.00 0.0
1938 73 46 0.00 0.0
1937 72 52 0.00 0.0
1936 77 50 0.00 0.0
1935 79 46 0.00 0.0
1934 71 51 0.00 0.0
1933 81 47 0.00 0.0
1932 66 45 0.00 0.0
1931 68 58 0.00 0.0
1930 62 50 0.60 0.0
1929 78 53 0.00 0.0
1928 75 52 0.00 0.0
1927 80 50 0.00 n/a
1926 75 55 0.00 n/a
1925 68 50 0.00 0.0
1924 69 57 n/a n/a
1923 78 46 n/a n/a
1922 63 50 0.00 n/a
1921 65 46 n/a n/a
1920 66 40 n/a n/a
1919 59 51 0.00 n/a
1918 71 53 n/a n/a
1917 70 44 0.00 0.0
1916 70 56 0.00 n/a
1915 60 49 n/a n/a
1914 65 53 n/a n/a
1913 65 44 0.00 n/a
1912 78 55 0.00 n/a
1911 63 47 0.00 0.0
1910 68 45 0.00 0.0
1909 55 52 0.03 n/a
1908 70 45 0.00 n/a
1907 69 47 0.00 n/a
1906 65 54 0.00 n/a
1905 67 47 0.00 n/a
1904 66 45 0.00 n/a
1903 60 54 0.24 n/a
1902 67 45 0.00 n/a
1901 65 47 0.00 n/a
1900 63 48 0.09 n/a
1899 72 45 0.00 n/a
1898 61 49 0.00 n/a
1897 63 49 0.00 n/a
1896 73 48 0.00 n/a
1895 63 47 0.00 n/a
1894 62 52 0.00 n/a
1893 71 50 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 89 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 2009
1 89 °F 2013
3 88 °F 1984
4 87 °F 2004
5 84 °F 1970
6 83 °F 1953
7 81 °F 1933
8 80 °F 1952
8 80 °F 1927
8 80 °F 1987
8 80 °F 1948
8 80 °F 1993
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 40 °F which happened in 1920.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1920
2 41 °F 1942
3 42 °F 1988
3 42 °F 1939
5 43 °F 1981
5 43 °F 1955
5 43 °F 1961
8 44 °F 1951
8 44 °F 1913
8 44 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1909
2 59 °F 1919
3 60 °F 1978
3 60 °F 1903
3 60 °F 1915
6 61 °F 1898
6 61 °F 1974
8 62 °F 2003
8 62 °F 1971
8 62 °F 1963
8 62 °F 1979
8 62 °F 1968
8 62 °F 1894
8 62 °F 1930
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.84 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.84 inches 2003
2 0.60 inches 1930
3 0.41 inches 2023
4 0.24 inches 1903
5 0.09 inches 1900
6 0.04 inches 1998
7 0.03 inches 1951
7 0.03 inches 1909
9 0.01 inches 1944
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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