Santa Barbara October 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Barbara, California for the date of October 3.
October 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1958
Lowest temperature 42 °F 1950
Lowest daily high 64 °F 1912
Highest daily low 65 °F 1918
Most precipitation 0.41 inches 2018
October 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 74.8 °F
Average low 53.2 °F
Chance precipitation 4.9%
Santa Barbara October 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 50 0.00 n/a
2022 76 54 0.00 n/a
2021 87 50 0.00 n/a
2020 84 58 0.00 n/a
2019 73 48 0.00 n/a
2018 69 59 0.41 n/a
2017 70 50 0.00 n/a
2016 77 55 0.00 n/a
2015 78 59 0.00 n/a
2014 92 52 0.00 n/a
2013 71 51 0.00 n/a
2012 71 58 0.00 n/a
2011 73 54 0.03 n/a
2010 65 59 0.00 n/a
2009 79 55 0.00 n/a
2008 71 57 0.00 n/a
2007 75 48 0.00 n/a
2006 73 50 0.00 n/a
2005 76 45 0.00 n/a
2004 70 52 0.00 n/a
2003 67 50 0.00 n/a
2002 71 44 0.00 n/a
2001 71 57 0.00 n/a
2000 69 54 0.00 n/a
1999 67 57 0.00 n/a
1998 76 49 0.00 n/a
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1994 69 60 0.00 0.0
1993 73 56 0.00 0.0
1992 75 50 0.00 0.0
1991 71 54 0.00 0.0
1990 75 51 0.00 0.0
1989 71 44 0.00 0.0
1988 69 51 0.00 0.0
1987 91 53 0.00 0.0
1986 69 47 0.00 0.0
1985 94 51 0.00 0.0
1984 72 53 0.00 0.0
1983 74 55 0.00 0.0
1982 73 48 0.00 0.0
1981 67 58 0.00 0.0
1980 67 59 0.00 0.0
1979 77 57 0.00 0.0
1978 66 60 0.00 0.0
1977 71 54 0.00 0.0
1976 76 56 0.00 0.0
1975 81 56 0.00 0.0
1974 68 54 0.00 0.0
1973 67 46 0.00 0.0
1972 72 57 0.03 0.0
1971 85 46 0.00 0.0
1970 75 59 0.00 0.0
1969 72 48 0.00 0.0
1968 71 57 0.00 0.0
1967 73 52 0.00 0.0
1966 69 55 0.00 0.0
1965 79 47 0.00 0.0
1964 77 54 0.00 0.0
1963 75 64 0.00 0.0
1962 69 53 0.00 0.0
1961 69 54 0.00 0.0
1960 71 51 0.00 0.0
1959 82 49 0.00 0.0
1958 98 55 0.00 0.0
1957 72 51 0.00 0.0
1956 76 57 0.00 0.0
1955 65 54 0.00 0.0
1954 66 45 0.00 0.0
1953 90 44 0.00 0.0
1952 73 57 0.00 0.0
1951 72 54 0.00 0.0
1950 80 42 0.00 0.0
1949 67 48 0.00 0.0
1948 82 48 0.00 0.0
1947 70 51 0.00 0.0
1946 81 49 0.00 0.0
1945 80 52 0.00 0.0
1944 73 51 0.00 0.0
1943 80 52 0.00 0.0
1942 72 53 0.00 0.0
1941 85 53 0.00 0.0
1940 74 47 0.00 0.0
1939 78 51 0.00 0.0
1938 78 48 0.00 0.0
1937 78 50 0.00 0.0
1936 74 49 0.00 0.0
1935 75 50 0.00 0.0
1934 73 47 0.00 0.0
1933 88 53 0.00 0.0
1932 65 60 0.00 0.0
1931 86 56 0.00 0.0
1930 84 49 0.00 0.0
1929 84 54 0.00 0.0
1928 78 48 0.00 0.0
1927 84 48 0.00 n/a
1926 75 55 0.00 n/a
1925 75 49 0.00 0.0
1924 69 51 0.00 n/a
1923 75 51 0.00 n/a
1922 76 48 n/a n/a
1921 74 56 n/a n/a
1920 74 49 0.00 n/a
1919 70 50 0.00 n/a
1918 80 65 n/a n/a
1917 95 60 n/a n/a
1916 68 45 0.00 0.0
1915 69 56 n/a n/a
1914 70 53 0.00 n/a
1913 70 60 0.00 n/a
1912 64 51 0.25 n/a
1911 81 49 0.00 0.0
1910 77 50 0.00 n/a
1909 67 49 0.03 n/a
1908 68 45 n/a n/a
1907 82 49 0.00 n/a
1906 85 56 0.00 n/a
1905 90 58 0.00 n/a
1904 70 58 0.00 n/a
1903 74 49 0.00 n/a
1902 68 53 0.00 n/a
1901 79 50 0.00 n/a
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1899 71 62 0.00 n/a
1898 69 51 0.00 n/a
1897 75 51 0.00 n/a
1896 69 58 0.00 n/a
1895 70 62 0.00 n/a
1894 93 58 0.00 n/a
1893 82 56 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Barbara on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 98 °F which happened in 1958.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1958
2 95 °F 1917
3 94 °F 1985
4 93 °F 1894
5 92 °F 2014
6 91 °F 1987
7 90 °F 1953
7 90 °F 1905
9 88 °F 1933
10 87 °F 2021
What's the all-time low for Santa Barbara on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Barbara history is 42 °F which happened in 1950.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Barbara on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1950
2 44 °F 1953
2 44 °F 1989
2 44 °F 2002
5 45 °F 1916
5 45 °F 1908
5 45 °F 2005
5 45 °F 1954
9 46 °F 1971
9 46 °F 1973
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Barbara on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 1912
2 65 °F 1955
2 65 °F 2010
2 65 °F 1932
5 66 °F 1978
5 66 °F 1954
7 67 °F 1980
7 67 °F 1949
7 67 °F 1909
7 67 °F 1981
7 67 °F 2003
7 67 °F 1973
7 67 °F 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Barbara on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Barbara history is 0.41 inches which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Barbara on October 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.41 inches 2018
2 0.25 inches 1912
3 0.03 inches 2011
3 0.03 inches 1972
3 0.03 inches 1909
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1942–2024 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport location
1893–1941 Santa Barbara location