Santa Barbara December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Santa Barbara, California from 1893–2023.

Rainiest December in Santa Barbara History

The rainiest December in Santa Barbara, California history happened in 2010, with 10.15 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Santa Barbara History

There have been 10 times where no rain was recorded in Santa Barbara, California for the entire month of December. The most recent time this happened was 2017.

Santa Barbara Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	5.06
2022	5.92
2021	7.62
2020	1.90
2019	4.29
2018	0.50
2017	0.00
2016	3.19
2015	0.30
2014	4.95
2013	0.16
2012	4.01
2011	1.09
2010	10.15
2009	3.44
2008	2.11
2007	2.16
2006	0.97
2005	2.38
2004	6.26
2003	2.52
2002	5.80
2001	2.10
2000	0.31
1999	0.00
1998	0.91
1994	1.35
1993	1.52
1992	4.34
1991	5.10
1990	0.01
1989	0.00
1988	4.02
1987	3.56
1986	0.85
1985	0.93
1984	4.43
1983	4.96
1982	1.72
1981	0.74
1980	0.90
1979	2.10
1978	1.11
1977	4.40
1976	1.07
1975	0.07
1974	5.58
1973	1.43
1972	0.90
1971	5.77
1970	4.01
1969	0.19
1968	1.64
1967	1.28
1966	5.11
1965	3.47
1964	4.69
1963	0.00
1962	0.06
1961	1.05
1960	0.37
1959	1.42
1958	0.09
1957	3.81
1956	0.08
1955	5.86
1954	3.05
1953	0.03
1952	4.80
1951	5.49
1950	0.47
1949	4.13
1948	2.45
1947	0.71
1946	2.23
1945	6.78
1944	1.12
1943	4.19
1942	1.26
1941	5.00
1940	8.92
1939	1.41
1938	4.94
1937	4.40
1936	6.93
1935	1.46
1934	3.63
1933	6.28
1932	0.67
1931	9.84
1930	0.00
1929	0.00
1928	4.41
1927	3.28
1926	0.62
1925	2.57
1924	1.20
1923	0.08
1921	7.25
1920	1.51
1919	2.11
1918	0.83
1916	6.12
1915	4.06
1914	4.38
1913	2.71
1912	0.00
1911	2.33
1910	0.75
1909	9.53
1908	2.48
1907	1.80
1906	6.46
1905	0.07
1904	1.53
1903	0.00
1902	2.24
1901	0.00
1899	2.35
1898	0.36
1897	0.00
1896	2.92
1895	0.93
1893	2.94

Notes

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded