Santa Barbara March Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of March in Santa Barbara, California from 1893–2024.

Rainiest March in Santa Barbara History

The rainiest March in Santa Barbara, California history happened in 1941, with 11.71 inches of total precipitation.

Driest March in Santa Barbara History

There have been 6 times where no rain was recorded in Santa Barbara, California for the entire month of March. The most recent time this happened was 1972.

Santa Barbara Average March Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	4.45
2023	9.25
2022	1.33
2021	1.03
2020	3.09
2019	3.77
2018	5.50
2017	0.96
2016	2.51
2015	0.30
2014	1.09
2013	1.06
2012	2.28
2011	7.50
2010	0.65
2009	0.67
2008	0.01
2007	0.03
2006	3.86
2005	3.60
2004	0.50
2003	4.86
2002	0.44
1999	4.31
1995	9.70
1994	1.51
1993	4.75
1992	3.11
1991	11.45
1990	0.02
1989	0.54
1988	0.02
1987	4.40
1986	7.15
1985	1.92
1984	0.73
1983	4.92
1982	5.19
1981	6.83
1980	2.00
1979	5.57
1978	10.08
1977	1.54
1976	1.17
1975	5.18
1974	4.60
1973	2.11
1972	0.00
1971	0.91
1970	2.20
1969	0.42
1968	4.39
1967	1.82
1966	0.13
1965	2.78
1964	2.59
1963	3.66
1962	1.37
1961	0.87
1960	0.43
1959	0.00
1958	6.01
1957	0.39
1956	0.00
1955	0.79
1954	4.06
1953	0.60
1952	6.79
1951	0.44
1950	1.43
1949	2.45
1948	3.58
1947	0.85
1946	3.90
1945	3.98
1944	1.39
1943	2.32
1942	1.54
1941	11.71
1940	0.82
1939	3.62
1938	10.26
1937	4.79
1936	1.97
1935	3.16
1934	0.00
1933	0.30
1932	0.23
1931	0.00
1930	4.93
1929	2.39
1928	2.46
1927	2.28
1926	0.25
1925	2.79
1924	3.56
1923	0.00
1922	2.73
1921	1.77
1920	4.20
1919	2.62
1915	1.15
1914	0.95
1913	0.64
1912	9.48
1911	7.76
1910	3.62
1909	6.91
1908	0.21
1907	5.64
1906	9.96
1905	6.40
1904	4.40
1903	6.12
1902	2.89
1901	0.16
1900	1.58
1899	2.78
1898	0.28
1896	2.37
1895	1.99
1894	0.29
1893	7.80

Notes

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