Santa Barbara May Precipitation Totals

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

Rainiest May in Santa Barbara History

The rainiest May in Santa Barbara, California history happened in 1998, with 3.92 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in Santa Barbara History

There have been 38 times where no rain was recorded in Santa Barbara, California for the entire month of May. The most recent time this happened was 2018.

Santa Barbara Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.59
2022	0.03
2021	0.03
2020	0.05
2019	1.88
2018	0.00
2017	0.12
2016	0.01
2015	0.32
2014	0.00
2013	0.01
2012	0.00
2011	0.55
2010	0.14
2009	0.00
2008	0.10
2007	0.00
2006	1.13
2005	0.94
2004	0.00
2003	1.74
2002	0.08
2001	0.07
2000	0.04
1999	0.00
1998	3.92
1995	0.89
1994	0.26
1993	0.04
1992	0.02
1991	0.00
1990	0.72
1989	0.15
1988	0.00
1987	0.00
1986	0.00
1985	0.00
1984	0.02
1983	0.12
1982	0.00
1981	0.00
1980	0.21
1979	0.04
1978	0.00
1977	1.83
1976	0.00
1975	0.09
1974	0.00
1973	0.00
1972	0.00
1971	1.11
1970	0.01
1969	0.01
1968	0.00
1967	0.05
1966	0.07
1965	0.00
1964	0.06
1963	0.26
1962	0.04
1961	0.00
1960	0.00
1959	0.00
1958	0.47
1957	1.08
1956	0.98
1955	0.24
1954	0.04
1953	0.03
1952	0.00
1951	0.03
1950	0.03
1949	1.44
1948	0.35
1947	0.24
1946	0.00
1945	0.03
1944	0.05
1943	0.01
1942	0.00
1941	0.01
1940	0.02
1939	0.10
1938	0.00
1937	0.11
1936	0.01
1935	0.00
1934	0.00
1933	0.11
1932	0.09
1931	2.11
1930	0.63
1929	0.00
1928	0.50
1927	0.00
1926	0.00
1925	2.23
1922	0.45
1919	1.07
1917	0.09
1916	0.00
1913	0.19
1912	1.58
1911	0.03
1910	0.00
1909	0.03
1908	0.20
1907	0.00
1906	2.40
1905	1.44
1904	0.09
1903	0.27
1902	0.07
1901	0.34
1900	1.90
1899	0.00
1898	1.25
1897	0.00
1896	0.08
1895	0.02
1894	0.91
1893	0.09

Notes

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