Santa Barbara Days With Precipitation by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days it rained or snowed each year in Santa Barbara, California for each year between 1893 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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Year With the Most Rainy Days in Santa Barbara

The most days of rain or snow in a single year in Santa Barbara, California history is 69, which happened in 1941.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days
2024	77	31
2023	8	51
2022	107	25
2021	72	32
2020	107	25
2019	6	56
2018	97	27
2017	27	44
2016	66	33
2015	112	24
2014	112	24
2013	107	25
2012	29	43
2011	40	39
2010	7	53
2009	77	31
2008	43	38
2007	107	25
2006	18	47
2005	29	43
2004	89	29
2003	72	32
2002	50	37
2001	8	51
2000	3	65
1999	13	49
1998	84	30
1997	131	0
1996	131	0
1995	58	35
1994	58	35
1993	37	40
1992	29	43
1991	77	31
1990	117	22
1989	119	21
1988	72	32
1987	72	32
1986	66	33
1985	66	33
1984	97	27
1983	2	67
1982	19	46
1981	66	33
1980	50	37
1979	37	40
1978	11	50
1977	97	27
1976	84	30
1975	89	29
1974	58	35
1973	50	37
1972	126	16
1971	89	29
1970	43	38
1969	19	46
1968	77	31
1967	29	43
1966	112	24
1965	25	45
1964	43	38
1963	29	43
1962	84	30
1961	126	16
1960	63	34
1959	115	23
1958	35	42
1957	29	43
1956	117	22
1955	19	46
1954	55	36
1953	119	21
1952	13	49
1951	40	39
1950	63	34
1949	37	40
1948	66	33
1947	124	17
1946	66	33
1945	63	34
1944	43	38
1943	36	41
1942	97	27
1941	1	69
1940	43	38
1939	72	32
1938	15	48
1937	50	37
1936	43	38
1935	19	46
1934	97	27
1933	97	27
1932	89	29
1931	40	39
1930	77	31
1929	126	16
1928	122	20
1927	43	38
1926	105	26
1925	89	29
1924	119	21
1923	115	23
1922	77	31
1921	50	37
1920	77	31
1919	89	29
1918	25	45
1917	107	25
1916	15	48
1915	27	44
1914	15	48
1913	11	50
1912	97	27
1911	4	60
1910	55	36
1909	4	60
1908	84	30
1907	19	46
1906	19	46
1905	8	51
1904	55	36
1903	97	27
1902	58	35
1901	58	35
1900	126	16
1899	95	28
1898	123	18
1897	126	16
1896	105	26
1895	95	28
1894	124	17
1893	84	30

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1942–2024	Santa Barbara Municipal Airport	location
1893–1941	Santa Barbara	location