Santa Cruz December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 74 °F 2013
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1971
Lowest daily high 49 °F 2008
Highest daily low 57 °F 1957
Most precipitation 2.50 inches 2018
Most snow none -
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.4 °F
Average low 41.2 °F
Chance precipitation 34.3%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 62 48 0.68 n/a
2020 65 50 0.00 n/a
2019 61 39 0.00 n/a
2018 62 49 2.50 n/a
2017 67 38 0.00 n/a
2016 56 45 0.05 n/a
2015 60 31 0.00 n/a
2014 60 49 0.48 n/a
2013 74 41 0.00 n/a
2012 55 45 0.05 n/a
2011 60 33 n/a n/a
2010 56 33 0.00 0.0
2009 62 44 0.01 0.0
2008 49 37 0.17 0.0
2007 53 36 0.00 0.0
2006 50 38 0.00 0.0
2005 57 35 0.00 0.0
2004 66 41 0.00 0.0
2003 65 35 0.00 0.0
2002 60 53 1.24 0.0
2001 56 37 0.00 0.0
2000 65 42 0.00 0.0
1999 62 34 0.00 0.0
1998 72 39 0.00 0.0
1997 60 40 0.00 0.0
1996 67 38 0.00 0.0
1995 64 40 0.00 0.0
1994 63 37 0.00 0.0
1993 55 33 0.00 0.0
1992 59 35 0.00 0.0
1991 63 38 0.00 0.0
1990 56 41 0.33 0.0
1989 63 34 0.00 0.0
1988 59 42 0.14 0.0
1987 55 48 0.10 0.0
1986 68 46 0.31 0.0
1985 60 35 0.00 0.0
1984 50 33 1.21 0.0
1983 63 44 0.00 0.0
1982 59 46 0.00 0.0
1981 62 42 0.00 0.0
1980 73 43 0.00 0.0
1979 69 37 0.00 0.0
1978 62 32 0.00 0.0
1977 63 37 0.00 0.0
1976 69 36 0.00 0.0
1975 66 32 0.00 0.0
1974 62 40 0.00 0.0
1973 69 42 0.00 0.0
1972 56 34 0.00 0.0
1971 55 28 0.00 0.0
1970 56 44 0.43 0.0
1969 64 43 0.00 0.0
1968 58 33 0.00 0.0
1967 54 28 0.00 0.0
1966 64 38 0.00 0.0
1965 55 30 0.00 0.0
1964 55 36 0.00 0.0
1963 60 33 0.00 0.0
1962 58 53 1.30 0.0
1961 54 32 0.05 0.0
1960 63 47 0.00 0.0
1959 68 34 0.00 0.0
1958 67 39 0.00 0.0
1957 60 57 1.01 0.0
1956 63 37 0.00 0.0
1955 60 50 0.04 0.0
1954 66 35 0.00 0.0
1953 67 44 0.00 0.0
1952 59 39 0.00 0.0
1951 58 36 0.00 0.0
1950 64 45 0.00 0.0
1949 56 43 0.02 0.0
1948 49 31 0.53 0.0
1947 60 36 0.00 0.0
1946 56 34 0.00 0.0
1945 63 34 0.00 0.0
1944 66 41 0.00 n/a
1943 72 40 0.00 0.0
1942 67 40 0.00 n/a
1941 62 50 0.37 n/a
1940 60 47 0.71 n/a
1939 63 42 0.00 n/a
1938 64 42 0.00 0.0
1937 64 41 n/a 0.0
1936 61 42 0.16 n/a
1935 69 34 0.00 n/a
1934 50 39 0.08 n/a
1933 58 32 0.00 n/a
1932 54 33 0.00 n/a
1931 65 31 0.00 n/a
1930 67 33 n/a n/a
1929 63 53 0.00 n/a
1928 52 30 n/a n/a
1927 62 32 0.00 n/a
1926 66 32 0.00 n/a
1925 65 35 0.00 0.0
1924 68 40 n/a n/a
1923 74 40 0.00 n/a
1922 53 41 1.20 n/a
1921 67 38 0.00 n/a
1920 63 45 0.40 n/a
1919 68 33 n/a n/a
1918 61 38 0.00 n/a
1917 62 40 0.00 n/a
1916 68 32 0.00 0.0
1915 58 30 0.00 n/a
1914 49 33 1.00 n/a
1913 54 34 0.00 n/a
1912 52 n/a 0.05 0.0
1911 59 40 0.30 0.0
1910 71 36 0.00 n/a
1909 70 34 0.00 n/a
1908 58 32 0.00 n/a
1907 61 47 0.00 n/a
1906 65 36 n/a n/a
1905 66 38 0.00 n/a
1904 63 31 0.00 n/a
1903 58 48 n/a n/a
1902 59 36 0.00 n/a
1901 64 29 0.00 n/a
1900 55 36 1.15 n/a
1899 59 39 0.32 n/a
1898 62 32 0.00 n/a
1897 57 30 n/a n/a
1896 60 37 0.00 n/a
1895 59 35 0.00 n/a
1894 59 47 0.10 n/a
1893 68 42 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 74 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 74 °F 1923
1 74 °F 2013
3 73 °F 1980
4 72 °F 1998
4 72 °F 1943
6 71 °F 1910
7 70 °F 1909
8 69 °F 1976
8 69 °F 1973
8 69 °F 1935
8 69 °F 1979
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 28 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1971.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1967
1 28 °F 1971
3 29 °F 1901
4 30 °F 1915
4 30 °F 1897
4 30 °F 1928
4 30 °F 1965
8 31 °F 2015
8 31 °F 1931
8 31 °F 1948
8 31 °F 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 2008
1 49 °F 1948
1 49 °F 1914
4 50 °F 1934
4 50 °F 2006
4 50 °F 1984
7 52 °F 1912
7 52 °F 1928
9 53 °F 1922
9 53 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 2.50 inches which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.50 inches 2018
2 1.30 inches 1962
3 1.24 inches 2002
4 1.21 inches 1984
5 1.20 inches 1922
6 1.15 inches 1900
7 1.01 inches 1957
8 1.00 inches 1914
9 0.71 inches 1940
10 0.68 inches 2021
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location