Santa Cruz December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of December 20.
December 20 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 76 °F 1896
Lowest temperature 27 °F 1965
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1998
Highest daily low 58 °F 1969
Most precipitation 2.05 inches 2002
Most snow none -
December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.2 °F
Average low 41.0 °F
Chance precipitation 35.0%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz December 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 57 35 0.00 n/a
2020 68 34 0.00 n/a
2019 64 44 0.00 n/a
2018 63 43 0.00 n/a
2017 60 47 0.18 n/a
2016 66 34 0.00 n/a
2015 54 35 0.48 n/a
2014 59 54 0.94 n/a
2013 60 34 0.00 n/a
2012 59 30 0.00 n/a
2011 61 35 n/a n/a
2010 n/a 46 0.10 n/a
2009 66 43 0.00 0.0
2008 55 34 0.00 0.0
2007 56 47 0.87 0.0
2006 55 33 0.00 0.0
2005 64 48 0.00 0.0
2004 58 38 0.00 0.0
2003 56 49 0.94 0.0
2002 50 43 2.05 0.0
2001 53 47 0.55 0.0
2000 65 39 0.00 0.0
1999 73 43 0.00 0.0
1998 45 32 0.13 0.0
1997 58 35 0.00 0.0
1996 56 34 0.00 0.0
1995 63 42 0.00 0.0
1994 69 38 0.00 0.0
1993 65 32 0.00 0.0
1992 59 37 0.00 0.0
1991 61 33 0.00 0.0
1990 48 29 0.00 0.0
1989 64 35 0.00 0.0
1988 51 43 0.65 0.0
1987 63 35 0.00 0.0
1986 59 38 0.06 0.0
1985 75 38 0.00 0.0
1984 60 38 0.00 0.0
1983 59 40 0.00 0.0
1982 67 44 0.10 0.0
1981 58 51 0.69 0.0
1980 63 44 0.00 0.0
1979 55 45 0.08 0.0
1978 53 29 0.00 0.0
1977 61 34 0.00 0.0
1976 67 35 0.00 0.0
1975 54 32 0.00 0.0
1974 61 36 0.00 0.0
1973 59 38 0.00 0.0
1972 65 46 0.04 0.0
1971 58 30 0.00 0.0
1970 52 33 0.10 0.0
1969 62 58 0.98 0.0
1968 59 32 0.05 0.0
1967 52 29 0.00 0.0
1966 61 39 0.00 0.0
1965 59 27 0.00 0.0
1964 59 39 0.26 0.0
1963 66 48 0.07 0.0
1962 66 36 0.00 0.0
1961 62 45 0.02 0.0
1960 69 38 0.00 0.0
1959 58 39 0.00 0.0
1958 57 40 0.00 0.0
1957 60 40 0.00 0.0
1956 68 33 0.00 0.0
1955 59 54 0.50 0.0
1954 74 37 0.00 0.0
1953 65 40 0.00 0.0
1952 58 43 0.16 0.0
1951 55 33 0.00 0.0
1950 60 48 0.00 0.0
1949 50 28 0.00 0.0
1948 59 29 0.00 0.0
1947 54 47 1.17 0.0
1946 60 37 0.00 0.0
1945 68 39 0.30 0.0
1944 69 46 0.00 n/a
1943 57 48 0.30 0.0
1942 56 35 0.01 n/a
1941 61 42 0.12 n/a
1940 63 51 0.00 n/a
1939 67 n/a 0.00 n/a
1938 64 41 0.00 0.0
1937 69 41 n/a 0.0
1936 67 33 0.00 n/a
1935 62 34 0.00 n/a
1934 64 40 0.00 n/a
1933 54 39 0.00 n/a
1932 64 31 0.00 n/a
1931 53 42 0.25 n/a
1930 66 29 n/a n/a
1929 69 45 0.00 n/a
1928 60 29 n/a n/a
1927 n/a 36 0.25 n/a
1926 62 31 0.15 n/a
1925 63 37 0.00 0.0
1924 59 30 n/a n/a
1923 55 32 0.00 n/a
1922 70 40 0.00 n/a
1921 55 n/a 1.30 n/a
1920 55 44 0.00 n/a
1919 63 44 n/a n/a
1918 59 44 0.20 n/a
1917 70 40 0.00 n/a
1916 60 38 0.00 0.0
1915 63 34 0.00 n/a
1914 55 32 0.00 n/a
1913 50 35 0.00 n/a
1912 61 n/a 0.00 0.0
1911 59 30 n/a 0.0
1910 59 45 0.00 n/a
1909 50 41 0.35 n/a
1908 59 27 0.00 n/a
1907 64 39 0.00 n/a
1906 69 37 n/a n/a
1905 60 38 0.40 n/a
1904 68 36 0.00 n/a
1903 67 31 n/a n/a
1902 62 34 0.00 n/a
1901 72 34 0.00 n/a
1900 63 47 0.41 n/a
1899 60 32 0.00 n/a
1898 58 48 0.24 n/a
1897 53 27 n/a n/a
1896 76 38 0.00 n/a
1895 57 49 0.20 n/a
1894 65 46 0.48 n/a
1893 63 48 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 76 °F which happened in 1896.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 76 °F 1896
2 75 °F 1985
3 74 °F 1954
4 73 °F 1999
5 72 °F 1901
6 70 °F 1917
6 70 °F 1922
8 69 °F 1906
8 69 °F 1944
8 69 °F 1994
8 69 °F 1960
8 69 °F 1929
8 69 °F 1937
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 27 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1965.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 27 °F 1908
1 27 °F 1965
1 27 °F 1897
4 28 °F 1949
5 29 °F 1978
5 29 °F 1948
5 29 °F 1930
5 29 °F 1928
5 29 °F 1990
5 29 °F 1967
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1998
2 48 °F 1990
3 50 °F 1913
3 50 °F 2002
3 50 °F 1909
3 50 °F 1949
7 51 °F 1988
8 52 °F 1967
8 52 °F 1970
10 53 °F 1978
10 53 °F 1931
10 53 °F 1897
10 53 °F 2001
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 2.05 inches which happened in 2002.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.05 inches 2002
2 1.30 inches 1921
3 1.17 inches 1947
4 0.98 inches 1969
5 0.94 inches 2014
5 0.94 inches 2003
7 0.87 inches 2007
8 0.69 inches 1981
9 0.65 inches 1988
10 0.55 inches 2001
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location