Santa Cruz December 24 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of December 24 (Christmas Eve).
December 24 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 80 °F 1989
Lowest temperature 23 °F 1990
Lowest daily high 51 °F 1987
Highest daily low 57 °F 1964
Most precipitation 2.35 inches 1979
Most snow none -
December 24 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.1 °F
Average low 40.8 °F
Chance precipitation 34.4%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz December 24 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 57 51 0.00 n/a
2020 71 34 0.00 n/a
2019 65 42 0.05 n/a
2018 58 46 0.38 n/a
2017 61 39 0.00 n/a
2016 55 33 0.00 n/a
2015 55 37 0.11 n/a
2014 59 45 0.03 n/a
2013 71 39 0.00 n/a
2012 56 41 0.22 n/a
2011 67 28 n/a n/a
2010 58 39 0.00 0.0
2009 62 31 0.00 0.0
2008 54 42 0.04 0.0
2007 62 42 0.00 0.0
2006 59 41 0.00 0.0
2005 70 50 0.00 0.0
2004 63 35 0.00 0.0
2003 57 52 0.92 0.0
2002 55 37 0.00 0.0
2001 60 38 0.00 0.0
2000 59 40 0.00 0.0
1999 67 37 0.00 0.0
1998 54 25 0.00 0.0
1997 62 41 0.00 0.0
1996 62 38 0.00 0.0
1995 64 41 0.00 0.0
1994 58 48 0.94 0.0
1993 64 34 0.00 0.0
1992 68 36 0.00 0.0
1991 68 38 0.00 0.0
1990 55 23 0.00 0.0
1989 80 34 0.00 0.0
1988 54 42 2.28 0.0
1987 51 37 0.00 0.0
1986 60 38 0.00 0.0
1985 72 36 0.00 0.0
1984 60 31 0.00 0.0
1983 55 46 0.96 0.0
1982 54 36 0.03 0.0
1981 60 38 0.00 0.0
1980 63 42 0.00 0.0
1979 53 43 2.35 0.0
1978 54 33 0.00 0.0
1977 66 44 0.00 0.0
1976 62 32 0.00 0.0
1975 63 34 0.00 0.0
1974 54 32 0.00 0.0
1973 59 44 0.00 0.0
1972 63 44 0.00 0.0
1971 57 39 0.87 0.0
1970 57 32 0.00 0.0
1969 59 51 1.02 0.0
1968 52 43 0.95 0.0
1967 65 40 0.00 0.0
1966 58 35 0.00 0.0
1965 54 33 0.03 0.0
1964 67 57 1.16 0.0
1963 66 33 0.00 0.0
1962 57 36 0.00 0.0
1961 73 37 0.00 0.0
1960 65 42 0.00 0.0
1959 60 52 0.12 0.0
1958 61 39 n/a 0.0
1957 61 38 0.00 0.0
1956 58 32 0.00 0.0
1955 56 46 0.00 0.0
1954 58 39 0.00 0.0
1953 56 36 0.00 0.0
1952 58 41 0.12 0.0
1951 59 43 0.07 0.0
1950 69 36 0.00 0.0
1949 58 34 0.00 0.0
1948 54 27 0.00 0.0
1947 72 34 0.00 0.0
1946 62 51 0.67 0.0
1945 61 n/a 0.86 0.0
1944 63 40 0.00 n/a
1943 57 40 0.07 0.0
1942 58 41 0.87 n/a
1941 57 37 n/a n/a
1940 65 51 0.75 n/a
1939 62 40 0.04 n/a
1938 66 36 0.00 0.0
1937 62 31 n/a 0.0
1936 54 42 0.18 n/a
1935 68 35 0.00 n/a
1934 60 35 0.00 n/a
1933 65 37 0.00 n/a
1932 56 34 0.00 n/a
1931 55 51 1.03 n/a
1930 63 29 n/a n/a
1929 59 37 0.00 n/a
1928 62 34 n/a n/a
1927 53 47 1.40 n/a
1926 56 34 0.00 n/a
1925 70 40 0.00 0.0
1924 54 34 n/a n/a
1923 67 33 0.00 n/a
1922 67 40 0.10 n/a
1921 55 45 1.75 n/a
1920 59 50 0.00 n/a
1919 60 38 n/a n/a
1918 61 31 0.00 n/a
1917 58 47 0.00 n/a
1916 53 39 0.10 0.0
1915 73 36 0.00 n/a
1914 64 32 0.00 n/a
1913 56 44 1.60 n/a
1912 59 n/a 0.00 0.0
1911 57 29 n/a 0.0
1910 63 36 0.00 n/a
1909 59 31 0.00 n/a
1908 64 40 0.00 n/a
1907 60 36 0.00 n/a
1906 70 56 0.75 n/a
1905 55 28 0.00 n/a
1904 57 n/a 0.15 n/a
1903 65 31 n/a n/a
1902 68 39 0.00 n/a
1901 72 36 0.00 n/a
1900 65 37 0.00 n/a
1899 72 35 0.00 n/a
1898 65 29 0.00 n/a
1897 57 36 n/a n/a
1896 70 40 0.00 n/a
1895 59 40 0.00 n/a
1894 62 38 n/a n/a
1893 58 46 0.40 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 12/24?
For the date of Dec 24, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 80 °F which happened in 1989.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 80 °F 1989
2 73 °F 1915
2 73 °F 1961
4 72 °F 1985
4 72 °F 1901
4 72 °F 1899
4 72 °F 1947
8 71 °F 2013
8 71 °F 2020
10 70 °F 2005
10 70 °F 1896
10 70 °F 1906
10 70 °F 1925
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 12/24?
For the date of Dec 24, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 23 °F which happened in 1990.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1990
2 25 °F 1998
3 27 °F 1948
4 28 °F 2011
4 28 °F 1905
6 29 °F 1898
6 29 °F 1911
6 29 °F 1930
9 31 °F 1918
9 31 °F 2009
9 31 °F 1909
9 31 °F 1984
9 31 °F 1937
9 31 °F 1903
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 24
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1987
2 52 °F 1968
3 53 °F 1916
3 53 °F 1927
3 53 °F 1979
6 54 °F 1988
6 54 °F 1948
6 54 °F 1982
6 54 °F 1965
6 54 °F 1998
6 54 °F 1978
6 54 °F 1936
6 54 °F 1924
6 54 °F 1974
6 54 °F 2008
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 12/24?
For the date of Dec 24, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 2.35 inches which happened in 1979.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on December 24
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.35 inches 1979
2 2.28 inches 1988
3 1.75 inches 1921
4 1.60 inches 1913
5 1.40 inches 1927
6 1.16 inches 1964
7 1.03 inches 1931
8 1.02 inches 1969
9 0.96 inches 1983
10 0.95 inches 1968
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location