Santa Cruz December 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of December 3.
December 3 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 87 °F 1958
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1971
Highest daily low 59 °F 2014
Most precipitation 3.24 inches 1951
Most snow none -
December 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 62.0 °F
Average low 42.7 °F
Chance precipitation 32.0%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz December 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019 61 50 n/a n/a
2018 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2017 63 44 n/a n/a
2016 64 37 0.00 n/a
2015 59 41 0.41 n/a
2014 64 59 1.39 n/a
2013 57 43 0.00 n/a
2012 61 46 0.00 n/a
2011 65 40 n/a n/a
2010 59 41 0.00 0.0
2009 62 42 0.00 0.0
2008 62 42 0.00 0.0
2007 65 44 0.00 0.0
2006 72 38 0.00 0.0
2005 58 37 0.00 0.0
2004 62 32 0.00 0.0
2003 62 47 0.00 0.0
2002 65 41 0.00 0.0
2001 54 43 0.21 0.0
2000 64 40 0.00 0.0
1999 60 44 0.00 0.0
1998 55 50 0.58 0.0
1997 60 50 0.00 0.0
1996 57 34 0.00 0.0
1995 63 40 0.00 0.0
1994 53 48 0.19 0.0
1993 67 42 0.00 0.0
1992 59 49 0.63 0.0
1991 66 37 0.00 0.0
1990 65 33 0.00 0.0
1989 72 39 0.00 0.0
1988 71 44 0.00 0.0
1987 66 53 0.00 0.0
1986 67 37 0.00 0.0
1985 60 53 1.06 0.0
1984 54 42 0.37 0.0
1983 63 45 0.55 0.0
1982 55 44 0.00 0.0
1981 62 39 0.00 0.0
1980 59 50 0.12 0.0
1979 65 44 0.00 0.0
1978 58 34 0.00 0.0
1977 67 40 0.00 0.0
1976 72 35 0.00 0.0
1975 66 37 0.00 0.0
1974 57 45 2.40 0.0
1973 58 34 0.00 0.0
1972 56 41 0.12 0.0
1971 46 33 0.43 0.0
1970 51 37 0.03 0.0
1969 69 36 0.00 0.0
1968 67 30 0.00 0.0
1967 54 41 0.46 0.0
1966 61 45 0.03 0.0
1965 73 38 0.00 0.0
1964 62 40 0.00 0.0
1963 64 35 0.00 0.0
1962 62 53 0.13 0.0
1961 60 42 0.00 0.0
1960 61 40 0.03 0.0
1959 73 39 0.00 0.0
1958 87 45 0.00 0.0
1957 76 33 0.00 0.0
1956 66 36 0.00 0.0
1955 54 35 0.05 0.0
1954 67 46 0.32 0.0
1953 58 41 0.05 0.0
1952 57 35 0.00 0.0
1951 63 45 3.24 0.0
1950 60 48 2.75 0.0
1949 72 36 0.00 0.0
1948 61 41 0.55 0.0
1947 59 35 0.00 0.0
1946 62 46 0.00 0.0
1945 58 38 0.00 0.0
1944 61 35 0.00 n/a
1943 71 39 0.00 0.0
1942 62 40 0.00 n/a
1941 70 52 n/a n/a
1940 81 41 0.00 n/a
1939 80 41 0.00 n/a
1938 62 46 0.42 0.0
1937 69 44 n/a 0.0
1936 59 36 0.00 n/a
1935 66 47 0.12 n/a
1934 67 33 0.00 n/a
1933 59 45 1.14 n/a
1932 73 41 0.00 n/a
1931 62 36 0.00 n/a
1930 69 41 n/a n/a
1929 63 37 0.00 n/a
1928 62 38 n/a n/a
1927 70 40 0.00 n/a
1926 62 53 0.00 n/a
1925 63 35 0.00 0.0
1924 68 35 n/a n/a
1923 71 33 0.00 n/a
1922 65 38 0.00 n/a
1921 69 43 0.00 n/a
1920 64 36 0.10 n/a
1919 56 n/a 0.15 n/a
1918 76 41 0.00 n/a
1917 63 37 0.00 n/a
1916 54 50 1.30 0.0
1915 59 48 2.15 n/a
1914 55 42 0.75 n/a
1913 58 30 0.00 n/a
1912 64 n/a 0.00 0.0
1911 64 39 1.05 0.0
1910 59 50 0.00 n/a
1909 61 36 0.00 n/a
1908 54 48 0.05 n/a
1907 73 37 0.00 n/a
1906 57 39 n/a n/a
1905 65 34 0.00 n/a
1904 61 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 70 34 n/a n/a
1902 65 31 0.00 n/a
1901 69 43 1.40 n/a
1900 65 37 0.00 n/a
1899 57 41 0.00 n/a
1898 68 34 0.00 n/a
1897 64 30 n/a n/a
1896 74 38 0.00 n/a
1895 64 42 0.00 n/a
1894 68 46 n/a n/a
1893 78 42 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 87 °F which happened in 1958.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1958
2 81 °F 1940
3 80 °F 1939
4 78 °F 1893
5 76 °F 1957
5 76 °F 1918
7 74 °F 1896
8 73 °F 1959
8 73 °F 1907
8 73 °F 1965
8 73 °F 1932
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 30 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1913
1 30 °F 1968
1 30 °F 1897
4 31 °F 1902
5 32 °F 2004
6 33 °F 1957
6 33 °F 1990
6 33 °F 1934
6 33 °F 1923
6 33 °F 1971
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1971
2 51 °F 1970
3 53 °F 1994
4 54 °F 1955
4 54 °F 2001
4 54 °F 1908
4 54 °F 1984
4 54 °F 1967
4 54 °F 1916
10 55 °F 1914
10 55 °F 1982
10 55 °F 1998
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 3.24 inches which happened in 1951.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.24 inches 1951
2 2.75 inches 1950
3 2.40 inches 1974
4 2.15 inches 1915
5 1.40 inches 1901
6 1.39 inches 2014
7 1.30 inches 1916
8 1.14 inches 1933
9 1.06 inches 1985
10 1.05 inches 1911
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location