Santa Cruz December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 77 °F 1963
Lowest temperature 23 °F 1915
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1974
Highest daily low 54 °F 1996
Most precipitation 2.00 inches 1913
Most snow none -
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.3 °F
Average low 40.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.6%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 60 39 n/a n/a
2020 65 42 0.30 n/a
2019 64 44 0.00 n/a
2018 60 40 0.00 n/a
2017 69 40 0.00 n/a
2016 59 38 0.00 n/a
2015 59 39 0.00 n/a
2014 56 41 0.00 n/a
2013 66 34 0.00 n/a
2012 53 31 0.00 n/a
2011 63 39 n/a n/a
2010 51 34 0.00 0.0
2009 60 46 0.00 0.0
2008 61 36 0.00 0.0
2007 62 38 0.00 0.0
2006 54 39 0.00 0.0
2005 59 52 1.10 0.0
2004 55 46 1.91 0.0
2003 57 46 0.00 0.0
2002 54 46 0.71 0.0
2001 60 53 0.81 0.0
2000 64 35 0.00 0.0
1999 54 43 0.00 0.0
1998 61 45 0.00 0.0
1997 65 46 0.00 0.0
1996 62 54 0.57 0.0
1995 72 50 0.00 0.0
1994 52 42 0.08 0.0
1993 65 40 0.00 0.0
1992 54 36 0.00 0.0
1991 63 39 0.00 0.0
1990 64 28 0.00 0.0
1989 65 45 0.00 0.0
1988 50 36 0.70 0.0
1987 54 31 0.00 0.0
1986 59 46 0.08 0.0
1985 57 50 0.03 0.0
1984 55 33 0.00 0.0
1983 59 47 0.09 0.0
1982 58 30 0.00 0.0
1981 60 48 0.01 0.0
1980 73 41 0.00 0.0
1979 57 44 0.43 0.0
1978 54 29 0.00 0.0
1977 61 39 0.00 0.0
1976 52 43 1.40 0.0
1975 55 32 0.00 0.0
1974 48 40 0.00 0.0
1973 50 35 0.15 0.0
1972 58 37 0.00 0.0
1971 59 30 0.01 0.0
1970 59 37 0.00 0.0
1969 58 30 0.00 0.0
1968 63 38 0.00 0.0
1967 59 34 0.00 0.0
1966 61 32 0.00 0.0
1965 55 41 0.27 0.0
1964 50 36 0.24 0.0
1963 77 39 0.00 0.0
1962 55 34 0.00 0.0
1961 56 33 0.00 0.0
1960 57 29 0.00 0.0
1959 53 33 0.00 0.0
1958 68 39 0.00 0.0
1957 67 36 0.00 0.0
1956 64 34 0.00 0.0
1955 55 35 0.66 0.0
1954 58 46 0.18 0.0
1953 64 32 0.00 0.0
1952 54 35 0.06 0.0
1951 49 31 0.27 0.0
1950 54 34 0.00 0.0
1949 58 33 0.00 0.0
1948 57 37 0.01 0.0
1947 55 30 0.00 0.0
1946 56 29 0.00 0.0
1945 67 39 0.00 0.0
1944 61 34 0.00 n/a
1943 58 33 0.02 0.0
1942 66 42 0.00 n/a
1941 55 35 0.18 n/a
1940 61 34 0.00 n/a
1939 59 46 0.41 n/a
1938 68 38 0.00 0.0
1937 64 40 n/a 0.0
1936 59 36 0.18 n/a
1935 51 40 0.07 n/a
1934 63 35 0.00 n/a
1933 62 50 0.30 n/a
1932 58 36 0.00 n/a
1931 61 49 1.50 n/a
1930 54 46 0.30 n/a
1929 65 35 0.00 n/a
1928 62 34 n/a n/a
1927 60 37 0.00 n/a
1926 63 32 0.00 n/a
1925 72 36 0.00 0.0
1924 57 43 n/a n/a
1923 54 38 0.20 n/a
1922 61 44 0.12 n/a
1921 74 50 0.00 n/a
1920 59 39 0.00 n/a
1919 55 33 n/a n/a
1918 54 28 0.00 n/a
1917 76 40 0.00 n/a
1916 48 42 0.45 0.0
1915 49 23 0.00 n/a
1914 59 40 0.00 n/a
1913 56 54 2.00 n/a
1912 54 n/a 0.00 0.0
1911 56 38 n/a 0.0
1910 57 30 0.00 n/a
1909 54 41 1.10 n/a
1908 60 42 0.85 n/a
1907 59 44 0.00 n/a
1906 55 35 n/a n/a
1905 54 n/a 0.00 n/a
1904 58 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 60 41 n/a n/a
1902 57 30 0.10 n/a
1901 66 36 0.00 n/a
1900 55 25 0.00 n/a
1899 54 38 0.05 n/a
1898 57 29 0.00 n/a
1897 71 35 n/a n/a
1896 67 40 0.00 n/a
1895 60 32 0.00 n/a
1894 65 42 n/a n/a
1893 60 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 77 °F which happened in 1963.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 77 °F 1963
2 76 °F 1917
3 74 °F 1921
4 73 °F 1980
5 72 °F 1925
5 72 °F 1995
7 71 °F 1897
8 69 °F 2017
9 68 °F 1958
9 68 °F 1938
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 23 °F which happened in 1915.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1915
2 25 °F 1900
3 28 °F 1990
3 28 °F 1918
5 29 °F 1960
5 29 °F 1898
5 29 °F 1946
5 29 °F 1978
9 30 °F 1971
9 30 °F 1982
9 30 °F 1969
9 30 °F 1947
9 30 °F 1902
9 30 °F 1910
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1974
1 48 °F 1916
3 49 °F 1951
3 49 °F 1915
5 50 °F 1988
5 50 °F 1973
5 50 °F 1964
8 51 °F 2010
8 51 °F 1935
10 52 °F 1994
10 52 °F 1976
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 2.00 inches which happened in 1913.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.00 inches 1913
2 1.91 inches 2004
3 1.50 inches 1931
4 1.40 inches 1976
5 1.10 inches 2005
5 1.10 inches 1909
7 0.85 inches 1908
8 0.81 inches 2001
9 0.71 inches 2002
10 0.70 inches 1988
Weather Station Details
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1893–2022 Santa Cruz location