Santa Cruz January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 77 °F 1981
Lowest temperature 23 °F 1901
Lowest daily high 49 °F 2011
Highest daily low 59 °F 1997
Most precipitation 2.80 inches 1940
Most snow none -
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.3 °F
Average low 40.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.2%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 60 37 0.00 n/a
2020 61 46 0.00 n/a
2019 60 40 0.00 n/a
2018 69 40 0.00 n/a
2017 56 39 0.00 n/a
2016 54 35 0.00 n/a
2015 55 29 0.00 n/a
2014 66 35 0.00 n/a
2013 58 35 0.00 n/a
2012 73 38 n/a n/a
2011 49 43 0.65 n/a
2010 63 46 0.00 0.0
2009 57 39 0.00 0.0
2008 70 36 0.00 0.0
2007 59 36 0.00 0.0
2006 57 44 0.40 0.0
2005 53 43 0.31 0.0
2004 54 49 1.84 0.0
2003 60 38 0.00 0.0
2002 56 51 0.05 0.0
2001 68 37 0.00 0.0
2000 54 47 0.00 0.0
1999 62 36 0.00 0.0
1998 61 45 0.00 0.0
1997 63 59 1.29 0.0
1996 71 48 0.00 0.0
1995 62 46 0.10 0.0
1994 67 43 0.00 0.0
1993 50 47 0.93 0.0
1992 65 36 0.00 0.0
1991 66 32 0.00 0.0
1990 62 40 0.25 0.0
1989 54 31 0.00 0.0
1988 54 29 0.00 0.0
1987 57 49 0.26 0.0
1986 66 50 0.00 0.0
1985 57 29 0.00 0.0
1984 65 38 0.00 0.0
1983 60 32 0.00 0.0
1982 53 39 0.32 0.0
1981 77 40 0.00 0.0
1980 58 44 0.05 0.0
1979 55 29 0.00 0.0
1978 60 40 0.00 0.0
1977 61 36 0.00 0.0
1976 58 29 0.00 0.0
1975 56 28 0.00 0.0
1974 52 34 0.45 0.0
1973 61 38 0.00 0.0
1972 63 33 0.00 0.0
1971 57 39 0.00 0.0
1970 59 30 0.00 0.0
1969 65 35 0.00 0.0
1968 49 33 0.00 0.0
1967 58 33 0.00 0.0
1966 53 28 0.00 0.0
1965 50 27 0.01 0.0
1964 65 37 0.00 0.0
1963 53 29 0.00 0.0
1962 54 34 0.00 0.0
1961 60 30 0.00 0.0
1960 57 27 0.00 0.0
1959 62 37 0.00 0.0
1958 62 36 0.00 0.0
1957 57 35 0.00 0.0
1956 54 43 0.95 0.0
1955 58 52 1.15 0.0
1954 57 37 0.00 0.0
1953 53 42 0.12 0.0
1952 50 28 0.00 0.0
1951 56 36 0.00 0.0
1950 55 30 0.00 0.0
1949 53 39 0.58 0.0
1948 54 43 0.14 0.0
1947 57 30 0.00 0.0
1946 63 44 0.00 0.0
1945 62 34 0.00 0.0
1944 54 44 0.00 n/a
1943 55 38 0.02 n/a
1942 57 34 0.00 n/a
1941 62 34 0.00 n/a
1940 57 52 2.80 n/a
1939 64 44 0.00 n/a
1938 63 48 0.14 0.0
1937 55 36 0.08 n/a
1936 60 38 0.00 n/a
1935 66 35 n/a n/a
1934 57 53 0.35 n/a
1933 57 36 0.00 0.0
1932 54 37 0.10 n/a
1931 58 52 0.25 n/a
1930 70 32 0.00 n/a
1929 64 36 0.00 0.0
1928 65 49 n/a n/a
1927 66 36 0.25 n/a
1926 68 38 0.00 n/a
1925 63 42 n/a n/a
1924 53 27 0.00 n/a
1923 60 36 0.00 n/a
1922 65 53 0.40 n/a
1921 64 34 0.00 n/a
1920 57 37 0.00 n/a
1919 55 25 0.00 n/a
1918 77 49 0.00 n/a
1917 53 32 0.15 n/a
1916 52 32 0.92 n/a
1915 65 36 0.00 n/a
1914 61 54 0.20 n/a
1913 59 n/a 0.00 n/a
1912 50 40 0.75 0.0
1911 60 30 0.00 n/a
1910 54 33 1.50 n/a
1909 61 49 0.00 n/a
1908 62 38 0.00 n/a
1907 64 29 0.00 0.0
1906 54 34 0.00 n/a
1905 61 31 0.00 n/a
1904 62 39 0.30 n/a
1903 62 37 0.00 n/a
1902 64 37 0.08 n/a
1901 54 23 0.00 n/a
1900 58 41 2.11 n/a
1899 51 38 1.54 n/a
1898 68 36 0.00 n/a
1897 60 30 0.00 n/a
1896 59 33 0.00 n/a
1895 58 38 0.00 n/a
1894 60 50 0.55 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 77 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1981.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 77 °F 1981
1 77 °F 1918
3 73 °F 2012
4 71 °F 1996
5 70 °F 2008
5 70 °F 1930
7 69 °F 2018
8 68 °F 2001
8 68 °F 1898
8 68 °F 1926
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 23 °F which happened in 1901.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 23 °F 1901
2 25 °F 1919
3 27 °F 1924
3 27 °F 1965
3 27 °F 1960
6 28 °F 1952
6 28 °F 1966
6 28 °F 1975
9 29 °F 1988
9 29 °F 2015
9 29 °F 1979
9 29 °F 1963
9 29 °F 1907
9 29 °F 1976
9 29 °F 1985
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 2011
1 49 °F 1968
3 50 °F 1965
3 50 °F 1952
3 50 °F 1993
3 50 °F 1912
7 51 °F 1899
8 52 °F 1916
8 52 °F 1974
10 53 °F 1982
10 53 °F 1949
10 53 °F 1953
10 53 °F 2005
10 53 °F 1963
10 53 °F 1917
10 53 °F 1966
10 53 °F 1924
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 2.80 inches which happened in 1940.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.80 inches 1940
2 2.11 inches 1900
3 1.84 inches 2004
4 1.54 inches 1899
5 1.50 inches 1910
6 1.29 inches 1997
7 1.15 inches 1955
8 0.95 inches 1956
9 0.93 inches 1993
10 0.92 inches 1916
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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