Santa Cruz January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 75 °F 1927
Lowest temperature 26 °F 1976
Lowest daily high 47 °F 1974
Highest daily low 55 °F 1927
Most precipitation 1.70 inches 1974
Most snow none -
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.5 °F
Average low 40.8 °F
Chance precipitation 32.1%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2022 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 62 45 0.03 n/a
2020 69 47 0.00 n/a
2019 62 34 0.00 n/a
2018 61 47 0.16 n/a
2017 51 47 1.64 n/a
2016 61 46 0.00 n/a
2015 63 31 0.00 n/a
2014 66 42 0.00 n/a
2013 59 31 0.00 n/a
2012 63 41 n/a n/a
2011 57 39 0.03 n/a
2010 66 37 0.00 0.0
2009 53 37 0.00 0.0
2008 57 46 0.14 0.0
2007 61 39 0.00 0.0
2006 53 43 0.01 0.0
2005 55 42 0.89 0.0
2004 53 32 0.03 0.0
2003 66 41 0.00 0.0
2002 60 42 0.08 0.0
2001 72 39 0.00 0.0
2000 60 36 0.00 0.0
1999 70 38 0.00 0.0
1998 57 49 0.45 0.0
1997 64 46 0.17 0.0
1996 68 42 0.00 0.0
1995 60 49 1.61 0.0
1994 63 41 0.00 0.0
1993 54 30 0.00 0.0
1992 59 46 0.00 0.0
1991 52 45 0.03 0.0
1990 64 30 0.00 0.0
1989 67 34 0.00 0.0
1988 54 45 0.07 0.0
1987 56 46 0.91 0.0
1986 56 48 0.00 0.0
1985 64 34 0.00 0.0
1984 68 38 0.00 0.0
1983 55 34 0.00 0.0
1982 50 31 0.00 0.0
1981 62 44 0.03 0.0
1980 59 40 0.00 0.0
1979 58 39 0.00 0.0
1978 55 49 0.78 0.0
1977 57 41 1.04 0.0
1976 53 26 0.00 0.0
1975 56 29 0.00 0.0
1974 47 39 1.70 0.0
1973 55 30 0.00 0.0
1972 55 37 0.00 0.0
1971 51 30 0.00 0.0
1970 62 30 0.00 0.0
1969 64 37 0.00 0.0
1968 55 29 0.00 0.0
1967 65 33 0.00 0.0
1966 55 31 0.00 0.0
1965 57 44 0.97 0.0
1964 61 33 0.00 0.0
1963 58 36 0.00 0.0
1962 58 38 0.00 0.0
1961 59 29 0.00 0.0
1960 52 35 0.03 0.0
1959 58 31 0.00 0.0
1958 61 36 0.00 0.0
1957 57 38 0.00 0.0
1956 59 39 0.09 0.0
1955 54 29 0.00 0.0
1954 57 41 0.18 0.0
1953 68 37 0.00 0.0
1952 52 26 0.00 0.0
1951 55 45 0.24 0.0
1950 48 29 0.00 0.0
1949 48 31 0.00 0.0
1948 63 51 0.16 0.0
1947 62 31 0.00 0.0
1946 58 41 0.17 0.0
1945 63 32 0.00 0.0
1944 49 34 0.25 n/a
1943 65 33 0.00 n/a
1942 58 30 0.00 n/a
1941 61 37 0.35 n/a
1940 60 52 0.35 n/a
1939 63 45 0.06 n/a
1938 64 41 0.00 0.0
1937 60 35 0.00 n/a
1936 60 50 0.12 n/a
1935 62 38 0.07 n/a
1934 64 46 0.00 n/a
1933 55 40 0.15 0.0
1932 55 34 0.00 n/a
1931 60 40 n/a n/a
1930 58 40 0.00 n/a
1929 62 42 0.00 0.0
1928 70 50 n/a n/a
1927 75 55 0.00 n/a
1926 65 37 0.00 n/a
1925 59 32 n/a n/a
1924 53 40 0.00 n/a
1923 60 36 0.00 n/a
1922 59 33 0.00 n/a
1921 59 30 0.00 n/a
1920 70 42 0.00 n/a
1919 65 27 0.00 n/a
1918 65 40 0.00 n/a
1917 61 40 0.00 n/a
1916 57 47 0.45 n/a
1915 59 41 0.75 n/a
1914 67 n/a n/a n/a
1913 67 n/a 0.00 n/a
1912 60 n/a n/a 0.0
1911 64 32 0.00 n/a
1910 54 29 n/a n/a
1909 66 50 0.00 n/a
1908 59 40 0.25 n/a
1907 54 n/a 0.10 0.0
1906 59 29 0.00 n/a
1905 62 30 0.00 n/a
1904 61 33 0.15 n/a
1903 60 37 0.00 n/a
1902 69 37 0.00 n/a
1901 57 33 1.02 n/a
1900 63 55 0.03 n/a
1899 56 35 0.09 n/a
1898 65 40 0.00 n/a
1897 60 33 0.00 n/a
1896 63 32 0.00 n/a
1895 68 43 0.75 n/a
1894 54 33 0.00 n/a
1893 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 75 °F which happened in 1927.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 75 °F 1927
2 72 °F 2001
3 70 °F 1920
3 70 °F 1928
3 70 °F 1999
6 69 °F 1902
6 69 °F 2020
8 68 °F 1996
8 68 °F 1895
8 68 °F 1953
8 68 °F 1984
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 26 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1976.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1952
1 26 °F 1976
3 27 °F 1919
4 29 °F 1955
4 29 °F 1950
4 29 °F 1975
4 29 °F 1906
4 29 °F 1910
4 29 °F 1968
4 29 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 1974
2 48 °F 1950
2 48 °F 1949
4 49 °F 1944
5 50 °F 1982
6 51 °F 2017
6 51 °F 1971
8 52 °F 1952
8 52 °F 1991
8 52 °F 1960
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 1.70 inches which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.70 inches 1974
2 1.64 inches 2017
3 1.61 inches 1995
4 1.04 inches 1977
5 1.02 inches 1901
6 0.97 inches 1965
7 0.91 inches 1987
8 0.89 inches 2005
9 0.78 inches 1978
10 0.75 inches 1915
10 0.75 inches 1895
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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