Santa Cruz May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 91 °F 1918
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1955
Highest daily low 56 °F 1995
Most precipitation 1.22 inches 1905
Most snow none -
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.0 °F
Average low 47.9 °F
Chance precipitation 15.7%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 73 48 n/a n/a
2020 75 46 0.00 n/a
2019 70 45 0.00 n/a
2018 75 50 0.00 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 76 46 0.00 n/a
2015 70 50 0.00 n/a
2014 90 52 0.00 n/a
2013 69 47 0.00 n/a
2012 72 48 0.00 n/a
2011 80 40 n/a n/a
2010 71 42 0.00 0.0
2009 62 50 0.15 0.0
2008 72 39 0.00 0.0
2007 69 42 0.00 0.0
2006 70 53 0.00 0.0
2005 67 52 0.00 0.0
2004 85 47 0.00 0.0
2003 64 49 0.00 0.0
2002 60 48 0.00 0.0
2001 71 49 0.00 0.0
2000 72 46 0.00 0.0
1999 62 49 0.00 0.0
1998 63 55 0.29 0.0
1997 72 41 0.00 0.0
1996 85 53 0.00 0.0
1995 64 56 0.31 0.0
1994 67 47 0.00 0.0
1993 77 48 0.00 0.0
1992 73 46 0.00 0.0
1991 59 45 0.00 0.0
1990 84 51 0.00 0.0
1989 76 44 0.00 0.0
1988 70 40 0.00 0.0
1987 69 47 0.00 0.0
1986 67 43 0.00 0.0
1985 74 46 0.00 0.0
1984 68 45 0.00 0.0
1983 61 47 0.34 0.0
1982 65 47 0.00 0.0
1981 70 53 0.00 0.0
1980 63 51 0.03 0.0
1979 68 48 0.00 0.0
1978 68 43 0.00 0.0
1977 68 48 0.17 0.0
1976 85 37 0.00 0.0
1975 61 38 0.00 0.0
1974 70 49 0.00 0.0
1973 65 44 0.00 0.0
1972 88 40 0.00 0.0
1971 62 50 0.00 0.0
1970 78 41 0.00 0.0
1969 67 37 0.00 0.0
1968 69 40 0.00 0.0
1967 69 35 0.00 0.0
1966 84 39 0.00 0.0
1965 71 43 0.00 0.0
1964 61 43 0.18 0.0
1963 72 42 0.00 0.0
1962 74 36 0.00 0.0
1961 74 44 0.00 0.0
1960 71 40 0.00 0.0
1959 68 47 0.00 0.0
1958 64 46 0.00 0.0
1957 60 51 0.06 0.0
1956 60 48 0.00 0.0
1955 56 48 0.17 0.0
1954 66 37 0.00 0.0
1953 61 36 0.00 0.0
1952 71 54 0.06 0.0
1951 61 40 0.07 0.0
1950 57 48 0.47 0.0
1949 73 42 0.00 0.0
1948 67 41 0.06 0.0
1947 88 52 0.00 0.0
1946 70 41 0.00 0.0
1945 62 50 0.00 0.0
1944 73 45 0.00 0.0
1943 81 45 0.00 n/a
1942 64 37 0.15 n/a
1941 72 50 0.00 n/a
1940 74 47 n/a n/a
1939 74 42 0.00 n/a
1938 62 40 0.00 n/a
1937 85 41 0.00 n/a
1936 71 45 0.00 0.0
1935 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1934 69 40 0.09 n/a
1933 59 40 0.00 n/a
1932 65 54 0.04 n/a
1931 74 50 0.00 n/a
1930 70 48 0.00 n/a
1929 74 44 0.00 n/a
1928 77 47 0.00 n/a
1927 74 40 0.00 n/a
1926 74 54 0.00 n/a
1925 79 42 0.00 n/a
1924 69 42 0.00 n/a
1923 74 40 n/a n/a
1922 68 43 n/a n/a
1921 64 41 0.00 n/a
1920 64 41 n/a n/a
1919 60 50 0.02 n/a
1918 91 41 n/a n/a
1917 68 40 0.00 0.0
1916 79 45 0.00 n/a
1915 60 38 0.15 n/a
1914 66 51 0.00 n/a
1913 71 33 0.00 n/a
1912 61 44 0.07 n/a
1911 65 37 0.00 0.0
1910 64 39 0.00 0.0
1909 74 40 0.00 n/a
1908 57 49 0.07 n/a
1907 68 52 0.00 n/a
1906 72 48 n/a n/a
1905 61 39 1.22 n/a
1904 59 39 0.00 n/a
1903 68 n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 66 39 0.00 n/a
1901 65 45 0.00 n/a
1900 69 50 0.00 n/a
1899 64 31 0.00 n/a
1898 67 48 0.00 n/a
1897 68 45 0.00 n/a
1896 62 39 0.00 n/a
1895 67 53 0.75 n/a
1894 85 43 0.00 n/a
1893 75 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 91 °F which happened in 1918.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1918
2 90 °F 2014
3 88 °F 1972
3 88 °F 1947
5 85 °F 1976
5 85 °F 1996
5 85 °F 2004
5 85 °F 1937
5 85 °F 1894
10 84 °F 1990
10 84 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 31 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1899
2 33 °F 1913
3 35 °F 1967
4 36 °F 1953
4 36 °F 1962
6 37 °F 1969
6 37 °F 1954
6 37 °F 1911
6 37 °F 1976
6 37 °F 1942
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1955
2 57 °F 1950
2 57 °F 1908
4 59 °F 1904
4 59 °F 1991
4 59 °F 1933
7 60 °F 1957
7 60 °F 2002
7 60 °F 1956
7 60 °F 1915
7 60 °F 1919
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 1.22 inches which happened in 1905.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.22 inches 1905
2 0.75 inches 1895
3 0.47 inches 1950
4 0.34 inches 1983
5 0.31 inches 1995
6 0.29 inches 1998
7 0.18 inches 1964
8 0.17 inches 1977
8 0.17 inches 1955
10 0.15 inches 1915
10 0.15 inches 2009
10 0.15 inches 1942
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location