Santa Cruz May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 95 °F 1976
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1943
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1980
Highest daily low 58 °F 1895
Most precipitation 1.90 inches 1925
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.3 °F
Average low 48.9 °F
Chance precipitation 13.0%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 67 51 n/a n/a
2020 69 55 0.25 n/a
2019 70 56 0.00 n/a
2018 64 51 0.00 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 68 55 0.00 n/a
2015 71 43 0.00 n/a
2014 88 44 0.00 n/a
2013 81 49 0.00 n/a
2012 65 47 0.00 n/a
2011 71 43 n/a n/a
2010 67 42 0.00 0.0
2009 69 45 0.00 0.0
2008 67 44 0.00 0.0
2007 69 46 0.00 0.0
2006 70 49 0.00 0.0
2005 71 47 0.00 0.0
2004 74 44 0.00 0.0
2003 75 46 0.00 0.0
2002 77 45 0.00 0.0
2001 62 51 0.00 0.0
2000 70 44 0.00 0.0
1999 70 53 0.00 0.0
1998 59 48 1.06 0.0
1997 73 50 0.00 0.0
1996 77 51 0.00 0.0
1995 63 45 0.01 0.0
1994 68 46 0.00 0.0
1993 63 46 0.00 0.0
1992 66 53 0.00 0.0
1991 67 51 0.00 0.0
1990 69 43 0.00 0.0
1989 66 46 0.00 0.0
1988 76 48 0.00 0.0
1987 68 54 0.00 0.0
1986 72 41 0.00 0.0
1985 66 41 0.00 0.0
1984 83 50 0.00 0.0
1983 75 46 0.00 0.0
1982 66 46 0.00 0.0
1981 79 45 0.00 0.0
1980 57 46 0.00 0.0
1979 85 49 0.00 0.0
1978 76 43 0.00 0.0
1977 57 43 0.05 0.0
1976 95 48 0.00 0.0
1975 83 43 0.00 0.0
1974 73 40 0.00 0.0
1973 69 46 0.00 0.0
1972 95 45 0.00 0.0
1971 67 50 0.00 0.0
1970 66 40 0.00 0.0
1969 65 51 0.00 0.0
1968 63 45 0.00 0.0
1967 67 38 0.00 0.0
1966 68 44 0.00 0.0
1965 69 45 0.00 0.0
1964 66 43 0.00 0.0
1963 65 45 0.00 0.0
1962 68 39 0.00 0.0
1961 67 42 0.00 0.0
1960 75 54 0.00 0.0
1959 67 54 0.00 0.0
1958 62 42 0.00 0.0
1957 66 51 0.02 0.0
1956 68 50 0.00 0.0
1955 69 43 0.00 0.0
1954 67 48 0.00 0.0
1953 77 44 0.00 0.0
1952 72 49 0.00 0.0
1951 68 39 0.00 0.0
1950 62 49 0.00 0.0
1949 61 52 0.00 0.0
1948 73 40 0.00 0.0
1947 78 47 0.00 0.0
1946 69 46 0.00 0.0
1945 72 46 0.45 0.0
1944 72 39 0.00 0.0
1943 78 34 0.00 n/a
1942 63 41 0.00 n/a
1941 69 55 0.02 n/a
1940 78 40 n/a n/a
1939 66 51 0.00 n/a
1938 68 47 0.00 n/a
1937 87 47 0.00 n/a
1936 61 50 0.00 0.0
1935 65 47 0.00 n/a
1934 73 45 0.00 n/a
1933 59 48 0.00 n/a
1932 60 50 0.00 n/a
1931 70 50 0.00 n/a
1930 70 40 0.00 n/a
1929 90 44 0.00 n/a
1928 68 54 0.00 n/a
1927 86 44 0.00 n/a
1926 80 46 0.00 n/a
1925 76 54 1.90 n/a
1924 61 48 0.00 n/a
1923 78 41 n/a n/a
1922 80 40 n/a n/a
1921 74 42 0.00 n/a
1920 68 38 n/a n/a
1919 76 41 0.00 n/a
1918 75 43 n/a n/a
1917 70 45 0.00 0.0
1916 82 34 0.00 n/a
1915 69 54 0.00 n/a
1914 79 44 0.00 n/a
1913 75 39 0.00 n/a
1912 65 46 0.00 n/a
1911 68 44 0.00 0.0
1910 72 44 0.00 0.0
1909 67 36 0.00 n/a
1908 66 39 0.00 n/a
1907 70 40 0.00 n/a
1906 62 49 n/a n/a
1905 73 39 0.00 n/a
1904 68 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 72 n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 67 40 0.18 n/a
1901 72 49 0.00 n/a
1900 64 38 0.00 n/a
1899 72 39 0.00 n/a
1898 66 52 0.00 n/a
1897 62 50 0.00 n/a
1896 75 40 0.00 n/a
1895 83 58 0.00 n/a
1894 70 49 0.00 n/a
1893 76 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 95 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1976.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 95 °F 1972
1 95 °F 1976
3 90 °F 1929
4 88 °F 2014
5 87 °F 1937
6 86 °F 1927
7 85 °F 1979
8 83 °F 1975
8 83 °F 1895
8 83 °F 1984
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 34 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1943.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1916
1 34 °F 1943
3 36 °F 1909
4 38 °F 1900
4 38 °F 1967
4 38 °F 1920
7 39 °F 1944
7 39 °F 1962
7 39 °F 1951
7 39 °F 1905
7 39 °F 1908
7 39 °F 1913
7 39 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1980
1 57 °F 1977
3 59 °F 1933
3 59 °F 1998
5 60 °F 1932
6 61 °F 1936
6 61 °F 1949
6 61 °F 1924
9 62 °F 1906
9 62 °F 1950
9 62 °F 1897
9 62 °F 1958
9 62 °F 2001
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 1.90 inches which happened in 1925.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.90 inches 1925
2 1.06 inches 1998
3 0.45 inches 1945
4 0.25 inches 2020
5 0.18 inches 1902
6 0.05 inches 1977
7 0.02 inches 1957
7 0.02 inches 1941
9 0.01 inches 1995
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location