Santa Cruz May 15 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 15.
May 15 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 98 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1917
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1950
Highest daily low 59 °F 2018
Most precipitation 0.68 inches 1996
Most snow none -
May 15 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.3 °F
Average low 49.2 °F
Chance precipitation 12.7%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 15 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 64 50 0.00 n/a
2020 76 50 n/a n/a
2019 71 54 0.30 n/a
2018 74 59 0.00 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 77 50 0.00 n/a
2015 74 44 0.00 n/a
2014 97 54 0.00 n/a
2013 78 45 0.00 n/a
2012 74 45 0.00 n/a
2011 60 43 0.36 n/a
2010 65 51 0.00 0.0
2009 72 55 0.00 0.0
2008 87 54 0.00 0.0
2007 64 50 0.00 0.0
2006 62 56 0.00 0.0
2005 74 56 0.00 0.0
2004 71 48 0.00 0.0
2003 69 53 0.00 0.0
2002 66 48 0.00 0.0
2001 73 50 0.00 0.0
2000 63 55 0.09 0.0
1999 69 41 0.00 0.0
1998 66 43 0.00 0.0
1997 86 54 0.00 0.0
1996 65 58 0.68 0.0
1995 68 47 0.05 0.0
1994 68 52 0.00 0.0
1993 75 48 0.00 0.0
1992 72 48 0.00 0.0
1991 74 44 0.00 0.0
1990 69 43 0.00 0.0
1989 67 45 0.00 0.0
1988 74 46 0.00 0.0
1987 67 56 0.00 0.0
1986 72 44 0.00 0.0
1985 71 43 0.00 0.0
1984 64 43 0.00 0.0
1983 69 51 0.00 0.0
1982 69 47 0.00 0.0
1981 67 48 0.00 0.0
1980 69 44 0.00 0.0
1979 69 51 0.00 0.0
1978 73 53 0.01 0.0
1977 70 40 0.00 0.0
1976 76 55 0.00 0.0
1975 72 49 0.00 0.0
1974 69 41 0.00 0.0
1973 68 48 0.00 0.0
1972 78 48 0.00 0.0
1971 78 40 0.00 0.0
1970 98 50 0.00 0.0
1969 75 41 0.00 0.0
1968 77 38 0.00 0.0
1967 90 46 0.00 0.0
1966 68 42 0.00 0.0
1965 73 40 0.00 0.0
1964 70 36 0.00 0.0
1963 73 43 0.00 0.0
1962 72 42 0.00 0.0
1961 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1960 65 45 0.00 0.0
1959 73 40 0.00 0.0
1958 88 45 0.00 0.0
1957 73 42 0.00 0.0
1956 90 42 0.00 0.0
1955 67 38 0.00 0.0
1954 68 50 0.00 0.0
1953 69 46 0.00 0.0
1952 83 40 0.00 0.0
1951 90 42 0.00 0.0
1950 57 47 0.00 0.0
1949 60 50 0.02 0.0
1948 79 42 0.00 0.0
1947 75 45 0.00 0.0
1946 58 49 0.00 0.0
1945 71 46 0.00 0.0
1944 65 47 0.28 0.0
1943 69 41 0.00 n/a
1942 71 42 0.64 n/a
1941 71 45 0.00 n/a
1940 71 46 n/a n/a
1939 65 53 0.00 n/a
1938 64 48 0.00 n/a
1937 77 43 0.00 n/a
1936 79 43 0.00 0.0
1935 57 48 0.00 n/a
1934 74 43 0.00 n/a
1933 67 44 0.00 n/a
1932 69 44 0.00 n/a
1931 74 54 0.00 n/a
1930 70 50 0.00 n/a
1929 64 50 0.00 n/a
1928 63 53 0.00 n/a
1927 75 50 0.00 n/a
1926 77 45 0.00 n/a
1925 70 54 0.00 n/a
1924 68 48 0.00 n/a
1923 61 49 n/a n/a
1922 65 50 n/a n/a
1921 71 43 0.00 n/a
1920 67 45 n/a n/a
1919 75 41 0.00 n/a
1918 69 40 n/a n/a
1917 70 34 0.00 0.0
1916 78 42 0.00 n/a
1915 83 42 0.00 n/a
1914 69 50 0.00 n/a
1913 76 39 0.00 n/a
1912 76 48 0.00 n/a
1911 58 47 0.00 0.0
1910 93 43 0.00 0.0
1909 68 38 0.00 n/a
1908 62 36 0.00 n/a
1907 79 45 0.00 n/a
1906 76 35 n/a n/a
1905 90 50 0.00 n/a
1904 70 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 79 40 0.00 n/a
1902 67 n/a 0.00 n/a
1901 77 45 0.00 n/a
1900 79 45 0.00 n/a
1899 72 34 0.00 n/a
1898 58 49 0.06 n/a
1897 65 53 0.00 n/a
1896 73 39 0.00 n/a
1895 66 53 0.00 n/a
1894 62 42 0.00 n/a
1893 70 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 98 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1970
2 97 °F 2014
3 93 °F 1910
4 90 °F 1951
4 90 °F 1956
4 90 °F 1905
4 90 °F 1967
8 88 °F 1958
9 87 °F 2008
10 86 °F 1997
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 34 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1917.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1917
1 34 °F 1899
3 35 °F 1906
4 36 °F 1964
4 36 °F 1908
6 38 °F 1909
6 38 °F 1968
6 38 °F 1955
9 39 °F 1913
9 39 °F 1896
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 15
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1950
1 57 °F 1935
3 58 °F 1946
3 58 °F 1898
3 58 °F 1911
6 60 °F 1949
6 60 °F 2011
8 61 °F 1923
9 62 °F 2006
9 62 °F 1908
9 62 °F 1894
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/15?
For the date of May 15, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 0.68 inches which happened in 1996.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 15
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.68 inches 1996
2 0.64 inches 1942
3 0.36 inches 2011
4 0.30 inches 2019
5 0.28 inches 1944
6 0.09 inches 2000
7 0.06 inches 1898
8 0.05 inches 1995
9 0.02 inches 1949
10 0.01 inches 1978
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location