Santa Cruz May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 96 °F 1931
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 55 °F 2011
Highest daily low 61 °F 1997
Most precipitation 0.91 inches 1944
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.3 °F
Average low 49.5 °F
Chance precipitation 11.9%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 68 52 0.00 n/a
2020 79 50 n/a n/a
2019 67 45 0.00 n/a
2018 73 51 0.00 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 76 53 0.00 n/a
2015 71 49 0.00 n/a
2014 79 49 0.00 n/a
2013 79 46 0.00 n/a
2012 74 52 0.00 n/a
2011 55 48 0.56 n/a
2010 59 52 0.00 0.0
2009 72 56 0.00 0.0
2008 79 55 0.00 0.0
2007 69 48 0.00 0.0
2006 67 51 0.00 0.0
2005 65 49 0.00 0.0
2004 70 46 0.00 0.0
2003 72 46 0.00 0.0
2002 68 45 0.00 0.0
2001 72 47 0.00 0.0
2000 71 53 0.00 0.0
1999 65 44 0.00 0.0
1998 69 42 0.00 0.0
1997 72 61 0.00 0.0
1996 63 57 0.00 0.0
1995 67 52 0.00 0.0
1994 61 49 0.67 0.0
1993 66 54 0.00 0.0
1992 76 47 0.00 0.0
1991 64 51 0.00 0.0
1990 67 42 0.00 0.0
1989 58 51 0.00 0.0
1988 72 42 0.02 0.0
1987 66 53 0.00 0.0
1986 74 46 0.00 0.0
1985 65 49 0.00 0.0
1984 75 43 0.00 0.0
1983 74 44 0.00 0.0
1982 72 41 0.00 0.0
1981 74 42 0.00 0.0
1980 69 43 0.00 0.0
1979 67 50 0.00 0.0
1978 79 44 0.00 0.0
1977 65 38 0.00 0.0
1976 73 39 0.00 0.0
1975 71 46 0.00 0.0
1974 62 34 0.00 0.0
1973 79 44 0.00 0.0
1972 71 44 0.00 0.0
1971 78 39 0.00 0.0
1970 76 53 0.00 0.0
1969 75 51 0.00 0.0
1968 72 41 0.00 0.0
1967 79 52 0.00 0.0
1966 72 47 0.00 0.0
1965 73 49 0.00 0.0
1964 73 53 0.08 0.0
1963 68 42 0.00 0.0
1962 68 43 0.00 0.0
1961 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1960 73 48 0.00 0.0
1959 74 41 0.00 0.0
1958 73 53 0.00 0.0
1957 72 52 0.00 0.0
1956 67 50 0.00 0.0
1955 73 37 0.00 0.0
1954 69 49 0.00 0.0
1953 72 41 0.00 0.0
1952 72 46 0.00 0.0
1951 64 51 0.00 0.0
1950 68 41 0.00 0.0
1949 65 50 0.00 0.0
1948 71 53 0.00 0.0
1947 69 48 0.00 0.0
1946 65 50 0.00 0.0
1945 71 41 0.00 0.0
1944 68 49 0.91 0.0
1943 76 41 0.00 n/a
1942 67 43 0.00 n/a
1941 73 45 0.00 n/a
1940 60 49 n/a n/a
1939 71 53 0.00 n/a
1938 71 49 0.00 n/a
1937 74 40 0.00 n/a
1936 69 46 0.00 0.0
1935 57 45 0.00 n/a
1934 76 43 0.00 n/a
1933 62 46 0.02 n/a
1932 65 47 n/a n/a
1931 96 48 0.00 n/a
1930 70 52 0.00 n/a
1929 66 50 0.00 n/a
1928 62 52 0.00 n/a
1927 76 45 0.00 n/a
1926 88 48 0.00 n/a
1925 73 53 0.90 n/a
1924 64 52 0.00 n/a
1923 67 51 n/a n/a
1922 60 50 n/a n/a
1921 62 48 0.00 n/a
1920 73 47 n/a n/a
1919 75 39 0.00 n/a
1918 68 46 n/a n/a
1917 58 42 0.00 0.0
1916 69 46 0.00 n/a
1915 65 50 0.02 n/a
1914 68 50 0.00 n/a
1913 65 39 0.15 n/a
1912 75 n/a 0.00 n/a
1911 62 43 0.12 0.0
1910 62 46 0.00 0.0
1909 68 38 0.00 n/a
1908 64 43 0.00 n/a
1907 78 52 0.00 n/a
1906 78 39 n/a n/a
1905 72 39 0.00 n/a
1904 74 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 70 n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 77 42 0.00 n/a
1901 70 35 0.00 n/a
1900 77 42 0.00 n/a
1899 70 41 0.00 n/a
1898 67 52 0.00 n/a
1897 70 54 0.00 n/a
1896 68 37 0.00 n/a
1895 76 45 0.00 n/a
1894 75 48 0.00 n/a
1893 67 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 96 °F which happened in 1931.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 96 °F 1931
2 88 °F 1926
3 79 °F 1973
3 79 °F 2013
3 79 °F 2020
3 79 °F 1978
3 79 °F 1967
3 79 °F 2008
3 79 °F 2014
10 78 °F 1906
10 78 °F 1907
10 78 °F 1971
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 34 °F which happened in 1974.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1974
2 35 °F 1901
3 37 °F 1955
3 37 °F 1896
5 38 °F 1977
5 38 °F 1909
7 39 °F 1919
7 39 °F 1913
7 39 °F 1905
7 39 °F 1971
7 39 °F 1906
7 39 °F 1976
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 2011
2 57 °F 1935
3 58 °F 1989
3 58 °F 1917
5 59 °F 2010
6 60 °F 1922
6 60 °F 1940
8 61 °F 1994
9 62 °F 1974
9 62 °F 1928
9 62 °F 1911
9 62 °F 1910
9 62 °F 1933
9 62 °F 1921
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 0.91 inches which happened in 1944.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.91 inches 1944
2 0.90 inches 1925
3 0.67 inches 1994
4 0.56 inches 2011
5 0.15 inches 1913
6 0.12 inches 1911
7 0.08 inches 1964
8 0.02 inches 1988
8 0.02 inches 1933
8 0.02 inches 1915
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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