Santa Cruz May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 91 °F 1931
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1974
Lowest daily high 58 °F 1994
Highest daily low 61 °F 2018
Most precipitation 1.48 inches 1957
Most snow none -
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.3 °F
Average low 49.5 °F
Chance precipitation 11.4%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 80 46 0.00 n/a
2020 68 50 n/a n/a
2019 59 45 1.37 n/a
2018 80 61 0.00 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 70 50 0.00 n/a
2015 73 48 0.00 n/a
2014 79 48 0.00 n/a
2013 78 45 0.00 n/a
2012 72 44 0.00 n/a
2011 64 48 0.38 n/a
2010 73 53 0.10 0.0
2009 60 52 0.00 0.0
2008 76 52 0.00 0.0
2007 70 45 0.00 0.0
2006 73 53 0.00 0.0
2005 63 55 0.00 0.0
2004 71 46 0.00 0.0
2003 76 44 0.00 0.0
2002 68 48 0.00 0.0
2001 69 51 0.00 0.0
2000 74 50 0.00 0.0
1999 73 46 0.00 0.0
1998 74 45 0.00 0.0
1997 65 52 0.00 0.0
1996 69 56 0.06 0.0
1995 64 51 0.00 0.0
1994 58 49 0.09 0.0
1993 71 51 0.00 0.0
1992 77 57 0.00 0.0
1991 63 48 0.00 0.0
1990 69 51 0.00 0.0
1989 71 45 0.00 0.0
1988 78 44 0.00 0.0
1987 62 52 0.00 0.0
1986 82 47 0.00 0.0
1985 68 43 0.00 0.0
1984 77 44 0.00 0.0
1983 82 47 0.00 0.0
1982 70 41 0.00 0.0
1981 72 50 0.00 0.0
1980 76 45 0.00 0.0
1979 65 50 0.00 0.0
1978 85 46 0.00 0.0
1977 70 36 0.00 0.0
1976 71 38 0.00 0.0
1975 66 51 0.00 0.0
1974 61 34 0.02 0.0
1973 71 52 0.00 0.0
1972 70 42 0.00 0.0
1971 76 38 0.00 0.0
1970 68 51 0.00 0.0
1969 72 51 0.00 0.0
1968 80 43 0.00 0.0
1967 71 52 0.00 0.0
1966 65 43 0.00 0.0
1965 69 40 0.00 0.0
1964 71 41 0.00 0.0
1963 67 43 0.00 0.0
1962 69 45 0.00 0.0
1961 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1960 76 42 0.00 0.0
1959 72 41 0.00 0.0
1958 75 55 0.00 0.0
1957 61 56 1.48 0.0
1956 67 47 0.00 0.0
1955 74 45 0.00 0.0
1954 68 47 0.00 0.0
1953 71 41 0.00 0.0
1952 81 47 0.00 0.0
1951 62 57 0.00 0.0
1950 69 38 0.00 0.0
1949 60 49 0.08 0.0
1948 64 45 0.00 0.0
1947 66 54 0.00 0.0
1946 63 49 0.00 0.0
1945 65 39 0.00 0.0
1944 70 41 0.00 0.0
1943 75 42 0.00 n/a
1942 69 42 0.00 n/a
1941 75 46 0.00 n/a
1940 72 50 n/a n/a
1939 73 45 0.00 n/a
1938 68 49 0.00 n/a
1937 72 45 0.08 n/a
1936 60 54 0.00 0.0
1935 68 45 0.00 n/a
1934 70 40 0.00 n/a
1933 66 39 0.00 n/a
1932 64 50 0.00 n/a
1931 91 45 0.00 n/a
1930 69 45 0.00 n/a
1929 62 n/a 0.00 n/a
1928 62 52 0.00 n/a
1927 80 42 0.00 n/a
1926 75 51 0.00 n/a
1925 68 54 0.00 n/a
1924 64 50 0.00 n/a
1923 69 39 n/a n/a
1922 66 51 n/a n/a
1921 62 47 0.00 n/a
1920 86 46 n/a n/a
1919 68 41 0.00 n/a
1918 69 38 n/a n/a
1917 67 37 0.20 0.0
1916 68 45 0.10 n/a
1915 66 49 0.00 n/a
1914 66 49 0.00 n/a
1913 63 53 0.00 n/a
1912 72 47 0.00 n/a
1911 69 53 0.00 0.0
1910 64 51 0.00 0.0
1909 65 38 0.00 n/a
1908 70 38 0.00 n/a
1907 74 42 0.00 n/a
1906 76 40 n/a n/a
1905 71 43 0.00 n/a
1904 70 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 70 35 0.00 n/a
1902 69 37 0.00 n/a
1901 75 34 0.00 n/a
1900 81 44 0.00 n/a
1899 72 35 0.00 n/a
1898 66 45 0.00 n/a
1897 72 50 0.00 n/a
1896 64 36 0.00 n/a
1895 74 43 0.00 n/a
1894 62 51 0.00 n/a
1893 72 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 91 °F which happened in 1931.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1931
2 86 °F 1920
3 85 °F 1978
4 82 °F 1983
4 82 °F 1986
6 81 °F 1900
6 81 °F 1952
8 80 °F 1927
8 80 °F 2018
8 80 °F 1968
8 80 °F 2021
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 34 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1974.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1974
1 34 °F 1901
3 35 °F 1903
3 35 °F 1899
5 36 °F 1977
5 36 °F 1896
7 37 °F 1902
7 37 °F 1917
9 38 °F 1950
9 38 °F 1908
9 38 °F 1909
9 38 °F 1971
9 38 °F 1918
9 38 °F 1976
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 58 °F 1994
2 59 °F 2019
3 60 °F 1949
3 60 °F 2009
3 60 °F 1936
6 61 °F 1974
6 61 °F 1957
8 62 °F 1951
8 62 °F 1921
8 62 °F 1894
8 62 °F 1928
8 62 °F 1987
8 62 °F 1929
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 1.48 inches which happened in 1957.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.48 inches 1957
2 1.37 inches 2019
3 0.38 inches 2011
4 0.20 inches 1917
5 0.10 inches 2010
5 0.10 inches 1916
7 0.09 inches 1994
8 0.08 inches 1937
8 0.08 inches 1949
10 0.06 inches 1996
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location