Santa Cruz May 23 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 23.
May 23 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 87 °F 1949
Lowest temperature 38 °F 1911
Lowest daily high 57 °F 1924
Highest daily low 58 °F 1958
Most precipitation 0.92 inches 1990
Most snow none -
May 23 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.5 °F
Average low 49.9 °F
Chance precipitation 10.5%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 23 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 70 46 0.00 n/a
2020 73 44 n/a n/a
2019 66 55 0.00 n/a
2018 66 55 0.01 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 71 45 0.00 n/a
2015 74 56 0.00 n/a
2014 74 55 0.00 n/a
2013 73 45 0.00 n/a
2012 77 47 0.00 n/a
2011 70 47 n/a n/a
2010 71 41 0.00 0.0
2009 62 50 0.00 0.0
2008 63 48 0.00 0.0
2007 63 46 0.00 0.0
2006 70 52 0.00 0.0
2005 72 48 0.00 0.0
2004 71 52 0.00 0.0
2003 61 52 0.00 0.0
2002 69 43 0.00 0.0
2001 74 49 0.00 0.0
2000 69 55 0.00 0.0
1999 62 52 0.00 0.0
1998 72 51 0.00 0.0
1997 67 53 0.07 0.0
1996 74 46 0.00 0.0
1995 62 53 0.00 0.0
1994 67 50 0.00 0.0
1993 68 53 0.00 0.0
1992 68 54 0.00 0.0
1991 62 49 0.00 0.0
1990 65 56 0.92 0.0
1989 69 49 0.10 0.0
1988 71 51 0.00 0.0
1987 71 48 0.00 0.0
1986 75 46 0.00 0.0
1985 74 50 0.00 0.0
1984 83 52 0.00 0.0
1983 70 54 0.00 0.0
1982 66 49 0.00 0.0
1981 72 47 0.00 0.0
1980 67 47 0.00 0.0
1979 78 51 0.00 0.0
1978 69 47 0.00 0.0
1977 60 46 0.00 0.0
1976 75 40 0.00 0.0
1975 70 48 0.00 0.0
1974 69 41 0.00 0.0
1973 73 44 0.00 0.0
1972 70 44 0.00 0.0
1971 66 40 0.00 0.0
1970 75 44 0.00 0.0
1969 65 52 0.00 0.0
1968 71 49 0.00 0.0
1967 70 51 0.00 0.0
1966 66 45 0.00 0.0
1965 79 40 0.00 0.0
1964 65 43 0.00 0.0
1963 61 53 0.00 0.0
1962 67 43 0.00 0.0
1961 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1960 63 43 0.07 0.0
1959 67 52 0.00 0.0
1958 71 58 0.00 0.0
1957 72 42 0.00 0.0
1956 71 52 0.00 0.0
1955 65 49 0.00 0.0
1954 73 44 0.00 0.0
1953 70 49 0.30 0.0
1952 78 45 0.00 0.0
1951 70 52 0.00 0.0
1950 62 53 0.00 0.0
1949 87 44 0.00 0.0
1948 n/a 41 0.00 0.0
1947 67 52 0.00 0.0
1946 66 49 0.00 0.0
1945 69 40 0.00 0.0
1944 65 40 0.00 0.0
1943 79 41 0.00 n/a
1942 72 42 0.00 n/a
1941 73 54 0.00 n/a
1940 74 52 n/a n/a
1939 74 49 0.00 n/a
1938 87 42 0.00 n/a
1937 68 50 0.00 n/a
1936 76 51 0.00 0.0
1935 75 41 0.00 n/a
1934 65 46 0.00 n/a
1933 81 43 0.00 n/a
1932 81 44 0.00 n/a
1931 72 50 0.50 n/a
1930 79 45 0.00 n/a
1929 68 50 0.00 n/a
1928 75 47 0.00 n/a
1927 74 42 0.00 n/a
1926 75 48 0.00 n/a
1925 70 54 0.00 n/a
1924 57 52 0.00 n/a
1923 79 44 n/a n/a
1922 73 44 n/a n/a
1921 64 51 0.00 n/a
1920 74 47 n/a n/a
1919 59 52 0.00 n/a
1918 65 45 n/a n/a
1917 66 48 0.00 0.0
1916 62 42 0.00 n/a
1915 63 44 0.55 n/a
1914 59 53 0.00 n/a
1913 71 47 0.00 n/a
1912 70 44 0.00 n/a
1911 68 38 0.00 0.0
1910 67 47 0.00 0.0
1909 67 39 0.00 n/a
1908 80 42 0.00 n/a
1907 71 51 0.00 n/a
1906 70 50 n/a n/a
1905 77 39 0.00 n/a
1904 65 n/a 0.02 n/a
1903 68 n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 74 42 0.00 n/a
1901 66 38 0.00 n/a
1900 77 38 0.00 n/a
1899 63 40 0.05 n/a
1898 72 48 0.00 n/a
1897 66 55 0.00 n/a
1896 77 44 0.00 n/a
1895 75 42 0.00 n/a
1894 66 53 0.00 n/a
1893 81 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 87 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1949
1 87 °F 1938
3 83 °F 1984
4 81 °F 1932
4 81 °F 1933
4 81 °F 1893
7 80 °F 1908
8 79 °F 1943
8 79 °F 1923
8 79 °F 1930
8 79 °F 1965
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 38 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1911.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 38 °F 1900
1 38 °F 1901
1 38 °F 1911
4 39 °F 1905
4 39 °F 1909
6 40 °F 1976
6 40 °F 1971
6 40 °F 1945
6 40 °F 1965
6 40 °F 1944
6 40 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 23
Rank Temperature Year
1 57 °F 1924
2 59 °F 1919
2 59 °F 1914
4 60 °F 1977
5 61 °F 1963
5 61 °F 2003
7 62 °F 1950
7 62 °F 2009
7 62 °F 1995
7 62 °F 1999
7 62 °F 1991
7 62 °F 1916
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/23?
For the date of May 23, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 0.92 inches which happened in 1990.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 23
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.92 inches 1990
2 0.55 inches 1915
3 0.50 inches 1931
4 0.30 inches 1953
5 0.10 inches 1989
6 0.07 inches 1960
6 0.07 inches 1997
8 0.05 inches 1899
9 0.02 inches 1904
10 0.01 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location