Santa Cruz May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 92 °F 2013
Lowest temperature 35 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1950
Highest daily low 59 °F 2001
Most precipitation 0.73 inches 1951
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.2 °F
Average low 48.2 °F
Chance precipitation 14.9%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 82 44 0.00 n/a
2020 77 50 0.00 n/a
2019 74 45 0.00 n/a
2018 75 54 0.00 n/a
2017 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016 71 54 0.00 n/a
2015 67 51 0.00 n/a
2014 79 49 0.00 n/a
2013 92 49 0.00 n/a
2012 62 45 0.00 n/a
2011 78 45 n/a n/a
2010 75 46 0.00 0.0
2009 60 55 0.50 0.0
2008 65 48 0.00 0.0
2007 63 42 0.00 0.0
2006 58 51 0.00 0.0
2005 68 47 0.00 0.0
2004 75 52 0.00 0.0
2003 65 52 0.41 0.0
2002 65 50 0.00 0.0
2001 79 59 0.00 0.0
2000 71 49 0.00 0.0
1999 62 51 0.03 0.0
1998 69 50 0.00 0.0
1997 80 50 0.00 0.0
1996 74 49 0.00 0.0
1995 67 47 0.00 0.0
1994 69 50 0.00 0.0
1993 62 52 0.10 0.0
1992 68 53 0.00 0.0
1991 64 50 0.00 0.0
1990 62 51 0.00 0.0
1989 79 48 0.00 0.0
1988 74 43 0.00 0.0
1987 74 46 0.00 0.0
1986 69 53 0.00 0.0
1985 73 47 0.00 0.0
1984 71 47 0.00 0.0
1983 67 46 0.00 0.0
1982 71 46 0.00 0.0
1981 69 40 0.00 0.0
1980 71 51 0.00 0.0
1979 68 51 0.00 0.0
1978 73 47 0.00 0.0
1977 72 43 0.00 0.0
1976 70 42 0.00 0.0
1975 65 42 0.00 0.0
1974 60 41 0.00 0.0
1973 72 35 0.00 0.0
1972 71 46 0.00 0.0
1971 67 42 0.03 0.0
1970 89 45 0.00 0.0
1969 62 38 0.00 0.0
1968 62 48 0.00 0.0
1967 66 43 0.00 0.0
1966 62 50 0.00 0.0
1965 75 42 0.00 0.0
1964 63 38 0.18 0.0
1963 71 44 0.00 0.0
1962 77 45 0.00 0.0
1961 72 44 0.00 0.0
1960 65 45 0.25 0.0
1959 65 37 0.00 0.0
1958 65 41 0.00 0.0
1957 74 44 0.00 0.0
1956 68 44 0.45 0.0
1955 63 48 0.00 0.0
1954 75 47 0.00 0.0
1953 82 40 0.00 0.0
1952 69 40 0.00 0.0
1951 57 48 0.73 0.0
1950 55 38 0.23 0.0
1949 70 38 0.00 0.0
1948 71 44 0.00 0.0
1947 78 52 0.00 0.0
1946 71 39 0.00 0.0
1945 66 45 0.00 0.0
1944 60 50 0.00 0.0
1943 82 44 0.00 n/a
1942 73 37 0.00 n/a
1941 65 43 0.05 n/a
1940 78 41 n/a n/a
1939 69 40 0.00 n/a
1938 71 49 0.00 n/a
1937 75 44 0.00 n/a
1936 63 48 0.00 0.0
1935 81 47 0.00 n/a
1934 74 43 0.00 n/a
1933 61 37 0.00 n/a
1932 59 47 0.22 n/a
1931 73 47 0.00 n/a
1930 63 49 0.00 n/a
1929 76 48 0.00 n/a
1928 76 40 0.00 n/a
1927 85 43 0.00 n/a
1926 76 46 0.00 n/a
1925 80 48 0.00 n/a
1924 62 40 0.00 n/a
1923 74 48 n/a n/a
1922 83 44 n/a n/a
1921 65 35 0.00 n/a
1920 64 38 n/a n/a
1919 59 50 0.00 n/a
1918 77 41 n/a n/a
1917 68 36 0.00 0.0
1916 65 41 0.00 n/a
1915 57 39 0.65 n/a
1914 60 50 0.00 n/a
1913 70 37 0.00 n/a
1912 77 n/a 0.00 n/a
1911 68 n/a 0.00 0.0
1910 63 46 0.00 0.0
1909 62 50 0.00 n/a
1908 68 36 0.00 n/a
1907 70 50 0.00 n/a
1906 70 44 n/a n/a
1905 63 37 0.00 n/a
1904 67 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 58 48 0.00 n/a
1902 72 35 0.00 n/a
1901 70 42 0.00 n/a
1900 70 50 0.24 n/a
1899 70 37 0.00 n/a
1898 62 48 0.00 n/a
1897 64 41 0.00 n/a
1896 67 44 0.00 n/a
1895 63 47 0.00 n/a
1894 73 40 0.00 n/a
1893 77 n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 92 °F which happened in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 2013
2 89 °F 1970
3 85 °F 1927
4 83 °F 1922
5 82 °F 1943
5 82 °F 1953
5 82 °F 2021
8 81 °F 1935
9 80 °F 1925
9 80 °F 1997
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 35 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1973
1 35 °F 1902
1 35 °F 1921
4 36 °F 1908
4 36 °F 1917
6 37 °F 1899
6 37 °F 1913
6 37 °F 1942
6 37 °F 1933
6 37 °F 1905
6 37 °F 1959
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1950
2 57 °F 1915
2 57 °F 1951
4 58 °F 1903
4 58 °F 2006
6 59 °F 1919
6 59 °F 1932
8 60 °F 1944
8 60 °F 1914
8 60 °F 1974
8 60 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 0.73 inches which happened in 1951.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.73 inches 1951
2 0.65 inches 1915
3 0.50 inches 2009
4 0.45 inches 1956
5 0.41 inches 2003
6 0.25 inches 1960
7 0.24 inches 1900
8 0.23 inches 1950
9 0.22 inches 1932
10 0.18 inches 1964
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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