Santa Cruz October 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Santa Cruz, California for the date of October 3.
October 3 All-Time Records
1893–2022
Highest temperature 102 °F 1980
Lowest temperature 33 °F 1899
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1913
Highest daily low 62 °F 1941
Most precipitation 0.36 inches 1900
Most snow none -
October 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 74.6 °F
Average low 51.5 °F
Chance precipitation 7.6%
Chance snow 0%
Santa Cruz October 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2021 93 48 0.00 n/a
2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019 77 45 0.00 n/a
2018 75 61 0.02 n/a
2017 65 44 0.00 n/a
2016 65 48 0.00 n/a
2015 70 55 0.00 n/a
2014 99 54 0.00 n/a
2013 78 43 0.00 n/a
2012 73 52 0.00 n/a
2011 66 49 0.04 n/a
2010 68 55 0.00 0.0
2009 72 47 0.00 0.0
2008 68 56 0.00 0.0
2007 70 49 0.00 0.0
2006 68 51 0.00 0.0
2005 70 47 0.00 0.0
2004 64 55 0.00 0.0
2003 65 56 0.00 0.0
2002 70 44 0.00 0.0
2001 65 53 0.00 0.0
2000 66 55 0.00 0.0
1999 68 54 0.00 0.0
1998 69 47 0.00 0.0
1997 78 51 0.00 0.0
1996 75 50 0.00 0.0
1995 82 54 0.00 0.0
1994 66 56 0.02 0.0
1993 65 53 0.00 0.0
1992 78 49 0.00 0.0
1991 81 51 0.00 0.0
1990 83 50 0.00 0.0
1989 70 45 0.00 0.0
1988 71 46 0.00 0.0
1987 90 50 0.00 0.0
1986 79 46 0.00 0.0
1985 85 52 0.00 0.0
1984 71 52 0.00 0.0
1983 74 50 0.00 0.0
1982 81 46 0.00 0.0
1981 63 51 0.08 0.0
1980 102 56 0.00 0.0
1979 78 52 0.00 0.0
1978 77 48 0.00 0.0
1977 84 52 0.00 0.0
1976 67 53 0.00 0.0
1975 81 45 0.00 0.0
1974 63 56 0.00 0.0
1973 77 39 0.00 0.0
1972 72 49 0.00 0.0
1971 88 43 0.00 0.0
1970 68 52 0.00 0.0
1969 78 44 0.00 0.0
1968 71 54 0.00 0.0
1967 76 44 0.13 0.0
1966 72 56 0.05 0.0
1965 90 42 0.00 0.0
1964 75 40 0.00 0.0
1963 70 51 0.00 0.0
1962 72 43 0.00 0.0
1961 84 49 0.00 0.0
1960 67 48 0.00 0.0
1959 79 45 0.00 0.0
1958 90 47 0.00 0.0
1957 73 46 0.00 0.0
1956 67 51 0.11 0.0
1955 72 49 0.00 0.0
1954 66 39 0.00 0.0
1953 93 43 0.00 0.0
1952 68 50 0.00 0.0
1951 76 47 0.01 0.0
1950 83 43 0.00 0.0
1949 66 54 0.00 0.0
1948 72 57 0.09 0.0
1947 84 50 0.00 n/a
1946 71 47 0.16 0.0
1945 83 45 0.00 0.0
1944 79 42 0.00 0.0
1943 83 45 0.00 n/a
1942 75 45 0.00 n/a
1941 87 62 n/a n/a
1940 76 35 0.00 n/a
1939 71 40 0.00 n/a
1938 74 53 0.00 n/a
1937 72 43 n/a n/a
1936 70 56 0.00 n/a
1935 78 49 0.00 0.0
1934 71 45 0.00 n/a
1933 80 48 0.00 n/a
1932 70 55 0.00 n/a
1931 76 50 0.00 n/a
1930 74 50 0.00 n/a
1929 76 n/a 0.00 n/a
1928 70 46 0.00 n/a
1927 83 46 n/a n/a
1926 76 46 0.00 n/a
1925 72 46 0.00 0.0
1924 85 45 0.00 n/a
1923 74 54 n/a n/a
1922 66 58 0.00 n/a
1921 65 49 0.00 n/a
1920 81 47 0.00 n/a
1919 75 38 n/a n/a
1918 76 57 0.00 n/a
1917 101 52 n/a n/a
1916 61 37 0.15 n/a
1915 81 38 0.00 n/a
1914 79 42 0.00 n/a
1913 56 50 0.00 n/a
1912 86 47 0.00 n/a
1911 65 42 0.00 n/a
1910 75 42 0.00 n/a
1909 59 51 0.00 n/a
1908 72 37 0.00 n/a
1907 85 47 0.00 n/a
1906 80 45 0.00 n/a
1905 90 44 0.00 n/a
1904 80 n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 71 41 n/a n/a
1902 68 52 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a 44 0.00 n/a
1900 66 38 0.36 n/a
1899 82 33 0.00 n/a
1898 67 47 0.00 n/a
1897 72 42 0.00 n/a
1896 89 44 0.00 n/a
1895 68 47 0.00 n/a
1894 90 52 n/a n/a
1893 74 44 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Santa Cruz on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 102 °F which happened in 1980.
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 102 °F 1980
2 101 °F 1917
3 99 °F 2014
4 93 °F 2021
4 93 °F 1953
6 90 °F 1905
6 90 °F 1987
6 90 °F 1958
6 90 °F 1894
6 90 °F 1965
What's the all-time low for Santa Cruz on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Santa Cruz history is 33 °F which happened in 1899.
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 1899
2 35 °F 1940
3 37 °F 1916
3 37 °F 1908
5 38 °F 1915
5 38 °F 1900
5 38 °F 1919
8 39 °F 1973
8 39 °F 1954
10 40 °F 1964
10 40 °F 1939
Lowest High Temperatures in Santa Cruz on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1913
2 59 °F 1909
3 61 °F 1916
4 63 °F 1981
4 63 °F 1974
6 64 °F 2004
7 65 °F 1911
7 65 °F 2016
7 65 °F 2001
7 65 °F 2003
7 65 °F 2017
7 65 °F 1993
7 65 °F 1921
What's the most it has ever rained in Santa Cruz on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Santa Cruz history is 0.36 inches which happened in 1900.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Santa Cruz on October 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.36 inches 1900
2 0.16 inches 1946
3 0.15 inches 1916
4 0.13 inches 1967
5 0.11 inches 1956
6 0.09 inches 1948
7 0.08 inches 1981
8 0.05 inches 1966
9 0.04 inches 2011
10 0.02 inches 1994
10 0.02 inches 2018
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location