Most Daily Precipitation in Santa Cruz History

This is a list of the largest daily precipitation totals ever recorded in Santa Cruz, California history from 1893–2022.

What's the Most It Has Ever Rained in Santa Cruz?

According to NOAA records, the most rain that Santa Cruz, California has ever received in a single day is 6.9 inches which occurred on Tuesday January 5, 1982.

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Santa Cruz Most Rain in One Day

Rank	Precipitation	Date
1	6.9 inches	January 5, 1982
2	5.1 inches	November 17, 1942
3	5.0 inches	February 1, 1945
4	4.7 inches	January 30, 1963
4	4.7 inches	February 4, 1950
6	4.6 inches	February 7, 1999
7	4.6 inches	December 23, 1942
8	4.5 inches	January 13, 1969
9	4.5 inches	December 6, 1955
10	4.4 inches	December 23, 1955
11	4.3 inches	February 13, 2000
12	4.2 inches	December 14, 1941
13	4.2 inches	March 30, 1940
14	4.1 inches	January 12, 1980
15	4.1 inches	November 17, 1996
16	4.1 inches	February 13, 1986
17	3.8 inches	January 25, 1940
18	3.8 inches	January 4, 2008
19	3.8 inches	January 28, 2021
20	3.8 inches	February 9, 1941