Most Precipitation in a 7-Day Period in Santa Cruz History
This is a list of the largest precipitation totals ever recorded over 7 consecutive days in
Santa Cruz, California history from 1893–2022.
Note: Does not include overlapping periods.
Change num days:
- Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
| Rank |
Precipitation |
Date |
| 1 |
12.5 inches |
Dec 30, 1981 – Jan 5, 1982 |
| 2 |
11.1 inches |
Nov 14–20, 1950 |
| 3 |
11.1 inches |
Dec 20–26, 1955 |
| 4 |
11.0 inches |
Feb 13–19, 1986 |
| 5 |
10.2 inches |
Jan 29 – Feb 4, 1998 |
| 6 |
10.1 inches |
Jan 5–11, 1940 |
| 7 |
10.1 inches |
Dec 21–27, 1940 |
| 8 |
9.8 inches |
Jan 30 – Feb 5, 1945 |
| 9 |
9.2 inches |
Dec 13–19, 2002 |
| 10 |
9.2 inches |
Dec 21–27, 1964 |
| 11 |
9.1 inches |
Feb 6–12, 1941 |
| 12 |
9.1 inches |
Jan 9–15, 1980 |
| 13 |
8.9 inches |
Jan 13–19, 1969 |
| 14 |
8.8 inches |
Feb 10–16, 2000 |
| 15 |
8.8 inches |
Dec 9–15, 1937 |
| 16 |
8.5 inches |
Nov 10–16, 1972 |
| 17 |
8.4 inches |
Jan 9–15, 1979 |
| 18 |
8.4 inches |
Dec 21–27, 1945 |
| 19 |
8.4 inches |
Dec 20–26, 1921 |
| 20 |
8.3 inches |
Nov 30 – Dec 6, 1951 |
Weather Station Details
| Years |
Station |
Coordinates |
| 1893–2022 |
Santa Cruz |
location |