Santa Cruz Weather in 1973

Historical record of Santa Cruz, California weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.
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1973 Santa Cruz Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 104 °F June 20
Lowest temperature 25 °F January 7
Highest daily low 58 °F October 29
Lowest daily high 48 °F January 22
Most daily precipitation 3.1 inches November 6
Most daily snow none -
Total annual precipitation 44.9 inches -
Total annual snow none -
Highest Temperatures in Santa Cruz in 1973
Rank Temperature Date
1 104 °F Jun 20
2 103 °F Jun 8
3 98 °F May 28
4 97 °F Sep 27
4 97 °F Jul 25
6 94 °F Jun 26
7 93 °F Sep 28
7 93 °F Sep 26
9 92 °F Jun 21
10 91 °F Sep 8
Lowest Temperatures in Santa Cruz in 1973
Rank Temperature Date
1 25 °F January 7
2 26 °F January 5
3 27 °F January 6
4 29 °F January 27
4 29 °F January 26
6 30 °F January 23
6 30 °F January 4
6 30 °F January 3
6 30 °F January 2
10 31 °F January 20
January 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
61 38 0.00
58 30 0.00
55 30 0.00
53 30 0.00
56 26 0.00
52 27 0.00
48 25 0.00
49 38 1.55
57 40 1.50
56 45 0.04
65 48 0.69
61 50 0.18
66 45 0.01
65 39 0.00
n/a 50 0.01
61 53 0.87
56 51 0.20
56 49 0.72
56 38 0.04
54 31 0.00
55 44 0.18
48 32 0.00
60 30 0.00
60 33 0.00
51 43 0.22
57 29 0.00
58 29 0.00
62 32 0.00
56 40 0.38
60 42 1.25
59 42 0.00
February 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
62 35 0.00
58 45 0.00
55 45 0.98
61 48 0.62
60 42 0.03
56 46 2.12
62 49 0.83
62 49 0.00
58 47 0.33
59 44 1.08
58 46 1.10
53 47 0.64
60 47 0.75
59 44 2.20
60 36 0.00
61 37 0.00
63 37 0.00
64 36 0.00
72 37 0.00
73 39 0.00
69 41 0.00
68 42 0.00
63 45 0.00
63 48 0.30
65 48 0.00
62 48 1.10
61 54 0.45
66 45 0.46
March 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
64 48 0.00
66 38 0.00
65 38 0.40
60 37 0.26
63 35 0.00
59 43 0.95
59 37 0.25
62 40 0.53
63 38 0.00
56 44 0.05
60 39 0.26
64 36 0.00
62 44 0.00
64 37 0.00
66 34 0.00
60 43 0.00
59 43 0.00
62 32 0.00
61 40 0.61
n/a 37 0.58
52 40 0.77
67 32 0.05
63 35 0.00
65 36 0.00
61 46 0.00
62 45 0.00
65 46 0.00
62 40 0.00
64 35 0.00
58 43 0.05
64 42 0.25
April 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
63 39 0.00
67 38 0.00
75 37 0.00
79 41 0.00
71 47 0.00
66 45 0.00
76 43 0.00
77 38 0.00
70 44 0.00
78 50 0.00
76 42 0.00
73 42 0.00
63 48 0.05
67 44 0.00
65 44 0.00
70 42 0.00
65 44 0.00
67 38 0.00
68 38 0.00
70 43 0.00
75 37 0.00
78 40 0.00
67 44 0.00
62 41 0.00
62 40 0.00
61 47 0.00
61 48 0.00
60 48 0.00
61 47 0.00
65 46 0.00
May 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
65 44 0.00
71 39 0.00
72 35 0.00
66 41 0.00
66 38 0.00
66 44 0.00
74 50 0.00
74 40 0.00
74 39 0.00
82 43 0.00
70 47 0.00
69 46 0.00
65 47 0.00
67 50 0.00
68 48 0.00
75 45 0.00
79 44 0.00
71 52 0.00
65 52 0.00
66 48 0.00
66 48 0.00
67 47 0.00
73 44 0.00
73 50 0.00
75 50 0.00
73 42 0.00
83 45 0.00
98 50 0.00
83 51 0.00
72 49 0.00
62 53 0.04
June 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
73 54 0.00
67 52 0.00
67 52 0.00
70 52 0.00
76 51 0.00
77 51 0.00
88 49 0.00
103 49 0.00
80 52 0.00
71 49 0.00
71 n/a 0.00
79 54 0.00
n/a 53 0.00
68 44 0.00
79 42 0.00
78 48 0.00
79 48 0.00
90 47 0.00
87 47 0.00
104 48 0.00
92 52 0.00
82 52 0.00
78 49 0.00
79 48 0.00
88 50 0.00
94 52 0.00
78 55 0.00
73 52 0.00
75 51 0.00
74 47 0.00
July 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
67 44 0.00
74 49 0.00
77 44 0.00
89 45 0.00
78 48 0.00
76 43 0.00
72 45 0.00
76 45 0.00
79 46 0.00
75 45 0.00
69 48 0.00
66 48 0.00
64 52 0.00
64 54 0.00
64 52 0.00
69 56 0.00
69 55 0.00
68 55 0.00
71 54 0.00
74 53 0.00
75 45 0.00
79 52 0.00
80 42 0.00
83 40 0.00
97 47 0.00
79 50 0.00
72 48 0.00
70 52 0.00
73 54 0.00
74 54 0.00
81 52 0.00
August 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
78 52 0.00
71 52 0.00
69 52 0.00
72 51 0.00
69 52 0.00
71 57 0.00
72 55 0.00
70 56 0.00
78 52 0.00
75 47 0.00
72 53 0.00
76 51 0.00
75 49 0.00
80 53 0.00
83 54 0.00
84 55 0.00
81 47 0.00
72 45 0.00
77 49 0.00
74 45 0.00
71 46 0.00
75 44 0.00
78 40 0.00
77 40 0.00
76 48 0.00
71 49 0.00
72 48 0.00
87 44 0.00
76 48 0.00
68 53 0.00
73 53 0.00
September 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
68 47 0.00
71 46 0.00
63 45 0.00
63 52 0.03
74 50 0.00
79 44 0.00
80 46 0.00
91 51 0.00
78 50 0.00
72 49 0.00
79 51 0.00
72 53 0.00
69 52 0.00
78 48 0.00
77 46 0.00
72 52 0.00
74 45 0.00
77 52 0.00
78 54 0.00
79 58 0.11
78 45 0.00
73 46 0.00
77 52 0.22
73 49 0.05
78 45 0.00
93 44 0.00
97 51 0.00
93 51 0.00
77 50 0.00
65 52 0.00
October 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
70 52 0.00
68 37 0.00
77 39 0.00
80 40 0.00
73 41 0.00
62 42 0.00
61 50 1.37
58 42 0.16
72 46 0.00
68 43 0.00
71 39 0.00
79 44 0.00
86 47 0.00
78 46 0.00
63 45 0.00
85 42 0.00
71 44 0.00
68 48 0.00
69 43 0.00
70 53 0.03
68 49 0.04
66 48 0.56
65 50 0.55
67 41 0.00
68 43 0.00
71 40 0.00
86 n/a 0.00
82 54 0.00
77 58 0.00
84 46 0.00
80 46 0.00
November 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
72 47 0.00
64 39 0.00
63 36 0.00
64 33 0.00
57 36 0.37
60 53 3.10
64 55 0.47
64 50 0.00
63 47 0.00
64 54 0.17
61 55 0.40
64 51 1.40
58 42 0.36
62 43 0.40
61 42 0.00
61 50 0.76
58 47 1.12
57 40 0.17
60 35 0.00
56 36 0.17
55 33 0.10
49 38 0.24
56 34 0.00
59 41 0.05
53 38 0.12
58 38 0.00
63 41 0.00
65 38 0.00
64 42 0.00
63 43 0.16
December 1973 Santa Cruz Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
59 40 1.10
58 34 0.00
58 34 0.00
56 34 0.00
64 35 0.00
64 38 0.00
63 41 0.00
64 41 0.00
66 48 0.00
69 36 0.00
60 41 0.10
57 39 0.00
54 48 0.64
57 35 0.00
63 34 0.00
69 42 0.00
61 46 0.28
62 36 0.00
64 36 0.00
59 38 0.00
54 44 1.07
57 42 0.20
57 37 0.00
59 44 0.00
55 41 0.00
55 40 0.20
57 48 2.14
59 54 0.19
61 49 0.20
58 38 0.00
50 35 0.15
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2022 Santa Cruz location