Santa Maria Weather in 1940

Historical record of Santa Maria, California weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Santa Maria Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	April 12
Lowest temperature	31 °F	March 13
Highest daily low	60 °F	September 18
Lowest daily high	58 °F	February 14
Most daily precipitation	2.1 inches	January 10
Total annual precipitation	18.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Santa Maria in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Santa Maria, California in 1940 was 98 °F which happened on April 12.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Santa Maria in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Apr 12
2	96 °F	Oct 19
2	96 °F	Oct 11
2	96 °F	Apr 13
5	93 °F	Oct 18
5	93 °F	Apr 11
7	88 °F	Dec 3
7	88 °F	Oct 12
7	88 °F	May 8
10	87 °F	Oct 20
10	87 °F	Oct 17
10	87 °F	Apr 10

What was the coldest temperature in Santa Maria in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Santa Maria, California in 1940 was 31 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Santa Maria in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	31 °F	March 13
1	31 °F	March 12
3	34 °F	December 13
3	34 °F	January 15
5	35 °F	December 14
5	35 °F	November 26
5	35 °F	November 23
5	35 °F	March 11
5	35 °F	February 19
5	35 °F	February 16
5	35 °F	January 18
5	35 °F	January 16

January 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	62	45	0.22
January 2	61	52	0.31
January 3	67	52	0.53
January 4	65	51	0.00
January 5	62	40	0.21
January 6	60	41	0.10
January 7	60	48	0.28
January 8	63	52	0.21
January 9	63	53	0.34
January 10	60	54	2.06
January 11	63	55	0.36
January 12	60	53	0.07
January 13	64	38	0.00
January 14	66	36	0.00
January 15	71	34	0.00
January 16	70	35	0.00
January 17	66	36	0.00
January 18	64	35	0.00
January 19	64	37	0.00
January 20	65	40	0.00
January 21	71	37	0.00
January 22	61	41	0.09
January 23	61	45	0.17
January 24	62	43	0.00
January 25	61	45	0.03
January 26	66	52	0.09
January 27	75	48	0.00
January 28	77	47	0.00
January 29	70	50	0.01
January 30	67	47	0.02
January 31	61	52	0.31

February 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	59	51	0.12
February 2	61	45	0.01
February 3	63	48	0.65
February 4	65	48	0.01
February 5	72	46	0.00
February 6	65	48	0.09
February 7	64	41	0.00
February 8	67	42	0.00
February 9	72	39	0.00
February 10	67	40	0.00
February 11	68	42	0.00
February 12	66	45	0.00
February 13	63	40	0.45
February 14	58	41	0.11
February 15	62	38	0.00
February 16	65	35	0.00
February 17	59	39	0.12
February 18	61	36	0.00
February 19	71	35	0.00
February 20	75	38	0.00
February 21	74	41	0.06
February 22	67	50	0.01
February 23	70	46	0.00
February 24	72	46	0.05
February 25	60	48	0.42
February 26	66	53	0.00
February 27	67	53	0.00
February 28	62	56	0.53
February 29	64	48	0.04

March 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	70	42	0.00
March 2	72	47	0.00
March 3	74	45	0.00
March 4	72	45	0.00
March 5	79	44	0.00
March 6	81	45	0.00
March 7	81	48	0.00
March 8	73	44	0.00
March 9	65	46	0.00
March 10	61	40	0.00
March 11	61	35	0.00
March 12	70	31	0.00
March 13	74	31	0.00
March 14	81	40	0.00
March 15	73	40	0.00
March 16	71	45	0.00
March 17	68	52	0.00
March 18	69	52	0.00
March 19	67	52	0.00
March 20	72	52	0.00
March 21	67	50	0.00
March 22	71	51	0.00
March 23	70	48	0.00
March 24	73	42	0.02
March 25	70	53	0.00
March 26	67	50	0.27
March 27	67	53	0.02
March 28	67	49	0.01
March 29	67	53	0.11
March 30	64	54	0.75
March 31	65	47	0.80

April 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	60	48	0.00
April 2	63	40	0.00
April 3	67	41	0.00
April 4	67	41	0.00
April 5	67	45	0.00
April 6	72	44	0.00
April 7	69	46	0.00
April 8	71	52	0.00
April 9	78	49	0.00
April 10	87	49	0.00
April 11	93	48	0.00
April 12	98	54	0.00
April 13	96	54	0.00
April 14	63	52	0.00
April 15	63	47	0.00
April 16	69	39	0.00
April 17	81	45	0.00
April 18	77	43	0.00
April 19	71	49	0.00
April 20	73	48	0.00
April 21	65	47	0.00
April 22	69	45	0.00
April 23	68	42	0.00
April 24	65	40	0.00
April 25	65	43	0.53
April 26	63	48	1.21
April 27	64	42	0.00
April 28	68	40	0.00
April 29	73	48	0.00
April 30	85	48	0.00

May 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
May 1	75	50
May 2	69	51
May 3	68	52
May 4	70	44
May 5	75	48
May 6	70	40
May 7	80	43
May 8	88	45
May 9	76	50
May 10	73	51
May 11	73	48
May 12	73	49
May 13	75	47
May 14	76	48
May 15	71	50
May 16	72	52
May 17	66	50
May 18	71	52
May 19	71	50
May 20	71	52
May 21	72	53
May 22	71	52
May 23	72	57
May 24	68	52
May 25	73	48
May 26	66	45
May 27	65	51
May 28	66	52
May 29	71	42
May 30	80	46
May 31	77	55

June 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
June 1	77	47
June 2	69	50
June 3	68	51
June 4	72	52
June 5	71	48
June 6	71	49
June 7	69	51
June 8	73	53
June 9	72	52
June 10	72	54
June 11	70	54
June 12	71	53
June 13	70	53
June 14	72	50
June 15	72	53
June 16	76	56
June 17	74	52
June 18	76	46
June 19	74	48
June 20	70	51
June 21	74	52
June 22	73	53
June 23	72	52
June 24	70	52
June 25	70	52
June 26	75	53
June 27	75	53
June 28	73	55
June 29	72	55
June 30	71	56

July 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
July 1	70	56
July 2	71	54
July 3	70	54
July 4	74	54
July 5	75	51
July 6	78	54
July 7	76	52
July 8	72	53
July 9	76	53
July 10	79	47
July 11	72	53
July 12	72	51
July 13	72	52
July 14	71	53
July 15	72	53
July 16	72	56
July 17	71	57
July 18	73	54
July 19	74	47
July 20	74	55
July 21	73	48
July 22	73	54
July 23	74	54
July 24	82	54
July 25	78	54
July 26	72	54
July 27	74	57
July 28	73	58
July 29	74	58
July 30	72	54
July 31	71	53

August 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)
August 1	74	48
August 2	74	48
August 3	73	54
August 4	74	52
August 5	72	53
August 6	73	50
August 7	73	50
August 8	72	52
August 9	75	54
August 10	80	54
August 11	77	53
August 12	71	54
August 13	70	54
August 14	69	54
August 15	71	54
August 16	78	57
August 17	79	58
August 18	77	49
August 19	73	53
August 20	72	54
August 21	69	54
August 22	73	54
August 23	70	55
August 24	76	56
August 25	73	51
August 26	72	51
August 27	70	53
August 28	72	54
August 29	74	52
August 30	77	52
August 31	74	53

September 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	77	54	0.00
September 2	72	56	0.00
September 3	73	51	0.00
September 4	73	48	0.00
September 5	76	46	0.00
September 6	79	47	0.00
September 7	77	52	0.00
September 8	77	49	0.00
September 9	78	55	0.00
September 10	77	52	0.02
September 11	79	56	0.00
September 12	80	51	0.00
September 13	77	54	0.00
September 14	79	57	0.00
September 15	76	57	0.00
September 16	83	50	0.00
September 17	85	55	0.00
September 18	78	60	0.00
September 19	81	50	0.00
September 20	83	50	0.00
September 21	74	50	0.00
September 22	75	54	0.00
September 23	77	48	0.00
September 24	77	47	0.00
September 25	80	48	0.00
September 26	79	54	0.00
September 27	86	48	0.00
September 28	81	51	0.00
September 29	80	47	0.00
September 30	78	49	0.00

October 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	73	46	0.00
October 2	73	55	0.00
October 3	78	44	0.00
October 4	80	43	0.00
October 5	80	42	0.00
October 6	72	48	0.00
October 7	75	44	0.04
October 8	74	52	0.04
October 9	74	47	0.00
October 10	82	46	0.00
October 11	96	52	0.00
October 12	88	52	0.00
October 13	81	48	0.00
October 14	76	47	0.00
October 15	70	50	0.00
October 16	75	50	0.00
October 17	87	49	0.00
October 18	93	49	0.00
October 19	96	52	0.00
October 20	87	50	0.00
October 21	75	50	0.00
October 22	73	50	0.00
October 23	72	45	0.00
October 24	74	50	0.56
October 25	62	56	0.07
October 26	64	46	0.08
October 27	66	46	0.00
October 28	70	39	0.00
October 29	72	44	0.00
October 30	74	47	0.00
October 31	73	46	0.00

November 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	77	44	0.00
November 2	70	48	0.01
November 3	67	40	0.00
November 4	72	46	0.00
November 5	69	38	0.00
November 6	72	40	0.00
November 7	74	47	0.01
November 8	72	49	0.00
November 9	66	43	0.00
November 10	71	39	0.00
November 11	70	36	0.00
November 12	75	40	0.00
November 13	80	45	0.00
November 14	85	43	0.00
November 15	85	48	0.00
November 16	83	50	0.00
November 17	70	49	0.00
November 18	72	50	0.10
November 19	69	36	0.00
November 20	69	36	0.00
November 21	66	39	0.00
November 22	67	36	0.00
November 23	70	35	0.00
November 24	62	36	0.00
November 25	75	39	0.00
November 26	77	35	0.00
November 27	78	36	0.00
November 28	83	42	0.00
November 29	83	46	0.00
November 30	78	44	0.00

December 1940 Santa Maria Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	78	43	0.00
December 2	86	43	0.00
December 3	88	46	0.00
December 4	82	46	0.00
December 5	78	47	0.00
December 6	79	38	0.00
December 7	83	39	0.00
December 8	71	45	0.00
December 9	66	49	0.00
December 10	66	45	0.00
December 11	65	48	0.00
December 12	62	45	0.00
December 13	65	34	0.00
December 14	65	35	0.00
December 15	67	40	0.00
December 16	68	49	0.49
December 17	67	51	0.39
December 18	64	51	0.12
December 19	65	49	0.34
December 20	66	49	0.00
December 21	70	45	0.00
December 22	71	47	1.14
December 23	69	52	1.77
December 24	63	56	0.06
December 25	67	45	0.20
December 26	64	46	0.44
December 27	65	47	0.00
December 28	70	50	0.14
December 29	68	51	0.04
December 30	59	47	0.00
December 31	63	41	0.12

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Santa Maria Public Airport	location
1893–1947	Santa Maria	location