Watsonville January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Watsonville, California for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1908–2024
Highest temperature 78 °F 2012
Lowest temperature 22 °F 1919
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1974
Highest daily low 59 °F 1997
Most precipitation 1.85 inches 1955
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.3 °F
Average low 39.7 °F
Chance precipitation 29.6%
Watsonville January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 64 41 0.00 n/a
2023 60 38 0.01 n/a
2022 56 32 0.00 n/a
2021 60 36 0.00 n/a
2020 60 41 0.00 0.0
2019 58 29 0.00 0.0
2018 69 42 0.00 0.0
2017 55 36 0.01 0.0
2016 53 34 0.00 0.0
2015 58 30 0.00 0.0
2014 71 34 0.00 0.0
2013 56 34 0.00 0.0
2012 78 41 0.00 0.0
2011 51 45 0.34 n/a
2010 62 46 0.00 n/a
2009 59 37 0.00 n/a
2008 68 36 0.00 n/a
2007 58 36 0.00 n/a
2006 58 44 0.90 n/a
2005 56 44 0.08 n/a
2004 54 46 1.08 n/a
2003 61 38 0.00 n/a
2002 59 50 0.15 n/a
2001 71 37 0.00 n/a
2000 53 40 0.00 n/a
1999 63 36 0.00 n/a
1998 67 42 0.00 0.0
1997 67 59 0.58 0.0
1996 67 45 0.00 0.0
1995 56 40 0.13 0.0
1994 60 42 0.00 0.0
1993 55 38 0.27 0.0
1992 61 37 0.00 0.0
1991 61 29 0.00 0.0
1990 60 36 0.00 0.0
1989 51 28 0.18 0.0
1988 51 31 0.00 0.0
1987 59 46 0.09 0.0
1986 63 51 0.00 0.0
1985 57 30 0.00 0.0
1984 63 39 0.00 0.0
1983 58 32 0.00 0.0
1982 54 39 0.63 0.0
1981 70 35 0.00 0.0
1980 62 49 0.24 0.0
1979 56 31 0.00 0.0
1978 58 41 0.00 0.0
1977 57 37 0.00 0.0
1976 55 29 0.00 0.0
1975 57 29 0.00 0.0
1974 50 34 0.41 0.0
1973 59 37 0.00 0.0
1972 58 34 0.00 0.0
1971 59 37 0.00 0.0
1970 61 31 0.00 0.0
1969 61 36 0.00 0.0
1968 61 34 0.00 0.0
1967 62 33 0.00 0.0
1966 50 30 0.28 0.0
1965 51 28 0.02 0.0
1964 72 36 0.00 0.0
1963 53 32 0.00 0.0
1962 50 33 0.00 0.0
1961 60 30 0.00 0.0
1960 54 23 0.00 0.0
1959 72 35 0.00 0.0
1958 68 37 0.00 0.0
1957 70 32 0.00 0.0
1956 57 37 0.31 0.0
1955 55 51 1.85 0.0
1954 64 33 0.00 0.0
1953 55 38 0.02 0.0
1952 50 28 0.08 0.0
1951 55 34 0.00 0.0
1950 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1949 54 40 0.21 0.0
1948 58 33 0.00 0.0
1947 59 32 0.00 0.0
1946 65 n/a 0.00 0.0
1945 63 38 0.00 0.0
1944 55 34 0.00 n/a
1943 58 40 0.00 n/a
1942 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1941 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1940 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1939 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1938 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1937 55 34 0.00 n/a
1936 62 38 0.00 0.0
1935 59 37 0.00 n/a
1934 61 51 0.44 n/a
1933 62 32 0.00 n/a
1932 56 34 0.40 0.0
1931 62 51 1.31 n/a
1930 64 35 0.00 0.0
1929 59 36 0.00 n/a
1928 68 46 0.00 0.0
1927 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 64 34 0.00 0.0
1924 70 32 0.00 n/a
1923 64 36 0.00 n/a
1922 70 38 0.20 n/a
1921 66 42 0.00 n/a
1920 72 36 0.00 n/a
1919 58 22 0.00 n/a
1918 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1917 62 36 0.11 n/a
1916 60 40 0.05 n/a
1915 70 34 0.00 n/a
1914 70 55 0.36 n/a
1913 65 38 0.00 n/a
1912 55 34 0.25 0.0
1911 60 27 0.00 n/a
1910 52 34 0.56 n/a
1909 56 38 0.00 0.0
1908 55 35 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Watsonville on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Watsonville history is 78 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Watsonville on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 78 °F 2012
2 72 °F 1959
2 72 °F 1964
2 72 °F 1920
5 71 °F 2001
5 71 °F 2014
7 70 °F 1915
7 70 °F 1957
7 70 °F 1922
7 70 °F 1981
7 70 °F 1924
7 70 °F 1914
What's the all-time low for Watsonville on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Watsonville history is 22 °F which happened in 1919.
Lowest Temperatures in Watsonville on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 22 °F 1919
2 23 °F 1960
3 27 °F 1911
4 28 °F 1989
4 28 °F 1965
4 28 °F 1952
7 29 °F 1976
7 29 °F 1975
7 29 °F 1991
7 29 °F 2019
Lowest High Temperatures in Watsonville on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1962
1 50 °F 1952
1 50 °F 1974
1 50 °F 1966
5 51 °F 1989
5 51 °F 1965
5 51 °F 2011
5 51 °F 1988
9 52 °F 1910
10 53 °F 2000
10 53 °F 1963
10 53 °F 2016
What's the most it has ever rained in Watsonville on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Watsonville history is 1.85 inches which happened in 1955.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Watsonville on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.85 inches 1955
2 1.31 inches 1931
3 1.08 inches 2004
4 0.90 inches 2006
5 0.63 inches 1982
6 0.58 inches 1997
7 0.56 inches 1910
8 0.44 inches 1934
9 0.41 inches 1974
10 0.40 inches 1932
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1998–2024 Watsonville Municipal Airport location
1908–1998 Watsonville Water Works location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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