Watsonville May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Watsonville, California for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1908–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1970
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1912
Lowest daily high 55 °F 1909
Highest daily low 55 °F 1986
Most precipitation 1.12 inches 2003
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 68.9 °F
Average low 47.4 °F
Chance precipitation 13.9%
Watsonville May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 59 48 0.27 n/a
2022 72 40 0.00 n/a
2021 76 46 0.00 n/a
2020 71 50 0.00 n/a
2019 73 44 0.00 0.0
2018 63 48 0.00 0.0
2017 84 51 0.00 0.0
2016 69 53 0.00 0.0
2015 62 51 0.00 0.0
2014 73 47 0.00 0.0
2013 85 51 0.00 0.0
2012 65 50 0.00 0.0
2011 71 44 0.00 n/a
2010 73 46 0.00 n/a
2009 59 53 0.04 n/a
2008 63 44 0.00 n/a
2007 61 40 0.02 n/a
2006 57 51 0.00 n/a
2005 73 48 0.00 n/a
2004 77 51 0.00 n/a
2003 64 52 1.12 n/a
2002 61 47 0.00 n/a
2001 80 53 0.00 n/a
2000 71 53 0.00 n/a
1999 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1998 69 50 0.38 0.0
1997 70 48 0.00 0.0
1996 85 49 0.00 0.0
1995 67 48 0.00 0.0
1994 70 50 0.00 0.0
1993 74 51 0.00 0.0
1992 83 54 0.00 0.0
1991 56 44 0.01 0.0
1990 65 50 0.00 0.0
1989 73 48 0.00 0.0
1988 70 42 0.00 0.0
1987 70 47 0.00 0.0
1986 70 55 0.00 0.0
1985 69 50 0.00 0.0
1984 68 49 0.00 0.0
1983 67 45 0.00 0.0
1982 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1981 70 41 0.00 0.0
1980 70 54 0.00 0.0
1979 65 53 0.00 0.0
1978 70 48 0.00 0.0
1977 67 47 0.00 0.0
1976 69 47 0.00 0.0
1975 63 44 0.00 0.0
1974 60 47 0.00 0.0
1973 65 43 0.00 0.0
1972 73 45 0.00 0.0
1971 62 44 0.00 0.0
1970 87 47 0.00 0.0
1969 60 44 0.00 0.0
1968 58 48 0.00 0.0
1967 63 45 0.00 0.0
1966 74 48 0.00 0.0
1965 69 38 0.00 0.0
1964 58 n/a 0.16 0.0
1963 68 49 0.00 0.0
1962 71 48 0.00 0.0
1961 68 47 0.00 0.0
1960 62 47 0.11 0.0
1959 63 36 0.00 0.0
1958 60 46 0.00 0.0
1957 65 44 0.00 0.0
1956 58 50 0.00 0.0
1955 57 49 0.00 0.0
1954 72 46 0.00 0.0
1953 71 45 0.00 0.0
1952 67 40 0.00 0.0
1951 63 47 0.08 0.0
1950 57 39 0.22 0.0
1949 69 39 0.00 0.0
1948 66 47 0.00 0.0
1947 n/a 45 0.00 0.0
1946 n/a 41 0.00 0.0
1945 67 48 0.00 0.0
1944 n/a 49 0.00 0.0
1943 63 53 0.00 n/a
1942 69 42 0.00 n/a
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 70 51 0.00 n/a
1936 73 46 0.00 0.0
1935 84 43 0.00 0.0
1934 74 47 0.00 n/a
1933 71 35 0.00 n/a
1932 64 50 0.14 n/a
1931 69 50 0.00 n/a
1930 62 48 0.15 n/a
1929 65 n/a 0.00 n/a
1928 76 39 0.00 n/a
1927 80 43 0.00 n/a
1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1924 70 40 n/a n/a
1923 80 38 n/a n/a
1922 82 38 0.00 n/a
1921 64 36 0.00 n/a
1920 60 38 n/a n/a
1919 62 52 n/a n/a
1918 82 42 n/a n/a
1917 62 42 0.00 n/a
1916 66 50 0.00 n/a
1915 68 35 0.23 n/a
1914 72 40 0.00 n/a
1913 76 32 0.00 n/a
1912 72 29 0.00 n/a
1911 70 51 0.00 0.0
1910 59 53 0.00 0.0
1909 55 43 0.00 n/a
1908 68 46 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Watsonville on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Watsonville history is 87 °F which happened in 1970.
Highest Temperatures in Watsonville on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1970
2 85 °F 2013
2 85 °F 1996
4 84 °F 2017
4 84 °F 1935
6 83 °F 1992
7 82 °F 1922
7 82 °F 1918
9 80 °F 1927
9 80 °F 2001
9 80 °F 1923
What's the all-time low for Watsonville on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Watsonville history is 29 °F which happened in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Watsonville on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1912
2 32 °F 1913
3 35 °F 1933
3 35 °F 1915
5 36 °F 1959
5 36 °F 1921
7 38 °F 1920
7 38 °F 1922
7 38 °F 1923
7 38 °F 1965
Lowest High Temperatures in Watsonville on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 55 °F 1909
2 56 °F 1991
3 57 °F 1955
3 57 °F 2006
3 57 °F 1950
6 58 °F 1968
6 58 °F 1956
6 58 °F 1964
9 59 °F 2009
9 59 °F 1910
9 59 °F 2023
What's the most it has ever rained in Watsonville on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Watsonville history is 1.12 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Watsonville on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.12 inches 2003
2 0.38 inches 1998
3 0.27 inches 2023
4 0.23 inches 1915
5 0.22 inches 1950
6 0.16 inches 1964
7 0.15 inches 1930
8 0.14 inches 1932
9 0.11 inches 1960
10 0.08 inches 1951
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1998–2024 Watsonville Municipal Airport location
1908–1998 Watsonville Water Works location