SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.5 65.4 66.1 69.2 69.6 72.1 75.1 76.7 75.2 73.3 68.9 65.3 70.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 69.0 71.5 73.3 74.7 76.1 77.7 79.1 81.2 83.4 77.7 75.9 70.0 83.4
Year Highest Occurred 1976 1991 1988 1992 1984 1981 1985 1983 1984 1983 1976 1999 1984
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 59.5 61.3 62.0 64.3 65.0 66.9 71.5 73.0 70.6 69.2 64.8 59.2 59.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1990 1991 1975 1995 1999 1991 1974 1980 1996 1994 1971 1971
Mean Temperature (F) 54.6 56.1 57.2 59.7 61.3 64.0 66.9 68.1 66.9 64.1 59.0 55.0 61.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 58.1 60.6 61.1 63.5 66.8 69.0 70.2 72.2 74.1 67.7 63.2 59.2 74.1
Year Highest Occurred 1986 1995 1988 1996 1997 1981 1984 1984 1984 1997 1976 1977 1984
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 49.7 51.7 52.9 55.0 58.1 60.2 64.2 65.6 63.1 60.3 54.9 49.3 49.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1990 1991 1975 1971 1991 1991 1999 1993 1971 1994 1971 1971
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 44.7 46.7 48.3 50.1 53.0 55.8 58.6 59.5 58.5 54.9 49.0 44.7 52.0
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 49.0 53.2 53.2 54.3 59.8 60.3 61.7 64.0 65.1 58.3 54.1 51.4 65.1
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1995 1978 1989 1997 1981 1998 1984 1997 1997 1997 1977 1997
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 38.1 42.1 43.1 45.7 47.5 51.4 56.3 55.5 52.6 47.8 44.9 39.5 38.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1990 1973 1975 1991 1991 1978 1993 1993 1971 1994 1971 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 4.14 4.68 3.59 0.77 0.35 0.09 0.01 0.03 0.29 0.52 1.48 2.63 18.58
Highest Precipitation (in.) 24.20 21.76 11.73 3.97 2.96 0.71 0.13 0.50 4.01 3.80 5.47 7.33 24.20
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1978 1988 1977 1993 1987 1977 1976 2000 1972 1971 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1984 1982 1997 1997 2000 1997 2000 2000 1996 1999 2000 1989 1984
Heating Degree Days (F) 324. 253. 248. 172. 142. 80. 26. 24. 55. 73. 193. 312. 1902.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 2. 6. 13. 28. 48. 82. 120. 111. 46. 11. 3. 470.

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