Santa Maria, CA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Santa Maria, CA: 110°F on Friday 20 June 2008.

The record begins: 1906

All-time records

Hottest day: 110°F; 20 June 2008
Coldest night: 20°F; 7 December 1978, 2 January 1976
Wettest day: 3.55 in; 10 February 1938
Warmest night: 77°F; 13 October 1923
Coldest day: 32°F; 6 November 1918

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Santa Maria, CA by decade since the 1930s: the most record highs, 65, came in the 1940s; the most record lows, 61, in the 1970s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1900s	0	0	4
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	0	0	10
1930s	6	3	10
1940s	65	32	10
1950s	63	27	10
1960s	45	41	10
1970s	49	61	10
1980s	60	19	10
1990s	33	8	10
2000s	37	7	10
2010s	50	2	10
2020s	24	0	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	89°F 16 January 2014	20°F 2 January 1976	3.42 in 9 January 2023
February	89°F 2 February 1995, 17 February 1930	22°F 27 February 1971	3.55 in 10 February 1938
March	95°F 17 March 2026, 14 March 2015, 26 March 1988	24°F 2 March 1971	3.46 in 20 March 2011
April	103°F 6 April 1989	28°F 3 April 1921	2.14 in 17 April 2000
May	105°F 15 May 2014	27°F 4 May 1912	1.74 in 5 May 1998
June	110°F 20 June 2008	35°F 14 June 1918, 10 June 1918, 9 June 1918	1.73 in 4 June 1933
July	104°F 8 July 1985, 10 July 1953	41°F 18 July 1932, 10 July 1924, 2 July 1919	0.62 in 9 July 1950
August	104°F 29 August 2009	40°F 24 August 1925	0.84 in 19 August 1976
September	106°F 2 September 2017, 22 September 1939	32°F 22 September 1918	1.77 in 19 September 2022
October	108°F 4 October 1987	26°F 29 October 1971	2.80 in 22 October 1907
November	96°F 7 November 2006	21°F 6 November 1918	1.88 in 23 November 1965
December	90°F 3 December 1958, 7 December 1938	20°F 7 December 1978	3.19 in 18 December 2010

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	6 days	20 October to 25 October 1965	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	1 days	6 November to 6 November 1918	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	11.78 in	January 1995
Driest month	0.00 in	August 2025	and 124 more
Wettest year	33.51 in	1941
Driest year	2.99 in	2013

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Santa Maria, CA: a low of 20°F on Thursday 7 December 1978 and Friday 2 January 1976.
The wettest day on record in Santa Maria, CA: 3.55 in on Thursday 10 February 1938.
The warmest night on record in Santa Maria, CA: a low of 77°F on Saturday 13 October 1923.
The coldest day on record in Santa Maria, CA: a high of 32°F on Wednesday 6 November 1918.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Santa Maria, CA: 6 days, from Wednesday 20 October to Monday 25 October 1965.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Santa Maria, CA: 1 day, on Wednesday 6 November 1918.
The wettest month on record in Santa Maria, CA: January 1995, with 11.78 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Santa Maria, CA: August 2025, with 0.00 in of precipitation (shared with 124 other months).
The wettest year on record in Santa Maria, CA: 1941, with 33.51 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Santa Maria, CA: 2013, with 2.99 in of precipitation.

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