34.894°N, 120.452°W · station SMXthr · 121 years of record
92°F
HOTTEST OCT 17 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 17
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Santa Maria.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Santa Maria — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#5 / 115
warmest Oct 17 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
102°F
set in 1933
Coolest Oct 17 ever
61°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 92°F — 5th warmest Oct 17 of 115 years · record 102°F (1933) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#34 / 115
warmest Oct 18 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
99°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 18 ever
58°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 78°F — 34th warmest Oct 18 of 115 years · record 99°F (1921) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#76 / 115
warmest Oct 19 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
95°F
set in 1921
Coolest Oct 19 ever
59°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 69°F — 76th warmest Oct 19 of 115 years · record 95°F (1921) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#86 / 115
warmest Oct 20 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
99°F
set in 1964
Coolest Oct 20 ever
62°F
set in 1908
Forecast high 68°F — 86th warmest Oct 20 of 115 years · record 99°F (1964) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#92 / 115
warmest Oct 21 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
98°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 21 ever
58°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 68°F — 92nd warmest Oct 21 of 115 years · record 98°F (1929) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#84 / 115
warmest Oct 22 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
101°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 22 ever
62°F
set in 1954
Forecast high 69°F — 84th warmest Oct 22 of 115 years · record 101°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#75 / 115
warmest Oct 23 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
102°F
set in 2017
Coolest Oct 23 ever
57°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 70°F — 75th warmest Oct 23 of 115 years · record 102°F (2017) · warmest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Santa Maria in each calendar month, and for the whole 1906–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
89°FJan 16, 2014
20°FJan 2, 1976
Feb
89°FFeb 17, 1930
22°FFeb 27, 1971
Mar
95°FMar 26, 1988
24°FMar 2, 1971
Apr
103°FApr 6, 1989
28°FApr 3, 1921
May
105°FMay 15, 2014
27°FMay 4, 1912
Jun
110°FJun 20, 2008
35°FJun 9, 1918
Jul
104°FJul 10, 1953
41°FJul 2, 1919
Aug
104°FAug 29, 2009
40°FAug 24, 1925
Sep
106°FSep 22, 1939
32°FSep 22, 1918
Oct
108°FOct 4, 1987
26°FOct 29, 1971
Nov
96°FNov 7, 2006
21°FNov 6, 1918
Dec
90°FDec 7, 1938
20°FDec 7, 1978
All-time
110°FJun 20, 2008
20°FJan 2, 1976
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Santa Maria so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
9 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (95°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
77°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Oct 13, 1923
Coldest high ever
32°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Nov 6, 1918
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
61°FJan 1, 1997
40°FJan 20, 1921
Feb
59°FFeb 16, 1980
46°FFeb 13, 2001
Mar
60°FMar 16, 1921
39°FMar 14, 1919
Apr
60°FApr 18, 1908
49°FApr 3, 1919
May
69°FMay 21, 1911
54°FMay 2, 1955
Jun
65°FJun 18, 1906
58°FJun 4, 1919
Jul
70°FJul 20, 2015
50°FJul 3, 1919
Aug
65°FAug 13, 1991
52°FAug 25, 1917
Sep
74°FSep 24, 1939
58°FSep 23, 1955
Oct
77°FOct 13, 1923
56°FOct 27, 1933
Nov
71°FNov 13, 1906
32°FNov 6, 1918
Dec
62°FDec 26, 1906
36°FDec 9, 1918
All-time
77°FOct 13, 1923
32°FNov 6, 1918
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
6 days
record run, ended Oct 25 1965
So far in 2026
9 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Santa Maria's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 75°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Santa Maria's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Santa Maria's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
