SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA
NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

LATITUDE: 34 Deg. 26 Min. N LONGITUDE: 119 Deg. 50 Min. W ELEVATION: FT. GRND 9 BARO 13 TIME ZONE: PACIFIC WBAN: 23190

(a)
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
YEAR
TEMPERATURE (Deg. F)
Normals
-Daily Maximum
-Daily Minimum
-Monthly
Extremes
-Record Highest
-Year
-Record Lowest
-Year






12

12



63.7
40.3
52.0

86
1991
26
1987


64.6
43.2
53.9

85
1995
25
1989


65.3
45.2
55.2

90
1989
34
1991


67.4
47.1
57.2

96
1989
38
1984


68.6
50.1
59.4

92
1988
38
1991


71.2
53.6
62.4

109
1990
42
1988


73.9
56.9
65.4

109
1985
49
1987


75.4
58.2
66.9

101
1984
47
1988


75.2
56.5
65.8

102
1988
45
1988


73.1
51.5
62.3

103
1987
36
1989


68.5
44.7
56.6

97
1992
30
1989


64.4
40.1
52.3

83
1990
20
1990


69.3
49.0
59.1

109
JUN 1990
20
DEC 1990
NORMAL DEGREE DAYS
Heating (base 65 Deg. F)
Cooling (base 65 Deg. F)




403
0

311
0

304
0

237
0

178
0

102
24

42
55

36
91

71
95

108
24

212
0

394
0

2438
289
% OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE














MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)
Sunrise - Sunset
MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:
Sunrise to Sunset
-Clear
-Partly Cloudy
-Cloudy
Precipitation
.01 inches or more
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
1.0 inches or more
Thunderstorms
Heavy Fog Visibility
1/4 mile or less
Temperature Deg. F
-Maximum
90 Deg. F and above
32 Deg. F and below
-Minimum
32 Deg. F and below
0 Deg. F and below








12

12
12

12


12
12

12
12








5.8

0.0
0.3

1.3


0.0
0.0

2.9
0.0








5.8

0 0
0.2

2.3


0.0
0.0

1.3
0.0








6.3

0.0
0.4

1.5


0.2
0.0

0.0
0.0








1.8

0.0
0.1

1.1


0 3
0.0

0.0
0.0








1.1

0.0
0.2

0.9


0.1
0.0

0.0
0.0








0.7

0.0
0.3

1.1


0.2
0.0

0.0
0.0








0.7

0.0
0.1

1.8


0.5
0.0

0.0
0.0








0.3

0.0
0.2

1.9


0.3
0.0

0.0
0.0








0.9

0.0
0.3

3.0


0.7
0.0

0.0
0.0








1.7

0.0
0.2

3.4


0.9
0.0

0.0
0.0








3.4

0.0
0.1

1.3


0.4
0.0

0.4
0.0








4.1

0.0
0.5

1.3


0.0
0.0

3.0
0.0








32.8

0.0
2.7

20.8


3.5
0.0

7.6
0.0
AV. STATION PRES. (mb)
5
1018.8
1016.9
1016.4
1014.6
1013.4
1012.5
1013.2
1012.6
1012.3
1014.3
1016.6
1018.0
1014.9
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
Hour 04
Hour 10 (Local Time)
Hour 16
Hour 22

6
12
12
12

81
61
57
79

79
62
58
78

83
65
60
78

76
63
58
75

84
66
60
80

89
69
62
84

91
71
64
88

91
70
64
89

87
69
63
86

81
64
62
82

77
53
52
74

82
55
55
76

83
64
60
81
PRECIPITATION (in.)
Water Equivalent
-Normal
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Minimum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year
Snow, Ice Pellets, Hail
-Maximum Monthly
-Year
-Maximum in 24 hrs
-Year



12

12

12




12



3.21
12.99
1995
0.02
1984
2.50
1995

0.0

0.0



3.61
7.17
1992
0.01
1984
3.97
1985

0.0

0.0



2.84
11.4
1991
0.02
1990
4.47
1991

0.0

0.0



1.06
3.01
1988
0.00
1993
1.54
1.988

0.0

0.0



0.16
0.89
1995
0.00
1991
0.88
1995

0.0

0.0



0.04
0.46
1988
T
1994
0.41
1988

0.0

0.0



0.02
0.29
1992
0.00
1995
0.27
1992

0.0

0.0



0.11
0.81
1984
0.00
1986
0.47
1984

0.0

0.0



0.45
1.45
1986
0.00
1992
1.45
1986

0.0

0.0



0.52
2.21
1987
0.00
1986
1.48
1987

0.0

0.0



2.03
3.76
1985
0.00
1992
1.17
1985

0.0

0.0



2.20
5.10
1991
0.00
1989
2.16
1991

0.0

0.0



16.25
12.99
JAN 1995
0.00
JUL 1995
4.47
MAR 1991





WIND
Mean Speed (mph)
Prevailing Direction
through 1964
Fastest Mile
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Year
Peak Gust
-Direction(!!)
-Speed(mph)
-Date

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(a) - Length of Record in Years, although individual months may be missing.
0.* or * - The value is between 0.0 and 0.05.
Normals - Based on the 1961 - 1990 record period.
Extremes - Dates are the most recent occurrence.
Wind Dir.- Numerals show tens of degrees clockwise from true north. "00" indicates calm.
Resultant Directions are given to whole degrees.