SANTA BARBARA, CA - HCND station 047902

047902 - SANTA BARBARA, California

Latitude
34° 25´N

Longitude
119° 41´W

Elevation
5 feet

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10 nearest HCND stations

26 mi	E :	OJAI, CA
68 mi	NE :	TEJON RANCHO, CA
74 mi	ENE :	FAIRMONT, CA
82 mi	NW :	SAN LUIS OBISPO POLY, CA
85 mi	NNE :	WASCO, CA
89 mi	ESE :	PASADENA, CA
101 mi	NW :	PASO ROBLES, CA
118 mi	ESE :	TUSTIN IRVINE RANCH, CA
130 mi	N :	HANFORD 1S, CA
141 mi	NNE :	LEMON COVE, CA

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17207	94.2%	7040	93.1%
TMIN	17156	93.9%	7039	93.1%
PRCP	16316	89.3%	6676	88.3%
SNOW	11981	65.6%	4984	65.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7040 by year	66.8°F	6.9°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMAX and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=78°F	570	0.05	71	74	1.0	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=58°F	603	0.10	128	104	1.2	map	table

TMAX and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=78°F	570	0.72	185	20	9.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=58°F	603	-0.83	39	232	5.9*	map	table

TMAX and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=78°F	570	51	100	2.0*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=58°F	603	69	149	2.2*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7039 by year	45.1°F	5.7°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMIN and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=37°F	636	0.17	136	100	1.4*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=54°F	505	-0.07	57	85	1.5*	map	table

TMIN and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=37°F	636	-0.97	24	258	10.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=54°F	505	0.27	113	46	2.5*	map	table

TMIN and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=37°F	636	49	155	3.2*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=54°F	505	105	40	2.6*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6676 by year	0.10"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

PRCP and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1235	0.56"	-0.05	205	241	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.90"	247	1.75"	-0.05	47	56	1.2	map	table

PRCP and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1235	0.56"	-0.31	161	305	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.90"	247	1.75"	-0.33	39	65	1.7*	map	table

PRCP and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1235	0.56"	242	186	1.3*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.90"	247	1.75"	45	36	1.2	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean
NDJFM	4984 by year	0.00"

No days with measureable SNOW during NDJFM over 1948-1997