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The fast-moving low-pressure system brought a broken line of convective showers to the county Wednesday afternoon, eventually reaching wind speeds as high as 60 mph, the National Weather Service said.
The temperature at the Santa Maria Public Airport peaked at 81 degrees, while the record for the date was 84, set in 1971. Lompoc was warmer with a high of 82 degrees. The old record for ...
Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888 Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [1]
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Shattered high temperature records left in Santa's wake. John Murphy. December 27, 2021 at 11:17 AM.
Its parent thunderstorm produced high winds and hail that caused $6 million in crop damage. [200] March 10, 1994 – There was an F0 tornado in Oroville in Butte County, which knocked down fences and trees, damaging a few houses. [201] March 24, 1994 – An F0 tornado in Santa Barbara lifted up a building over a fence. [202]
Santa began arriving with that warmth on Christmas Eve, kept delivering on Christmas Day, and didn't stop on Sunday either, cranking the temperatures up even higher.
The winds blow with greatest force when the pressure gradient is perpendicular to the axis of the Santa Ynez Mountains, which rise directly behind Santa Barbara. [ 1 ] These winds often precede Santa Ana events by a day or two, but also as tail end of Santa Anas after they weaken, it is normal for high-pressure areas to migrate east, causing ...