Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Paula (USC00047957), California, United States, with 115 years of record.
Key Facts for Santa Paula
Santa Paula (USC00047957) is a weather station in California, United States at 34.31 latitude and -119.13 longitude, 72 m (237 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 2008, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Santa Paula still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Santa Paula tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 33.3 C (91.9 F) on 15 November 2007.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 34.31 latitude, -119.13 longitude.
Elevation: 72 m (237 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 2008, 115 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Paula. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Santa Paula, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
42.2 C (108.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Santa Paula still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 76.
Standing records at Santa Paula by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1894
45
1895
76
1896
23
1897
36
1898
21
1899
25
1900
5
1901
24
1902
14
1903
18
1910
19
1911
39
1912
40
1913
45
1914
17
1915
36
1916
48
1917
66
1918
1
1933
1
1934
10
1935
27
1936
19
1937
7
1938
14
1939
26
1940
14
1941
8
1942
10
1943
8
1944
14
1945
16
1946
7
1947
13
1948
15
1949
14
1950
24
1951
11
1952
17
1953
25
1954
18
1955
19
1956
20
1957
18
1958
17
1959
19
1960
14
1961
20
1962
12
1963
18
1964
17
1965
20
1966
17
1967
5
1968
7
1969
3
1970
8
1971
23
1972
17
1973
6
1974
8
1975
16
1976
18
1977
3
1978
12
1979
6
1980
5
1981
2
1982
2
1983
11
1984
15
1985
7
1986
5
1987
14
1988
13
1989
10
1990
4
1991
10
1992
9
1993
3
1994
5
1995
12
1996
7
1997
17
1998
9
1999
7
2000
2
2001
4
2002
4
2003
8
2004
9
2005
1
2006
6
2007
4
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Santa Paula between 25 January 1969 and 17 February 1980. Each dot is a new record.
When Santa Paula set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1969-01-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1980-02-17
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 164.6 mm (6.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 164.6 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Paula. The most was 164.6 mm (6.5 in) on 17 February 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Paula
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
25 January 1969
Feb
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
17 February 1980
Mar
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
16 March 1952
Apr
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
17 April 2000
May
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2 May 2003
Jun
16.3 mm (0.6 in)
4 June 1993
Jul
4.3 mm (0.17 in)
12 July 1992
Aug
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
19 August 1983
Sep
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
15 September 1910
Oct
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1 October 1983
Nov
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
29 November 1970
Dec
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
4 December 1974
Period of Record Coverage
1894 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
95 years of record at Santa Paula, 1894 to 2008. 44 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1917, 1918 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 48 complete years at Santa Paula, 1896 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.3 C (61.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 14.0 C (57.2 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 18.0 C (64.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Santa Paula as warming stripes, 1896 to 1998
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
15.9 C
-0.42 C
1901
17.2 C
+0.87 C
1902
17.3 C
+0.96 C
1910
15.2 C
-1.13 C
1911
14.3 C
-1.96 C
1912
14.0 C
-2.32 C
1913
14.4 C
-1.86 C
1914
16.9 C
+0.55 C
1937
16.6 C
+0.32 C
1939
17.4 C
+1.10 C
1940
17.4 C
+1.07 C
1941
17.0 C
+0.67 C
1942
16.7 C
+0.35 C
1943
16.9 C
+0.55 C
1944
15.7 C
-0.58 C
1945
16.4 C
+0.07 C
1946
16.2 C
-0.13 C
1950
16.0 C
-0.32 C
1953
16.2 C
-0.15 C
1954
16.7 C
+0.36 C
1955
15.8 C
-0.55 C
1959
18.0 C
+1.71 C
1960
16.4 C
+0.10 C
1961
16.4 C
+0.05 C
1963
16.0 C
-0.35 C
1966
16.0 C
-0.30 C
1968
16.1 C
-0.19 C
1971
15.8 C
-0.47 C
1972
16.3 C
-0.04 C
1973
15.5 C
-0.83 C
1975
14.7 C
-1.62 C
1978
16.7 C
+0.38 C
1979
16.4 C
+0.13 C
1980
16.7 C
+0.42 C
1983
17.3 C
+0.96 C
1984
17.1 C
+0.84 C
1985
15.8 C
-0.52 C
1986
16.4 C
+0.12 C
1987
15.4 C
-0.88 C
1988
16.4 C
+0.11 C
1989
16.4 C
+0.09 C
1990
16.5 C
+0.16 C
1993
16.9 C
+0.62 C
1994
16.2 C
-0.09 C
1995
16.8 C
+0.45 C
1996
17.0 C
+0.73 C
1997
17.7 C
+1.35 C
1998
16.1 C
-0.25 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 1998 is 0.07 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.12 F (-0.03 to 0.27) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 48 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Santa Paula
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.07 C (-0.02 to 0.15) per decade
0.12 F (-0.03 to 0.27) per decade
1896 to 1998
48
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.11) per decade
0.03 F (-0.14 to 0.19) per decade
1896 to 1998
48
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.12 C (0.01 to 0.23) per decade
0.21 F (0.02 to 0.41) per decade
1896 to 1998
48
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1894 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Santa Paula: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
95
Coldest night (TNn)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1913
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
95
Wettest day (Rx1day)
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1980
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
277.1 mm (10.9 in)
1980
92.6 mm (3.6 in)
94
Longest dry spell (CDD)
252 days
1972
114 days
94
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Santa Paula, 1894 to 2008. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Paula by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1902
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1933
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Santa Paula, 1894 to 2008. The record is -6.7 C (19.9 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Paula by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1895
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1896
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1897
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1898
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1899
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1900
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1901
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1902
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1903
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
n/a
1909
n/a
1910
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1911
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1912
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1913
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1914
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1915
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1916
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1917
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1918
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1933
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1934
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1935
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1936
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1937
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1938
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1939
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1940
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1941
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1942
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1943
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1944
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1945
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1948
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1949
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1950
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1951
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1952
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1953
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1954
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1955
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1956
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1957
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1958
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1960
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1961
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1962
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1963
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1964
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1965
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1967
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1971
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1972
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1973
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1975
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1976
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1977
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1978
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1979
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1980
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1981
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1984
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1986
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1987
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1989
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1990
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1991
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1992
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1993
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1994
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1995
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1996
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1998
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1999
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2000
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2002
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2003
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2004
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2005
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2006
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2008
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Santa Paula, 1894 to 2008. The record is 164.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.1 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Paula by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1897
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1898
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1899
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1902
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1903
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1907
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1908
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1909
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1910
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1912
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1914
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1915
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1916
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1917
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1937
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1948
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1953
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1957
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1960
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1963
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1966
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1967
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1970
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1971
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1974
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1977
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1981
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1982
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1985
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1988
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1990
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1991
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1992
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1998
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1999
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2002
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2003
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2004
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2005
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2006
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2007
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2008
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Santa Paula, 1894 to 2008. The record is 277.1 mm (10.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.6 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Paula by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1897
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1898
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1899
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1902
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1903
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1906
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1907
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1908
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1909
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1910
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911
141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1912
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913
205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1914
219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1915
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1916
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1917
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918
215.3 mm (8.5 in)
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1937
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1950
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1951
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1952
226.0 mm (8.9 in)
1953
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1955
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1956
165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1957
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1958
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1959
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960
81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1961
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1963
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1964
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1965
149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1966
169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1967
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1968
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1969
260.6 mm (10.3 in)
1970
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1971
145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1972
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1973
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1974
218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1975
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1977
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1978
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1979
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1980
277.1 mm (10.9 in)
1981
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1982
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1983
147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1984
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1985
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986
188.6 mm (7.4 in)
1987
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1988
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1989
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1990
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1991
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1992
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1993
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1994
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1995
224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1996
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1997
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1998
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1999
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
2002
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2003
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
2004
161.2 mm (6.3 in)
2005
159.7 mm (6.3 in)
2006
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2008
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Paula, 1894 to 2008. The record is 252 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 114 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Paula by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
28 days
1895
31 days
1896
23 days
1897
64 days
1898
38 days
1899
31 days
1900
92 days
1901
124 days
1902
153 days
1903
153 days
1906
20 days
1907
16 days
1908
35 days
1909
13 days
1910
12 days
1911
23 days
1912
18 days
1913
21 days
1914
20 days
1915
27 days
1916
2 days
1917
18 days
1918
12 days
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
30 days
1937
30 days
1938
61 days
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
61 days
1942
31 days
1943
92 days
1944
61 days
1945
31 days
1946
61 days
1947
65 days
1948
183 days
1949
79 days
1950
88 days
1951
177 days
1952
194 days
1953
199 days
1954
196 days
1955
100 days
1956
209 days
1957
122 days
1958
152 days
1959
228 days
1960
165 days
1961
110 days
1962
149 days
1963
57 days
1964
71 days
1965
119 days
1966
234 days
1967
140 days
1968
125 days
1969
117 days
1970
244 days
1971
149 days
1972
252 days
1973
214 days
1974
188 days
1975
146 days
1976
66 days
1977
99 days
1978
142 days
1979
184 days
1980
195 days
1981
22 days
1982
39 days
1983
78 days
1984
118 days
1985
96 days
1986
144 days
1987
76 days
1988
141 days
1989
165 days
1990
175 days
1991
123 days
1992
102 days
1993
126 days
1994
126 days
1995
137 days
1996
164 days
1997
201 days
1998
177 days
1999
110 days
2000
191 days
2001
189 days
2002
131 days
2003
189 days
2004
228 days
2005
163 days
2006
143 days
2007
102 days
2008
61 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Santa Paula falls on 3 March and the median first autumn frost on 6 December, which leaves a median of 280 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Santa Paula
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1896 to 1998)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
3 March
n/a
3 March
n/a
-6.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 December
n/a
6 December
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
280 days
n/a
280 days
n/a
+6.5 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
57 years, 1901 to 2006
A day with at least 66.1 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.6 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Santa Paula: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
10 years
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
50 years
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
100 years
175.6 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 57 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 57 years of values from 1901 to 2006.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 164.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1980; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1969; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1974.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.