Climate of Santa Cruz County
A climatological report for the county loosely spanning from the 1880s to early 1970s, made available through UCSC. Begins with analyses of the varying aspects of climate, and moves to charts of gatherings from the various data sites shown on the map on the cover.
Notables: Chittenden Pass, Locatelli Ranch, Enos Ranch, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Mount Madonna, Watsonville Waterworks, Environmental Science Services Administration, terrain, temperature, freeze data, heating degree days, precipitation, snowfall, evapotranspiration, evaporation, relative humidity, wind, sunshine, cloudiness, Cooperative Observer Program, Sunset Beach, Sunset State Beach Park
Notables: Chittenden Pass, Locatelli Ranch, Enos Ranch, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Mount Madonna, Watsonville Waterworks, Environmental Science Services Administration, terrain, temperature, freeze data, heating degree days, precipitation, snowfall, evapotranspiration, evaporation, relative humidity, wind, sunshine, cloudiness, Cooperative Observer Program, Sunset Beach, Sunset State Beach Park
Creator:
C. Robert Elford; John E. Stilz
Source:
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California
Date: 1976
Type:
REPORT; MAP; CHART
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz County
- 1970s
- Climate
- Climatology
- Weather
- Science
- Aptos
- Ben Lomond
- Boulder Creek
- Capitola
- Corralitos
- Davenport
- Felton
- Laurel
- Los Gatos
- Watsonville
- UCSC
- 1960s
- 1950s
- 1940s
- 1930s
- 1920s
- 1910s
- 1900s
- 1890s
- 1880s
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-WEATHER-2
Collection
Citation
Elford, C. Robert and John E. Stilz. “Climate of Santa Cruz County.” University of California, Santa Cruz. 1976. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140287. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
