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Weather extremes
How extreme does Isla Vista's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Isla Vista has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Isla Vista has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 30°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Isla Vista (typical high near 71°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 15°F colder than a normal January night in Isla Vista (typical low near 43°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 94% of a typical February's rain in a single day (Isla Vista averages roughly 4.3 in across the month).
The three most extreme on record
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Isla Vista's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 101°F is about 30°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Santa Barbara 11 W (NOAA GHCN station USW00053152), about 2 km from the city centre.