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Köppen climate types of California
Golden Gate Bridge in fog
The climate of California varies widely, from hot desert to subarctic, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the coast. California's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate, with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter. The influence of the ocean generally moderates temperature extremes, creating warmer winters and substantially cooler summers in coastal areas.
Contents
[hide]
1 Temperature range
1.1 Full statistics for selected cities
2 Precipitation
3 Wildfires
4 Glossary
5 Gallery
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Temperature range[edit]
January snowfall in San Bernardino, Shandin Hills visible in the background
The cool California Current offshore, enhanced by upwelling of cold sub-surface waters, often creates summer fog near the coast, creating a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). Further inland, the climate becomes more continental, with some areas turning semi-arid (Köppen BSk), with colder winters and markedly hotter summers. Low-lying inland valleys, especially the Central Valley, have a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with subtropical temperatures but a well-defined summer dry season and a foggy, rainy season in winter.
The temperature gradient between immediate coast and low-lying inland valleys in the south is about 7 °F (4 °C) in winter, the coast being warmer, and in summer roughly 25 °F (14 °C), the interior being warmer. For example, the average daily high in San Francisco in July and August is between 62 and 68 °F (17 and 20 °C),[1][2] and in Walnut Creek, some 20 miles (32 km) inland, the average daily high in July and August is 90 °F (32 °C): a temperature gain of more than one degree (Fahrenheit) per mile.[3] In the south,[where?] the figures are approximately 4 °F and 23 °F (2 °C and 13 °C), respectively. At the coast in Santa Monica, the average high in August is 75 °F (24 °C), while in Burbank, approximately 10 miles (16 km) inland, the average high in August is 95 °F (35 °C): a temperature gain of about two degrees Fahrenheit per mile.[4]
During the cooler winter months (October–March), the Coachella Valley regularly has the warmest winter temperatures out of any place west of the Rocky Mountains. East Los Angeles,[clarification needed] the Gateway Cities, and parts of the San Gabriel Valley average the warmest winter high temps (72 °F, 22 °C) in all of the western U.S., and Santa Monica averages the warmest winter lows (52 °F, 11 °C) in all of the western U.S. Palm Springs, a city in the Coachella Valley, averages high/low/mean temperatures of 75 °F/50 °F/63 °F, (24 °C/10 °C/17 °C) respectively during the period of cooler weather from November to April.[5]
The extreme southwest, around San Diego, has a subtropical semi-arid or steppe climate (Koppen BSh) as winters are drier there.
The southeastern regions have a hot arid climate (Koppen BWh), similar to that of the Sahara Desert. In the northern portion of the Mojave Desert on the east side of the state is Death Valley, which has recorded temperatures among the highest in the world. It is common in the summer for temperatures in the valley to reach 120 °F (49 °C). The highest reliably recorded temperature in the world,[6][7] 134 °F (56.7 °C), was recorded in Death Valley on July 10, 1913. Temperatures of 130 °F (54 °C) or higher have been recorded as recently as 2005. The 24-hour average July temperature in Death Valley is 101.8 °F (38.8 °C) (1981–2010 NCDC Normals).
Alturas
Bakersfield
Bishop
Bodie
Death Valley
Eureka
Fresno
Los Angeles
Needles
Redding
Riverside
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Rosa
South Lake Tahoe
Map of locations in the table below
Average daily high and low temperatures in °F (°C)
for locations in California,
colored and sortable by average monthly temperature
Place
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Alturas[8]
44 / 18
(7 / −8) 48 / 21
(9 / −6) 54 / 25
(12 / −4) 60 / 28
(16 / −2) 70 / 34
(21 / 1) 79 / 40
(26 / 4) 90 / 44
(32 / 7) 89 / 42
(32 / 6) 80 / 36
(27 / 2) 68 / 28
(20 / −2) 52 / 23
(11 / −5) 42 / 18
(6 / −8)
Bakersfield[9]
56 / 39
(13 / 4) 63 / 42
(17 / 6) 69 / 47
(21 / 8) 75 / 50
(24 / 10) 84 / 58
(29 / 14) 91 / 64
(33 / 18) 97 / 71
(36 / 22) 96 / 69
(36 / 21) 90 / 64
(32 / 18) 80 / 55
(27 / 13) 66 / 45
(19 / 7) 57 / 39
(14 / 4)
Bishop[10]
54 / 23
(12 / −5) 58 / 27
(14 / −3) 66 / 31
(19 / −1) 73 / 36
(23 / 2) 82 / 44
(28 / 7) 92 / 51
(33 / 11) 98 / 56
(37 / 13) 96 / 54
(36 / 12) 88 / 47
(31 / 8) 76 / 37
(24 / 3) 63 / 28
(17 / −2) 53 / 22
(12 / −6)
Bodie[11]
40 / 5
(4 / −15) 41 / 7
(5 / −14) 45 / 11
(7 / −12) 50 / 17
(10 / −8) 61 / 24
(16 / −4) 70 / 30
(21 / −1) 78 / 34
(26 / 1) 77 / 32
(25 / 0) 71 / 26
(22 / −3) 60 / 18
(16 / −8) 49 / 11
(9 / −12) 41 / 6
(5 / −14)
Death Valley[12]
67 / 40
(19 / 4) 73 / 46
(23 / 8) 82 / 55
(28 / 13) 91 / 62
(33 / 17) 101 / 73
(38 / 23) 110 / 81
(43 / 27) 117 / 88
(47 / 31) 115 / 86
(46 / 30) 107 / 76
(42 / 24) 93 / 62
(34 / 17) 77 / 48
(25 / 9) 65 / 38
(18 / 3)
Eureka[13]
56 / 41
(13 / 5) 56 / 42
(13 / 6) 57 / 43
(14 / 6) 58 / 44
(14 / 7) 60 / 48
(16 / 9) 62 / 50
(17 / 10) 63 / 52
(17 / 11) 64 / 53
(18 / 12) 64 / 50
(18 / 10) 62 / 47
(17 / 8) 58 / 44
(14 / 7) 55 / 41
(13 / 5)
Fresno[14]
55 / 38
(13 / 3) 62 / 42
(17 / 6) 68 / 46
(20 / 8) 75 / 49
(24 / 9) 84 / 56
(29 / 13) 92 / 62
(33 / 17) 98 / 68
(37 / 20) 97 / 66
(36 / 19) 91 / 62
(33 / 17) 80 / 53
(27 / 12) 65 / 43
(18 / 6) 55 / 38
(13 / 3)
Los Angeles[15]
68 / 48
(20 / 9) 69 / 49
(21 / 9) 70 / 51
(21 / 11) 73 / 54
(23 / 12) 75 / 57
(24 / 14) 78 / 60
(26 / 16) 83 / 64
(28 / 18) 84 / 64
(29 / 18) 83 / 63
(28 / 17) 79 / 59
(26 / 15) 73 / 52
(23 / 11) 68 / 48
(20 / 9)
Needles[16]
65 / 44
(18 / 7) 70 / 47
(21 / 8) 77 / 52
(25 / 11) 85 / 59
(29 / 15) 95 / 68
(35 / 20) 104 / 77
(40 / 25) 109 / 84
(43 / 29) 107 / 83
(42 / 28) 100 / 75
(38 / 24) 88 / 62
(31 / 17) 73 / 50
(23 / 10) 63 / 43
(17 / 6)
Redding[17]
55 / 37
(13 / 3) 60 / 39
(16 / 4) 65 / 43
(18 / 6) 71 / 46
(22 / 8) 81 / 54
(27 / 12) 90 / 61
(32 / 16) 98 / 66
(37 / 19) 97 / 63
(36 / 17) 90 / 58
(32 / 14) 78 / 50
(26 / 10) 63 / 41
(17 / 5) 55 / 36
(13 / 2)
Riverside[18]
69 / 43
(21 / 6) 70 / 45
(21 / 7) 73 / 46
(23 / 8) 78 / 50
(26 / 10) 83 / 55
(28 / 13) 89 / 60
(32 / 16) 95 / 64
(35 / 18) 96 / 65
(36 / 18) 92 / 61
(33 / 16) 83 / 55
(28 / 13) 75 / 47
(24 / 8) 68 / 42
(20 / 6)
Sacramento[19]
54 / 39
(12 / 4) 60 / 41
(16 / 5) 65 / 44
(18 / 7) 71 / 46
(22 / 8) 80 / 51
(27 / 11) 87 / 56
(31 / 13) 92 / 58
(33 / 14) 91 / 58
(33 / 14) 87 / 56
(31 / 13) 78 / 50
(26 / 10) 64 / 43
(18 / 6) 54 / 38
(12 / 3)
San Diego[20]
65 / 49
(18 / 9) 65 / 51
(18 / 11) 67 / 53
(19 / 12) 68 / 56
(20 / 13) 69 / 59
(21 / 15) 71 / 62
(22 / 17) 75 / 65
(24 / 18) 76 / 67
(24 / 19) 76 / 65
(24 / 18) 73 / 61
(23 / 16) 69 / 54
(21 / 12) 65 / 48
(18 / 9)
San
Francisco[1]
57 / 46
(14 / 8) 60 / 48
(16 / 9) 62 / 49
(17 / 9) 63 / 49
(17 / 9) 64 / 51
(18 / 11) 66 / 53
(19 / 12) 66 / 54
(19 / 12) 68 / 55
(20 / 13) 70 / 55
(21 / 13) 69 / 54
(21 / 12) 63 / 50
(17 / 10) 57 / 46
(14 / 8)
San Jose[21]
58 / 42
(14 / 6) 62 / 45
(17 / 7) 66 / 47
(19 / 8) 69 / 49
(21 / 9) 74 / 52
(23 / 11) 79 / 56
(26 / 13) 82 / 58
(28 / 14) 82 / 58
(28 / 14) 80 / 57
(27 / 14) 74 / 53
(23 / 12) 64 / 46
(18 / 8) 58 / 42
(14 / 6)
Santa Rosa[22]
59 / 39
(15 / 4) 63 / 41
(17 / 5) 67 / 43
(19 / 6) 70 / 45
(21 / 7) 75 / 48
(24 / 9) 80 / 52
(27 / 11) 82 / 52
(28 / 11) 83 / 53
(28 / 12) 83 / 52
(28 / 11) 78 / 48
(26 / 9) 67 / 43
(19 / 6) 59 / 39
(15 / 4)
South Lake
Tahoe[23]
43 / 16
(6 / −9) 44 / 18
(7 / −8) 49 / 23
(9 / −5) 54 / 27
(12 / −3) 64 / 32
(18 / 0) 72 / 37
(22 / 3) 81 / 41
(27 / 5) 80 / 40
(27 / 4) 74 / 35
(23 / 2) 63 / 28
(17 / −2) 51 / 22
(11 / −6) 43 / 17
(6 / −8)
Full statistics for selected cities[edit]
[show]Climate data for Fresno, California (Fresno Airport), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1881–present[a]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
78
(26) 84
(29) 90
(32) 101
(38) 110
(43) 112
(44) 115
(46) 113
(45) 111
(44) 102
(39) 90
(32) 77
(25) 115
(46)
Average high °F (°C)
54.8
(12.7) 61.6
(16.4) 67.6
(19.8) 74.6
(23.7) 84.1
(28.9) 92.0
(33.3) 98.4
(36.9) 97.1
(36.2) 90.9
(32.7) 79.5
(26.4) 65.1
(18.4) 54.9
(12.7) 76.7
(24.8)
Average low °F (°C)
38.3
(3.5) 41.5
(5.3) 45.6
(7.6) 49.4
(9.7) 56.2
(13.4) 62.4
(16.9) 67.6
(19.8) 66.2
(19) 61.5
(16.4) 53.0
(11.7) 43.4
(6.3) 38.0
(3.3) 51.9
(11.1)
Record low °F (°C)
17
(−8) 24
(−4) 26
(−3) 32
(0) 36
(2) 42
(6) 50
(10) 49
(9) 37
(3) 27
(−3) 26
(−3) 18
(−8) 17
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
2.19
(55.6) 2.03
(51.6) 2.03
(51.6) 0.95
(24.1) 0.43
(10.9) 0.21
(5.3) 0.01
(0.3) 0.01
(0.3) 0.17
(4.3) 0.63
(16) 1.07
(27.2) 1.77
(45) 11.50
(292.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
7.6 8.6 7.5 4.5 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 2.5 5.5 7.5 48.1
Average relative humidity (%)
83.3 77.2 68.9 57.4 47.3 41.9 39.2 44.7 50.0 58.5 74.1 84.2 60.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours
141.5 196.9 286.2 335.5 398.9 412.2 428.2 399.6 345.9 302.3 189.9 127.1 3,564.2
Percent possible sunshine
46 65 77 85 91 94 96 95 93 87 62 42 80
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)[24][25][26], Weather.com[27]
[hide]Climate data for Los Angeles (USC, Downtown), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1877–present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
95
(35) 95
(35) 99
(37) 106
(41) 103
(39) 112
(44) 109
(43) 106
(41) 113
(45) 108
(42) 100
(38) 92
(33) 113
(45)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
83.3
(28.5) 84.3
(29.1) 85.8
(29.9) 91.2
(32.9) 89.7
(32.1) 90.2
(32.3) 94.1
(34.5) 95.3
(35.2) 98.9
(37.2) 95.5
(35.3) 88.0
(31.1) 81.4
(27.4) 102.7
(39.3)
Average high °F (°C)
68.2
(20.1) 68.6
(20.3) 70.2
(21.2) 72.7
(22.6) 74.5
(23.6) 78.1
(25.6) 83.1
(28.4) 84.4
(29.1) 83.1
(28.4) 78.5
(25.8) 72.8
(22.7) 67.7
(19.8) 75.2
(24)
Daily mean °F (°C)
58.0
(14.4) 58.9
(14.9) 60.6
(15.9) 63.1
(17.3) 65.8
(18.8) 69.2
(20.7) 73.3
(22.9) 74.3
(23.5) 73.1
(22.8) 68.6
(20.3) 62.4
(16.9) 57.6
(14.2) 65.4
(18.6)
Average low °F (°C)
47.8
(8.8) 49.3
(9.6) 51.0
(10.6) 53.5
(11.9) 57.1
(13.9) 60.3
(15.7) 63.6
(17.6) 64.1
(17.8) 63.1
(17.3) 58.7
(14.8) 52.0
(11.1) 47.5
(8.6) 55.7
(13.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
41.3
(5.2) 42.9
(6.1) 44.9
(7.2) 48.4
(9.1) 53.6
(12) 57.2
(14) 61.2
(16.2) 61.8
(16.6) 59.2
(15.1) 54.1
(12.3) 45.0
(7.2) 40.8
(4.9) 39.1
(3.9)
Record low °F (°C)
28
(−2) 28
(−2) 31
(−1) 36
(2) 40
(4) 46
(8) 49
(9) 49
(9) 44
(7) 40
(4) 34
(1) 30
(−1) 28
(−2)
Average rainfall inches (mm)
3.12
(79.2) 3.80
(96.5) 2.43
(61.7) 0.91
(23.1) 0.26
(6.6) 0.09
(2.3) 0.01
(0.3) 0.04
(1) 0.24
(6.1) 0.66
(16.8) 1.04
(26.4) 2.33
(59.2) 14.93
(379.2)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in)
6.1 6.4 5.5 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.5 3.3 5.2 35.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours
225.3 222.5 267.0 303.5 276.2 275.8 364.1 349.5 278.5 255.1 217.3 219.4 3,254.2
Percent possible sunshine
71 72 72 78 64 64 83 84 75 73 70 71 73
Source: NOAA (sun 1961–1977)[28][29][30]
[show]Climate data for Los Angeles (LAX), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1944–present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
91
(33) 92
(33) 95
(35) 95
(35) 91
(33) 103
(39) 93
(34) 98
(37) 106
(41) 101
(38) 101
(38) 94
(34) 106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
81.2
(27.3) 81.0
(27.2) 79.6
(26.4) 83.4
(28.6) 79.9
(26.6) 80.0
(26.7) 83.6
(28.7) 85.7
(29.8) 90.1
(32.3) 89.9
(32.2) 85.5
(29.7) 78.9
(26.1) 94.7
(34.8)
Average high °F (°C)
64.6
(18.1) 64.3
(17.9) 64.4
(18) 66.4
(19.1) 68.1
(20.1) 70.6
(21.4) 73.8
(23.2) 74.9
(23.8) 74.6
(23.7) 72.5
(22.5) 68.9
(20.5) 64.6
(18.1) 69.0
(20.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)
56.7
(13.7) 57.1
(13.9) 58.0
(14.4) 60.1
(15.6) 62.7
(17.1) 65.5
(18.6) 68.8
(20.4) 69.6
(20.9) 68.9
(20.5) 65.9
(18.8) 61.1
(16.2) 56.6
(13.7) 62.6
(17)
Average low °F (°C)
48.8
(9.3) 50.0
(10) 51.7
(10.9) 53.8
(12.1) 57.3
(14.1) 60.5
(15.8) 63.7
(17.6) 64.3
(17.9) 63.2
(17.3) 59.3
(15.2) 53.2
(11.8) 48.7
(9.3) 56.2
(13.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
41.1
(5.1) 42.5
(5.8) 44.6
(7) 47.5
(8.6) 52.5
(11.4) 56.2
(13.4) 59.8
(15.4) 60.6
(15.9) 58.4
(14.7) 52.7
(11.5) 45.3
(7.4) 40.9
(4.9) 38.8
(3.8)
Record low °F (°C)
27
(−3) 34
(1) 35
(2) 42
(6) 45
(7) 48
(9) 52
(11) 51
(11) 47
(8) 43
(6) 38
(3) 32
(0) 27
(−3)
Average rainfall inches (mm)
2.71
(68.8) 3.25
(82.6) 1.85
(47) 0.70
(17.8) 0.22
(5.6) 0.08
(2) 0.03
(0.8) 0.05
(1.3) 0.21
(5.3) 0.56
(14.2) 1.11
(28.2) 2.05
(52.1) 12.82
(325.6)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in)
6.0 6.6 5.8 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.3 3.4 5.2 35.7
Average relative humidity (%)
63.4 67.9 70.5 71.0 74.0 75.9 76.6 76.6 74.2 70.5 65.5 62.9 70.8
Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1961–1990)[28][31][32]
[show]Climate data for Sacramento, California (Sacramento Executive Airport), 1981–2010 normals,[b] extremes 1941–present[c]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
76
(24) 76
(24) 88
(31) 95
(35) 105
(41) 115
(46) 114
(46) 110
(43) 108
(42) 104
(40) 87
(31) 73
(23) 115
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
64.0
(17.8) 70.5
(21.4) 76.8
(24.9) 87.2
(30.7) 95.8
(35.4) 102.3
(39.1) 105.0
(40.6) 103.7
(39.8) 100.1
(37.8) 91.6
(33.1) 76.1
(24.5) 64.6
(18.1) 106.8
(41.6)
Average high °F (°C)
53.8
(12.1) 60.3
(15.7) 65.1
(18.4) 71.1
(21.7) 79.9
(26.6) 87.1
(30.6) 92.1
(33.4) 91.2
(32.9) 87.2
(30.7) 77.6
(25.3) 63.8
(17.7) 53.9
(12.2) 73.6
(23.1)
Average low °F (°C)
38.8
(3.8) 41.4
(5.2) 44.1
(6.7) 46.2
(7.9) 51.1
(10.6) 55.8
(13.2) 58.4
(14.7) 58.0
(14.4) 55.7
(13.2) 50.2
(10.1) 42.8
(6) 38.4
(3.6) 48.4
(9.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
29.1
(−1.6) 31.5
(−0.3) 35.1
(1.7) 38.0
(3.3) 42.9
(6.1) 48.7
(9.3) 53.1
(11.7) 53.0
(11.7) 49.2
(9.6) 41.7
(5.4) 32.5
(0.3) 28.5
(−1.9) 26.6
(−3)
Record low °F (°C)
20
(−7) 23
(−5) 26
(−3) 31
(−1) 34
(1) 41
(5) 48
(9) 48
(9) 42
(6) 35
(2) 26
(−3) 18
(−8) 18
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.64
(92.5) 3.47
(88.1) 2.75
(69.9) 1.15
(29.2) 0.68
(17.3) 0.21
(5.3) 0
(0) 0.05
(1.3) 0.29
(7.4) 0.95
(24.1) 2.08
(52.8) 3.25
(82.6) 18.25
(463.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
10.3 9.4 9.1 4.9 3.2 1.2 0 0.3 1.3 3.6 6.9 9.9 60.0
Average relative humidity (%)
83.3 76.8 71.6 64.5 58.9 55.0 53.2 55.7 57.0 63.1 75.6 82.9 66.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours
145.5 201.3 278.0 329.6 406.3 419.5 440.2 406.9 347.8 296.7 194.9 141.1 3,607.8
Percent possible sunshine
48 67 75 83 92 94 98 96 93 86 64 48 81
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)[34][35]
[show]Climate data for Sacramento 5 ESE, California (1981–2010 normals,[b] extremes 1877–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
79
(26) 80
(27) 90
(32) 98
(37) 107
(42) 112
(44) 114
(46) 111
(44) 109
(43) 102
(39) 86
(30) 72
(22) 114
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
65.7
(18.7) 72.8
(22.7) 80.0
(26.7) 90.2
(32.3) 97.9
(36.6) 104.1
(40.1) 106.6
(41.4) 105.4
(40.8) 101.7
(38.7) 93.1
(33.9) 77.0
(25) 65.6
(18.7) 108.3
(42.4)
Average high °F (°C)
54.4
(12.4) 61.2
(16.2) 66.8
(19.3) 72.7
(22.6) 80.9
(27.2) 87.9
(31.1) 93.3
(34.1) 92.2
(33.4) 87.9
(31.1) 77.9
(25.5) 63.7
(17.6) 54.3
(12.4) 74.4
(23.6)
Average low °F (°C)
40.7
(4.8) 43.7
(6.5) 46.5
(8.1) 49.0
(9.4) 53.9
(12.2) 58.4
(14.7) 60.9
(16.1) 60.5
(15.8) 58.4
(14.7) 52.8
(11.6) 45.5
(7.5) 40.4
(4.7) 50.9
(10.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
32.8
(0.4) 35.0
(1.7) 38.7
(3.7) 41.9
(5.5) 46.7
(8.2) 51.6
(10.9) 55.0
(12.8) 55.3
(12.9) 52.1
(11.2) 45.1
(7.3) 35.7
(2.1) 31.5
(−0.3) 30.1
(−1.1)
Record low °F (°C)
19
(−7) 21
(−6) 29
(−2) 34
(1) 37
(3) 43
(6) 47
(8) 48
(9) 44
(7) 34
(1) 27
(−3) 17
(−8) 17
(−8)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.97
(100.8) 3.69
(93.7) 3.02
(76.7) 1.30
(33) 0.76
(19.3) 0.19
(4.8) 0
(0) 0.03
(0.8) 0.35
(8.9) 1.05
(26.7) 2.43
(61.7) 3.48
(88.4) 20.27
(514.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
11.2 9.8 9.2 5.2 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.4 1.4 3.6 7.4 10.5 63.5
Source: NOAA[34], Western Regional Climate Center[36]
[show]Climate data for San Francisco (downtown),[d] 1981–2010 normals,[e] extremes 1849–present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
79
(26) 81
(27) 87
(31) 94
(34) 97
(36) 103
(39) 98
(37) 98
(37) 106
(41) 102
(39) 86
(30) 76
(24) 106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
67.3
(19.6) 72.5
(22.5) 75.7
(24.3) 82.3
(27.9) 82.7
(28.2) 86.0
(30) 83.1
(28.4) 85.5
(29.7) 89.6
(32) 88.1
(31.2) 76.1
(24.5) 66.4
(19.1) 94.3
(34.6)
Average high °F (°C)
56.9
(13.8) 60.2
(15.7) 61.8
(16.6) 63.1
(17.3) 64.3
(17.9) 66.4
(19.1) 66.5
(19.2) 68.1
(20.1) 70.2
(21.2) 69.2
(20.7) 63.1
(17.3) 57.1
(13.9) 63.9
(17.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)
51.3
(10.7) 53.9
(12.2) 55.1
(12.8) 56.2
(13.4) 57.6
(14.2) 59.6
(15.3) 60.3
(15.7) 61.6
(16.4) 62.7
(17.1) 61.5
(16.4) 56.6
(13.7) 51.6
(10.9) 57.3
(14.1)
Average low °F (°C)
45.7
(7.6) 47.5
(8.6) 48.5
(9.2) 49.2
(9.6) 51.0
(10.6) 52.8
(11.6) 54.1
(12.3) 55.1
(12.8) 55.1
(12.8) 53.7
(12.1) 50.1
(10.1) 46.1
(7.8) 50.7
(10.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
40.3
(4.6) 41.8
(5.4) 43.6
(6.4) 45.1
(7.3) 47.7
(8.7) 50.2
(10.1) 51.5
(10.8) 52.6
(11.4) 52.0
(11.1) 49.6
(9.8) 44.2
(6.8) 40.1
(4.5) 38.2
(3.4)
Record low °F (°C)
29
(−2) 31
(−1) 33
(1) 40
(4) 42
(6) 46
(8) 47
(8) 46
(8) 47
(8) 43
(6) 38
(3) 27
(−3) 27
(−3)
Average rainfall inches (mm)
4.50
(114.3) 4.46
(113.3) 3.26
(82.8) 1.46
(37.1) 0.70
(17.8) 0.16
(4.1) 0.00
(0) 0.06
(1.5) 0.21
(5.3) 1.12
(28.4) 3.16
(80.3) 4.56
(115.8) 23.65
(600.7)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in)
11.7 11.1 11.0 6.5 3.8 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.9 8.9 11.6 73.0
Average relative humidity (%)
80 77 75 72 72 71 75 75 73 71 75 78 74.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours
185.9 207.7 269.1 309.3 325.1 311.4 313.3 287.4 271.4 247.1 173.4 160.6 3,061.7
Percent possible sunshine
61 69 73 78 74 70 70 68 73 71 57 54 69
Source #1: NOAA (sun 1961–1974)[37][38][39]
Source #2: Met Office for humidity[40]

[show]Climate data for San Diego Int'l Airport (1981–2010 normals,[f] extremes 1874–present)[g]
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
88
(31) 90
(32) 99
(37) 98
(37) 98
(37) 101
(38) 100
(38) 98
(37) 111
(44) 107
(42) 100
(38) 88
(31) 111
(44)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
78.4
(25.8) 79.2
(26.2) 79.8
(26.6) 82.8
(28.2) 79.0
(26.1) 81.2
(27.3) 83.2
(28.4) 85.4
(29.7) 89.5
(31.9) 86.8
(30.4) 82.9
(28.3) 76.6
(24.8) 94.1
(34.5)
Average high °F (°C)
65.1
(18.4) 65.0
(18.3) 65.6
(18.7) 67.5
(19.7) 68.5
(20.3) 70.8
(21.6) 74.6
(23.7) 76.4
(24.7) 75.9
(24.4) 72.8
(22.7) 69.0
(20.6) 64.7
(18.2) 69.7
(20.9)
Average low °F (°C)
49.0
(9.4) 50.7
(10.4) 53.2
(11.8) 55.9
(13.3) 59.4
(15.2) 62.0
(16.7) 65.4
(18.6) 66.7
(19.3) 65.2
(18.4) 60.6
(15.9) 53.6
(12) 48.4
(9.1) 57.5
(14.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)
41.9
(5.5) 44.6
(7) 47.1
(8.4) 50.7
(10.4) 55.0
(12.8) 59.1
(15.1) 62.5
(16.9) 63.3
(17.4) 60.4
(15.8) 54.4
(12.4) 45.8
(7.7) 41.4
(5.2) 40.3
(4.6)
Record low °F (°C)
25
(−4) 34
(1) 36
(2) 39
(4) 45
(7) 50
(10) 54
(12) 54
(12) 50
(10) 43
(6) 36
(2) 32
(0) 25
(−4)
Average rainfall inches (mm)
1.98
(50.3) 2.27
(57.7) 1.81
(46) 0.78
(19.8) 0.12
(3) 0.07
(1.8) 0.03
(0.8) 0.02
(0.5) 0.15
(3.8) 0.57
(14.5) 1.01
(25.7) 1.53
(38.9) 10.34
(262.6)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in)
6.7 7.1 6.5 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.8 4.1 5.8 41.5
Average relative humidity (%)
63.1 65.7 67.3 67.0 70.6 74.0 74.6 74.1 72.7 69.4 66.3 63.7 69.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours
239.3 227.4 261.0 276.2 250.5 242.4 304.7 295.0 253.3 243.4 230.1 231.3 3,054.6
Percent possible sunshine
75 74 70 71 58 57 70 71 68 69 73 74 69
Source: NOAA (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)[42][43][44]
Precipitation[edit]
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Average annual precipitation
Percent Area in U.S. Drought Monitor Categories
See also: United States rainfall climatology
The large Westerly winds from the oceans also bring moisture, and the northern parts of the state generally receive higher annual rainfall amounts than the south. California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well: moisture-laden air from the west cools as it ascends the mountains, dropping moisture; some of the rainiest parts of the state are west-facing mountain slopes. Northwestern California has a temperate climate with rainfall of 15 inches (380 mm) to 50 inches (1,300 mm) per year. Some areas of Coast Redwood forest receive over 100 inches (2,500 mm) of precipitation per year.
The Central Valley has a wide range of precipitation. The northern parts of the Central Valley receive substantially greater precipitation from winter storms which sweep down from the Pacific Northwest, while the southernmost regions of the Central Valley are near desert-like because of a lack of precipitation. Parts of the Valley are occasionally filled with thick fog (known locally as "tule fog").
The high mountains, including the Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, and the Klamath Mountains, have a mountain climate with snow in winter and mild to moderate heat in summer. Ski resorts at Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, and Mount Shasta routinely receive over 10 feet (3.0 m) of snow in a season, and some years, substantially more – leading, for example, to annual ski races on the Fourth of July.
On the east side of the mountains is a drier rain shadow. California's desert climate regions lie east of the high Sierra Nevada and southern California's Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges. The low deserts east of the southern California mountains, including the Imperial and Coachella valleys and the lower Colorado River, are part of the Sonoran Desert, with minimal frost in the winter; the higher elevation deserts of eastern California, including the Mojave Desert, Owens Valley, and the Modoc Plateau, are part of the Great Basin region, which has a more continental climate. During the summer months, especially from July through early September, the region is affected by the Mexican Monsoon (also called the "southwest monsoon"), which drives moisture from the tropical Pacific, Gulf of California, and/or Gulf of Mexico into the deserts, setting off brief, but often torrential thunderstorms, particularly over mountainous terrain.
Despite its long coastline, California is not vulnerable to tropical cyclones. Because of the cold California Current from the North Pacific Ocean and the fact that the storms tend to "steer" west, California has only been hit with two tropical storms in recorded history, a storm which came ashore in 1939 and dumped heavy rainfall on the Los Angeles Area and interior deserts and Tropical Storm Nora. The remnants of tropical systems will affect California more commonly, every several years.
The ENSO cycle has a huge effect on rainfall and snowfall patterns in California, especially during the winter and spring seasons. During the El Niño phase, the jet stream is located south through California, allowing for warmer temperatures and more heavy rains to occur, particularly in the southern portions of the state. During the La Niña phase, the jet stream is much further north, and therefore the far northern portions of California are wetter, while the southern half stays cool and dry.
Snow in the mountains of Southern California
Summer in the Sierra Nevada at Lake Tahoe
High precipitation in 2005 caused an ephemeral lake in the Badwater Basin of Death Valley.
Wildfires[edit]
Active flame front of the Zaca Fire, the second largest fire on record in California
External video
Wildfires in California 2015.
Summers in inland California can see temperatures well over 100 °F (38 °C) during the day and less than 0.3 in (7.6 mm) of monthly rainfall, particularly in the southern areas. This makes them prone to wildfires. These can be life-threatening and cause evacuation. Wildfires are less common along the coast because of the cooler, more humid summers, but can occur in autumn when the marine layer is less common, making temperatures warmer and humidity drop significantly.
Glossary[edit]
The following are terms used to describe local or regional weather events.
Santa Ana winds: Santa Anas are hot, high winds that blow from the eastern mountains and deserts towards coastal southern California, usually in the spring and fall. They are the result of air pressure buildup between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. This air mass spills out, is pulled by gravity, and circulates clockwise around the high pressure area, bringing winds from the east and northeast; as the air descends in elevation, it heats up and the humidity plummets to less than 15 percent. It is often said that the air is heated and dried as it passes through the nearby deserts, but according to meteorologists this is a popular misconception (it is actually due to adiabatic compression as the air flows from the higher elevations down to sea level); during Santa Ana conditions, it is typically hotter along the coast than in the deserts. As the Santa Ana winds are channeled through the mountain passes they can approach hurricane force. The combination of speed, heat, and dryness turns the chaparral into explosive fuel for wildfires.
Pineapple Express: A complex combination of events, bringing high levels of torrential precipitation to California. The Pineapple Express occurs when the jet stream dips across California, and warm, humid air from the mid-Pacific (from the vicinity of Hawaii–hence, the name) is drawn towards California. The resulting combination can cause extraordinarily heavy rains. A January 2005 Pineapple Express dropped nearly 25 inches (63.5 cm) of rain in Santa Barbara County.
Tule fog: A thick ground fog that settles in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley areas of the California Central Valley. Tule fog forms during the mid fall, winter to early spring after the first significant rainfall. This phenomenon is named after the tule grass wetlands of the Central Valley. Tule fog can extend from Bakersfield to Chico. Accidents caused by the tule fog are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in California; visibility is usually less than an eighth of a mile (about 600 feet or 183–200 m), but can be less than 10 feet (3 m).
May Gray/June Gloom: A characteristic weather pattern of late spring (May and June) in which a combination of inland heat, off-shore cool water, and prevailing wind patterns bring foggy and overcast weather to coastal regions. From Point Conception northwards the gloom continues until early autumn. (See also: Catalina eddy)
Marine layer: The cool, moist layer of air coming in from the ocean which typically includes fog. A standard weather phenomenon along the northern and central California coast from late spring to early fall.
"Earthquake weather:" Any unseasonal, uncomfortable weather, typically hot and more humid than usual, and often associated with high and mid-level clouds, is spoken of (usually jokingly) as "earthquake weather."[citation needed]
Gallery[edit]
Visitors at Redwood National Park
Mediterranean climate at Santa Barbara
Storms over California
Play media
Storms over California
See also[edit]
Floods in California
Climate change in California
List of wettest known tropical cyclones in California
Climate of southern California
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Official records for Fresno kept September 1881 to 15 August 1887 at downtown, 16 August 1887 to June 1939 at Fresno City Offices, July 1939 to 20 August 1949 at Chandler Field, and at Fresno Yosemite Int'l since 21 August 1949. For more information, see Threadex
^ Jump up to: a b Cite error: The named reference Strange field expl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Jump up ^ Official records for Sacramento were kept exclusively at the airport since 10 November 1941.[33]
Jump up ^ The coordinates of the station are 37°46′14″N 122°25′37″W / 37.7706°N 122.4269°W / 37.7706; -122.4269. Precipitation, high temperature, low temperature, snow, and snow depth records date from 1 October 1849, 1 June 1874, 1 January 1875, 1 January 1876, and 1 January 1922, respectively.
Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
Jump up ^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
Jump up ^ Official precipitation records for San Diego were kept at the Weather Bureau Office in downtown from October 1850 to December 1859 at the Mission San Diego and from November 1871 to June 1939 and a variety of buildings at downtown, and at San Diego Int'l (Lindbergh Field) since July 1939.[41] Temperature records, however, only date from October 1874. For more information on data coverage, see ThreadEx
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Jump up ^ average temperatures in Walnut Creek.
Jump up ^ Average temperatures in Santa Monica compared to average temperatures in Burbank.
Jump up ^ 1981–2010 Monthly Climate Normals
Jump up ^ El Fadli, KI; et al. (September 2012). "World Meteorological Organization Assessment of the Purported World Record 58°C Temperature Extreme at El Azizia, Libya (13 September 1922)". Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 94 (2): 199. Bibcode:2013BAMS...94..199E. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00093.1. (The 136.4 °F (58 °C), claimed by 'Aziziya, Libya, on September 13, 1922, has been officially deemed invalid by the World Meteorological Organization.)
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Jump up ^ "Needles Airport, California". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "Redding Municipal Airport". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "Riverside Fire Station 3, California". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "Sacramento Executive Airport, California". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "San Diego Lindbergh Field, California". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "San Jose". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "Santa Rosa, California". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Jump up ^ "South Lake Tahoe Airport, California". National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) 1981-2010 Monthly Normals. Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Jump up ^ "Station Name: CA FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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Jump up ^ "LOS ANGELES/WBO CA Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: CA LOS ANGELES INTL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
Jump up ^ "WMO Climate Normals for LOS ANGELES/INTL, CA 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
Jump up ^ ThreadEx
^ Jump up to: a b "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
Jump up ^ "WMO Climate Normals for SACRAMENTO/EXECUTIVE ARPT CA 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
Jump up ^ "SACRAMENTO 5 ESE, CALIFORNIA". Western Regional Climate Center.
Jump up ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
Jump up ^ "Station Name: CA SAN FRANCISCO DWTN". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
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Mid-Bay Bridge
The Mid-Bay Bridge crosses Choctawhatchee Bay connecting U.S. Highway 98 in Destin to Florida State Road 20 in Niceville.
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30°26′00″N 86°25′05″W / 30.433393°N 86.418006°W / 30.433393; -86.418006Coordinates: 30°26′00″N 86°25′05″W / 30.433393°N 86.418006°W / 30.433393; -86.418006
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Clearance below
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History
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$4
The Mid-Bay Bridge is a 141-span, 3.6-mile (5.8 km), two-lane toll bridge in Okaloosa County in the Florida Panhandle. It connects U.S. Highway 98 in Destin to State Road 20 in Niceville. The bridge generally runs north-south; the approaches to the bridge carry the State Road 293 designation while the bridge itself carries the TOLL 293 shield.
The bridge crosses Choctawhatchee Bay, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It was constructed in 1992-93, when the Florida Department of Transportation recognized the growing need for a more direct route between the Destin beaches and the mainland for tourists and to assist hurricane evacuation from population centers and resorts on the Gulf of Mexico. [1]
There is one toll plaza at the north end of the bridge. As of October 1, 2015, the one way toll for a standard 2-axle vehicle was $4.00 with cash, and $3.00 with the SunPass electronic toll system.[2]
Spence Parkway[edit]
Main article: Florida State Road 293
The Spence Parkway is an, 11-mile, limited access, 2-lane, separately tolled highway that connects the north end of the Mfid-Bay Bridge with SR 85 immediately north of Niceville, Florida. Interchanges at SR 85, SR 285, Forest Road and SR 20 allow easy access from Interstate 10 to Niceville, Destin, Miramar Beach, and communities East of Niceville along SR 20. The new Parkway provides considerably shorter travel times by avoiding 13 traffic signals along the previous route through Niceville on SR 20. Additionally, the hurricane evacuation routes from all of south Okaloosa County and western Walton County have been significantly improved.
The Spence Parkway is tolled separately from the Mid-Bay Bridge and utilizes “all electronic open-road tolling” that allows customers to pay tolls without slowing down or stopping. Tolls are collected with SunPass transponders or by using a new TOLL-BY-PLATE program being implemented statewide by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. [3]
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All Creatures of Our God and King
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"All Creatures of Our God and King" is an English Christian Easter[not verified in body] hymn by William Henry Draper, based on a poem by St Francis of Assisi. It was first published in a hymn book in 1919.[1]
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History[edit]
The words of the hymn were initially written by St Francis of Assisi[2] in 1225 in the Canticle of the Sun poem, which was based on Psalm 148.[3] The words were translated into English by William Draper, who at the time was rector of a Church of England parish church at Adel near Leeds. Draper paraphrased the words of the Canticle and set them to music. It is not known when Draper first wrote the hymn but it was between 1899 and 1919.[4] Draper wrote it for his church's children's Whitsun festival celebrations and it was later published in 1919 in the Public School Hymn Book.[1] The hymn is currently used in 179 different hymn books.[2] The words written by St Francis are some of the oldest used in hymns after "Father We Praise Thee", written in 580 AD.[5]
Like "Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones", Draper's text is usually set to the tune of "Lasst uns erfreuen", a German Easter hymn published by Friedrich Spee in 1623 in his book Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesäng.[6][7] This tune became widespread in English hymn books starting with a 1906 arrangement by Ralph Vaughan Williams.[4][8] John Rutter also wrote a piece of music for the hymn.[9] Despite the hymn being initially written by Draper for Whitsun (the Anglican and English designation for Pentecost), it is mostly used in the earlier weeks of the Easter season.[10]
In popular culture[edit]
In the United Kingdom, the hymn was prominently featured in the pilot episode of the comedy programme Mr. Bean, where the title character sings "All Creatures of Our God and King" in church, but forgets the lyrics, focusing on the "Alleluia" part of the hymn.[11]
In the United States, it was covered by the David Crowder Band on the album Can You Hear Us? in 2002.[12]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "All Creatures of Our God and King". Cyber Hymnal. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
^ Jump up to: a b "All Creatures of our God and King". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
Jump up ^ "All Creatures of Our God and King (MHB 28)". The Christian Sentinel. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
^ Jump up to: a b Osbeck, Kenneth W. (1982). 101 Hymn Stories (reprint ed.). Kregel Publications. p. 20. ISBN 0825434165.
Jump up ^ Pascall, Wayne (2009). Understanding the Hymns We Sing. Wayne Pascall. p. 8. ISBN 144862651X.
Jump up ^ "Friedrich Spee: der Reformer der Poesie und die Revolution des katholischen Kirchengesangs". H-Soz-u-Kult. 2007. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
Jump up ^ "Lasst uns erfreuen". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
Jump up ^ Chalice Press (2003). Chalice Hymnal. Chalice Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8272-8035-9.
Jump up ^ "VocalEssence Ensemble Singers celebrate the music of John Rutter at Central Lutheran Church". Twin Cities Daily Planet. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
Jump up ^ Bartlett, David (2009). Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary, Volume 6. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 460. ISBN 0664231012.
Jump up ^ "Mr. Bean". Mr. Bean. Series 1. Episode 1. 1 February 1990. 22:55 minutes in. ITV. ITV1.
Jump up ^ "David Crowder Band, "Can You Hear Us?" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. 2002-02-26. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
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