Abstract
This report details the climate (temperature, precipitation, drought, and streamflow) of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (NRA) during 2020. Gridded GIS maps are used to present broad-brush conditions across the region for each month. This regional presentation is compared to detailed data from Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS), weather stations in Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN), and data from USGS stream gages. Prior to analysis, a set of data quality control checks were performed by the authors in accordance with an established National Park Service protocol (Rocky Mountain Climate Working Group 2010). Key points summarizing calendar year 2020 are presented as bullets in the Conclusion section at the end of the report. There was significant spatial and month to month variability in the data that provided exceptions to these generalizations, so an examination of the regional maps is key to understanding the climatic patterns for 2020. Readers can download the data used in this report and make custom climate graphs and tables of their own by visiting www.ClimateAnalyzer.org.
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