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Oct 23, 2007 · The Santa Ana wind tends to have very low relative humidity (RH), often registering below 10%. RH depends on two factors: how much vapor is in the air (vapor supply) and how much the air can hold (vapor capacity). Vapor capacity depends mainly on temperature; warm air can "hold" more vapor than cold air. One way to decrease RH of air is to ...
Oct 28, 2019 · Santa Ana winds fueled the Thomas fire, a huge wildfire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties that began on Dec. 4 and burned for more than a month. Want climate news in your inbox?
Oct 10, 2019 · Santa Ana winds usually bring the lowest relative humidity of the year to Southern California. In his 1938 story, “Red Wind,” Raymond Chandler describes them this way: “There was a desert ...
Dec 6, 2017 · The National Weather Service defines the Santa Ana wind as “a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert ...
Nov 16, 2022 · The strongest Santa Ana winds of the year lashed Los Angeles and Ventura counties Wednesday, toppling semi-trucks, damaging electrical equipment and igniting a blaze in a pallet yard in Fontana.
Mar 14, 2024 · March 14, 2024 Updated 10:49 AM PT. A cold storm from the Great Basin made its way into Southern California early Thursday, bringing strong Santa Ana winds that quickly exceeded 70 to 80 mph in ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Santa Ana winds will sweep through Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday, heightening wildfire risk, according to forecasts by the National Weather Service, which has issued a red flag ...
