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Monthly Weather- Downtown Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California

As of 7:06 am PST

Sun
mon
tue
wed
thu
fri
sat

Day

66°

8%

WSW 4 mph

Partly to mostly cloudy. High 66F. Winds light and variable.

Record High73°
Average High61°
Sunrise7:15 am
Sunset4:52 pm

Night

55°

21%

NW 2 mph

Cloudy. Low around 55F. Winds light and variable.

Record Low28°
Average Low41°
Moonrise4:23 am
Moonset2:20 pm
Waning Crescent

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Dec 16	High	Low	Precip
Averages	61°F	41°	--
Records	73°(2013)	28°(1971)	--

Reported Conditions
Yesterday	59°	45°	0.00 in
Last 7 Days	72°	39°	0.00
Month to Date	72°	37°	0.00

Historical Monthly Avg
December	62°	41°	6.01
January	63°	41°	6.42
February	64°	43°	6.10

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