Editing Santa Paula, California (section)

==Geography==
The city of Santa Paula, according to the [[United States Census Bureau]], has a total area of {{convert|4.7|sqmi|km2}}, {{convert|4.6|sqmi|km2}} of it land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (2.41%) water. Santa Paula is located in the [[Santa Clara River Valley]] on the north bank of the [[Santa Clara River (California)|Santa Clara River]] and is surrounded by fruit orchards. The downtown area is centered around Main Street, which is home to the oldest homes in the city. Homes are often bungalows, cottages, [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]-style houses and [[Craftsman architecture|craftsman]] homes.<ref name="McCormack, Don 1999 Page 116">McCormack, Don (1999). ''McCormack's Guides Santa Barbara and Ventura 2000''. Mccormacks Guides. Page 116. {{ISBN|9781929365098}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/santa-paula/2019/10/02/police-find-mountain-lion-santa-paula-backyard/3846975002/|title=Santa Paula prowler proves to be a mountain lion|last=Childs|first=Jeremy|date=October 2, 2019|website=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=October 3, 2019|archive-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004003339/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/santa-paula/2019/10/02/police-find-mountain-lion-santa-paula-backyard/3846975002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Climate===
Santa Paula has a [[warm-summer mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Csb]]) typical of the coastal [[Southern California]] with warm summers and cool winters.
{{Weather box
|location = Santa Paula, California, 1981&ndash;2010 normals, extremes 1894&ndash;2008
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 97
|Feb record high F = 92
|Mar record high F = 98
|Apr record high F = 105
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 108
|Nov record high F = 99
|Dec record high F = 99
|year record high F = 110
|Jan high F = 69.3
|Feb high F = 69.2
|Mar high F = 71
|Apr high F = 74
|May high F = 75.1
|Jun high F = 77.2
|Jul high F = 80.7
|Aug high F = 82.7
|Sep high F = 81.6
|Oct high F = 78.5
|Nov high F = 73.8
|Dec high F = 69.2
|year high F = 75.2
|Jan mean F = 55.2
|Feb mean F = 55.9
|Mar mean F = 57.5
|Apr mean F = 60
|May mean F = 62.5
|Jun mean F = 65.1
|Jul mean F = 68.8
|Aug mean F = 69.4
|Sep mean F = 68.1
|Oct mean F = 64.4
|Nov mean F = 59.1
|Dec mean F = 55.2
|year mean F = 61.8
|Jan low F = 41.1
|Feb low F = 42.5
|Mar low F = 43.9
|Apr low F = 45.9
|May low F = 50
|Jun low F = 53.1
|Jul low F = 56.9
|Aug low F = 56.1
|Sep low F = 54.7
|Oct low F = 50.2
|Nov low F = 44.4
|Dec low F = 41.1
|year low F = 48.3
|Jan record low F = 20
|Feb record low F = 23
|Mar record low F = 25
|Apr record low F = 30
|May record low F = 35
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 32
|Nov record low F = 28
|Dec record low F = 22
|year record low F = 20
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.72
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.85
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.69
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.83
|May precipitation inch = 0.35
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.07
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.01
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.16
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.69
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.44
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.53
|year precipitation inch = 17.38

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 5.7
|Mar precipitation days = 4.7
|Apr precipitation days = 1.8
|May precipitation days = 0.8
|Jun precipitation days = 0.3
|Jul precipitation days = 0.2
|Aug precipitation days = 0.2
|Sep precipitation days = 1.0
|Oct precipitation days = 1.3
|Nov precipitation days = 3.0
|Dec precipitation days = 4.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USC00047957&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Santa Paula, CA
|access-date = May 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lox
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Los Angeles
|access-date = May 7, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

===Ecology===
{{see also|California coastal sage and chaparral}}
[[American black bear|Bears]] can come down out of the hills and roam in neighboring agricultural areas and occasionally come into residential neighborhoods.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mason |first=Dave |date=May 23, 2024 |title=Mountain lions and bears, oh my. Wildlife in Moorpark, Santa Paula put public on alert |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/05/23/mountain-lion-seen-in-moorpark-bear-in-santa-paula/73829084007/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |newspaper=Ventura County Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Carlson|first=Cheri|title=Bear bites man working in orchard near Santa Paula; one of five attacks statewide in 2020|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/08/17/authorities-man-injured-encounter-bear-near-santa-paula/3387701001/|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en-US|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818154016/https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/08/17/authorities-man-injured-encounter-bear-near-santa-paula/3387701001/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mountain lions]] have periodically been spotted in residents' backyards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Peggy |date=April 3, 2009 |title=Mountain lions: Two reports of cats seen in McKevett Heights, the Oaks |url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/18359/Mountain_lions:_Two_reports_of_cats_seen_in_McKevett_Heights,_the_Oaks.htmlz |work=Santa Paula Times}}</ref> 
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