Editing Solvang, California (section)

==Geography==
Solvang is located in the [[Santa Ynez Valley]] some {{convert|46|mi|km}} north-west of [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] and about {{convert|15|mi|km}} north of the Pacific coast. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}}, 99.95% of it land and 0.05% of it water.

===Climate===
Solvang enjoys sunshine throughout the year with clear, warm days and cool nights. Average temperatures vary between {{convert|52|and|72|F|C}} with highs reaching the lower 90s&nbsp;°F (lower 30s&nbsp;°C) and winter lows in the upper 30s&nbsp;°F (below {{convert|5|°C|°F|abbr=on}}. Furthermore, Solvang experiences large [[Diurnal air temperature variation|diurnal temperature variations]], especially in the summer, when daily temperatures vary on average by almost {{convert|40|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. Average annual rainfall for Solvang (recorded between 1964 and 2010) is {{convert|19.31|in|mm}}.<ref>[http://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/water/downloads/hydro/393mdd.pdf. "Official Monthly and Yearly Rainfall Record, Solvang City Water District"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716142913/http://www.countyofsb.org/pwd/water/downloads/hydro/393mdd.pdf. |date=July 16, 2011 }}, ''Santa Barbara County - Flood Control District''. Retrieved October 18, 2010.</ref>

Solvang is {{convert|140|mi|km}} northwest of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>Bernbaum, Brian. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-odd-truth-may-27-2003/ Michael Jackson Loves Taco Bell]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160128074144/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-odd-truth-may-27-2003/ Archive]). May 28, 2003. Retrieved on December 31, 2015.</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Solvang, California
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<!-- Record high temperatures -->
| Jan record high F  = 88
| Feb record high F  = 92
| Mar record high F  = 95
| Apr record high F  = 105
| May record high F  = 104
| Jun record high F  = 113
| Jul record high F  = 112
| Aug record high F  = 112
| Sep record high F  = 115
| Oct record high F  = 110
| Nov record high F  = 100
| Dec record high F  = 94
| year record high F = 115
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  = 65.3
| Feb high F  = 66.7
| Mar high F  = 68.8
| Apr high F  = 72.9
| May high F  = 77.5
| Jun high F  = 83.8
| Jul high F  = 90.6
| Aug high F  = 91.0
| Sep high F  = 88.1
| Oct high F  = 82.1
| Nov high F  = 73.2
| Dec high F  = 66.3
| year high F = 77.2
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  = 52
| Feb mean F  = 53.5
| Mar mean F  = 55.3
| Apr mean F  = 58.2
| May mean F  = 62.1
| Jun mean F  = 66.6
| Jul mean F  = 71.3
| Aug mean F  = 71.6
| Sep mean F  = 69.8
| Oct mean F  = 65.0
| Nov mean F  = 58.0
| Dec mean F  = 52.5
| year mean F = 61.3
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  = 38.6
| Feb low F  = 40.3
| Mar low F  = 41.8
| Apr low F  = 43.4
| May low F  = 46.8
| Jun low F  = 49.3
| Jul low F  = 52.1
| Aug low F  = 52.2
| Sep low F  = 51.4
| Oct low F  = 48.0
| Nov low F  = 42.8
| Dec low F  = 38.6
| year low F = 45.4
<!-- Record low temperatures -->
| Jan record low F  = 20
| Feb record low F  = 22
| Mar record low F  = 25
| Apr record low F  = 27
| May record low F  = 31
| Jun record low F  = 32
| Jul record low F  = 36
| Aug record low F  = 34
| Sep record low F  = 34
| Oct record low F  = 27
| Nov record low F  = 25
| Dec record low F  = 16
| year record low F = 16
<!-- Total precipitation -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 4.4
| Feb precipitation inch  = 4.7
| Mar precipitation inch  = 3.5
| Apr precipitation inch  = 1.5
| May precipitation inch  = 0.4
| Jun precipitation inch  = 0.0
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.0
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.0
| Sep precipitation inch  = 0.2
| Oct precipitation inch  = 0.7
| Nov precipitation inch  = 1.9
| Dec precipitation inch  = 3.1
| year precipitation inch = 20.5
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
| Jan precipitation days  = 7
| Feb precipitation days  = 7
| Mar precipitation days  = 7
| Apr precipitation days  = 4
| May precipitation days  = 2
| Jun precipitation days  = 0
| Jul precipitation days  = 0
| Aug precipitation days  = 0 
| Sep precipitation days  = 1
| Oct precipitation days  = 2
| Nov precipitation days  = 4 
| Dec precipitation days  = 6
| year precipitation days = 40
| source = <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=352140&cityname=Solvang-California-United-States-of-America|title= Solvang, California|publisher= Weatherbase|access-date=May 3, 2022 }}</ref>
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