Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. This place became a city in 1953. It was a farming community with 16,840 people. It has become a suburban and edge city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and manufacturing. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 United States Census.[1]
Climate
Costa Mesa has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with warm temperatures year round. Rain falls mostly in the winter. There is almost no rain during the summer. Morning low clouds and fog are common because it is by the coast.
The highest recorded temperature since 1989, in Costa Mesa was 45°C (113°F) in June 2016 and the lowest was -1°C (30°F) in December 1990 and January 2007.[2]
| Climate data for Costa Mesa, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 91 (33) |
91 (33) |
93 (34) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
113 (45) |
109 (43) |
104 (40) |
109 (43) |
102 (39) |
97 (36) |
86 (30) |
(45) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 70 (21.1) |
70 (21.1) |
72 (22.2) |
74 (23.3) |
76 (24.4) |
78 (25.6) |
83 (28.3) |
85 (29.4) |
84 (28.9) |
80 (26.7) |
74 (23.3) |
69 (20.6) |
76.3 (24.58) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 47 (8.3) |
48 (8.9) |
50 (10) |
53 (11.7) |
57 (13.9) |
60 (15.6) |
63 (17.2) |
64 (17.8) |
62 (16.7) |
58 (14.4) |
51 (10.6) |
47 (8.3) |
55 (12.78) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 30 (-1) |
32 (0) |
39 (4) |
41 (5) |
48 (9) |
52 (11) |
57 (14) |
59 (15) |
50 (10) |
46 (8) |
37 (3) |
30 (-1) |
(-17.8) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 2.07 (52.6) |
2.68 (68.1) |
1.67 (42.4) |
0.72 (18.3) |
0.13 (3.3) |
0.07 (1.8) |
0.02 (0.5) |
0.02 (0.5) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.38 (9.7) |
0.96 (24.4) |
1.82 (46.2) |
10.71 (272) |
| Source #1: Weather Channel[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: MSN[2] | |||||||||||||
Costa Mesa Media
- Portrait of Don Bernardo Yorba by an unknown artist.jpg
Don Bernardo Yorba, a wealthy Californio ranchero, owned Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, which included all of modern-day Costa Mesa.
- Newport Boulevard, Costa Mesa, 1950s.jpg
There are no known copyright restrictions on this image. All future uses of this photo should include the courtesy line, "Photo courtesy Orange County Archives."*Comments are welcome after reading our Comment Policy.*From the Don Dobmeier Postcard Collection. Acc#2011-42
- Costa-mesa-ca.jpg
Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, in 2020
- OCTA Unit 5509.jpg
OCTA NFI C40LFR #5509 travels towards Newport Transportation Center on route 57 Xpress.
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Costa Mesa city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Records and Averages". www.msn.com.
- ↑ Weather Channel. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
Other websites
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- 16x16px Costa Mesa travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website
- City of Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce
- City of Costa Mesa official Conference & Visitor Bureau Archived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
