From 2016 to 2018, there was an average of 5.2 days deemed unhealthy for PM2.5 pollution in Santa Cruz, exceeding the federal allowance of 3.2 days. In recent years, wildfires have created strings of unhealthy PM2.5 air pollution that last days and even weeks. Santa Cruz did not, however, meet federal requirements for short-term or 24-hour PM2.5. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, annual PM2.5 concentrations were 7.5 μg/m 3, 8.5 μg/m 3, and 6.5 μg/m 3, respectively, thus meeting the US standard of 12 μg/m 3 as well as the more stringent World Health Organization (WHO) standard of 10 μg/m 3. Santa Cruz averages healthy PM2.5 concentrations overall. PM2.5 sources include fossil fuel combustion (such as in motor vehicles and industry), wood burning, wildfires, and windblown dust from agricultural or construction sites, among numerous others.

Due to the microscopic size of these particles, they are able to penetrate deep into the lungs and become absorbed into the body’s circulatory system, causing widespread damage. While daily emissions and resulting air quality measurements in Santa Cruz are relatively low, periods of short-term PM2.5 and ozone pollution can contribute to unhealthy air.įine particulate matter, or PM2.5, describes airborne particles with a wide variety of chemical makeups and sources that measure 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller. Air quality here is generally considered healthy, owing to the city’s moderate climate, ocean-side location, relatively small population of roughly 70,000, and sparse industrial activity. Santa Cruz is a coastal city located on the northern edge of Monterey Bay. If you need more information about our wind forecast for Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz, have a look at our help section.What is the air quality in Santa Cruz right now? For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator. Use website settings to switch between units and 7 different languages at any time. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units.

Or use our wind forecast to find the wind speed today in Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz or to have a look at the wind direction tomorrow at Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz.įor statistical and historical real weather data see the wind and weather statistics for this location. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.Ĭheck the wind forecast for Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz when you search for the best travel destinations for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacations in United States of America. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 10:00 PM, 4:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding. This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Opal Cliffs/Santa Cruz in California, United States of America.

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