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Old 05-04-2009, 01:52 PM
 
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from today's Union Tribune:

Micro management


http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/images/090504geo.jpg (broken link)


Dark Green: Coastal San Diego
Light Green to Light Orange(and everything in between): Inland
Red, Blue and Very Light Brown: Mountains
Dark Slate and Light Slate: Deserts
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Old 05-04-2009, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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Nice breakdown, thanks!
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Old 05-04-2009, 02:16 PM
 
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Does this seem about right, ie San Marcos and Escondido are that different? Where is RB, 4S ranch on this map, roughly?
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Old 05-04-2009, 02:25 PM
 
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Does this seem about right, ie San Marcos and Escondido are that different? Where is RB, 4S ranch on this map, roughly?
Yes, it's accurate. Escondido and Ramona sit in valleys which explains their differences.

4S ranch is in zone 21, mostly. it is just west of Poway, North of 56 and west of 15.
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Old 05-04-2009, 04:33 PM
 
Location: Tijuana Exurbs
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This map is an excellent visual for understanding why housing in San Diego is so expensive, and why we are a real estate market that is governed by land scarcity. The San Diego R/E market is often described as though we are living on a peninsula.

Most of the people who want to experience that proverbial "San Diego" climate are trying to live in Zones 24 & 23. Don't be fooled by the green color of El Cajon, most people want to avoid the 100+ degree temps The Box experiences in the summer. Then factor in that 25% of the "green" land is taken up by Camp Pendleton. Plus building on steep canyon slopes is highly restricted, which eliminates more land throughout the county. Other than maybe some areas around Vista and San Marcos, most of these two green zones have been built out.

Now there will be people who will settle for the yellow areas, so that they will be close to the climate represented by the green, but there will always be pressure from the yellow folks to move into the green areas if prices ever show some softness.
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Old 05-04-2009, 06:53 PM
 
Location: East Side SD
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Aint San Diego and in general CA amazing!
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Old 05-04-2009, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Lemon Grove, CA USA
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Yeah the variation in general climate when you have desert, coast and mountains this close is pretty amazing.
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Old 05-11-2009, 02:32 AM
 
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Am in Zone 21 in Gird Valley, near the Fallbrook Golf Club. The map says, "combination of coastal influence and drier, warmer air from the interior." Pretty darn accurate. Morning fog from the oceans come up via the San Luis Rey River Valley and cools the area, burns off by 10. Warm mid-day followed by ocean breezes in the afternoon. Hills green all year with avocados and citrus. Nice weather for gardening and golfing. Perfect.
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Old 05-11-2009, 05:02 AM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Believe it or not that is just the major climate zone break downs with numerous subclimates and microclimates not even spelled out. San Diego County is ecologically the most diverse county in the United States because with all the different hills, mountains, and what not you end up with just about every climate zone other then the tropics or artic tundra. Some of the micro climates are quite small but they're all there.
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Old 05-11-2009, 02:00 PM
 
Location: OB
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Default Catalina Eddy, the Marine Layer and June Gloom

I was going to post this the other day as I thought it was interesting but never got around to it. The article talks about how the Catalina Eddy affects the SoCal coastal climate, especially the Marine Layer and June Gloom.

The Catalina Eddy | WaveWatch
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