Battle of the Southern California climates: Oceanside vs. Death Valley...

[tom77falcons]

Originally Posted by Hawaii4evr

Something about these charts is not quite right. First of all the minimum in winter for Oceanside is not 30-35F, but in the 40sF. Secondly, I check the weather everyday. Nighttime lows and winter temperatures are cooler in Vista than they are in Oceanside.

I thought the same thing, but Vista location is not at the airport, the Oceanside values are from the airport. Airports tend to be cooler at night. I asked NOAA about this with regards to Hilton Head Island. The sensor there is at this large open site at an airport, while inland at Beaufort the nights are warmer. There is no way Hilton Head Island is cooler than Beaufort at night. I got a reply back explaining that airport readings usually always trend cooler at night. I think that might be the case here.

[Infamous92]

Oceanside, although I'd have to be as inland as possible, the coast isn't warm enough for me.

[Hawaii4evr]

But, Infamous, the inland areas also get colder at night than the coast....

Falcons, I think the airport is inland, so that probably explains it.