---
filename: sbcc-climate.png
title: Santa Barbara — Climate
cluster: Climate
college: Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Climate (Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-climate.png` to regenerate)
- ~275 sunny days/year (vs US avg 205)
- Coastal Mediterranean — moderating Pacific influence
- August: 81°F high · 60s°F low (warmest month)
- January: 65°F high · 45°F low (mildest winter in this comparison)
- Annual rainfall: 10–15 inches (drier than Aptos)
- Marine layer May–August — locals: \"May Gray, June Gloom, Fogust\"
- ~8.4 unhealthy AQI days/yr — among CA's lowest
- 74-acre bluff campus directly over Leadbetter Beach
- Wildfire smoke risk: moderate (CA fire season)
- Surfable year-round; ocean swim 60–68°F

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C primary accent + California sun #E8B547 secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: sun rising over Pacific bluff, marine layer over palm trees, thermometer with mild range, small wave + surfboard
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "SANTA BARBARA — CLIMATE". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE — SANTA BARBARA, CA" inside a circle filled with Vaquero deep ocean (#0A3D5C).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C
- Secondary accent: California sun #E8B547

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. ~275 sunny days/year (vs US avg 205)
   2. Coastal Mediterranean — moderating Pacific influence
   3. August: 81°F high · 60s°F low (warmest month)
   4. January: 65°F high · 45°F low (mildest winter in this comparison)
   5. Annual rainfall: 10–15 inches (drier than Aptos)
   6. Marine layer May–August — locals: "May Gray, June Gloom, Fogust"
   7. ~8.4 unhealthy AQI days/yr — among CA's lowest
   8. 74-acre bluff campus directly over Leadbetter Beach
   9. Wildfire smoke risk: moderate (CA fire season)
   10. Surfable year-round; ocean swim 60–68°F

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #0A3D5C, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): sun rising over Pacific bluff, marine layer over palm trees, thermometer with mild range, small wave + surfboard

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for sbcc-climate.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-climate.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for sbcc-climate.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/santa_barbara
- https://weatherspark.com/y/1820/Average-Weather-in-Santa-Barbara-California-United-States-Year-Round
- https://www.santabarbaraca.com/things-to-do/activities/leadbetter-beach/
- https://www.weather.gov/lox/climate