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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
1259 AM PST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71   1158 AM  88    1951  69      2       72       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  39    1895  51      3       56       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1930   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      1.67  -1.03     1.17    
  SINCE JUL 1     34.51                     12.47  22.04     9.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.98                      8.68  12.30     6.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        70    -24       39       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        70    -24       39       
  SINCE JUL 1    876                       729    147      942       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5       28       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         9     -5       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        47    -31       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        85      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM PST   SUNSET   601 PM PST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM PST   SUNSET   602 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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