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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
447 AM PST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         76    139 PM  92    1978  70      6       78       
  MINIMUM         50    620 AM  36    1880  52     -2       54       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.53 1889   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      1.88  -1.24     1.17    
  SINCE JUL 1     34.51                     12.68  21.83     9.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.98                      8.89  12.09     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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        80    -29       41       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        80    -29       41       
  SINCE JUL 1    881                       739    142      944       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7       29       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        11     -7       29       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        49    -33       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM PST   SUNSET   603 PM PST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM PST   SUNSET   603 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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