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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
124 AM PST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    134 PM  93    1997  70     -8       67       
  MINIMUM         49    645 AM  39    1898  52     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        61     -5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          1.48 1993   0.10   0.26     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      2.28  -1.14     0.94    
  SINCE JUL 1      8.46                     13.08  -4.62    34.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.57                      9.29  -3.72    21.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       100    122       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    222                       100    122       77       
  SINCE JUL 1    885                       759    126      907       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        15    -15        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        53    -28       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   555 AM PST   SUNSET   606 PM PST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   554 AM PST   SUNSET   606 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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