03/28/2002 LOS ANGELES INTL (>4 hrs)
CDUS46 KLOX 282202  
CLILAX  
  
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                        
201 PM PST THU MAR 28 2002  
  
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...THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 2002...  
VALID AS OF 0200 PM LOCAL TIME.  
  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1877 TO 2002  
  
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST       
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR       
                                                  NORMAL               
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                       
 TODAY                                                                 
  MAXIMUM         62   1254 PM  90    1879  71     -9       70         
  MINIMUM         55    457 AM  37    1892  52      3       56         
  AVERAGE         59                        62     -3       63        
                                                                       
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                     
  TODAY            0.00          1.54 1895   0.07  -0.07     0.00      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      2.94  -2.63     1.17      
  SINCE JUL 1      4.26                     13.74  -9.48    16.83      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      9.95  -8.55    15.63      
                                                                       
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                          
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM       MM         
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM       MM         
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM       MM         
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                   
                                                                       
DEGREE DAYS                                                            
 HEATING                                                               
  TODAY            6                         5      1        2         
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       154    -14      145         
  SINCE MAR 1    140                       154    -14      145         
  SINCE JUL 1    885                       904    -19     1160         
                                                                       
 COOLING                                                               
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0         
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        13    -12        8         
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        13    -12        8         
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        51    -26       22         
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WIND (MPH)                                                             
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                           
                                                                       
SKY COVER                                                              
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                
                                                                       
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                              
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                 
                                                                       
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                            
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                       
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                         
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THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                      
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        99      1879                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        41      1880                      
                                                                       
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                     
MARCH 28 2002.........SUNRISE   546 AM PST   SUNSET   611 PM PST     
MARCH 29 2002.........SUNRISE   544 AM PST   SUNSET   612 PM PST     
                                                                      
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                        
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                         
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.