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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
233 PM PST THU FEB 28 2002

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...THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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         67   1240 PM  88    1901  69     -2       54       
  MINIMUM         54    215 AM  39    1962  51      3       47       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.85 1938   0.13  -0.13     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      3.68  -3.39     8.87    
  SINCE JUL 1      3.95                     10.80  -6.85    15.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.09                      7.01  -5.92    14.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM       MM       
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM     MM       MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         6     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       170    -31      293       
  SINCE DEC 1    645                       618     27      800       
  SINCE JUL 1    745                       750     -5     1015       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        23      1       13       
  SINCE DEC 1     27                        51    -24       17       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        38    -14       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2002......SUNRISE   624 AM PST   SUNSET   548 PM PST   
MARCH  1 2002.........SUNRISE   622 AM PST   SUNSET   549 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.