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CLILAX

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD, CA                      
208 AM PST SUN MAR 17 2002

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...THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, USC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2002...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59   1240 PM  92    1978  70     -10      70       
  MINIMUM         44    541 AM  36    1880  52     -8       50       
  AVERAGE         52                        62     -10      60    
                                                                  
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.03 1952   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      1.78  -1.63     1.17    
  SINCE JUL 1      4.10                     12.78  -8.68    16.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      8.99  -7.75    15.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        M       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        93    -25        M       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        93    -25        M       
  SINCE JUL 1    813                       844    -35        M       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        39    -15        M      
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                 
   MARCH 17 
2002.........SUNRISE   601 AM PST   SUNSET   602 PM PST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.