NOTES ABOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEATHER & CLIMATE
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NOTES ABOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEATHER & CLIMATE © 2000-2024 Gary Valle'. All Rights Reserved. |
IMPORTANT!! The
information presented on this web site may include errors of transcription,
interpretation, and other errors. The information may be out of date or
inaccurate. Please refer to the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
LOS ANGELES or your local weather service office for official
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  NRL GOES-10 VIS 05/03/03 0000z ( 05/02 5;00 pm) |
Weathernotes for Sunday, May 4, 2003Yet another very late season Pacific system driven by an upper low with strong jet dynamics resulted in more snow in the Sierra, and precipitation totals of more than one inch throughout much of Southern California. As was the case with our April 15th storm, rainfall totals in the valleys and coastal areas generally ranged from about 1.0-1.5 inches. Orographic enhancement resulted in more precipitation in the foothills and mountains with totals of 3.0 to 4.0 inches common, |
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Since July 1, downtown Los Angeles (USC) has recorded 16.38 inches of rain, which is 1.57 inches above normal. Last year in mid-March Los Angeles rainfall was about 10.5 inches below normal. More information concerning Southern California weather can be found using our WEATHER LINKS page. |
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