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Because of the cold California Current from the North Pacific Ocean and the fact that the storms tend to "steer" west, California has only been hit with three tropical storms in recorded history, a storm which came ashore in 1939 and dumped heavy rainfall on the Los Angeles area and interior deserts. The remnants of tropical systems will affect ...
Because of the openness of the surrounding areas, wind and storm systems can often become a temperature factor. The climate in the area varies drastically throughout the year. Spring in the area is warm and mild, starting in March and ending in May. Temperatures generally reach the high 60s (in March).
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
According to NOAA, a typical weather pattern during a La Niña is cool and wetter than average temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, and warmer and drier than average weather in the Southern U.S ...
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Affected by warm conditions, California's snowpack remains far below average. Approaching storms are forecast to bring more snow to the Sierra Nevada. California is in a 'snow drought.'
Before the warm storms arrived, a cold system brought 5-8 feet of snow to the Sierras with heavy accumulations even below 5,000 feet. from December 21-22. This storm along with earlier colder systems contributed to the large snowpack (150% to 200% of average) in the Sierras.
The primary weather station for Los Angeles is located near downtown at the south side of Dodger Stadium campus, and this article refers primarily to climate data generated by this station as representative of the Los Angeles metropolitan area as a whole.