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Los Angeles averages only 14.7 inches (373 mm) of precipitation per year, and this is lower at the coast and higher in the mountains and foothill cities. [24] Snow is extremely rare in the Greater Los Angeles area and basin, but the nearby San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains typically receive a heavy amount of snow every winter ...
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".
Atmospheric pressure, also known as air pressure or barometric pressure (after the barometer), is the pressure within the atmosphere of Earth. The standard atmosphere (symbol: atm) is a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa (1,013.25 hPa ), which is equivalent to 1,013.25 millibars , [ 1 ] 760 mm Hg , 29.9212 inches Hg , or 14.696 psi . [ 2 ]
The observer would first note if the pressure was lower or higher than three hours prior. Next, a code number would be chosen that best represents the three-hour trace. There are nine possible choices (0 to 8) and no single code has preference over another. In the case of the graph on the barograph, one of two codes could be picked.
This List of largest houses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area includes 17 single-family residences that are known to equal or exceed 30,000 square feet (2,800 m 2) of livable space within the main house.
Faircrest Heights is served by the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council.The map does not indicate a neighborhood called Faircrest Heights. Instead, the council breaks the area into two residential districts: “Neighbors United” and “C.H.A.P.S.” [5] [6] Per the council bylaws, the two combined residential districts are bounded by La Cienega Boulevard on the west; Fairfax Avenue on the east ...
In 1960, the Hacienda Heights Branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library opened. [8] The following year, in 1961, the area was renamed Hacienda Heights. [6] In 1964, the local newspaper, the Hacienda Heights Highlander, was established. [8] The hills surrounding Hacienda Heights have a history of brush fires, especially in 1978, 1989, and ...
Baldwin Village was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s by architect Clarence Stein, as an apartment complex for young families.Baldwin Village is occasionally called "The Jungles" by locals because of the tropical trees and foliage (such as palms, banana trees and begonias) that once thrived among the area's tropical-style postwar apartment buildings. [3]