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Since there is now chance of seeing a true winter, then I might as well take the station with the highest warm season readings..... I'll take La Crescenta.
Since there is now chance of seeing a true winter, then I might as well take the station with the highest warm season readings..... I'll take La Crescenta.
Are these really true microclimates by US standards? Examples of microclimates are Block Island, RI, Boone, NC, and Cape Cod being Maritime (Oceanic) climates outside of the traditional realm. Far and away, Hollywood and Santa Monica are definitely part of the same overall (Mediterranean) Climate.
The links don't work for me. But after looking them up on Wikipedia/Google, I'd say it's between Hollywood and East L.A. East L.A. is an anomaly, it's basically borderline tropical. The mean temperature in December-March is 3F away at most from being tropical. March misses 64F mean by only 0.5F. I think I'll take East L.A. because it's a pretty dry heat and high temperatures in the low 70s in the winter is awesome, reminds me of living in South Florida in the winter, which was nice. Hollywood's is nice too, but I don't want to have to worry about getting too cold in the summer as soon as the sun goes away. East L.A. has better overnight temperatures in the summer.
Are these really true microclimates by US standards? Examples of microclimates are Block Island, RI, Boone, NC, and Cape Cod being Maritime (Oceanic) climates outside of the traditional realm. Far and away, Hollywood and Santa Monica are definitely part of the same overall (Mediterranean) Climate.
They're considered micro-climates because the variation in high, low and average temperatures is so extreme within the same city area. You won't find that amount of variation in the typical American city or perhaps any other American city outside of California. Granted, they would all be considered Mediterranean climates because of the LARGE amount of temperature variation allowed within a Mediterranean climate (anywhere from 32.0F mean to a 63.9F mean). Even Big Bear at 6,752 ft (2,058 m) elevation is considered to be a Mediterranean climate, albeit a warm-summer rather than hot-summer variety.
Hollywood, because as others said, it's the coolest.
A rule of thumb to LA microclimates is that if it's a major touristy area, it's got a nice, mild microclimate (except for Palm Springs, which is kind of part of LA, by a long stretch).
That's why out of state people have no idea of the heat waves that plague the San Fernando Valley and Inlamd Empire...Because tourists don't go to the IE or SFV. All they know is the nice mild weather of Santa Monica, Venice, and the coastal areas.
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