Unusually cold July in L.A. brings more drizzle, less sizzle
July 6, 2010
The cool air, the low clouds, the dewy breeze on the windshield -- got to love that June gloom! Oh, wait, it's July.
The thick marine layer, cloudy skies and less than scorching weather that is often a hallmark of not only June, but also May ("May gray") is not ready to go away. On Tuesday morning, commuters drove Los Angeles' freeways under a steady drizzle.
"The June gloom that forgot to show up last month is spilling over into July," said Bill Patzert, a climatologist for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada-Flintridge. "This is Mother Nature's air conditioner." Weather scientists say cool ocean air, aided and abetted by a swirling, counterclockwise mass of air around the Catalina Islands, has been keeping Southern California cooler than normal.
Link:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/unusually-cold-july-in-la-brings-more-drizzle-less-sizzle.html
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