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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Mild Southern California's Wild 2010 Weather

    This summer in Southern California was unusually cool. Fall brought a heat wave featuring the hottest day ever recorded in downtown LA. Forecasters predicted a dry winter. Bill Patzert is a climatologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada-Flintridge.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    This summer in Southern California was unusually cool. Fall brought a heat wave featuring the hottest day ever recorded in downtown LA. Forecasters predicted a dry winter. Bill Patzert is a climatologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada-Flintridge.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      retired Jet Propulsion Lab climatologist

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    First Leg of High-Speed Rail to Connect Central Valley Dots
    1. 0:00Nuclear Weapons and the Politics of National Security
    2. 16:50Mild Southern California's Wild 2010 WeatherYou’re reading this
    3. 28:07First Leg of High-Speed Rail to Connect Central Valley Dots
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