`UNOFFICIAL' RAINFALL LEAVES PARTS OF VALLEY MOIST.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer It did not rain in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. on Thursday despite all that water people in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. saw falling out of the sky. At least 0.10 of an inch of rain fell across much of the Valley but that didn't break the Los Angeles dry spell dating back to Feb. 17. That's because it didn't rain at the Civic Center downtown - and that's all that counts with the National Weather Service, officially. For Ed Cabico, filling up his minivan at a gas station in Woodland Hills, the injustice of it all was too much. ``Why not? We got rain, they didn't,'' he said. ``Everybody says that the Valley should secede from L.A. Heck, I live in the Valley, we have measurable rainfall,'' said Cabico. ``We definitely must have something going on. We definitely have rainfall.'' Unofficially, total rainfall in the Valley and neighboring areas was Chatsworth, 0.10 of an inch; Northridge, 0.02; Woodland Hills, 0.12; Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , 0.11; and Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , 0.03. Officially, zero inches at the Civic Center. National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Hoffer ``It's always been the Civic Center because that is the point of establishment for temperature and rainfall,'' said Hoffer. ``You have to look at the topography. The Civic Center is in a basin, whereas the Valley is surrounded by valleys and mountains so therefore the recording would be significantly different.'' The last time rain fell at the Civic Center was Feb. 17 although there was light rain in the Valley on Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , said National Weather Service meteorologist Vladimir Ryshko. No more rain is forecast in the near future, officially or unofficially. Today will be partly cloudy Partly Cloudy is an industrial band based in Hollywood, California. Band members
Thursday's rainfall hit the Valley thanks to tropical moisture streaming off Hurricane Linda and a cold front that is leaving the area headed south, said Ryshko. ``It's not uncommon for Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, to have six months without rain, but we are exceeding the norm by a little,'' said Ryshko. Weather experts do not link the recent moody weather to El Nino, a warming of equatorial waters that influences weather around the world. ``The chances are it's not anything directly related to El Nino; most unusual ocean and weather conditions can be simply explained by other factors,'' said Tom Murphree, a professor at the naval postgraduate school The Naval Postgraduate School is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants primarily master's degrees plus some doctoral degrees to its students, who are mostly active duty officers from U.S. and foreign military services. in Monterey. ``Come late fall and early spring we will see clear El Nino influences on our weather.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO A rain-slick freeway truck bypass in Sylmar produced a crash involving several rigs Thursday morning. David R. Crane/Daily News |
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