2005 Monthly Summary

Month
Average Temp.
LAX "Normal"
Avg. High (Max)
Avg. Low (Min)
Total Precip.
LAX "Normal"
Days with at least .1 in. of rain
January
56.6
56.5
68.2 (87)
48.6 (42)
5.26
2.90
9
February
57.3
57.4
61.5 (77)
54.6 (43)
5.02
3.15
9
March
58.2
58.5
61.4 (75)
52.3 (40)
0.27
2.08
0
April
59.4
60.5
61.5 (78)
56.7 (42)
0.75
0.91
1
May
63.6
63.0
65.6 (76)
61.5 (53)
0
0.21
0
June
65.0
66.2
67.7 (82)
62.8 (50)
0
0.06
0
July
69.6
69.8
75.8 (92)
64.8 (56)
0
0.01
0
August
70.5
70.8
75.2 (91)
67.7 (58)
0
0.06
0
September
67.5
69.7
76.9 (102)
63.9 (54)
0.15
0.22
1
October
64.9
66.4
73.8 (98)
61.5 (50)
0.82
0.43
2
November
61.1
62.2
67.8 (91)
53.0 (40)
0.40
1.22
1
December
57.0
57.6
62.6 (85)
50.3 (36)
0.82
2.21
2
TOTAL
62.6
63.2
68.2 (102)
58.1 (36)
13.50
13.47
25

Highest recorded wind gust: 31 mph on January 11

Discussion

  • record rainfall continued through February but then ended abruptly (except for a slight encore in April)
  • rest of the year very average
  • late-September Santa Ana heat wave, complete with wildfire
  • followed by brief October rainy period, with significant subtropical moisture--rainy season slightly ahead of schedule
  • proved to be a tease as November and December weren't very wet (a trend that continued into the first two months of 2006)