San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley in southern California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles.

Climate

The Valley shares the Los Angeles Basin's dry, sunny weather. Although the southwestern edge of the Valley is less than 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Valley can be considerably hotter than the Los Angeles Basin during the summer months (and conversely, cooler during the winter months). The West Valley community of Canoga Park has set not only the highest recorded temperature in the City of Los Angeles of 116° F in 1985 but also the coldest recorded temperature at 18° F in 1989. Also, rainfall accumulations tend to be somewhat higher in the Valley during the rainy season in comparison to the Los Angeles Basin and the coast. The Valley suffers from heavy concentrations of smog, particularly in the summer, because of the mountain ranges surrounding it and because vertical motion in the atmosphere is often blocked by temperature inversions.

Related Topics:
Los Angeles Basin - Pacific Ocean - Rain - Smog - Temperature inversion

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