NOTE: This is a long account of my “wildfire chase” of the Palisades Fire, which is now one of the costliest disasters in the country’s… [Read More]
Westlake Village Daily Climate Records, through 2024
This page contains links to scans of my original hand-written daily weather records from Dec 1997 to about the present (2023 as of now) for… [Read More]
March 5, 2024 Hike up Ladyface Mountain
Doug and I chose to hike up Ladyface Mountain in Agoura Hills on this fine, mild afternoon. This mountain is very prominent and is immediately… [Read More]
February 13, 2024 CoBa Arch Hike/Westlake Village
The first week or so of this February was very wet, with about ten inches of rain in the Westlake Village and Agoura Hills area…. [Read More]
January 24, 2024 Las Virgenes Canyon hike and Cheeseboro RAWS Weather Station
Okay, so I like weather stations. This mild January afternoon in my local area was perfect for a 2-3 hour hike in the hills just… [Read More]
Westlake Village Climate Summary 2023
Westlake Village, CA 2023 Annual Climate Summary Ave Max/Min 73.9/46.8 (Departures -3.7/-0.7) Ave: 60.4 (Departure -2.1) For comparison, the averages for 2022 were 78.6/47.9/63.3… [Read More]
November 8, 2023 Aerial Views of Point Mugu, Camarillos AP, and San Nicolas Island
How about some pics above the Oxnard Plain? Does life get any more exciting than looking at the Oxnard Plain? This entry features iPhone images… [Read More]
Record Cool Start to 2023 at Westlake Village
The current year started off wet and cool for most of coastal Southern California (Jan-Mar), and it continued cool and very cloudy for most of… [Read More]
April 4, 2022 ACSLs Above Westlake Village!
After my visit to Ralphs on Monday afternoon, I was somewhat astounded to see some spectacular lenticular clouds not too far to my NNW. I… [Read More]
BAD WEATHER DATA Los Angeles USC Station
March 1, 2022 Today I am posting the first of what I hope will be many entries regarding bad, poor, lousy, incorrect, and/or dubious weather… [Read More]
2022 Change of Seasons and Look of Hillsides
update — March 24 pics at bottom This entry aims to demonstrate how the look of the local undeveloped hillside (near my home in Westlake… [Read More]
January 23, 2021 Convective Storms through Thousand Oaks to Malibu
A cold upper-level low was tracking overhead this afternoon, and a batch of convection developed just to the west of me here in the… [Read More]
Glendale, California Weather Records and Climate Page
Quick links to recent Glendale data: Glendale 2021 Jan Glendale 2021 Feb Glendale 2021 Mar Glendale 2021 Apr Glendale 2021 May Glendale 2021 June… [Read More]
September 6, 2020 RECORD HEAT WAVE in San Fernando Valley!
September 4th charts and maps (05 September 2020 00Z) September 5 September 6 morning maps afternoon maps NWS… [Read More]
Climate Page for Chatsworth, California
Below are some daily and monthly weather data for Chatsworth, covering the period primarily from about 1961 to 2011. For current data from Dave’s… [Read More]