Editing Hawthorne, California (section)

==Geography==
To the north of Hawthorne is the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] community of [[Lennox, California|Lennox]] and the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. To the east is the unincorporated community of [[Athens, California|Athens]] and the city of [[Gardena, California|Gardena]]. To the south is the unincorporated community of [[El Camino Village, California|El Camino Village]], and the cities of [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]] and [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]. [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]] is at the southwest corner of Hawthorne. To the west is the city of [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]], and the [[Los Angeles]] neighborhood of [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]] is to the northwest of Hawthorne. Hawthorne surrounds the unincorporated community of [[Del Aire, California|Del Aire]] on three sides. It also shares a small border on the northeast along [[Imperial Highway]] with the unincorporated community of [[Westmont, California|Westmont]].

The [[Century Freeway]] ([[Glenn Anderson Freeway]], [[Interstate 105 (California)|I-105]]) runs along the northern boundary of Hawthorne, with the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] [[light rail]] line running down the center of the Century Freeway. The [[Interstate 405 (California)|San Diego Freeway]] ([[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]]) runs along the western boundary of Hawthorne. Major east–west streets in Hawthorne include Rosecrans Avenue, El Segundo Boulevard, and [[Imperial Highway]]. Major north–south streets include [[Aviation Boulevard]], Inglewood Avenue, [[Hawthorne Boulevard (Los Angeles County)|Hawthorne Boulevard]], Prairie Avenue, [[Crenshaw Boulevard]], and Van Ness Avenue.

Hawthorne is five miles (8&nbsp;km) from the [[Los Angeles International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=international+airport&near=Los+Angeles,+CA&fb=1&cid=0,0,9285121272480581238&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image |access-date=June 25, 2012 |publisher=Google Maps |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629015301/http://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=international+airport&near=Los+Angeles,+CA&fb=1&cid=0,0,9285121272480581238&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=image |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hawthorne comprises [[ZIP code]]s 90250 and 90251. It is in the [[Area code 310|310 area code]], except for a small portion of northeastern Hawthorne, which is located in the [[Area code 323|323 area code]].

===Climate===
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|46|68|2.95
|48|68|3.01
|50|69|2.43
|53|73|0.60
|58|74|0.23
|61|78|0.08
|65|83|0.02
|66|85|0.10
|64|83|0.24
|58|79|0.40
|50|73|1.12
|45|69|1.76
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Hawthorne, like the rest of the Los Angeles basin, has a Mediterranean climate:
* On average, the warmest month is August.
* The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|111|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1961.
* On average, the coolest month is January.
* The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|15|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1963.
* Most rainfall occurs during winter and spring.

Hawthorne has a [[Mediterranean climate]] or dry-summer subtropical ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csb'' on the coast, ''Csa'' inland), enjoying plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 263 sunshine days and only 35 days with measurable precipitation annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Los Angeles, California, United States of America |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=159227&refer= |access-date=January 8, 2009 |publisher=Weatherbase.com |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111084326/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=159227&refer= |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Surrounding areas===

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:{{pad|16em}} [[Lennox, California|Lennox]] / [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]
:{{pad|11.4em}} [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|30px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Westmont, California|Westmont]]
:{{pad|6.7em}} [[Del Aire, California|Del Aire]] / [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]][[Image:Left.svg|30px]] {{pad|2.5em}} [[Image:Right.svg|30px]] [[Gardena, California|Gardena]] / [[West Athens, California|West Athens]]   
:{{pad|1em}} [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]] / [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]] [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|30px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Gardena, California|Gardena]] 
:{{pad|15em}} [[Lawndale, California|Lawndale]] / [[Alondra Park, California|Alondra Park]]
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