Editing Hawthorne, California (section)

===Climate===
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|Hawthorne, California
|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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