Scenes from the hottest February in L.A. on record
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It was supposed to be one of the wettest Februaries on record. Instead, by one measure at least, it became the hottest.
At an average high temperature of 77.5, this February sailed almost two degrees above the previous record set in 1954, according to a Times analysis.
People play football and climb on the rock jetty at Venice Beach.
Artwork on the exterior of a shuttered club along Broadway in South Los Angeles accentuates the feel of unseasonably warm weather across Southern California.
A bicycle rider makes his way past Vanilla, a 3-year-old albino, red-tail boa constrictor, in front of Pet Care Inc. in Boyle Heights. The snake belongs to store owner Jesus Ornelas, who said that he takes the animal outside each day as long as the sun is out.
Ariel Rhone uses an umbrella for shade near the Venice boardwalk.
A man carries a surfboard at sunset at El Porto in Manhattan Beach.
Amid high winter temperatures, a pedestrian uses an umbrella for shade outside the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana.
A yoga class takes place on the bluff overlooking the ocean in Bixby Park in Long Beach.
Three young girls let their feet hang from a lifeguard tower in Malibu.
Blakey Olsen, of Laguna Beach, practices yoga in the shade of The Broad art museum.
Dan Charcoal, on vacation from Mauai, golfs on Zuma Beach.
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