Southern Californians enjoy the change in weather..

this is for the folks back east.


Thinking of you always
The springlike weather that rolled into Southern California this past weekend continued on Monday, with high temperatures in the 70s throughout most of the Southland.
Despite the warm weather, temperature records were not broken in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier areas. In 2006, the Valley roasted in 91-degree heat on Jan. 17, according to The Weather Channel.
However, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Kennedy said records fell in Needles, along the Colorado River, and Bishop, in the Owens Valley.
Needles hit 80 degrees, well above the previous record of 76, set on Jan. 17, 1976. The 76 degrees in Bishop shattered its previous high of 71 degrees set in 1985.
"The weather will remain at 70
Doesn't feel like winter
Joshua Steube of La Habra takes a break Monday while practicing tennis on an unseasonably warm winter day at La Mirada Regional Park.
 degrees for most of the Los Angeles area this week," said Stuart Seto, National Weather Service specialist.
The 77-degree weather in Whittier brought families out to enjoy Martin Luther King Jr. Day with picnics and outdoor activities.
"This is some crazy weather we're having," said Whittier resident Alina Campbell, 32, as she was preparing a picnic for herself and her two children.
"I enjoy the rain and miss it, but I do not mind the heat as long as it does not become overwhemling," Campbell said.
"I'm enjoying this nice weather right now," said Whittier resident Sylvia Aguilar, 47.