does Woodland Hills get "cool ocean breezes"?

[SandyCo]

I'd like to add that the 119 degree high was reached in July, 2006, not October. It was a Saturday, and I stayed inside all day! Even in Sherman Oaks it was "only" 113! By the time the cool air from the window a/c unit had passed through two fans on its way across the room, the air was already significantly warmer. As I recall, it was hot and humid, and didn't cool off much at night. The weather was miserable for almost a week.

[nightlysparrow]

This has to be the rare thread where the answers to the OP's question were in all agreement (if not a few posters between themselves).

[timtemtym]

Originally Posted by Jean Jeunet

LOL. "Woodland Hells."

Definitely the hottest part of LA. Just coming from NoHo to WH (visit my friend there weekly), I notice between a 8-15 degree difference on my car's thermostat. It's those damn Santa Monica mountains that are just tall enough to keep WH like an oven.

Ironically the east valley gets cooled more than the west valley because of the lower lying mountains on the east. Might be good opportunity to dynamite a few un-utilized mountains in the west to let some "ocean breeze" peek through.

I'm surprised no one ever proposed to do that. I know it would never ever happen, but if they flattened out a mile wide swath through Topanga Canyon, just took away the hills and lowered it to a slow grade between Woodland Hill's elevation and Malibu's....

Would that completely change the climate of the SFV? It would do wonders for land value if it did. They could also put a freeway through there and upgrade PCH. Again, it would never happen, but I'm wondering if at some point anyone ever proposed this. It would also open up Topanga Canyon to thousands of new homes and clean out the old hippies.