“the average daytime high temp at Downtown #LosAngeles was 64.9°, the coolest since the winter of 1978-79”
In 1977 California was having a “drought disaster” which was blamed on global cooling and expanding Arctic ice.
Brown Warns of Drought Disaster; Says ‘Hard Choices’ Face California – The New York Times
09 Jun 1977, Page 1 – The Daily Inter Lake at Newspapers.com