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In 1983, Dr Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.

CLIMATE
California's climate is often compared to that of the Mediterranean, due to warm, dry summers, and mild, wet winters. On the coast, average yearly temperatures range between the low 40s°F (4.4°C) and in the high 70s°F (21.1°C) and 80s°F (26.7°C). Farther inland, summers are hot and dry, and at higher altitudes the weather is more typical of a four-seasons cycle with cold, snowy winters. The contrast is clear in the state’s two largest cities, where you’ll find very different weather patterns. San Francisco is famous for its fog — especially in the summer, and Los Angeles is known for its consistently sunny, desert-like, coastal climate.

Why you should visit California

 * California has great beaches and snow capped mountains.
 * It has the tallest and largest living tree called the General Sherman. It is 275ft tall, 36 feet across at the base, 2,200 years old and weighs 1,385 tons.
 * Yosemite Falls is the longest drop in the country.
 * Edwards Air Force Base has the longest runway in the world. This is where Sally Ride landed in the space shuttle.