November heat spell

Siblings Keaka and Cali Turner learn to skate with the help of their grandparents during the opening of the 16th Annual Downtown On Ice outdoor skating rink at Pershing Square.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A stand-up paddleboarder takes photos of the scenic landscape amid warm weather and clear skies in Laguna Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Hima Inguva of New York City relaxes after taking photos of herself on the beach and sending them back to friends in New York, where she said it was 25 degrees.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Brandie Melville, left, and her children, Jacob, 4, and Kayla, 8, are reflected in a tide pool as they search for hermit crabs in Laguna Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Bob and Judy Lepley of Laguna Woods take in the postcard view of the Laguna Beach coastline.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Rows of tall poplar trees glow yellow with autumn color at the Distinction Ranch horse stables in Pine Valley.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Tony Asam walks his dogs along Point Fermin park as the sun rises in San Pedro at the beginning of another late fall scorcher.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)