31.   California officials say mild weather, increased supply and successful conservation efforts helped them avoid what they once thought would be a summer of frequent blackouts and soaring prices.

32.   Corn and soybeans futures prices fell Wednesday amid slow demand and expectations that mild weather will boost Midwestern yields.

33.   Cost-cutting will offset lower earnings from mild weather at its largest unit, Southern California Edison Co.

34.   Crammed in summer with blissed-out beachcombers, the island, with its mild weather, is a year-round getaway for Southern Californians, especially boaters.

35.   Crude oil fell to a six-month low as refinery maintenance and mild weather reduces demand.

36.   Crude oil fell to a six-month low as refinery maintenance and mild weather in the U.S. reduce demand.

37.   Construction was heaviest in the Chicago suburbs, where mild weather in October offset the effects of the summer heat wave.

38.   Demand for heating fuel has been low because of mild weather in the prime heating markets of the United States.

39.   Despite the mild weather of recent weeks the climatological probability of a frost or freeze remains substantial in many suburban and rural areas.

40.   Earlier in the week, several retailers blamed unseasonably mild weather for disappointing November sales.