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This is the current conditions weather report for Montebello. The report was made 92 minutes ago, at 11:47 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the south southwest (200°). The atmospheric pressure was 29.91 inHg / 1014 hPa. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Montebello is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,150. Montebello is located 8 miles east of downtown Los Angeles at the southwestern part of the San Gabriel Valley. The surrounding cities are Monterey Park, South San Gabriel, and Rosemead to the north, Commerce to the south, Pico Rivera to the east, and Los Angeles and East Los Angeles to the west.

Montebello was originally an agricultural community. The discovery of oil by Standard Oil Company on the Anita Baldwin property in 1917 brought about a revolutionary change to Montebello. The agricultural hills soon became a major contributor to oil production. By 1920, Montebello oil fields were producing one-eighth of California's crude oil. On October 19, 1920, Montebello was incorporated as the 35th of the present cities in Los Angeles County.

One of Montebello's best-loved city parks is Grant Rea Park, which houses the Montebello Barnyard Zoo.

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