

The National Weather Service explains, “This change will keep precipitation reports in the daily NWS climate reports consistent with the U.S. Since most of this period lies within the year in which it finishes, it is designated by that year. A “water year,” on the other hand, as now used the National Weather Service, begins on October 1 and runs through September 30 of the following year.


This period is generally referred to by the year in which it begins, although we refer to it, for example, as the 2019-2020 rainfall season. This is the rain season used by the Los Angeles Almanac. A “rainfall season” runs from July 1 through June 30 of the following year. In 2015, after more than a century, National Weather Service forecast offices adopted the “water year” versus the “rainfall season” as the 12-month period over which to measure accumulated rainfall. Why our “Rainfall Season” is different than that of the National Weather Service

My guess? Maybe they ran out of caps in that size and bought some at the store. This style cap with squared visor was mostly made for the retail market (see Capmaker History page, New Era), and is one of the only game used examples I've seen. (Note- there's a New Era version but it was NOT worn by the team.) The logo changed to a "CA" but the cap design remains. Upon moving into their new stadium in Anaheim the team is renamed the California Angels. Beginning play as the Los Angeles Angels, the first cap had the classic halo on the crown.
