▁such , ▁the ▁temper atures ▁can ▁vary ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁ ▁between ▁in land ▁areas ▁and ▁the ▁coast , ▁with ▁a ▁temperature ▁gradient ▁of ▁over ▁ 1   ° F ▁per ▁mile ▁( 0 . 3   ° C / km ) ▁from ▁the ▁coast ▁in land . ▁California ▁has ▁also ▁a ▁weather ▁phenomen on ▁called ▁" J une ▁Glo om ▁or ▁May ▁Gray ", ▁which ▁sometimes ▁brings ▁over cast ▁or ▁fog gy ▁sk ies ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁on ▁the ▁coast , ▁followed ▁by ▁sun ny ▁sk ies ▁by ▁no on ▁during ▁late ▁spring ▁and ▁early ▁summer . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁reported ▁that ▁Tor rance ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 4 5 , 4 3 8 . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 7 , 0 7 6 . 1 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 , 7 3 2 . 1 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁was ▁ 7 4 , 3 3 3 ▁( 5 1 . 1 %) ▁White , ▁ 5 0 , 2 4 0 ▁( 3 4 . 5 %) ▁Asian , ▁ 3 , 9 5 5 ▁( 2 . 7 %) ▁African ▁American , ▁ 5 5 4 ▁( 0 . 4 %) ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 5 3 0 ▁( 0 . 4 %) ▁Pacific ▁Island er , ▁ 7 , 8 0 8 ▁( 5 . 4 %) ▁from ▁other ▁races ,