Thread: L.A. records hottest temperature ever

Los Angeles records hottest temperature ever

Updated 58m ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The National Weather Service says downtown Los Angeles has recorded an all-time record high of 113 degrees as a heat wave bakes California.

Weather forecaster Stuart Seto says the record high was reached about 15 minutes after noon Monday.

The old record was 112 degrees on June 26, 1990.

California has been in the grip of a heat wave since high pressure built over the West late last week.

It's been a scorching start for fall in California and it only looks to be getting hotter.

The weather service issued red-flag warnings for dangerous wildfire conditions in the mountains and valleys of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

A high of 84 degrees was predicted in San Francisco and up to 105 degrees in the Sacramento Valley. Desert Valley could see a peak of 115 degrees.

"It's been a long time since we got this hot," said Stuart Seto, a weather service forecaster in Oxnard. "It's basically high pressure over the area and we've got some weak offshore flow from the mountains to the ocean. As the air from the mountains sinks, it compresses and gets warmer. Like a Santa Ana (condition), but the winds aren't as strong."

"It's like our unexpected summer," he added.

Temperatures were expected to drop a few degrees Tuesday in many areas but the valleys will continue have triple-digit temperatures, Seto said.

On Sunday, the mercury hit 105 degrees in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, and El Cajon in San Diego County hit 106 degrees.

The heat sent people to the beaches in droves, packing shores that were relatively empty during the gray and gloomy summer. Los Angeles County lifeguards estimated that about 350,000 hit the beach in the Santa Monica Bay area west of downtown Los Angeles.

Several small wildfires broke out Sunday but were quickly knocked down, including one that came close to homes in South Pasadena before firefighters stopped it.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/ex ... heat_N.htm

San Diego, CA 92101

Today

High 89° - Low 71°

SF 84 degrees right now. Very warm for ess eff, but it makes up for the cold summer. Yikes! 113 in LA. 113 wow.

Dallas a very nice 74 for a high today

Only 104 in Vegas today
Warm for this time of year but nothing out of the ordinary

Here it can be 115-117 for weeks on end in the middle of summer

Lake Powell, A.Z Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. Near record high temperatures. High around 90F. Winds light, Low around 59F

Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Only 104 in Vegas today
Warm for this time of year but nothing out of the ordinary

Here it can be 115-117 for weeks on end in the middle of summer

Yep, and that means pool time. And in Vegas as I remember it.
Pool time was Hotty time! Aw the memories.

100 degrees according to our backyard thermometer here in Oceanside...and thats in the shade. No AC in this house.

108 in my neck of the woods,had to crawl an attic this afternoon,add 20 degrees to the 108.

San Diego 92101

Tue

Partly Cloudy

HI 79 F (26 C)

LO 67 F (19 C)