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Southern Californias four-day heat wave peaked Saturday with scalding temperatures recorded in some inland areas.
Some of the hottest areas hit in Los Angeles County were in the San Fernando Valley, with temperatures in Woodland Hills reaching 104 degrees, said Joe Sirard, a meteorologist.
The high in Pasadena hit 102 degrees, while Pomona recorded 100 and Torrance 96.
Further south, record temperatures were recorded in Fullerton at 97 and Santa Ana at 95, according to the National Weather Service.
The heat wave will continue Sunday but with slightly cooler temperatures.
The high temperatures, single-digit humidity and offshore winds -- expected to reach speeds of 45 mph -- combined with critically dry vegetation increase the chance of wildfires throughout the region, officials said.
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http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-heat-wave-peaks-20141004-story.html
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)LoisB
(7,014 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Possibly the worst heat I've ever seen in October.
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)I'm in the San Gabriel Valley and it just sucks. I haven't needed a coat in years, lol.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,702 posts)i think it's a bit cooler today.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)I am so sick of heat this year. I hope we get a real winter this time.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)about 20 years ago? when I lived on the left coast ....
looking online
108 in 1987.
September and October are often the hottest months in LA.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)It was about 38 when I woke up, barely hit the low 60s as a high. It had been in the mid-70s every day until now.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)shanti
(21,668 posts)LOL. i've lived north and south in california, and it's always been hotter up here in nor cal. when it gets hot in so cal, there's that coastal humidity though (unless you're in riverside county, which is as hot as sacramento). but it sounds like the santa ana winds are keeping it dry. you can do what we do here in sacramento, stay inside with air-conditioning, but the problem with that is that many homes have traditionally had no AC because it was rarely necessary.
CAN'T WAIT FOR WINTER!!!!!!