At 113 degrees, downtown L.A. hits all-time record high

[sce56]

Source: LA Times

At 113 degrees, downtown L.A. hits all-time record high
It's not just you. Monday turned out to be the hottest day ever recorded -- at least in downtown L.A.

At 12:15 p.m., the weather station at USC hit the 113-degree mark, breaking the old all-time high of 112 set on June 26, 1990.

It makes Monday the hottest day ever since records in downtown L.A. started being kept in 1877, said Stuart Seto of the National Weather Service.

Seto said the record was impressive, "especially after such a cool summer."

As of noon, Weather.com reported that Santa Monica had hit 106, West Hollywood was at 111, and Long Beach was at 107.

The National Weather Service warned of extreme heat and red-flag fire dangers Monday. A small fire broke out in Ladera Heights but was quickly put out. Another small brush fire was contained Sunday night in South Pasadena.

On the energy front, California consumers were expected to use more than 45,000 megawatts by peak afternoon hours, said Gregg Fishman, a spokesman for Cal-ISO, which coordinates power for 85% of the state's grid.

Though the expected energy consumption was high for this time of year, increased usage was not expected to cause any serious problems, Fishman said. Still, Cal-ISO is recommending residents avoid using large appliances in the afternoon.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/at-113-degrees-downtown-la-hits-all-time-record-high-temperature.html

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Don't worry be happy no Global Warming here!

Today is a no touch day for power plants ( NTD means you can not work on anything that might trip a unit offline!)

[azmouse]

1. Yep. No global warming happening here in AZ either.

Just a balmy 106 degrees expected all week. yuck!
The normal temps for this time of year should be in the mid-90s. Yeah that's still very warm compared to most of the country but that would be acceptable here on the desert.

[DesertFlower]

2. i'm here in arizona too.

i'd rather have it hot than in the winter when sometimes it goes as low as 58-60 degrees. anything under70 and i'm moaning "i'm freezing my ass off".

[Iowa]

3. It's a mid-afternoon 64 degrees here, with low humidity, and I just got in from mowing the lawn...

I couldn't stand the heat you endure where you are.

[DesertFlower]

4. after 48 years in new york city

with humidity, cold and snow, i'm happy to be here.

it can be 96 degrees here and with low humidity and dewpoints, it feels more like 85.

[Tansy_Gold]

12. 3:30 p.m. and 102 in apache junction

sure beats -20 and 30 inches of snow!


TG, happy to be 2200 miles from Chicago

[DesertFlower]

15. i have friends who are from chicago.

they said "you don't know what winter is really like unless you've lived in chicago". i'm getting chilly thinking about it.

[sce56]

20. I spent a week in Chicago back in Jan 95 after retiring from the Army. All of my cold gear was still

in storage as I went on terminal leave in Jun hired on in Nov and went to Chicago for training with just a windbreaker!

[True_Blue]

26. I wear a coat when temps drop below 70

I've been in AZ too long. I even get chilled walking by the freezer section of the grocery store.

[Raster]

28. It's a 110 in Gila Bend, in Buckeye it's 102...

[maxsolomon]

17. please use "Climate Change"

I know, every year is hotter, and the globe is getting warmer, but it gives the denial industry a free shot at influencing rubes who think "it really snowed a lot last year - them pointy-headed scientists are FOS".

these were Santa Ana winds, right? and they were more extreme than ever before on the heels of a very cloudy, cool summer - which is what Climate Change predicts - more extreme weather variations.

[azmouse]

18. You are absolutely correct.

I should have said 'climate change' especially since I have corrected others on that same thing. Mea culpa.

[Art_from_Ark]

19. Speaking of extreme weather variations

Here in the Tokyo area in Japan, this year has been quite an unusual one, weatherwise. We had one of the coolest springs on record, with snow falling on April 17 (tying a record for latest spring snowfall). Then in July, temperatures heated up rather quickly, and we ended up setting a record for hottest summer ever. The hot weather continued unbroken until last Thursday (the first day of autumn), when the day's high was about 20 degrees Fahrenheit lower than the previous day's high. It has been fairly chilly since.

[catchnrelease]

22. No winds this time

In fact we were outside this afternoon when the breeze usually picks up, and commented that there was not a breath of air stirring. It was like that all day here. Thank goodness there is no wind or there would no doubt be fires everywhere. (At 10:45 this morning it was 108---in North Long Beach)

[maxsolomon]

24. i'm wondering if the plume of humid, tropical air pointed at the PNW

is causing a pressure differential that's sucking heat out of the desert onto the s. cal coast.

[True_Blue]

25. Will it ever end?

I am sick to death of this heat. Hopefully Oct will at least be below 100.

[slackmaster]

5. Miramar MCAS and Montgomery Field in San Diego both hit 107 a while ago

They've both cooled off a bit, down to 101 and 97 respectively. We have a hint of a sea breeze here now.

[grace0418]

6. One of my clients (a huge multinational company) is in LA and their power was

out all afternoon. Apparently it just came back up but everyone already left because it was so hot in the building. I'm here in Chicago with a sweater one (it's cooler than average here), wondering why nobody is picking up their phones or answering their emails.

Yep, definitely no such thing as global warming.

[cyr330]

7. It's bitchy hot here in SF. . .

And I certainly don't want to deal with 113 degrees, although it's only in the 80's here, and that's too fucking hot!!!

[tishaLA]

8. It is unbearably hot. I got off the bus today and *bam*

the heat hits you like when you open an oven. I walked two blocks--slowly--and I was sweaty

[Iliyah]

9. I'm sitting at home

with my fan on and it's about 100 degrees at my house, indoors, here in Los Angeles. Won't complain as yet since our summer was overall perfect. Hopefully the temperature will subside slowly this week, but my main concern is the young and the seniors.

[99 Percent Sure]

10. I live in downtown LA. At 10:35 this morning,

it was already 101 degrees.

[slackmaster]

11. Burbank and Corona reported 109 at 3:00 PM

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/display_product.php?sid=SGX&pil=RWR&version=0

[EFerrari]

13. It's at least 100 here in the San Jose foothills and our power was out, too,

for a few hours.

Ack.

[Hepburn]

14. I left Santa Monica Court at noon today and the temp read out in the car said 100 degrees!

Unbelievably HOT!!!!!

[tomm2thumbs]

16. just refilled the hummingbird feeder with cooled fluid - they were circling to drink it up

poor things - their wings can't flap fast enough to cool 'em down - just makes them mini convection ovens

[shanti]

21. and the bad thing is that

many homes have no ac because they've never had to. my sibs are in costa mesa and were sweltering. 100+ is normal here (in the summer), so not a problem.

[EFerrari]

27. In the last two days, if I want to be anywhere cool

I'd have to go get in my truck. It's been unreal.

[Javaman]

23. Oh how I don't miss the Santa Ana's. nt