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Downtown LA sizzles in record heat
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September 29, 2010, Wednesday
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CALIFORNIA'S blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 Celsius) in downtown Los Angeles, and many sought refuge at the beach or in the shade.
Downtown hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday for a few minutes at about 12:15pm local time, breaking the old all-time record of 112 degrees set on June 26, 1990, said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist at the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. Temperature records for downtown date to 1877.
The historic mark was part of an onslaught of temperatures well over 100 degrees in many cities ranging from Anaheim, home of Disneyland, to San Luis Obispo on the usually balmy Central Coast. Many records were set or tied.
Firefighters carried heavy hoses up hills to battle a small but persistent brush fire west of Los Angeles in Thousand Oaks while other workers in less strenuous jobs also struggled through the day.
The city of Los Angeles urged people to use Parks and Recreation facilities, senior centers and libraries as cooling centers.
The National Weather Service said the siege of dry heat was being caused by a ridge of high pressure over the West that was keeping the Pacific Ocean's normal moist and cool influence at bay.
Downtown hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday for a few minutes at about 12:15pm local time, breaking the old all-time record of 112 degrees set on June 26, 1990, said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist at the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. Temperature records for downtown date to 1877.
The historic mark was part of an onslaught of temperatures well over 100 degrees in many cities ranging from Anaheim, home of Disneyland, to San Luis Obispo on the usually balmy Central Coast. Many records were set or tied.
Firefighters carried heavy hoses up hills to battle a small but persistent brush fire west of Los Angeles in Thousand Oaks while other workers in less strenuous jobs also struggled through the day.
The city of Los Angeles urged people to use Parks and Recreation facilities, senior centers and libraries as cooling centers.
The National Weather Service said the siege of dry heat was being caused by a ridge of high pressure over the West that was keeping the Pacific Ocean's normal moist and cool influence at bay.
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