Even SoCal Breaks Heat Records
UPDATE: I added Death Valley's reading, and here is a graphic summarizing the major record highs broken this weekend:
ORIGINAL POST:
There's something you don't see everyday:
Heat advisories for Southern California! But this afternoon even California's breaking record high temperatures. In fact the whole West Coast is. And they aren't just breaking records, they are smashing records by as much as 16 degrees! A Stage One energy alert was issued for California as energy use reached record levels. Ken Clark (PREMIUM | PRO has more details in his blog. Here are the highlights.
RECORD HIGHS (OLD RECORD):
Death Valley, CA: 125 (125)
Gila Bend, AZ: 121 (120)
Blythe, CA: 120 (116)
Imperial, CA: 119 (112)
Indio FS, CA: 120 (115)
Thermal, CA: 120 (114)
Woodland Hills, CA: 119 (109) - BROKE ALL-TIME RECORD, LONGEST STREAK >100
Palm Springs, CA: 121 (117) - BROKE JULY RECORD
Phoenix, CA: 116 (112)
Yuma, AZ: 116 (115)
Wild Animal Park, CA: 114 (100) - BROKE ALL-TIME RECORD
El Cajon, CA: 113 (101) - BROKE ALL-TIME RECORD
Escondido, CA: 112 (96) - BROKE ALL-TIME RECORD
Burbank, CA: 112 (100)
La Mesa, CA: 109 (96) - TIED ALL TIME RECORD
San Rafael, CA: 108 (95)
RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS:
Phoenix, AZ: 95 (90)
Yuma, AZ: 91 (90)
Borrego Desert Park, CA: 94 (85)
Palm Springs, CA: 93 (86)
San Jose, CA: 74 (All-Time Record)
Olympia, WA: 71 (59)
