How hot was it?
May 18, 2008 | 7:45
am
Hot enough to set some records and send thousands of us here in SoCal seeking relief at the beach. Robert Lopez has the info:
A high pressure system lodged over Southern California has sent inland and valley temperatures soaring. Records were set in Long Beach (93), Woodland Hills (102), at UCLA (92) and at Los Angeles International Airport (89). Downtown L.A. tied its record of 96, which was last felt 116 years ago in 1892.
"We're about 20 degrees above normal for this time of year," said Jamie Meier, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
Expect more of the same today - heat and, of course, escape-the-heat traffic.
--Veronique de Turenne
Photo: Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times
It was 108 in Calabasas!! And, 83 in Malibu 20 mins later! whew!! what a relief! Thank God for the Beach!!:)
Posted by: Shelly Walker | May 18, 2008 at 11:39 AM