Posted on 09/27/2010 12:53:32 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
The heat wave that has gripped Southern California reached a high point Monday afternoon, with triple-digit temperatures from the coast all the way inland.
As of noon, Weather.com reported that downtown L.A. was broiling at 109 degrees; Santa Monica 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 are 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 is high for this time of year, increased usage is not expected to cause any serious problems, Fishman said. Still, Cal-ISO is recommending residents avoid using heavy appliances in the afternoon.
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But it’s a dry heat.
111 in Pasadena!
Here in Hollywood it was a scorcher too..and still is.
Pikers
:)
The Fruits and Nuts must be roasting.......
Houston was in the 60s this morning. California needs to do more within their state to fight globalist warming.
103 at the beach in Santa Barbara!
Final destination training for many residents of Los Angeles.
It’s been an unusually hot and dry September here too. I’m sure the articles attributing it to AGW can’t be far behind.
this fall is the best summer we’ve ever had
Woo-Hoo!! ...burrrrrrr :)
Barbara Boxer’s fault. 28 years of FAIL.
It’s LA, it’s a sticky heat.
I can confirm. 108 in Long Beach.
The air conditioning at my office in San Diego has gone down.
106 here in Santa Clarita ( Valencia).
“this fall is the best summer we’ve ever had”
We had Frisco’s summer in LA ... they had ... hell on earth as usual.
The scoot says it was 112.1 a few minutes ago at the 5/110 interchange.
Felt like it, too.
Overall, though, it’s been an unusually cool summer. Until the last few days, it’s rarely gotten into the 90s.
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