By Ricardo Roura
03 Oct 2024, 19:53 PM EDT
The heat wave that has affected southern California since the first day of October left record temperatures in several locations this Wednesdaywhich was expected to be the day with the most extreme weather of the week.
One of the most affected regions was the San Fernando Valleywhere thermometers reached highs of 111 degrees in Woodland Hills, breaking the previous record of 109 degrees set in 1991, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Two more records were set in Antelope Valleywhere Palmdale had 105 degrees, breaking the mark of 101 that was established in 2020; as well as the 104 degrees in Lancaster, a record that surpasses that of 2012, when 101 degrees were recorded.
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The town of Sandberg, in the Ridge Route area of Los Angeles County, reached a high temperature of 97 degrees, 4 more than the record of 93 that prevailed for this location since 2020.
The region of the California’s Central Coast was not far behindwhere Paso Robles had a high of 108 degrees, breaking the record of 105 degrees, which was recorded in 2012.
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Similar conditions were expected for this Thursday, with intense heat in most of the region and the possibility of breaking some historical records for this time of year, in autumn.
According to the NWS, intense heat warnings and advisories They remain valid until the afternoon of Monday, October 7with a slight cooling starting in the middle of next week.
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