Southern California is facing record-high temperatures, and excessive heat warnings will stay in effect through the weekend until Monday night at 8 p.m.
“The heat is a big issue with the excessive heat warnings and heat advisories that are going to continue as we make our way into both Sunday as well as Monday afternoon before we get a little bit of relief finally coming into Southern California by Tuesday,” reports KTLA meteorologist Kaj Goldberg.
A record-breaking temperature of 112 degrees in downtown Los Angeles was recorded on Friday as temperatures peaked, breaking the area’s previous record of 111 degrees in 2020, according to the National Weather Service.
The following temperatures across the Southland also broke previous records:
- 101 degrees in Long Beach (previously 100 set in 1977)
- 102 degrees at LAX (previously 99 set in 2020)
- 111 degrees in Woodland Hills (previously109 set in 1955)
- 95 degrees in Camarillo (previously 94 in 2011)
The following temperatures tied past records: