1970 - Afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Long Beach, CA, and 105 degrees at the Los Angeles Civic Center were the hottest since September records were established in 1963. Fierce Santa Ana winds accompanying the extreme heat resulted in destructive fires.
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Day: Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Fri's High Temperature
105 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at Walden, CO