October heat wave bakes Southern California
A heat advisory will be in effect in much of the Los Angeles region Wednesday as forecasters said the heat wave poses an elevated risk of wildfire.
People aboard a pedal boat Tuesday at the lake at Echo Park in Los Angeles, where unseasonably warm weather was on tap. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
People walk along Broadway on Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
A skateboarder executes a jump Tuesday while skating along the sidewalk near the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
![A child plays in a splash pool Tuesday amid a heat wave at Mile Square Regional Park.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ecdb11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2455+0+0/resize/1440x842!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9d%2Fae%2F3bcca9b642a9a624d65d9d9eff83%2Fla-photos-1staff-631854-la-me-october-heat-wave-2-ajs.jpg)
Brittany Castro, 5, of Santa Ana, plays in a splash pool Tuesday at Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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![Jose Magana of Santa Ana fishes for large mouth bass Tuesday amid a heat wave at Centennial Regional Park in Santa Ana.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b6ba495/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2800+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Ffe%2Fb8b01a9f4ddcbb39abb2738dd02a%2Fla-photos-1staff-631854-la-me-october-heat-wave-1-ajs.jpg)
Jose Magana fishes Tuesday under the shade of a tree for largemouth bass at Centennial Regional Park in Santa Ana. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
On a hot and sunny Tuesday, John Call finds shade under a tree to paint at Kuns Park in La Verne. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Lisa Lungstrum relaxes with her dog, Dara, in the shade of a tree on a hot Tuesday in Memorial Park in Claremont. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Gabriela Poole, left, celebrates her 21st birthday Tuesday with her friends under the shade of a tree in Kuns Park in La Verne. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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![People walk in Elysian Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3a7de9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2600+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F32%2F88%2F4445bb0c498f81db4dfbd1b716f3%2Fla-photos-1staff-631852-la-me-october-heat-wave-269.jpg)
People walk in Elysian Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
![Annalise Gehling, left, and Quincie Bean eat Tuesday at Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ac6dd71/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2600+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F8d%2F6046a29b4407b9f078f27e2ac7ff%2Fla-photos-1staff-631852-la-me-october-heat-wave-279.jpg)
Annalise Gehling, left, and Quincie Bean eat at Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake on Tuesday during unseasonably warm temperatures. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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