Record high temperatures set across Southland amid quick heat wave
A sudden heat wave warmed up Southern California on Wednesday, setting a number of record high temperatures across the region.
At the Santa Barbara airport, the temperature reached 85 degrees, breaking a record of 84 degrees set in 1949, according to the National Weather Service.
At the Long Beach airport, a high of 92 degrees broke the record of 89 set in 2007. And at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, a 93-degree high broke the previous mark of 91 set in 1974, the weather service reported.
In Sandberg, the high at about 1 p.m. was 76 degrees, breaking a record of 74 set in 1990. Camarillo tied its own record of 92 degrees set in 1949.
Todd Hall of the National Weather Service in Oxnard said temperatures jumped quickly Wednesday and the heat is expected to carry over into Thursday morning.
“We’ll still see some warm temperatures tomorrow morning,” he said, but then “all of the sudden that sea breeze will come in and kick things down” in the afternoon.
Angelenos who like the heat would do well to revel in the warmth while it’s around. Highs over the weekend are expected to be much lower, with temperatures in the 60s predicted for Saturday.
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