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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sun Feb 02 2003 - 11:14:45 EST
I wanted to take this record out in particular to illustrate the CRUSHING
of record high temperatures that went on in California last week. I have
abbreviated the following report. The full report is available at
http://www.weathermatrix.net/archive/usrecords/0031.html
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
510 PM PST FRI JAN 31 2003
...PRELIMINARY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHLAND ALONG WITH
AN OFFSHORE FLOW CAUSING NUMEROUS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY.
LOCATION RECORD OLD RECORD
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 91 86 IN 1954
LAX 91 * 86 IN 1954
LONG BEACH 93 ** 86 IN 1976
MOUNT WILSON 77 *** 67 IN 1976
OXNARD 94 **** 86 IN 1954
* THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 AT LAX WAS THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER
RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT FROM
1944. IN FACT LAX HAS NEVER BROKEN THE 90 DEGREE MARK IN THE MONTH OF
JANUARY.
** THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT WAS THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY SINCE RECORDS HAVE
BEEN KEPT FROM 1927.
*** THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 77 AT MOUNT WILSON WAS THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY SINCE 1948. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 DEGREES SET YESTERDAY.
**** THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 AT OXNARD WAS THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY SINCE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT
SINCE 1927. 94 SHATTERED THE OLD HIGH OF THE MONTH OF 88 DEGREES.
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