Southern California continues to be hit by extreme heat that will continue for another day after temperature records dropped all weekend.
Forecast
The heat wave covering the south of the country was not expected to break until Tuesday, with an excessive heat warning in effect until Monday evening. Los Angeles County and surrounding areas were under a red flag warning as temperatures reached more than 100 degrees in some areas.
Today’s highs are forecast to drop as much as 30 degrees between Monday and Thursday.
Monday: Los Angeles. 93-103 degrees; lows: 103-111 degrees
Tuesday: Los Angeles 80s-90s; valleys: 94-102
Wednesday: Los Angeles 70s-80s; valleys mid 80s
Thursday: Los Angeles 70s-80s; valleys: mid-80s
Information
Several heat records were tied or broken across the region on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures reached 111 degrees in Woodland Hills, breaking the record for the date set in 1979. It reached 106 degrees at Long Beach Airport and 104 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, each breaking their previous records set in 1984. Anaheim surpassed its daily record in on Sunday by four degrees and peaked at 107. Riverside hit 110, surpassing its previous record of 109 set in 1944.
Effects
The unrelenting heat has knocked out power to thousands of Californians, fueled wildfires in rugged mountain terrain and forced school administrators to cancel classes or impose minimum days, releasing students earlier than usual, in the hottest parts of the region.
Citing concerns about its air conditioning, the LA Unified School District announced that three elementary schools — Noble, Woodlake and Canoga Park — would have minimum day schedules Monday.
Torrance Unified took the same action district-wide, citing the excessive heat advisory and lack of air-conditioned classrooms.
The Redlands Unified School District in San Bernardino County also closed its schools Monday, citing poor air quality from the line fire.
Last week, the heat caused batteries to overheat on Metrolink’s Arrow trains between San Bernardino and Redlands, temporarily suspending service.
On Monday morning, North Hollywood High School announced it is ending classes early after the school’s air conditioners stopped working.