April 212009
Heat Wave Records April 20th & 21st
Strong high pressure conditions with little winds the past few days brought well above high temperatures for most of California. Thermal set a record on Tuesday at 107 degrees! And Beaumont at 94!
Below is a list from the National Weather Service for a few Southern California cities that have had records set.
April 20th records:
AT SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH FIELD THE RECORD BROKEN WAS HELD FOR A REMARKABLE 110 YEARS. THE TEMPERATURE OF 98 ALSO TIES THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL...WHICH ALSO OCCURRED ON APRIL 6 1989. AT LAGUNA BEACH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES TIES THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR APRIL AS WELL...WHICH ALSO OCCURRED ON APRIL 7 1989. ...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON APRIL 20... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD FULLERTON APT ASOS 100 96 IN 1958 SINCE 1948 SANTA ANA 103 91 IN 1986 SINCE 1916 LAGUNA BEACH 97 85 IN 1987 SINCE 1928 OCEANSIDE HARBOR 84 76 IN 1999 SINCE 1953 SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH 98 93 IN 1899 SINCE 1875 CHULA VISTA 97 89 IN 1986 SINCE 1948 ONTARIO APT ASOS 100 91 IN 1958 SINCE 1951 RIVERSIDE UCR 103 99 IN 1958 SINCE 1948 RIVERSIDE APT ASOS 101 97 IN 1958 SINCE 1927 BEAUMONT 93 92 IN 1958 SINCE 1948 WILD ANIMAL PARK 100 91 IN 1986 SINCE 1979 RAMONA APT ASOS 96 88 IN 1986 SINCE 1974 ALPINE 99 95 IN 1958 SINCE 1951 EL CAJON 101 90 IN 1986 SINCE 1979 BIG BEAR LAKE 75 73 IN 1994 SINCE 1960 CAMPO 90 88 IN 1997 SINCE 1948 ...HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON APRIL 20... SAN DIEGO LINDBERGH 63 TIED 63 IN 1980 SINCE 1875 RIVERSIDE UCR 59 58 IN 1958 SINCE 1948 BEAUMONT 59 55 IN 1987 SINCE 1948 ALPINE 59 58 IN 1999 SINCE 1951 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (USC) CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 96 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 SET IN 1986. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1986. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT SAN GABRIEL CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 98 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MONICA PIER CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 79 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT UCLA CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT PALMDALE AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1950. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT CAMARILLO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT WFO-OXNARD TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 SET IN 1950. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MARIA AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1986.
April 21st records:
...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON APRIL 21... LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD FULLERTON APT ASOS 94 93 IN 1958 SINCE 1948 SANTA ANA 99 93 IN 1987 SINCE 1916 OCEANSIDE HARBOR 83 TIED 83 IN 1982 SINCE 1953 CHULA VISTA 92 90 IN 1987 SINCE 1948 ONTARIO AIRPORT 100 94 IN 1958 SINCE 1951 RIVERSIDE AIRPORT 101 96 IN 1998 SINCE 1927 BEAUMONT 94 92 IN 1998 SINCE 1948 WILD ANIMAL PARK 100 93 IN 1987 SINCE 1979 RAMONA AIRPORT 94 90 IN 1998 SINCE 1974 ALPINE 92 TIED 92 IN 1958 SINCE 1951 CAMPO 94 89 IN 1997 SINCE 1948 THERMAL AIRPORT 107 106 IN 1958 SINCE 1950 ELSINORE 100 95 IN 1987 SINCE 1948 ESCONDIDO 94 91 IN 1987 SINCE 1979 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 1987. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (USC) TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1997. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT BOB HOPE AIRPORT (BURBANK) CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT WOODLAND HILLS TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1958. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT SAN GABRIEL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 SET IN 1998. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT UCLA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1997. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANCASTER TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1954. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANDBERG CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 81 SET IN 1954. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MARIA AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1918. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1987.