1970 - Afternoon highs of 103 degrees at Long Beach, CA, and 105 degrees at the Los Angeles Civic Center were the hottest since September records were established in 1963. Fierce Santa Ana winds accompanying the extreme heat resulted in destructive fires.
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Day: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between midnight and 1am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 4pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely between 4pm and 5pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Fri's High Temperature
105 at Death Valley, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
24 at 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID