Los Angeles records citys highest temperature ever on record

The mercury reached 121 degrees as a heat wave hit the West Coast.

September 7, 2020, 12:43 AM

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Temperatures in Los Angeles surged to 121 degrees Sunday, the highest reading ever recorded in the city, as the West Coast grapples with a dangerous heat wave.

The National Weather Service said the temperature observed at Woodland Hills station is two degrees higher than the previous record set in 2006.

California, Nevada and Arizona are in the midst of an excessive heat watch during Labor Day weekend, and the weather is causing air quality issues and strains on power lines.

Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters work to douse brush fires in the Sepulveda Basin in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. In Southern California, crews scrambled to douse several fires that popped up. The largest was a blaze in the foothills of Yucaipa east of Los Angeles that prompted evacuation orders for eastern portions of the city of 54,000 along with several mountain communities.

“The temperature at Woodland Hills may yet go up additionally, and many other records around the region will be broken today,” the NWS said in its report.

In August, California’s heat and thunderstorms led to widespread wildfires that affected several parts of the state.

Several wildfires have erupted this weekend and trapped some residents who live near the woodland areas.

Environmentalists have warned that climate change will make these heat waves longer and more severe.

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