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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Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 1 mph.
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 2 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Fri's High Temperature
105 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at Walden, CO
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census.
It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.
Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. It was dubbed the "Hub of the Universe" by former mayor Robert L. Butler. Its motto under Mayor Mike Absher is the "Oasis of Opportunity".
The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois.
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