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: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Fri's High Temperature
105 at Death Valley, CA
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at Walden, CO