Monday, September 27, 2010

Crazy West Coast Temperatures

103 degrees Fahrenheit in Santa Cruz, CA. which ties the all time high for this date in history. Some other nearby highs are 107 for Scott's Valley. Another crazy temperature for those of you who have been there is 100 degrees for Big Sur.

Also which doesn't make any sense at all when you compare them in any other day is today's temperatures for:
Las Vegas 102
Van Nuys 102 (San Fernando Valley area near Los Angeles and North Hollywood).

The reason this is so strange is that a high pressure area inland is pushing the hot air out to sea. For example, in normal weather patterns Las Vegas can often be about 50 degrees or more warmer than coastal temperatures on the north coast of California or more. So you can see just how unusual this weather pattern is. We usually only get about one or less of this type of weather pattern per year in any season.

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