Monday Open Thread | 64 comments (64 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Meanwhile California is getting quite the belated summer heat wave:

At 113 degrees, downtown L.A. hits all-time record high [Updated] | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

It's not just you. Monday turned out to be the hottest day ever recorded -- at least in downtown L.A.
At 12:15 p.m., the weather station at USC hit the 113-degree mark, breaking the old all-time high of 112 set on June 26, 1990.
It makes Monday the hottest day ever since records in downtown L.A. started being kept in 1877, said Stuart Seto of the National Weather Service.
Seto said the record was impressive, "especially after such a cool summer."

We're in the upper 80s (F) right now in Monterey, easily the hottest day all year. Kind of wishing I could blow off the rest of the day's work and take a standup paddleboard out on the bay (though it is still shark season, so I'm a bit wary of actually doing it).

And the world will live as one

by Montereyan (robert at calitics dot com) on Mon Sep 27th, 2010 at 06:33:52 PM EST
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wow, that's a decent heat wave for LA (none / 0)

it's kind of silly, all these bay areaites whingeing about a mere 97, though. i found it quite pleasant today, just walking in the sun and sweating a bit.

by wu ming on Mon Sep 27th, 2010 at 07:54:23 PM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

It was anywhere from 102 F to 112 F (38.8 C to 44.4 C) in areas around San Diego. Interesting when you have no air conditioning.

Downtown was the cool spot at 95 F (35 C). A pocket of cooler air came up from Mexico. Across the bay (west of downtown SD) it was about 109 F.

The cool summer was wonderful, though.

by lychee on Mon Sep 27th, 2010 at 10:59:36 PM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

Sacramento is in the high 90s F but it's no big deal, me without AC. Looking forward to a cooler fall.

They tried to assimilate me. They failed.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Sep 28th, 2010 at 11:19:35 AM EST
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