"During this heat wave, "not only are daily temperature records likely to be broken across the region, but even the high temperature records for any day in the entire month of March," the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday morning forecast."
"The sweltering temperatures are arriving months earlier than typical and communities have not had time to acclimate, making the early-season heat particularly dangerous, experts say. Climate scientist Daniel Swain described it as "a full-on summer heat wave in March" in a post on X."
"Temperatures are expected to peak Tuesday through Friday, with the mercury rising into the 80s along the coast and into the 90s and past the 100-degree mark inland, likely shattering records. Weak offshore gradients that bring warm desert air to the coast add to the heat."
Southern California is experiencing its potentially worst March heat wave on record, with temperatures already shattering daily records across multiple locations. Bob Hope Airport in Burbank reached 92 degrees, breaking the 2004 record, while Pierce College in Woodland Hills hit 97 degrees, surpassing the 2007 record of 94 degrees. The National Weather Service warns that not only daily records but entire month-of-March temperature records will likely be broken. This unusually early heat wave poses significant public safety concerns, as communities lack time to acclimate to such extreme temperatures arriving months ahead of schedule. A strong high-pressure ridge is driving temperatures to peak Tuesday through Friday, with coastal areas reaching the 80s and inland regions exceeding 100 degrees, fueled by weak offshore gradients bringing warm desert air.
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