Lake Tahoe: Drought, climate change threatening winter, way of life at iconic landmark

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1. And today in the Central Valley ...

http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/03/14/4427494_fresno-other-valley-cities-set.html

The National Weather Service in Hanford reported that Fresno thermometers peaked at 88 degrees, four above the record high set in 2013.

... Hanford’s high of 89 was three degrees above the record set in 2007, and Madera’s high of 88 was five degrees above another record set in 2007. Bakersfield’s high of 91 broke a 99-year record by three degrees, and Merced also edged its temperature record by three degrees with a high of 84.