It Hit 102º in SoCal Today

[stopbush]

Went to Disneyland with the kids today. Got there at opening (8am) and left at 1pm because it was just too damn hot. 102º as we were driving home on the 5.

Went to the beach for a couple of hours (Salt Creek) where it was much cooler. It was 94º when we got there at 2:15, 84º when we left at 4:15.

Heat waves are starting early this year!

[csziggy]

1. But it snowed in Colorado yesterday!!

Weather patterns are totally screwed up.

[amitten]

4. Colorado typically gets snows late in the season. n/t

[Warpy]

2. It snowed here in NM on Saturday morning.

So of course it's going to get hot and stay hot now until the end of September.

The desert gods throw the switch about the end of every April. If we're lucky, we get a week or so of temperatures in the mid 80s before it goes to the mid 90s and stays there.

I have to set up the swamp cooler tomorrow, I guess.

[Mz Pip]

3. It was hot here in Nor Cal, too

High 80s by my house which is nearly on the SF Bay. A few days ago we were in the mountains and it snowed. Go figure.

I don't do heat well at all. I hope it doesn't get much hotter than this during the summer. We usually have a lot of fog in the summer so it will be interesting to see what happens this year.

[Bobbieo]

5. In SW AZ we used to say, "But it's a dry heat" No mas!!!The temps

get up to 110 plus with the humidity at 70 percent. That is no fun.

[stopbush]

10. We used to say that in Vegas: "It's a dry heat...like an oven!"

[shanti]

14. the fan was going on here

in sacramento today, so it's starting to climb. it does this for about 6 weeks during spring.

i don't do heat well either, so when it gets 90+, i am usually in an AC room.

[ArtVandelay]

6. Were you going by a car thermometer or bank on the road or what?

I just know that when my car has been sitting on asphalt for a while it will register a higher temperature than it really is, once I get outta there the temp gradually adjusts. But still, sounds incredibly hot for Disneyland. I practically grew up there.

[stopbush]

9. The prediction was for 96º today. Having lived in Vegas for a couple of years

I can tell when it's over 100º. The outside temp on the car thermometer was 97º when we left D-land. 10 minutes later on the 5, we hit 102º. The thermometer in my car is really pretty accurate. It tends to jibe with the thermometer readings we see on banks and also with what they're reporting on the radio.

There was a hot wind blowing thru D-land today. I've never experienced that before as we tend to avoid the place in July & August - too many tourists. The SoCal Resident annual pass blocks out most of the summer. As you know, Anaheim is well away from the shore and the coastal breeze rarely makes it that far inland.

[ArtVandelay]

12. Wow, that is freaky HOT!!! nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Damn I thought it was my imagination

[Arctic Dave]

8. It was above 0 in the Arctic today. Heatwave.

[Lindsey]

11. I was in Long Beach today and it was sweltering. Plus, I just

had to move to Studio City (in the Valley which is one of the hottest areas in SoCal. It was so hot last year my concern is that we're in for another one and it's already starting!

[Arctic Dave]

13. Hopefully you get lots of chances to go to the beach this summer.

[shanti]

19. the so cal beaches

are polluted and nasty. it's best to stay out of the water!

[stopbush]

20. Really? The beaches in south OC are quite nice, and I

don't recall hearing of any pollution warnings.

But then, I've only live here for a little over a year.

[shanti]

25. well

i was born and raised in the OC, and i'm 53. it USED to be nice, but the water has gotten progressively more polluted over the years. many of the beaches in SoCal have runoffs near them, with sewage, etc. the last time i went into the water (about 5 years ago), i had a burning sensation on my skin that had never happened before. i won't go in the water again! YMMV

[stopbush]

27. I'm 54, but I was raised in Ohio along Lake Erie (or, Eerie, if you prefer)

and that is one body of water that is quite frightening in its pollution. Where do you think the Simpsons got the idea for three-eyed fish?

BTW - there is a really bad sewer/sulfur smell in South Laguna Beach these days. They had a sewer line that broke last year, but it was supposedly fixed. I can't imagine owning a multi-million-dollar mansion along there and dealing with a sewer smell 24/7.

[Arctic Dave]

26. I was "dunked" in San Diego harbor. Yuk.

[Control-Z]

15. Yep. Triggered me a migraine.

I wasn't prepared for it. It's still hot in the house, especially upstairs.

[EFerrari]

16. My condo is still hot out here on the SF beach. n/t

[rufus dog]

17. Strange, I am in Foothill Ranch

Didn't get that hot, never made it over 90, but the attic fan kicked on early, and I needed to run the house fan two nights in a row. My big issue is the bugs, never remember this many flying bugs before. I also don't remember a 40 degree variance, we have a high of 92 and a low of 52 tomorrow.

[ContinentalOp]

18. Yeah, it was weird today.

I was inside for most of the day but I went out and stood in the driveway for a few minutes and could hardly bear it.

Orange County broke 51 year old records today! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30298768/

[Kajsa]

21. Yep,it's a scorcher today too.

The temp. reading at 11:13 AM is 88 degrees
in Costa Mesa.

But the weather forecast calls for cooler temps.
beginning Wednesday. By Friday, it should be
back in the 60's.

[CreekDog]

22. 88 in San Francisco yesterday, and 90s for the Bay Area today

this is supposed to be April, right? :wtf:

:rofl:

[FreeState]

23. Its 96 in San Diego right now and its not even 12:00 yet - and Im 3 miles from the ocean n/t

[crimsonblue]

24. Would that be Fahrenheit, Celsius or Kelvin?

If Fahrenheit, that is a hot summer day.

If Celsius, you're boiling.

If Kelvin, it's frickin cold!