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The start of July will be scorching hot in parts of California as a long-duration heat wave unfolds, sending temperatures past 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the hottest cities. A heat dome will bring ...
The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast. California 's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate , with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter.
The record high temperature was 106 °F (41 °C) on July 29, 2022, and the record low temperature was −13 °F (−25 °C) on December 22, 1990. [15] The wettest “rain year” was from July 1997 to June 1998 with 76.24 inches (1,936.5 mm) and the driest from July 1976 to June 1977 with 13.06 inches (331.7 mm).
In Long Beach, the highest recorded temperature was 111 °F (44 °C) on October 16, 1958, and October 15, 1961, and again on September 27, 2010. The lowest temperature was 21 °F (−6 °C) on January 20, 1922. The wettest year was 1978 with 27.67 inches (703 mm). The driest year was 2002 with 2.63 inches (66.8 mm).
Climate Central’s “2023 Winter Package” graphic shows the average change in winter temperature between December and February, from 1970 to 2022.
Friday’s temperature of 110 degrees was two degrees higher than the 2007 record for July 5, and Saturday’s high of 113 degrees shattered the previous 105 on July 6 recorded in 1989, the ...
At an elevation of 10,823-foot (3,299-meter), Jobs Sister is the second-highest summit in the Carson Range and the Tahoe Basin, [6] and only 63 feet lower than line parent Freel Peak. [2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 6,000 feet (1,800 meters) above Carson Valley in four miles.
California sisters were offered $5,000 from insurance for storm damage. A jury awarded them $18 million ... While climate-change-related liability coverage did not overtly factor into Garnier's ...