A series of heat waves this month -- including a brief one one that ended Friday -- brought a grim new distinction to hot, dry Los Angeles.
This is the first March since record-keeping began in 1877 that has had six days with highs in the 90s or above in Los Angeles. That shattered the record set in 1977, when there were three days of highs in the 90s.
Almost every day this year temperatures have been on average 10 degrees above normal in California, while there has been little precipitation, Seto said.
“We are not only getting warmer, but we are also losing water,” he said.
Downtown Los Angeles on Friday tied a record for the day, hitting 91 degrees.