Last Updated on 06/09/2024 by Arun jain
Temperatures topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of coastal California early Friday, creating unbearable conditions after midnight as officials warned the extreme heat would last through the weekend.
Nighttime temperatures ranged from the 80s to the 100s along beaches in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. National Weather Service.
Brian Lewis, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Oxnard, Calif., said in a phone interview that nighttime temperatures this high occur about once a year.
“We’re not seeing a ton of release overnight,” he said, adding that temperatures elsewhere in the region remained high early Friday, with more populated areas staying in the high 70s and low 80s. “It’s quite worrying.”
Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories were in effect across the western United States early Friday. more than ” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>31 million people Parts of Arizona, California, Nevada and Oregon were under extreme heat warnings.
N Overheat warning According to the National Weather Service, the most severe heat warning issued is when hot weather can cause illness or death if people fail to take precautions. This Alerts in the Los Angeles area It was expected to last until Monday.
hot night Can be fatal. Mortality can increase by 10 to 50 percent when nights are hot. studies showBecause it becomes difficult for people to cool down after a hot day. Outdoor workers, the elderly, young children, the sick and the homeless are particularly vulnerable.
In most of the United States, Nights warm faster than days Due to climate change, fewer people get relief from the heat of the day. As a result, air-conditioners and other appliances also have less downtime at night, increasing emissions and risking breakdowns.
Nighttime temperatures in California hit record highs during a week-long heat wave. Burbank Airport reached 114 degrees on Thursday, matching the records reached once in July 2018 and twice in September 2020. National Weather Service said.
Phoenix made his mark 100th day in a row Temperatures of at least 100 degrees Wednesday. In Los Angeles, temperatures can reach 117 degrees on Friday.
Mr. Lewis said the persistence of nighttime heat near Santa Barbara was caused by a lack of sea breezes — winds from the west that normally bring cooler ocean air inland, acting as a natural air-conditioner. Due to a high pressure system over land, dry, warm storms are blown out to sea from inland.
That weather phenomenon is called a “sundowner” wind in the Santa Barbara County area, named after the time of day when it occurs.
Mr Lewis urged people to drink more water than they should and to keep ice packs on their throats to prevent overheating.
“Right now, it’s night time,” he said, “so we can’t really say: ‘Stay out of the sun’.”
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