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Coral Murphy Marcos

Los Angeles faces record high temperatures week after winter storm

Overview of Los Angeles urban sprawl from above Griffith Park Observatory.
Los Angeles as seen from above the Griffith Observatory. Photograph: Chad Ehlers/Alamy

After a week of heavy downpours that left parts of Los Angeles flooded, the city is now facing unusually high temperatures for late February.

By mid-afternoon Friday, it was 91F (33C) in downtown Los Angeles, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). That breaks the daily record for 27 February, which was 88F (31C), set last year.

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