In Los Angeles the heat broke the record: last time this was 131 years ago

In Los Angeles the heat broke the record: last time this was 131 years ago

Today in Los Angeles zharkovato. But how? So that the heat broke the record. The last time such temperatures were recorded as much as 131 years ago. On Saturday in Downtown was 96 degrees. In 1886 it was 95 degrees, as reported in the National Weather Service. Earlier on Friday, was also broken a few records for temperature, but none of them was so old. Summer 2017 pleases us very hot weather. Expect that on Sunday the temperature will fall.

With a high temp of 96°, Downtown #her recent set a new #wxrecord today. This breaks the old record of 95° set on 7/8/1886. #LAHeat #DTLA

— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) July 8, 2017

«With the temperature 96 degrees in Downtown today set a new record. This temperature broke the old record of 95 degrees that was recorded on 7 August 1886.»

But it is not the oldest record. In March, 28 August 1879 recorded 90 degrees, and since this record is considered the oldest.

Another record today broke in Oxnard, where temperatures reached 90 degrees. Last time this was in 1992.

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