Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg, located 10 miles east of Gorman, all set record highs for Sept. 1, with some of the records falling after more than 70 years.
The heat wave lingering in Southern California for a second day continued to set or match daily records Thursday, and the National Weather Service expects more historic temperatures in the coming days.
Lancaster saw a high of 112 degrees Thursday, surpassing the previously daily high of 110 set in 1950. On Wednesday, the citySandberg’s high of 99 broke the 1996 record of 97 degrees; its high of 100 on Wednesday exceeded the previous daily record of 98, set in 2017.In Big Bear, a high of 86 degrees tied a daily record set in 1978, according to the weather service’s San Diego office.
The heat wave has made difficult firefighting efforts on the largest blaze currently burning in Southern California.
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