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The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [12] 2024 Southeast Asia heat wave. For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline. [13]
Read more:Southern California's extreme heat might finally come to an end Temperatures are expected to linger in the mid- to upper 60s along the coast and the low to mid-70s in the inland areas.
On July 5, Palm Springs, California reached 124 °F (51 °C), breaking the record for the city's highest temperature. [16] On July 6, Redding, California saw 119 °F (48.3 °C) temperatures, breaking its all-time record. [17] That day, it was reported that Phoenix, Arizona had seen 13 heat-related deaths in 2024, with 160 more unconfirmed. [4]
Downtown Los Angeles received 4.1 inches (100 mm) of rain on February 4, 2024, marking it the wettest day since March 15, 2003. Several Malibu, California schools were closed due to inaccessibility because of severe weather causing road closures. [14] Power outages caused by the storms left approximately 850,000 people without power.
Last summer, Phoenix saw a 31-day streak of above 110-degree weather from the last day of June through July. At least 400 of the year’s 645 heat-related deaths were during that period, The ...
After several consecutive years of severe drought that climate scientists say were made worse because of rising global temperatures, California has been hit with an especially cold and wet winter ...
The most California tornadoes on a single day in the state was seven, which occurred on November 9, 1982. [58] In July 2004, a twister touched down in Sequoia National Park at an altitude of around 12,156 ft (3,705 m), making it the highest elevation for a confirmed tornado in the United States.
After California experienced the hottest summer in the state's history this year, according to NOAA figures, lawmakers in the Golden State have responded by proposing a new ranking system for heat ...