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Of California's hottest months on record, the top three occurred in the last seven years. Globally, July also saw two of the hottest days in recorded history, hitting an average surface ...
The climate of California varies widely from hot desert to alpine tundra, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the Pacific Coast. California 's coastal regions, the Sierra Nevada foothills, and much of the Central Valley have a Mediterranean climate , with warmer, drier weather in summer and cooler, wetter weather in winter.
The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21] ... (108.1 °F), in Death Valley, California, for the month of July 2018. [193] [194]
The lowest temperature was 21 °F (−6 °C) on January 20, 1922. The wettest year was 1978 with 27.67 inches (703 mm). The driest year was 2002 with 2.63 inches (66.8 mm). The greatest rainfall in one month was 14.50 inches (368 mm) in January 1969, including a record 24-hour rainfall of 6.71 inches (170.4 mm) on January 20 that month. [44] [45]
It should come as no surprise that California is burning. On Wednesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that July was California's hottest month since record ...
August effectively tied 2023 as the planet's hottest August on record. The year is virtually certain to be the hottest on record. As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the ...
On 30 June, Death Valley, California hit 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) which is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth during the month of June. It was five degrees shy of the world record highest temperature measured in Death Valley, which was 57 °C (134 °F), recorded in July 1913.
The hottest temperatures were seen in the Antelope Valley, which reached 105 degrees Monday. ... "This is fairly normal — July and August are our hottest months in Southern California for ...