Summer preview to set more records in California
By
Ryan Adamson, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Apr 7, 2022 8:36 AM EDT
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Updated Apr 9, 2022 2:57 AM EDT
Temperatures have been soaring in the West this week, particularly in portions of California. However, AccuWeather forecasters say that residents should not expect the summer preview to last long.
The week began with temperatures not far from normal in the Golden State, but things began to change on Wednesday. Downtown Los Angeles soared to 88 degrees Fahrenheit. For perspective, the normal high in the City of Angels is 85 F during August. While Wednesday's temperature was far short of the daily record of 106 F set in 1989, the record books were rewritten on Friday when the daytime temperature soared to 95 degrees. The last time Los Angeles hit 92 on April 8 was also in 1989.
Despite falling short of a record on Wednesday in Los Angeles, a record high temperature was set in nearby Anaheim. The mercury reached 96 degrees, easily beating the record of 91 degrees from 2005.
On Thursday, temperatures in Burbank, California, reached 98 degrees just before 3 p.m., local time. This broke the old daily record of 91 by several degrees and approached the monthly high April record of 100. Several other cities in California also had no trouble breaking records on Thursday.
The record-challenging heat was not be limited to Southern California as cities all across the region experienced a summer preview at the end of the week.
"A northward bulge in the jet stream over the West is helping to usher warm air into the Southwestern states," explained AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyssa Smithmyer.
The observed high of 96 degrees in Fresno on Friday bested the daily record of 95 degrees set back in 1989. Even as far north as the capital city of Sacramento, the high of 92 degrees narrowly broke the record of 91 degrees from 1989.
Temperatures came within a few degrees of daily records elsewhere across the region, including Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, but fell short.
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A big change in the pattern is forthcoming starting this weekend, however. Record-challenging heat is not expected to continue through the weekend with temperatures retreating to near-normal levels by Sunday.
"Through the weekend, the position of the jet stream will shift, and cooler conditions will spread over the region," said Smithmyer.
The drop in temperatures is not expected to stop there.
"Most areas will transition from challenging record highs to observing daytime temperatures below normal," stated Smithmyer.
Despite being at the end of the typical wet season, the dip in the jet stream may also afford the chance of much-needed precipitation as far south as Central and Southern California.
"Residents may even get a brief reprieve from the dry conditions with a period of wet weather early next week," said Smithmyer.
The best chance for precipitation appears to be Monday to Monday night, but the rain will be far from enough to put a noticeable dent in the drought across the Southwest.
After spreading rain and mountain snow across California, the system is expected to move eastward and northeastward. This could lead to a blizzard in the northern Rockies and northern Plains and yet another round of severe weather in the South.
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Summer preview to set more records in California
By Ryan Adamson, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Apr 7, 2022 8:36 AM EDT | Updated Apr 9, 2022 2:57 AM EDT
Temperatures have been soaring in the West this week, particularly in portions of California. However, AccuWeather forecasters say that residents should not expect the summer preview to last long.
The week began with temperatures not far from normal in the Golden State, but things began to change on Wednesday. Downtown Los Angeles soared to 88 degrees Fahrenheit. For perspective, the normal high in the City of Angels is 85 F during August. While Wednesday's temperature was far short of the daily record of 106 F set in 1989, the record books were rewritten on Friday when the daytime temperature soared to 95 degrees. The last time Los Angeles hit 92 on April 8 was also in 1989.
Despite falling short of a record on Wednesday in Los Angeles, a record high temperature was set in nearby Anaheim. The mercury reached 96 degrees, easily beating the record of 91 degrees from 2005.
On Thursday, temperatures in Burbank, California, reached 98 degrees just before 3 p.m., local time. This broke the old daily record of 91 by several degrees and approached the monthly high April record of 100. Several other cities in California also had no trouble breaking records on Thursday.
The record-challenging heat was not be limited to Southern California as cities all across the region experienced a summer preview at the end of the week.
"A northward bulge in the jet stream over the West is helping to usher warm air into the Southwestern states," explained AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyssa Smithmyer.
The observed high of 96 degrees in Fresno on Friday bested the daily record of 95 degrees set back in 1989. Even as far north as the capital city of Sacramento, the high of 92 degrees narrowly broke the record of 91 degrees from 1989.
Temperatures came within a few degrees of daily records elsewhere across the region, including Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, but fell short.
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A big change in the pattern is forthcoming starting this weekend, however. Record-challenging heat is not expected to continue through the weekend with temperatures retreating to near-normal levels by Sunday.
"Through the weekend, the position of the jet stream will shift, and cooler conditions will spread over the region," said Smithmyer.
The drop in temperatures is not expected to stop there.
"Most areas will transition from challenging record highs to observing daytime temperatures below normal," stated Smithmyer.
Despite being at the end of the typical wet season, the dip in the jet stream may also afford the chance of much-needed precipitation as far south as Central and Southern California.
"Residents may even get a brief reprieve from the dry conditions with a period of wet weather early next week," said Smithmyer.
The best chance for precipitation appears to be Monday to Monday night, but the rain will be far from enough to put a noticeable dent in the drought across the Southwest.
After spreading rain and mountain snow across California, the system is expected to move eastward and northeastward. This could lead to a blizzard in the northern Rockies and northern Plains and yet another round of severe weather in the South.
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