Washington Post by Matthew Cappucci, Jacob Feuerstein -2/8/2022
We may be in the heart of winter, but that isn’t stopping the atmosphere from cooking up some extreme heat for parts of the West Coast. Multiple National Weather Service offices in California have opted to issue excessive heat watches ahead of climbing temperatures beginning Wednesday, an unusual measure that may be a first of its kind for February.
The Weather Service warns of “dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 90 degrees possible,” noting that visitors from other states unaccustomed to the toasty weather may be at a greater risk for heat-related illnesses. The Super Bowl is Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., with the Cincinnati Bengals facing the Los Angeles Rams.
Excessive-heat watches are issued when “extremely dangerous” heat appears likely within one to three days, according to the Weather Service. Sixteen million people reside within the alert areas.
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Southern California is no stranger to hot weather — Los Angeles averages five days annually that hit 90 degrees or higher — but such temperatures are particularly unusual at this time of year. In fact, the city has recorded only seven 90-degree days during the winter months of December, January or February since 1948. That last time it happened was Jan. 31, 2003, when the high was 91 degrees.
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