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Summer In The Fall: Triple-Digit Temperatures, Santa Ana Winds Keep Southern California Hot

Don’t pull out your fall wardrobe just yet. Southern California felt more like summer than autumn Monday, thanks to triple-digit temperatures and powerful Santa Ana winds. The mercury reached a sizzling 104 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, higher than many inland locations that are typically 10 or more degrees warmer during the hotter parts of the year. But it was hot all over the place.The all-time recorded high in Oxnard had been 104 degrees in 1939, but the mercury Monday peaked at 105 degrees. The average high temperature in Oxnard this time of year is 74 degrees, according to Intellicast.

 

Fast-Moving Wildfire Scorches 1,500 Acres In ‘Extremely Dry’ Sonoma County

A fast-growing wildfire has exploded across 1,500 acres in Sonoma County and triggered evacuations for dozens of residents amid dry conditions and possible record-breaking heat Monday. The Sawmill fire, which is 20% contained, started at 10:50 a.m. Sunday off Big Geysers Road and Geysers Resort Road about 10 miles east of the picturesque city of Cloverdale, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Mandatory evacuations were issued for residents who live in the Geysers area. The firefight has been difficult for crews, fire officials said.