It's not your imagination,folks -- it really is that defective. From Weather Underground's Bob Henson, an overview:The steamy, and fiery summer of 2017 hit a fresh crescendo this weekend across the U.
S. West,which is getting its hottest Labor Day weekend on record in many locations—and in some spots, the hottest weather ever observed. Overall, or "this is the greatest statewide heat wave ever recorded in California,” proclaimed WU weather historian Christopher Burt on Saturday night. Burt based his conclusion not only on the heat’s intensity but on its widespread nature well beyond California’s normal scorching locations. Even an escape to the cool Pacific shore was pretty much futile, as easterly downslope winds funneled scorching air from the interior into coastal sections that are normally mild and sometimes chilly even in midsummer. Readings also soared above 110°F across California’s Central Valley, and although such heat is not fairly so unusual for late summer in that area.read more
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