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Heat waves in Southern California: are they becoming more frequent and longer lasting?
- Article from:
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Yearbook of the Association of Pacific CoastGeographers
- Article date:
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January 1, 2008
- Author:
- Tamrazian, Arbi; LaDochy, Steve; Willis, Josh; Patzert, William C.
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Los Angeles is experiencing more heat waves and also more extreme heat days. These numbers have increased by 3.09[degrees]F (1.72[degrees]C) per century and 22.8 per century occurrences, respectively. Both have more than tripled over the past 100 years as a consequence of the steady warming of Los Angeles. Our research explores the daily maximum and minimum temperatures from 1906 to 2006 recorded by the Department of Water and Power (DWP) downtown station and Pierce College, a suburban valley location. The average annual maximum temperature in Los Angeles has warmed by 5.0[degrees]F (2.8[degrees]C), while the average annual minimum temperature has warmed by 4.2[degrees]F ...