SOUTHLAND WILL BEAT HEAT; TEMPERATURES DUE TO COOL - FOR NOW.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer The weekend bake will give way to a work-week cooling trend, with temperatures expected to return to more normal spring levels today and Tuesday, National Weather Service forecasters said Sunday. But the forecast calls for warmer weather again beginning Wednesday and continuing through Friday. Record-high temperatures for the date were reported across the Los Angeles Basin The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs (both in Los Angeles on Sunday. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. recorded a high of 92, breaking the previous record of 90, set in 1980. Pasadena recorded a high of 95, breaking the previous record of 92, set in 1939. In Chatsworth, the high of 95 tied the record set in 1980, said Jonathan Slemmer, a meteorologist with the weather service in Oxnard. Other areas faced similar heat, with temperatures generally 15 degrees warmer than normal, Slemmer said. Woodland Hills reached 96 degrees, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. topped out at 89, Burbank hit 91 and Glendale was right behind at 90. Despite the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's wilting wilting dehydration of plants to the point where the leaves lose their turgor and hang limply. Can happen in living plants which later return to normal, or to cut plants before they are fed out. Thought to be a factor in increasing toxicity. heat, Sherman Oaks residents came together to plant trees along both sides of Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. between Ventura Canyon Avenue and Allot al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. Avenue on Sunday. The volunteers, including students, dug holes and planted the saplings as part of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association's efforts to green the boulevard. The trees - and Valley residents - get a big break from the heat today and even cooler temperatures are expected Tuesday as the result of a storm moving into the Pacific Northwest. ``The strong ridge of high pressure aloft over our area will weaken somewhat over the next couple of days and as a result of that, we can expect cooler temperatures,'' Slemmer said. Today's forecast highs include 87 for Woodland Hills, with an 84 in Thousand Oaks and 83 in Burbank. Tuesday's forecast highs include 85 for Woodland Hills, with a 78 in Thousand Oaks and 80 in Burbank. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Justin Bolding, left, and his brother Cameron, right, spray Joseph Cochrane with water in Van Nuys. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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