The records are set up, ready to fall like dominoes if forecasters’ predictions prove accurate for Southern California’s heat wave this weekend. On Friday, the National Weather Service expects heat records for July 7 in at least six parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties to fall. But the oldest record to fall could be in downtown Los Angeles, where on Saturday it is expected to reach 96 degrees. The current record for the day is 95 degrees – set in 1886. The mixture of heat and humidity makes it difficult for the human body to insulate itself from the heat in the shade.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2017 13:45 UTC