Sandals and swimsuits may be in order as Mother Nature cranks up the heat in Southern California on Thursday. The unseasonably warm weather is the result of a high-pressure ridge that’s lingered over the eastern Pacific Ocean for much of January and February, rerouting winter storms that typically soak California to the Pacific Northwest. AdvertisementHigh temperatures in downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Los Angeles International Airport and Burbank are expected to tie or break daily records. The typical high in coastal Los Angeles is around 69 degrees this time of year, Thompson said. Downtown Los Angeles’ 1992 record of 86 degrees for the day is expected to fall, along with Long Beach and LAX’s record of 83 degrees, also set in 1992.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 27, 2020 19:07 UTC