(CNN) Los Angeles County recorded its highest-ever temperature Sunday as the weekend heat fanned wildfires across California and put additional strain on the state's power network. The record temperature was at Woodland Hills, according to Dave Bruno, senior meteorologist for the National Weather Service. That is the highest-ever temperature at a station, beating 119 degrees on July 22, 2006," Bruno told CNN Sunday. The 121° high temperature at Woodland Hills official site (Pierce College) was also the highest official temperature ever recorded in L.A. County as well as Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. "Woodland Hills is the last place to get the effects of sea breeze.

Source: CNN September 07, 2020 01:30 UTC