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Currently in Los Angeles — October 2, 2023: Warmup on the way
Plus, a record-hot start to October around the world.
Ade Adeniji & Eric Holthaus
October 01, 2023
The weather, currently.
Warmup on the way
The last few days of September were memorable, with cool weather, clouds, and even some drizzle and light showers on Saturday as that trough moved through. In its wake, Saturday night temperatures definitely required a sweater with a chilly 55 out in Woodland Hills where I went to eat dinner. Overnight, Woodland Hills got down to an impressive 48, more in line with late October valley lows.
Soon though this taste of winter will be forgotten as a major warm up begins in earnest on Tuesday. Monday, expect temperatures back into the 70s at least with sunny skies during the day. By mid-week, away from the coast, we’ll be looking at 80s and 90s. This ridging pattern looks to hold for quite a long time, perhaps through the bulk of the month.
What you need to know, currently.
The first day of October was the hottest October day in recorded history for several places around the world, including the entire nation of Spain, Sydney, Australia, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Cordoba, Spain, the temperature reached a new October national record of 38.2°C (100.8°F) on Sunday amid a late-season heat wave that’s only just the latest to strike southern Europe this year. This summer was the hottest ever measured in southern Spain.
In Sydney, Australia, the growing El Niño is beginning to take its toll with hot and dry weather escalating and bushfires taking off.
And here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature soared to 92°F, setting a new monthly record and forcing city officials to cancel the annual marathon.
With global oceans record-warm, it’s likely that we’ll have a stretch of several more months of record-breaking air temperatures, too.
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