The record temperature was in Woodland Hills, according to Dave Bruno, senior meteorologist at the National Weather Service.
“We’ve reached 121 degrees Fahrenheit in Woodland Hills, California. This is the station’s highest temperature, exceeding 119 degrees on July 22, 2006, ”Bruno told CNN on Sunday.
“Woodland Hills is the last place where the sea breeze blows. It is hidden in the western corner of the San Fernando Valley, ”explained Bruno. “This record temperature was in an ideal or imperfect situation. High temperatures from the surface to the atmosphere, weak sea flow and just enough to prevent the sea breeze. ”
NWS said in a statement that the temperature in Woodland Hills could rise and “many other records in the region will be broken today.”
The high temperatures come from firefighters fighting bushfires across the state –
worst year on record in terms of scorched land.More than 2,094,955 acres have been burned to date, UCLA Fire Captain Richard Cordova said Sunday.
Governor Gavin Newsom declares a state of emergency ahead of the heat forecast this weekend to reduce the need for electricity from heat. California residents were warned to save electricity from 3 pm to 10 pm when demand is highest.
The US Department of Energy said Sunday that
exercise of emergency federal powers in California, as the state’s electrical grid is under stress due to high temperatures and damage from wildfires.
In a press release from the Department of Energy, Energy Secretary Dan Bruyette agreed with the state’s utility operators that “there is a grid reliability emergency that requires immediate federal government intervention.”
But the statement also questioned why the network is struggling to deal with this.
“While the minister offered this emergency relief to California during this time of crisis, he also encourages state policymakers to assess why the grid cannot handle extreme loads that could be mitigated by supporting more baseline electricity and natural gas. delivery “, – the message says.
Emergency powers allow the Department of Energy to adjust the production and distribution of electricity during the crisis.
