Neveah May, 8, of Calimesa, takes a leap into Mill Creek to beat the triple digit heat on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest.
(Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Leonardo Gonzalez of Anaheim cools off in the splash pad at Pioneer Park in Anaheim, CA on Friday, July 6, 2018. Families were trying to escape the 100-plus degree temperatures that blanketed the area. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA sign posted outside the Mill Creek Ranger Station warns motorist heading into the San Bernardino National Forest of the high fire danger on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Solomon Jones, 4, of Mentone, plays in Mill Creek to beat the triple digit heat on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest.
(Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Families stay cool in Mill Creek to beat the triple digit heat on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest.
(Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Margaux Jones, 6, of Mentone, takes a leap into Mill Creek to beat the triple digit heat on Friday, July 6, 2018, in the San Bernardino National Forest.
(Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Afternoon haze and the 71 Freeway as seen from Green River Rd. near the 91 Freeway in Corona, Calif. on Friday, July 6, 2018. Temperatures hit 114 degrees in the late afternoon. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The hazy view north of the 91 Fwy. at Green River Rd. in Corona, Calif. on Friday, July 6, 2018. Temperatures hit 114 degrees in the late afternoon. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Angelique Solis, 3 from Las Vegas, plays on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Warren Arceneaux, 8 months old from Riverside, plays on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Sarah Arceneaux plays with her 8-month old son Warren, both from Riverside, on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Fernando Avalos, 9, of Santa Ana cools off in the splash pad at Pioneer Park in Anaheim, CA on Friday, July 6, 2018. Families were trying to escape the 100-plus degree temperatures that blanketed the area. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Demi Hernandez, 5 from Fontana, plays on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Demi Hernandez (right), 5 from Fontana, plays on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Nikandro Fuentes, 5 from Rialto, plays on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Demi Hernandez, 5 from Fontana, plays on the splash pad at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, July 6, 2018. The temperature at Victoria Gardens at 1p.m. was 118. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
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With searing heat scorching Southern California on Friday, July 6, several cities obliterated their recorded high temperatures for this day — and some even tied or broke all-time marks, the National Weather Service said.
Among them, Santa Ana hit an all-time high of 114, wiping out the previous record of 112, set June 14, 1917. The previous record for the date was 99 in 1927.
Newport Beach also set a record high for the date: 83, beating out the previous high of 82 set in 1936.
In Woodland Hills, the high of 117 degrees easily eclipsed the record of 106 for this day set in 1976. And if it felt like the sun had never been hotter in Riverside, and your recollection doesn’t go back 93 years, you were right: The 118 degrees Friday tied July 17, 1925, for the hottest day in the history of the city, where heat records had been kept since 1893.
The heat in Woodland Hills was no match for many air conditioners there, said Brittany Holley, who schedules calls for technicians at LA Construction Heating and Air Conditioning in that area.
Business was brisk Friday, she said. Holley heard from a mix of regular customers seeking tune-ups to their systems and others hastily calling because hot air – not cold — was blowing from their vents.
“We get people panicking,” Holley said. “They’re scared. They have families, and they’re worried that their families are going to have to sit in unconditioned houses. It’s a danger.”
Holley said customers would do well to get their units serviced regularly so they don’t have to call only when the temperature soars.
“If you’re not prepared for summer, then you are stuck in a bad place,” she said.
Sue Kack thought she was in a better place Friday. She has a house near Phoenix, where it was 111 degrees Friday, and a house in Riverside.
“Ah, the irony of it all,” she said. “I came here last Saturday to escape the heat of AZ.”
Here’s a look at the other records set for July 6, along with all-time heat records that were established.
For July 6
Riverside: 118, with previous record 105 set in 1942.
Thermal: 118, with previous record 116 set in 1954.
*Van Nuys Airport: 117, with previous record 99 set in 2017.
Burbank Airport: 114, with previous record 103 set in 1976.
Long Beach Airport: 109, with previous record 93 set in 1998.
Los Angeles downtown: 108, with previous record 94 set in 1992.
UCLA: 106, with previous record 89 set in 1942.
San Diego: 96, with previous record 83 set in 2014.
LAX: 92, with previous record 88 set in 1957.
All-time
*Van Nuys Airport: 117, with previous record 112 set July 22, 2006.
Burbank Airport: 114, with previous record 113 set Sept. 12, 1971.
*Records kept only since 1994.
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