{"id":49,"date":"2008-10-08T17:15:09","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2008\/10\/08\/despite-cool-summer-las-getting-hotter\/"},"modified":"2008-10-08T17:15:09","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T00:15:09","slug":"despite-cool-summer-las-getting-hotter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2008\/10\/08\/despite-cool-summer-las-getting-hotter\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite a Cool Summer, LA is Getting Hotter"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was looking like a cool summer in Los Angeles until a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0 Temperatures in downtown LA topped\u00a090 degrees Fahrenheit only once this summer until September 25th.\u00a0 Since then, according to the National Weather Service’s Climatological Report<\/a>, the city has seen 4 days above 90, including today.\u00a0Which is what\u00a0a group of university and NASA scientists say\u00a0Southern Californians had\u00a0better get used to.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The scientists analyzed 100 years of temperature data collected in downtown Los Angeles\u00a0 and found that between 1906 and 2006 the average number of extreme heat days – those over 90 degrees – increased from 2 per year to more than 25 per year.\u00a0 In that time, the average maximum daytime temperature for the city climbed 5 degrees.\u00a0 Heat waves have also increased, from 2-day events to sweltering stretches that last for 1-2 weeks. The scientists predict that in the coming decades, 10-14 day heat waves will be the norm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The bottom line? Even though this summer was a cool one, Southern California is going to get warmer, for longer periods of time.\u00a0“Our snow pack will be less, our fire seasons will be longer, and unhealthy air alerts will be a summer staple” said study co-author Bill Patzert<\/a>, a NASA climatologist and oceanographer.<\/p>\n

The scientists assert that the main cause of this increase in temperature and heat days in Los Angeles is due the “urban heat island effect,” which makes urban areas 2-10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the surrounding rural areas.<\/p>\n

Check out a\u00a0historical temperature chart for downtown Los Angeles\u00a0and a full report on the study\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hot days like today are going to become more and more common in Los Angeles in the decades to come, scientists say. 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