Brookings-Harbor residents turned up the air conditioning, hit the beach, or fled to the Chetco River hoping to escape Thursday's record-shattering high temperature of 101 degrees.
As of the Star's Wednesday deadline, the National Weather service was predicting 98 degrees for today and 99 for Saturday and Sunday. Isn't it too early for this?
Good lord, but the heat is killing us here. The Chron reports that Oakland temperatures hit 98 friggin' degrees, a full eleven degrees hotter than the previous record, set in 1976. Rumors of fever-crazed mobs rampaging through the streets, looting stores of their Otter Pops supplies, and chanting "Pina Colada!
For the second day in a row the Rogue Valley endured record-breaking heat, according to the National Weather Service. The high Friday reached 102 degrees, breaking a record of 93 degrees set in 1973, forecasters said.
Scorching heat is expected again along the West Coast, with highs in the 80s, 90s and 100s in the Northwest and Southwest. Temperatures will again be warmer in Portland (94 degrees) than they will be in Phoenix (91 degrees). Heat
Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto will all top 100 degrees today as the Central Valley feels the effects of the second day of the first big heat wave of the season.
Temperature records tumbled throughout the Bay Area on Thursday, as scorching winds baked many parts of the region to 100-plus degrees. Post your weather photos
Spring weather around the Bay Area Friday again seemed more like a midsummer day in Texas. Temperatures remained well above normal but depending on the location, it may have been hotter, cooler or about the same as Thursday. Coastal temperatures dipped the
CHARLOTTE -- More than 1,600 Johnson and Wales University culinary students traded their aprons and chef spoons for caps and gowns Saturday, and this year, the school has an additional reason for celebration.