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September 27, 2010
California heat
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California's blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Monday in downtown Los Angeles, and many sought refuge at the beach or in the shade. Downtown hit 113 degrees for a few minutes at about 12:15 p.m., breaking the old all-time record of 112 degrees set on June 26, 1990, said Stuart Seto, a weather specialist at the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. Temperature records for downtown date to 1877. The historic mark was part of an onslaught of temperatures well over 100 degrees in many cities ranging from Anaheim, home of Disneyland, to San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz and Salinas on the usually balmy Central Coast. Many records were set or tied. Firefighters carried heavy hoses up hills to battle a small but persistent brush fire west of Los Angeles in Thousand Oaks while other workers in less strenuous jobs also struggled through the day.(26 images)

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A tourist uses an umbrella to take shelter from the scorching sun as they walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The heat wave continues to bring hot temperatures to the Southland. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian


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People stop and take a snap shots of the Citibank digital thermamoter showing the unoffical current temparture at three o'clock in the afternoon on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The heat wave continues to bring hot temperatures to the Southland. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian



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Gabriel Salazar using his mobile phone takes a snapshot of the Citibank digital thermamoter showing the unoffical current temparture at three o'clock in the afternoon on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The heat wave continues to bring hot temperatures to the Southland. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian



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A digital display on the dashboard of a car shows an outside temperature of 109 degrees in Los Angeles on Monday Sept. 27,2010. The National Weather Service says downtown Los Angeles has recorded an all-time record high of 113 degrees as a heat wave bakes California. AP / Richard Vogel



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Penelope Rosendo, 3, splashes water in the fountain named after William Mullholand at Griffith Park on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian



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A tourist cools down in the fountain of the Hollywood and Highland shopping complex on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian



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Natalie Voroyan, 4, plays with the water jets in the fountain of the Hollywood and Highland shopping complex on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian



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A girl plays in the sprinklers to beat the heat in Monterey Park, Calif. Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Downtown Los Angeles' record temperature of 113 degrees was part of an onslaught of temperatures well over 100 degrees in many cities ranging from Anaheim, home of Disneyland, to San Luis Obispo on the usually balmy Central Coast. AP / Nick Ut



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Outdoor seating is unused at a restaurant in Beverly Hills, Calif., as temperatures went past the 100-degree Fahrenheit mark, setting new records in many parts of Southern California Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Reed Saxon



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Outdoor seating is unused at a restaurant in Beverly Hills, Calif., as temperatures went past the 100-degree Fahrenheit mark, setting new records in many parts of Southern California Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Reed Saxon



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A fine water mist sprays guests at Haus Dessert Boutique in the Koreatown area of downtown Los Angeles, as temperatures went past the 100-degree mark, setting new records in many parts of Southern California Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Reed Saxon



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Women cover shade themselves with umbrellas in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles on Monday Sept. 27,2010. The National Weather Service says downtown Los Angeles has recorded an all-time record high of 113 degrees as a heat wave bakes California. AP / Richard Vogel



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Women try on hats and cover themselves with umbrellas, from the scorching heat in the Chinatown section of downtown Los Angeles on Monday Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Richard Vogel



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Catum Engilia, originally from Iran, awaits for her bus in Glendale, Calif., Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Damian Dovarganes



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Usher Gary Van Mater drops his head while standing in the shade before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Jae C. Hong



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Palm Springs firefighter George Smith, bottom, takes a break in the shade after fighting a building that caught fire at Arguilla and Highway 111 in Palm Springs, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Firefighters battled the small smokey blaze in temperatures nearing 112 degrees. The Desert Sun / Jay Calderon



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A cyclist rides shirtless on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Damian Dovarganes



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Miguel Santiago, of Salinas, Calif., rides a wave while skimboarding on Del Monte Beach off Wharf No. 2 in Monterey, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Monterey County Herald / David Royal



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People escape the record heat and enjoy the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., as a heat wave grips Southern California, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Lori Shepler



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People escape the record heat and enjoy the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., as a heat wave grips Southern California, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. AP / Lori Shepler



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Lindsey Koppen brings her dog "Brooklyn" to the Sepulveda Basin Off Leash Dog Park in Encino, Calif., to try and avoid some of the heat, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Los Angeles Daily News / David Crane



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While the temperatures outside the Valley Ice Center in Van Nuys, Calif. hovered around 110 degrees, Mia Mirzayan, 9, and Annette Lee, 9, both of Glendale take to the ice in sweatshirts for a cool afternoon of skating, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Los Angeles Daily News / David Crane



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A girl cools off in a fountain dedicated to William Mulholland, the father of the first major project to bring water to Los Angeles at the turn of the last century, at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. AP / Reed Saxon



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A boy pushed his friend underwater in a fountain dedicated to William Mulholland, the father of the first major project to bring water to Los Angeles at the turn of the last century, at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. AP / Reed Saxon



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Clark Smith, of Sacramento, plays catch with his dog Lukey, 8, as his dog Molly, 15, looks on at Miller Park in Sacramento. rbyer@sacbee.com / Renee C. Byer



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Patrick Roberts, 20, of Sacramento, carries his cousin Teddy Johnson, 4, for a swim at Miller Park in Sacramento. The weather was expected to hit 100 degrees on Monday. rbyer@sacbee.com / Renee C. Byer



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