HEAT BREAKS ALL-TIME RECORDS

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By Miriam Raftery

 

September 9, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – Yesterday’s sweltering temperatures broke numerous all-time temperatures across our region, as the heat wave continues today with triple-digit  temperatures. New high temperature records for September 8 were set in several local communities, including some that have been keeping track of weather records for over a century:

 

LOCATION             NEW RECORD         OLD RECORD        PERIOD OF RECORD

ESCONDIDO             109                        104 in 1944              1893

RAMONA                   110                        103 in 2018              1974

ALPINE                      105                        104 in 1984              1951

EL CAJON                 108                        104 in 1984              1899

 

The highest minimum temperatures on record were also raised. San Diego tied  a record set back in 1875, with the low temperature a balmy 75 degrees. The follow communities also raised the record for highest minimum temperatures:

 

LOCATION             NEW RECORD         OLD RECORD        PERIOD OF RECORD

VISTA                           73                              70 in 2022              1957

ESCONDIDO                79                             73 in 2015              1893

RAMONA                      72                             69 in 1982              1974

ALPINE                         79                             75 in 2022              1951

BORREGO                    85                             82 in 2021             1965



 

 


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Imagine...

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...how people dealt with and undoubtedly suffered through heatwaves before electricity was in homes. No air conditioning for sure, not even fans. That was definitely rough! I believe that there are quite a few people who deal with the extreme heat using only fans because they either don't have an A/C, or can't afford to use it. Even utilizing the SDG&E discount CARE program for qualifying customers, it's gotten expensive when living on a tight budget.

How people dealt with heat before AC?

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It  typically wasn't quite as hot then as now, but could still be very uncomfortable.  I recall relatives' homes in Texas before AC, though that had fans and/or a swamp cooler.

Here in California, homes during the Spanish era were built with thick adobe walls and clay tile roofs, to better insulate the homes.They also had lots of shade trees.

 

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