As predicted, new daily, monthly and all-time record highs were set throughout Southern California Friday due to a monster heat dome sprawled over the region.
The temperature at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) soared to 111 degrees, the hottest temperature ever recorded at the location. The scorching temperature surpassed the previous record of 109 set September 20, 1939, the National Weather Service reported. Records at UCLA date back to 1933.
While the temperature at UCLA set an all-time record, the temperature in downtown Los Angeles, which hit 108 degrees, feel short of its all-time mark of 113 from September 2010.