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Tropical Storm Kay breaks heat and rain records across Southern California

• https://www.msn.com by Alexandra E. Petri

According to the National Weather Service, 5 inches of rain fell in Mt. Laguna in San Diego County. Other mountain areas in San Diego including Julian got 4 inches of rain, with less than in inch falling along the coast.

Several spots in Los Angeles County, including Los Angeles International Airport, Long Beach Airport and downtown L.A., saw new daily rain records, but the amounts were fairly small. Long Beach, for example, recorded 0.20 inch, breaking the old daily record of 0.02. LAX also set a new daily heat record (102 degrees) along with several other locations such as Oxnard and Santa Barbara Airport.

The storm system was expected to continue affecting Southern California through the weekend, but with less rain and somewhat cooler temperatures compared with Friday. It caused scattered power outages across the region.


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