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Los Angeles Scoop · Aug 27, 2026

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Downtown Los Angeles Ties Heat Record As Heat Wave continues Downtown Los Angeles reached 98 degrees Wednesday afternoon, tying the daily record for August 26 set back in 1981, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature peaked around 4 p.m. The 98-degree reading was 13 degrees above the normal high of 85 degrees for this time of year, as Southern California experienced what forecasters called the hottest day of the current heat wave. The heat isn't finished yet. Downtown L.A. is expected to remain near the upper 90s Thursday and Friday before temperatures finally begin dropping over the weekend.

*Downtown Los Angeles Ties Heat Record As Heat Wave continues* Downtown Los Angeles reached 98 degrees Wednesday afternoon, tying the daily record for August 26 set back in 1981, according to the National Weather Service. The temperature peaked around 4 p.m. The 98-degree reading was 13 degrees above the normal high of 85 degrees for this time of year, as Southern California experienced what forecasters called the hottest day of the current heat wave. The heat isn't finished yet. Downtown L.A. is expected to remain near the upper 90s Thursday and Friday before temperatures finally begin dropping over the weekend.

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