LOS ANGELES -- Another round of scorching heat was expected Tuesday, just one day after Southern California sizzled in record-breaking temperatures and electricity use.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Monday reported a new record all-time peak energy demand of an estimated 6177 megawatts. This, as the mercury showed a record-setting 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles.
The previous peak demand of 6165 megawatts happened on July 24, 2006.
Accroding to the DWP, despite the record-breaking energy demand, the system functioned well and power outages were minimal among the Department's 1.4 million customers.
The temperature in downtown Los Angeles hit 113 degrees around 12:15 p.m. Monday, Santa Monica hit 96, West Hollywood was at 108, Lancaster was 98, Pomona 107, Sylmar at 112 and Long Beach was at 108, according to weather.com.
The old record in downtown L.A. was 112 degrees on June 26, 1990.
The National Weather Service began keeping records in 1877, according to Stuart Seto, a forecaster with the NWS.
According to the NWS, the hot and dry conditions are expected to peak early this week before the high pressure ridge causing the current hot weather will move east by the middle to the end of the week, bringing on a cooling trend.
At least one woman was sent to the hospital over the weekend after suffering from heat exhaustion.
A red flag warning was in effect for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Firefighters battled a small fire brush fire in the hills of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County. The blaze broke out just after 2 p.m. Monday and burned only a few acres. No structures were lost and no evacuations were ordered.
Residents are being asked to avoid using major appliances as the triple digit temperatures are expected to put pressure on the state's electrical grid.
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