Temperature records broken in these San Diego County communities - NBC 7 San Diego

An early fall heat wave is bringing record high temperatures to parts of San Diego County and is expected to continue Wednesday, bringing “dangerously hot conditions.”

On Wednesday, temperature records for the day were set in the following areas:

Ramona: At 104 degrees, the record of 102 was surpassed
Alpine: With 102 degrees, the record of 100 was exceeded
Palomar Mountain: 92 degrees beat 2020's record of 90 degrees
Lake Cuyamaca: 90 degrees sets the 1980 record
Campo: 103 degrees beat the record of 102 set in 1980

Records were broken in the following areas on Tuesday:

Palomar Mountain: 93 degrees beat the daily record of 89 set in 2020
Cuyamaca: 94 degrees beat the 2020 record of 89
Campo: 105 degrees beat the 2020 record of 105 degrees
Borrego: 112 degrees beat the record of 111 set in 1991

Excessive heat warnings in effect for desert and valley communities have been extended until 8 p.m. Monday. Highs are expected to be around 114 and lows are expected to be in the mid 70s to low 90s.

The heat warning has also been extended until 8 p.m. Monday for mountain areas, where temperatures are expected to be between the mid-80s and mid-90s.

“There will be a slight cooling towards the end of the work week, then a further warming trend is likely to develop over the weekend,” forecasters said.

In areas where excessive heat is at risk, meteorologists repeated their usual warning for people to be on the lookout for signs of heat illness, especially among “the very young, the very old, people without air conditioning and those who exercise outdoors.”

NBC 7's Kelvin Henry was in Ramona, where residents say they are doing everything they can to stay safe in this heat.

Temperature records broken in these San Diego County communities – NBC 7 San Diego

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