The grueling heatwave The heavy rain that hit much of Southern California also brought record-breaking temperatures to several communities in Los Angeles County this Friday, including 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius) in Burbank, which set daily, monthly and all-time records.

According to the National Weather Service, this is the second day in a row that Burbank has recorded its highest temperatures. The last time the city recorded 115-degree heat on two consecutive days was on September 5 and 6, 2020.

In southern Los Angeles County, LAX and Long Beach broke their previous records by five degrees, reaching 102 and 109 degrees, respectively. Both areas set their old records of 99 and 104 degrees, respectively, in 2020.

Downtown Los Angeles saw temperatures of 43 degrees on Friday, equaling the highest daily temperature of four years ago and breaking the record set nearly 14 years ago by two degrees. This is the fourth time since July 1, 1877 – nearly 150 years – that temperatures of at least 43 degrees have been recorded in downtown.

At UCLA, 105 degrees were reached, breaking the record set on September 6, 2020.

Since Wednesday, a heat warning has been in place in most regions, bringing with it “dangerously hot conditions,” which have caused widespread forest fire concerns in LA, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

The warning also applies to several regions in Nevada and Arizona. Overall, the warning affects nearly 31 million people in the southwestern United States.

The scorching hot weather also caused some power outages, forcing two LAUSD schools in the San Fernando Valley to send their students home early.

Pasadena experienced rolling blackouts after the power grid failed due to the intense heat. However, the statewide power grid remained stable and California ISO expected there would be enough power to meet the increased demand.