Low of 71 F yesterday in a Los Angeles suburb

[Flashpoint922]

Originally Posted by P London

Wow I was joking but that's impressive.

SoCal is quite an amazing, intriguing place.

[mar89]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

A south wind over east-west mountains is the reason. I'm curious if you know the record highs in places in Italy that are not foehn affected. I understand Central Europe (Alps with south wind) and the Pyrennes areas, but southern Italy without foehn I wonder. Nice doesn't come anywhere near those records and neither does Toulouse.

Record highs of some Italian locations which don't get foehn winds (they are far from mountain ranges)

Central Italy
Latina: Jan 21.7°C, Feb 23.0°C, Dec 21.6°C
Civitavecchia: Jan 19.6°C, Feb 19.6°C, Dec 21.6°C
Pomezia: Jan 20.0°C, Feb 21.4°C, Dec 21.2°C
Island of Ponza: Jan 17.4°C, Feb 20.0°C, Dec 19.6°C

Southern Italy
Gela: Jan 24.0°C, Feb 23.4°C, Dec 23.6°C
Cagliari: Jan 21.8°C, Feb 23.0°C, Dec 23.4°C
Lecce: Jan 21.2°C, Feb 22.0°C, Dec 21.4°C
Island of Pantelleria: Jan 26.1°C, Feb 26.0°C, Dec 25.4°C

[flamingGalah!]

And here in Malta, again no mountains, & surrounded by 16C sea during the winter:

Luqa
Dec Record High: 24.3C
Jan Record High: 22.2C
Feb Record High: 26.7C

Balzan
Dec Record High: 24.9C
Jan Record High: 22.2C
Feb Record High: 24.1C

[chicagogeorge]

January 17th 1971, the city of Los Angeles (official) reached 95F/35C. The highest minimum temp was 65F/18C on January 9th in 1923
Daily Temperature High-Low Records