San Diego's Sub-70 Streak Stops Six Consecutive Cold Records Set or Tied

While much of the rest of the country swelters, coastal Southern California has been having a cool streak. After 11 consecutive days below 70°, San Diego reached a high of 71° yesterday. Record low maximum temperature records were set or tied for 6 consecutive days at San Diego (old record in parentheses):

July  5 65° (66°, 1933)
July  6 65° (tied 1912)
July  7 66° (tied 1909)
July  8 64° (65°, 1902)
July  9 65° (66°, 1909)
July 10 67° (tied 1916) 

Temperature records for San Diego extend back to 1875.

Image (click to enlarge): U.S. temperature departure from average, July 1-11, 2010; from Climate Prediction Center/NWS