Record 100-Degree October Heat Wave Slams California as Super El Niño Threats Escalate

By 2 p.m. on Monday, residents in Los Angeles will be battling temperatures rising to 102 degrees, with little relief in sight. Most of California has been plagued by a multiday heat wave affecting more than 35 million people. Temperatures have soared up to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year, from Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, to the Mexico border, according to ABC News.As of Monday morning, Los Angeles and San Diego remain under an extreme heat warning, with heat advisories posted on Sunday for San Francisco and Sacramento.As El Niño years tend to be the hottest on record, is California finally feeling the effects of the super storm this year? Summer stays put in Southern CaliforniaA large chunk of California finds itself under an extreme heat dome going into this week, with temps not set to let up until next weekend. The hardest-hit areas of the state include San Diego and Los Angeles, according to AccuWeather. "The city of Angels has a chance to tie or break daily records through early this week as temperatures remain 15 to 25 degrees above the historical average," AccuWeather meteorologist Lauren Bader said.The ongoing heat wave in Los An...