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You’re correct that LA is usually hot (95F+) this time of year, but the humidity is what’s abnormal. The dew point in Disneyland was higher than in Disney World
by acwan93 1mo ago
You’re correct that LA is usually hot (95F+) this time of year, but the humidity is what’s abnormal. The dew point in Disneyland was higher than in Disney World yesterday due to a tropical storm that dissipated west of the LA basin.
More tropical storms are approaching LA and that’s increasing humidity is why it’s sweltering.
- megnaro 1mo agoA separate LA Times article explained that the humidity is due to lingering effects of a recent hurricane/tropical storm. "Forecasters attributed the punishing humidity to the remnants of Tropical Storm Iselle moving over the state, as well as unusually warm ocean temperatures due to a combination of a months-long marine heat wave, a powerful El Niño and climate change. "Dew points in the Los Angeles Basin have been “really high,” hovering around 70 degrees in many places, with a few coastal areas like Redondo Beach and Torrance reaching a dew point of 73 to 75 on Friday, said Ryan Kittell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. The metric measures the moisture content in the air." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-28/forget-florida-la-humidity-is-off-charts-this-summer-whats-going-on https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-28/forget-f...
- amluto 1mo agoThe sea surface temperature anomaly is indeed pretty high right now near the Los Angeles and San Diego coast.
- Noaidi 1mo agoExactly! What a strange about what’s going on in the LA basin right now is the extremely high humidity for this time of year. A 69° dewpoint is unheard of in this region. And this is what’s associated with the El Niño and associated with climate change.