This was the 23rd straight day with the official temperature reading in Los Angeles below average, Mark Thompson just said on Fox 11. The high of 70 degrees was a record low for July 8. There has been only one day of 80 degrees or more this summer — we're talking about the Downtown readings — but the temps are expected to rise this weekend.
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