How Extreme Heat Caught San Francisco By Surprise Over Labor Day Weekend
September 19, 2017 by Eric Simons
Forecasters thought it would be hot in San Francisco over Labor Day -- meaning, you know, in the high 80s. Instead it was 106. What happened?
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