This SLO County city just broke a 17-year-old heat record. Here’s how hot it got

It was bound to happen at some point during this heat wave: Paso Robles on Friday broke a 17-year-old temperature record.

According to meteorologist John Lindsey, the Paso Robles Airport recorded a high temperature of 112 degrees Friday afternoon.

That broke the previous 110-degree record for the same day in 2007, he said.

The new record comes as much of San Luis Obispo County and the rest of California languish under a sweltering heat wave.

On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning advising of conditions that could result in “rapid fire growth and and extreme fire behavior could threaten life and property.”

That was expected to be in place from Friday at 10 a.m. to Saturday at 6 a.m.

At the same time, an excessive heat warning was in place for northern and interior San Luis Obispo County until Wednesday night, with temperatures in the triple digits for inland areas.

Kaytlyn Leslie

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.