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The summer-like heat is thanks to a ridge of high pressure lingering high in the atmosphere that extends through the San Francisco Bay Area and into the Pacific Northwest.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

Experts quoted by state media say the recent "rare" summer-like weather was due to weaker-than-usual cold air currents, which had also led to persistent hazy weather with heavy air pollution shrouding the city.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023

There, summer-like temperatures now last on average almost five weeks longer than in the early 1980s, according to a study published by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia this week.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Research found that summer-like weather patterns will also lead to warmer and drier autumns from the mid-2020s.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022

And the trees with their scant, pinched foliage have a charming, summer-like effect!

From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Mitchell, Donald Grant