Extreme Temperatures & Humidity Combination Create New Concerns on the Central Coast
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Normally a place of relief from the interior heat impacts, the Central Coast communities – including Ventura, Santa Barbara and Goleta – are feeling the same impacts as some of the interior areas during the current heat wave.
Tropical weather patterns have been a contributing factor to a week of unusual weather ranging from battering surf to temperatures exceeding 95 degrees on the coast and around 110 in Solvang.
Life does not stop for weather however, and not everyone can escape to air conditioning or movie theaters. Especially farm workers, outside construction crews and those working on projects directly connected to asphalt and concrete with little or now shade.
Seniors who are not used to and are not familiar with their health concerns may have a reaction to this type of heat.
Those who are unhoused and without resources are also expected to be the focus of outreach medical groups.
Outside of Joe's Cafe, a couple of customers said they could have gone inside with the air conditioning on but "it felt great inside got to admit but this is something different had to experience it and 14 glasses of ice tea later , it is good!"
His friend, Tom Schmidt said, "it is getting warmer as the day gets on and I thought lets sit outside but it is probably five degrees hotter than when we started out an hour and a half ago." Both only ate half their meals and took the rest to go.
At the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens, couples were still getting married although shaded area were preferred. Jake Tilton said the nervousness of a wedding was one thing but with the heat wave, put it all together you have to deal with it. "It was rough. I had paper towels in my pocket, the officiant, she had a towel for me just wipe it (sweat) down as it comes down."
His bride, Darina Tilton said, "I didn't try to look too much at the weather." In about 15 minutes the ceremony was over. "It was pretty fast. I could feel myself sweating and it was like nooooooo!"
They were the shade of the archway before regrouping for a reception at Arnoldi's Cafe.
Southern California has a heat dome. The ocean water temperature is over 70 degrees. The region is baking.
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