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Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego’s 4,000 farms have been hit hard from drought — not because they have run out of water, but because water is squeezing their budgets. -
Thursday will be cooler with light winds. The best chance of precipitation will be in the mountains. -
Increasing onshore flow will usher in a cooling trend — expected to return temperatures to around average — by Wednesday. -
A heat wave that gripped San Diego from Friday through Sunday, the last weekend of winter, shattered previous daytime high temperatures by as much as 9 degrees. -
As of early Friday afternoon, the mercury had climbed to 89 degrees at Lindbergh Field, beating the prior maximum mark of 87. -
Record-breaking heat is expected to develop across San Diego County starting Friday and continuing through Monday. -
Forecasters expected the strongest winds Friday morning and Friday night into Saturday morning. -
KPBS Midday EditionWeekend temperatures will peak in the mid-70s this weekend after a wild week of rain, snow and even hail in parts of California. Meanwhile in Boston, there's record snowfall. -
The precipitation was expected to continue through the afternoon before dwindling and petering out overnight, making way for clearing skies, forecasters said. -
The National Weather Service said showers may start as early as Friday evening but will be most widespread Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
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