WARMER, summer-like temperatures have permeated Southern California, despite the fact the region was anticipated to be hit with rainy weather from El Niño at this time.

On Sunday, Feb. 7, Fullerton, California, held the record for highest temperature in America for the day at 89 degrees.

On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the National Weather Service issued red flag warnings for most of the Southland due to a combination of strong Santa Ana winds, high temperatures and low humidity, raising the risk of wildfires.

As of press time, the warning was scheduled to remain in effect until 6 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

Wind warnings and advisories were also posted for various counties, including those in the Central Coast through San Diego.

In the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains, a high wind warning for 58-mile-per-hour gusts was set to be in force until 2 p.m., according to the Daily News.

Downtown Los Angeles hit a record 88 degrees on Monday, Feb. 8, surpassing the old record by 3 degrees and marking 20 degrees above the norm for that date.

Temperatures were also higher than usual for this time of year in Northern California, where San Francisco posted highs in the 70s on a day when 60 is normal.

Recent rainfall did not alleviate the situation much, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department, according to KPCC.

“The low moisture in the vegetation is not affected by that short amount of rain,” Stewart told KPCC. “A couple of rainstorms is not going to resolve it.”

Temperatures are expected to stay above normal on Wednesday, Feb. 10, although a cooling trend will begin then, the Daily News reported.

Forecasters say El Niño storms remain likely, but masses of high pressure sitting on top of Southern California and Nevada have repelled them, according to the Los Angeles Times.