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By Bob Pool and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times

Story posted 9/27/10

L.A.'s hottest day ever

It was so hot Monday that it broke the all-time record — and the weatherman's thermometer.

The National Weather Service's thermometer for downtown Los Angeles headed into uncharted territory at 12:15 p.m. Monday, reaching 113 degrees for the first time since records began being kept in 1877.More...