Record-breaking heat wave hits Burbank with triple-digit temperatures

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Dancer, a Quarter horse/Palomino cross, enjoys a bath after a morning ride at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Cortney Calvig, 22 of Toluca Lake, prepares her horse, named Chutterfly, for the stable after a morning ride at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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A horse enjoys a bath after a morning ride at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Horses get plenty of water after a morning ride and a bath at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Leah Gunn, 24 of Los Angeles, bathes her horse Dancer, a Quarter horse/Palomino cross, after a morning ride at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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During excessive heat, horses are kept in their stables with running fans, background, at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018.According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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David Jennings, 34 of Los Angeles, bathes Bird, a retired thoroughbred horse, after a morning ride at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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After a morning ride, horses are led for baths at Morning Mist Farms, at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Misters and fans are used to keep horses cool at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Large industrial fans circulate the air during a heatwave at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

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Roof misters keep horses cool during heatwaves at the L.A. Equestrian Center in Burbank on Friday, July 6, 2018. According to trainer David Josiah, when there’s excessive heat, horses should be exercised earlier in the morning, take more frequent walking breaks while riding, and no drinking until the horse cools down. Horses also get electrolytes and their water intake is monitored. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

By Andy Nguyen

July 6, 2018 4:30 PM PT

A heat wave baking the Southland through the weekend began with record-breaking temperatures on Friday throughout the area, including Burbank.

Burbank reached a record high of 113 degrees for the day, breaking the 1976 record of 103 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Cities that also saw record-breaking heat on Friday included Los Angeles with 106 degrees, Palmdale with 110 degrees and Woodland Hills with 115 degrees.

The high temperatures resulted in the weather service issuing an excessive heat warning that was expected to remain in effect through the end of Saturday.

Several brush fires erupted as a result of the sweltering temperatures, including one that consumed more than 350 acres in San Diego.

Burbank officials urged residents to reduce their time spent outdoors and to seek refuge from the heat. Several sites around the city have been designated as cooling centers during the heat wave including Buena Vista Library, the Town Center Mall and the Joslyn Adult Center.

Riders at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank also readied their horses to deal with the heat by utilizing misters that sprayed cool water, along with large industrial fans.

David Josiah, a trainer at the center, said the horses are exercised earlier in the morning when the temperatures are not so high and breaks are taken more frequently. Horses also have their water intake monitored closely.

andy.nguyen@latimes.com

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