Spring heat wave maintains summer-like conditions in SD County

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A spring hot spell kept things toasty in the San Diego area today, breaking some local heat records in advance of a predicted slow cooling trend.

The summery conditions, which have gripped the county since Wednesday, generated maximum temperatures this afternoon up to the high 80s along the coast, in the mid-90s across the inland valleys and in the mountains, and into the triple digits in the deserts, according to the National Weather Service.

Record thermometer readings for the date included 97 degrees in Escondido, exceeding the prior May 7 milestone of 94, set in 2004; 92...