During summer days, the dry, desert heat can push temperatures well into the 100s, while the nights stay in the low 80s to mid 70s.

Occasional Arctic cold fronts in winter can push nighttime temperatures into the 20s, but usually not much further than that.

The area of cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures that defines La Niña conditions can push global temperatures downward, if the phenomenon is strong enough.

But it hasn't snowed a lot, and with El Nino pushing temperatures into the 60's it looks less and less likely.

The mixing action will push temperatures up above freezing by Sunday in most coastal areas, he predicted.

The area's climate is heavily affected by cold fronts from the north in the winter, which push temperatures down, bringing rain and wind that can be strong.

Prior to that, unseasonably mild air helped push high temperatures as high as the 70s.

And how high would that push temperatures?

Air friction is expected to push temperatures on some parts of the outer skin 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, comparable to the heat inside a jet engine today.

In New York, the heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 degrees and caused power failures around the region.