CALIFORNIA - If you are growing out of California, chances are things got a little steamy early this week. Temperature records throughout the state were broken on Monday, as Santa Ana winds and a high pressure ridge brought a surprising burst of winter heat.

According to the Los Angeles Times, numerous spots around Southern California hit new high temperatures on Monday, including Long Beach at 91 degrees, LAX and UCLA at 89, Santa Ana at 88, Newport Beach at 85, and Vista at 90. The source also reported that California was home to the hottest location in all of the U.S. for the day—Lake Forest at 93 degrees.

"It's very dry—far below normal for this time of year, but it's also kind of typical with a Santa Ana winds condition," said David Sweet, a meteorologist with the NWS in Oxnard.

As wind speeds hit upwards of 50 mph around the southern half of the state, a red flag fire warning was in place last weekend from 10 p.m. Saturday through 3 p.m. Monday. And, according to reporting by the Associated Press, firefighters were deployed to put out a small fire in Malibu on Monday.

The heat wave is showing no signs of stopping, either. The NWS reported that in Southwestern California, including Los Angeles and Oxnard, above normal temperatures will continue at least through Friday.