AFTER A 73 YEAR-OLD RECORD WAS BROKEN OVER THE WEEKEND, AND A 30 YEAR-OLD RECORD WAS BROKEN YESTERDAY….BOTH BY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN SANTA CRUZ (100 ON SATURDAY, AND 103 DEGREES YESTERDAY)….THE TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL DOWN A BIT AS THE WEEK CONTINUES. The cooling temperatures are a result of a weakening high pressure ridge, which brings back the marine layer.