Simi Valley — Kids enjoy the splash area in Lemon Park on Thursday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times
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Panorama City — Mia Figueroa, 11, uses a super soaker to cool off, from left, Michelle Ludena, 8, Eddis Henriquez, 8, and Leslie Sanchez, 5, at the Panorama Recreation Center
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
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Manhattan Beach — Chris Haigh and Ashley Suliman, right, are splashed with water while rock-climbing at the Manhattan Beach Open on Thursday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Christina House / For the Times
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Pasadena — A group of kids beat the heat with a splash at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, where temperatures inched toward the 90s on Thursday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
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El Monte — Ivan Vera, 9, of El Monte cools off in the water flowing into Legg Lake at Whittier Narrows Regional Park in El Monte.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Parks and recreation gardener George Guadarrama waters the rose garden in Exposition Park on Wednesday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Hollywood resident Lydia Mendez uses an umbrella to shield herself from the blazing sun as she walks along Santa Monica Boulevard on Wednesday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
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Manhattan Beach — A man skates along the strand at Manhattan Beach on Thursday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Christina House / For the Times
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Lake Elsinore — A man paints a wall on a hot summer day Wednesday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Claudia Rivera hands a piece of bread to her son Jaiden Rivera, 2, as friends Leila Velasco, 6, and her sister Delyla Velasco, 11, far right, keep cool in the shade at Lake Balboa on Wednesday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times
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