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Warmth may keep breaking records photo by Jim Craven Jessy Friedt, left, of Ashland and her boyfriend, Dan Masterson of San Luis Obispo, Calif., enjoy the sunny weather at Lithia Park's lower duck pond Friday. The 75-degree high temperature on Friday broke the previous record of 73 degrees, set in 1967. Rogue Valley residents are being treated to a little Los Angeles weather -- sans smog -- throughout the weekend thanks to shifting weather patterns that are setting records in Medford. Friday's high hit 75 degrees in Medford, eclipsing the previous high of 73 degrees set in 1967. Today's high temperatures could reach that of Friday's, and more records could fall through the weekend as the unseasonably balmy weather remains. The Pacific jet stream that normally flows inland south of Medford at this time has shifted into Central Washington, dragging the valley's typical mid-November wet and cold with it, says Larry Jacobs, a meteorological technician at the National Weather Service's office in Medford. That leaves the valley's weekend weather patterns more akin to Los Angeles', and that might not change until Tuesday, Jacobs says. Today's temperatures could go as high as 75 degrees again. The Nov. 13 record is 71 degrees, set in 1995. Sunday's high is forecast at 70 in Medford, two degrees higher than the Nov. 14 record set in 1934. While fair-weather conditions continue in the valley, the South Coast area has not fared the same. Rain continued in Gold Beach and Brookings on Friday, with more expected today. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA