Posted June 20, 2011, 5:44 PM.

With summer just a day away, Lake Elsinore registered 101.4°F and Wildomar 101.6°F in what was the hottest day of the year to date.

The heat was predicted, but the hot weather was early; forecasts just this morning had the heat wave peaking on Tuesday and/or Wednesday.

Other significant temperatures were recorded in Menifee (99°F), and Hemet (98°F), also in the middle band of Western Riverside County.

Further north, Perris, Moreno Valley and Beaumont topped out at 95°F and San Bernardino was also a very warm 94°F.

At the other end of the spectrum, Fallbrook recorded a relatively mild 79°F, De Luz was just 83°F, and Temecula was 89°F.

After a couple more hot days to start the summer season, a cooling trend is expected to end the week.