Heat, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat in California, August 1 to 3, 2000
) and related heat indices occurred in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley and immediately adjacent foothill areas. The warmest days of the period were August 1st and 2nd when heat indices ranged from 105-112F throughout the SJ Valley and foothills.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
For the period from Sunday July 30th through Thursday August 3rd, very high temperatures (consistently in excess of 100 degs F.) and related heat indices occurred in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley and immediately adjacent foothill areas. The warmest days of the period were August 1st and 2nd when heat indices ranged from 105-112F throughout the SJ Valley and foothills. After morning low temperatures in the 70s to lower 80s, after highs reached uniformly above 100F. with the highest readings of 109F in the South Valley at Delano and Arvin on the 1st, and Wasco on the 2nd. Power demand was so high that local utility companies threatened rolling black-outs due to energy use for cooling.
Event by event
7 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, Se Sj Valley
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heat, S Sierra Foothills
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heat, Tulare Cty Foothills
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Tulare Cty Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heat, Kern Cty Mtns
- When
- August 1, 12:01 AM PST to August 3, 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Kern Cty Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, August 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5156250, 5156251, 5156252, 5156253, 5156254, 5156255, 5156256.