California, 2003

Heat in California, June 2 to 3, 2003

June 2 to 3, 2003 · NWS HNX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

The first major warm spell came upon Interior Central California suddenly at the first of June after a relatively cool April and May time period. Several high minimum temperature records were set on the morning of the 3rd beneath strong high pressure and light wind conditions for the Central and South San Joaquin Valley.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

The first major warm spell came upon Interior Central California suddenly at the first of June after a relatively cool April and May time period. Several high minimum temperature records were set on the morning of the 3rd beneath strong high pressure and light wind conditions for the Central and South San Joaquin Valley.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hanford, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 8:30 AM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 8:30 AM PST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
INTERIOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
930 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2003

THE WEATHER PATTERN FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS IS CONTINUING...WITH THE
UPPER RIDGE BUILDING ALONG 130W AND TEMPERATURES STEADILY WARMING
OVER OUR AREA UNDER SUNNY SKIES. 24 HOUR TEMPERATURE TRENDS AGAIN
SHOW A RISE OF SEVERAL DEGREES. MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE AROUND 100
THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON
TRACK AND NO UPDATE IS ANTICIPATED.

.HNX...NONE.

JEB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:30 AM PST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
CAZ089>099-031230-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
530 AM PDT MON JUN 2 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

Event by event

4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, E Central S.J. Valley

When
June 2, 12:00 PM PST to June 3, 6:00 PM PST
Where
E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, W Central S.J. Valley

When
June 2, 12:00 PM PST to June 3, 6:00 PM PST
Where
W Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Sw S.J. Valley

When
June 2, 12:00 PM PST to June 3, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Se S.J. Valley

When
June 2, 12:00 PM PST to June 3, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

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

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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: 5359430, 5359431, 5359432, 5359478.