California, 2005

Heat in California, July 14 to 18, 2005

July 14 to 18, 2005 · NWS HNX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

The month of July was marked by consistent above normal daily temperatures except for a brief period from the 6th through the 11th. The average temperature for July in Fresno, in the Central San Joaquin Valley, was the 3rd warmest on record while Bakersfield, in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, was the 4th warmest on record.

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 month of July was marked by consistent above normal daily temperatures except for a brief period from the 6th through the 11th. The average temperature for July in Fresno, in the Central San Joaquin Valley, was the 3rd warmest on record while Bakersfield, in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, was the 4th warmest on record. Due to heat indices as high as 115, heat advisories were issued for the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley from the 14th through 18th. There were 22 days in Fresno that the maximum temperature equaled or exceeded 100F. For the period from the 12th through the 31st, only one day was less than 100F (99F on the 22nd).

Event by event

4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, E Central S.J. Valley

When
July 14, 10:05 AM PST to July 18, 5:00 PM PST
Where
E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Se S.J. Valley

When
July 14, 1:35 PM PST to July 18, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, Sw S.J. Valley

When
July 14, 2:05 PM PST to July 18, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat, W Central S.J. Valley

When
July 14, 2:30 PM PST to July 18, 5:00 PM PST
Where
W Central 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

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5466630, 5466632, 5466631, 5466629.