California, 2006

Heat in California, July 22 to 26, 2006

July 22 to 26, 2006 · NWS LOX · 13 events in 12 counties and zones

The combination of high pressure aloft and above-normal relative humidity resulted in an extended period of excessive heat across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. At times, heat index values ranged from 100 to 119.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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 LOX wrote it up.

The combination of high pressure aloft and above-normal relative humidity resulted in an extended period of excessive heat across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. At times, heat index values ranged from 100 to 119.

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 Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 8:45 AM PST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 8:45 AM PST, 15 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

13 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, X Se Los Angeles

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
X Se Los Angeles forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, C Los Angeles

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
C Los Angeles forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, C Ventura

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
C Ventura forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, N Los Angeles T X N

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
N Los Angeles T X N forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, N Ventura

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
N Ventura forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, P C Santa Barbara

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
P C Santa Barbara forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, P C Santa Barbara

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
P C Santa Barbara forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, S Ventura T X S

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
S Ventura T X S forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, San Luis Obispo T Sc & X W

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
San Luis Obispo T Sc & X W forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, Santa Clarita Valley

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Santa Clarita Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
34.198, -118.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sc San Luis Obispo

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
Sc San Luis Obispo forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, X Sw Los Angeles

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
X Sw Los Angeles forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Heat, X W San Luis Obispo

When
July 22, 9:00 AM PST to July 26, 6:00 PM PST
Where
X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

Every storm in California in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in California, July 2006

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: 5525643, 5525644, 5525645, 5525646, 5525647, 5525648, 5525649, 5525650, 5525651, 5525652, 5525653, 5525654, 5525655.