Heat in California, April 12 to 13, 2008

Name: Heat in California, April 12 to 13, 2008
Start: 2008-04-12T00:00
End: 2008-04-13T23:59
Location: California

April 12 to 13, 2008 · NWS STO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong high pressure ridge over the region led to clear skies and warm afternoon temperatures om April 12th and 13th.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 STO wrote it up.

A strong high pressure ridge over the region led to clear skies and warm afternoon temperatures om April 12th and 13th.

Event by event

2 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Northern San Joaquin Valley

When: April 12, 12:00 AM PST to April 13, 11:59 PM PST
Where: Northern San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS

On April 12, the high temperature reached 89 degrees at Stockton Airport. This tied the daily high temperature record, which was last reached in 1977.

On April 12, the high temperature reached 92 degrees at Modesto. This broke the previous daily high temperature record of 91 degrees set in 1962.

On April 13, the high temperature reached 93 degrees at Stockton Airport. This broke the previous daily high temperature record of 91 degrees set in 1962.

Heat, Southern Sacramento Valley

When: April 12, 12:00 AM PST to 11:59 PM PST
Where: Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS

The high temperature reached 87 degrees at Sacramento Executive Airport. This tied the daily high temperature record, which was last reached in 1990.

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

Every storm in California in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in California, April 2008

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 80626, 80631.