California, 2022

Excessive Heat in California, June 10 to 11, 2022

June 10 to 11, 2022 · NWS STO · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

High pressure over interior northern California brought widespread moderate to locally high heat risk to the region. Triple digit temperatures were observed across much of the Valley on June 10th and 11th with the hottest temperatures on June 10th.

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 STO wrote it up.

High pressure over interior northern California brought widespread moderate to locally high heat risk to the region. Triple digit temperatures were observed across much of the Valley on June 10th and 11th with the hottest temperatures on June 10th. A daily high temperature record was tied in the area.

Event by event

7 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Southern Sacramento Valley

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 98 to 104 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and ranged from 100 to 104 degrees in the Sacramento area. Four cooling centers were open through 8:00 pm in Sacramento County.

Excessive Heat, Northern Sacramento Valley

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 97 to 102 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 102 degrees in the northern Sacramento Valley.

Excessive Heat, Central Sacramento Valley

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Central Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 100 to 104 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 104 degrees at the Marysville Airport. One cooling center was open through 8:00 pm in Yuba County.

Excessive Heat, Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 94 to 101 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 101 degrees in Glenn County.

Excessive Heat, Carquinez Strait and Delta

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Carquinez Strait and Delta forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 95 to 102 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 102 degrees at Travis Airforce Base in Solano County.

Excessive Heat, Northern San Joaquin Valley

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Northern San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 99 to 105 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 105 degrees at Stockton Airport which tied the previous daily high temperature record.

Excessive Heat, Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley

When
June 10, 11:00 AM PST to June 11, 6:20 PM PST
Where
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 89 to 94 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 94 degrees in Paradise, CA.

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 1035321, 1035322, 1035323, 1035324, 1035325, 1035326, 1035327.