A strong ridge of high pressure developed over the area along with light offshore flow, allowing temperatures to soar into the 90s to low 100s for all areas, except parts of the immediate coastline. A head advisory was issued for all but coastal zones from late morning through the evening of June 21.
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The episode as NWS MTR wrote it up.
A strong ridge of high pressure developed over the area along with light offshore flow, allowing temperatures to soar into the 90s to low 100s for all areas, except parts of the immediate coastline. A head advisory was issued for all but coastal zones from late morning through the evening of June 21.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
SFO airport had a max temperature of 98 degrees, breaking the daily record of 94 deg set in 1974. Oakland Airport reached 99 degrees. Most of the Bay Shoreline reached the mid to upper 90s.
Downtown Oakland reached a high temperature of 98 degrees, tying its daily record from 1981.
San Jose airport reached a high of 102 degrees, breaking its daily record of 101 deg from 1973.
Downtown Napa and Santa Rosa reached 104 degrees. Several other cities in the valleys reached the low to mid 100s.
Concord and Livermore airports reached a high of 102 degrees. Other cities in the zone reached the upper 90s to low 100s.
King City recorded a high temperature of 105 degrees. Other cities in the zone reached the low 100s.
Hollister recorded a max temperature of 103 degrees. Temperatures throughout the zone reached the mid 90s to low 100s.
Monterey Airport reached a high of 92 degrees. Big Sur RAWS reached 95 degrees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1043065, 1043068, 1043078, 1043083, 1043093, 1043099, 1043104, 1043108.