California, 2023

Heat in California, July 1 to 2, 2023

July 1 to 2, 2023 · NWS STO · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Excessive heat in early July led to record breaking temperatures and Major HeatRisk. Sacramento tied the record high of 109 degrees for July 1st and 2nd.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

Excessive heat in early July led to record breaking temperatures and Major HeatRisk. Sacramento tied the record high of 109 degrees for July 1st and 2nd. A record high temperature of 109 was set at Stockton Airport where the previous record was 108 for July 1st.

Event by event

9 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Northern San Joaquin Valley

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Northern San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

A record high temperature of 109 was set at Stockton Airport where the previous record was 108 for July 1st. Daytime highs across the zone were in the 100 to 110 degree range.

Heat, Southern Sacramento Valley

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Sacramento tied the record high of 109 degrees for July 1st and 2nd. Daytime highs across the zone were in the 100 to 110 degree range.

Heat, Carquinez Strait and Delta

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Carquinez Strait and Delta forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs across the zone were in the upper 90s to 110 degree range.

Heat, Central Sacramento Valley

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Central Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs across this zone were in the 100 to 110 degree range. Overnight lows were in the mid 70s to low 80s.

Heat, Northern Sacramento Valley

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs were in the 100 to 110 degree range, with overnight lows in the mid 70s to near 80.

Heat, Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs were in the mid 90s to 105 degree range. Overnight lows were in the low 70s to low 80s.

Heat, Shasta Lake/North Shasta County

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Shasta Lake/North Shasta County forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs across the zone were in the upper 90s to 105 degree range.

Heat, Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs were in the upper 90s to 105 degree range. Overnight lows were in the mid 70s to mid 80s.

Heat, Motherlode/Camptonville to Groveland

When
July 1, 11:00 AM PST to July 2, 11:00 PM PST
Where
Motherlode/Camptonville to Groveland forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Daytime highs were in the upper 90s to around 105 degrees, with overnight lows in the mid 70s to low 80s.

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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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: 1125090, 1125091, 1132266, 1132267, 1132268, 1132269, 1132271, 1132272, 1132273.