California, 2024

Heat in California, June 22 to 25, 2024

June 22 to 25, 2024 · NWS HNX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

A strong upper ridge built into central California from the Desert Southwest on June 22 and remained over the region through June 25 before weakening ahead of an approaching trough. The ridging resulted widespread triple digit heat across the San Joaquin Valley, West Side Hills and lower Sierra foothills between June 22 and June 25.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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 HNX wrote it up.

A strong upper ridge built into central California from the Desert Southwest on June 22 and remained over the region through June 25 before weakening ahead of an approaching trough. The ridging resulted widespread triple digit heat across the San Joaquin Valley, West Side Hills and lower Sierra foothills between June 22 and June 25. Some tropical moisture from the remains of Tropical Strom Alberto was pulled up by the upper high and spread into southern California on June 23 and into central California on June 24 which resulted in higher heat indexes across the lower elevations on June 24 and some dry thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening on June 24 which ignited several grass and brush fires in the eastern portion of the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra foothills.

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Event by event

20 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, West Side Mountains North of Highway 198

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
West Side Mountains North of Highway 198 forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.975, -120.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Los Banos-Dos Palos

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Los Banos-Dos Palos forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.975, -120.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Merced-Madera-Mendota

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Merced-Madera-Mendota forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
37.056, -120.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Planada-Legrand-Snelling

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Planada-Legrand-Snelling forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
37.331, -120.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Coalinga - Avenal

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Coalinga - Avenal forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.417, -119.732 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.417, -119.732 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Fresno - Clovis

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Fresno - Clovis forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.758, -119.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, West Side Mountains South of Highway 198

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
West Side Mountains South of Highway 198 forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.059, -119.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Buttonwillow- Lost Hills - I5

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Buttonwillow- Lost Hills - I5 forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.709, -119.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Delano - Wasco - Shafter

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Delano - Wasco - Shafter forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.879, -119.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.351, -119.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Buena Vista

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Buena Vista forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Bakersfield

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Bakersfield forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Southeast San Joaquin Valley

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Southeast San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.782, -118.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, South End San Joaquin Valley

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
South End San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Mariposa - Madera Foothills

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Mariposa - Madera Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
37.331, -120.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, Fresno - Tulare Foothills

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
Fresno - Tulare Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

Heat, South End Sierra Foothills

When
June 22, 10:00 AM PST to June 25, 7:00 PM PST
Where
South End Sierra Foothills forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
35.782, -118.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Daytime highs ranged between 103 and 107 degrees on June 22, between 106 and 110 degrees on June 23 and between 101 and 105 degrees on June 24 and 25.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1176778, 1177245, 1177246, 1177247, 1177248, 1177249, 1177250, 1177251, 1177252, 1177253, 1177254, 1177255, 1177256, 1177257, 1177258, 1177259, 1177260, 1177261, 1177262, 1177263.