California, 2024

Excessive Heat in California, June 4 to 6, 2024

June 4 to 6, 2024 · NWS STO · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Excessive Heat from multiple days of hot daytime temperatures and very warm overnight temperatures was observed on June 4th through June 6th across much of interior Northern California. Daily maximum record temperatures were tied or broken, with Vacaville Airport reaching 104 degrees on June 5th, breaking the old record of 103 set in 2002.

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 from multiple days of hot daytime temperatures and very warm overnight temperatures was observed on June 4th through June 6th across much of interior Northern California. Daily maximum record temperatures were tied or broken, with Vacaville Airport reaching 104 degrees on June 5th, breaking the old record of 103 set in 2002. Marysville Airport reached 104 degrees on June 5th, which tied the old record of 104 set in 2002.

Event by event

9 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Shasta Lake/North Shasta County

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Shasta Lake/North Shasta County forecast zone
Reported by
RAWS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the 60s to low 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th.

Excessive Heat, Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County forecast zone
Reported by
RAWS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 85 to 100 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the 60s to upper 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th.

Excessive Heat, Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
RAWS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the 60s to upper 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th.

Excessive Heat, Motherlode/Camptonville to Groveland

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Motherlode/Camptonville to Groveland forecast zone
Reported by
RAWS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the 60s to mid 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th.

Excessive Heat, Carquinez Strait and Delta

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Carquinez Strait and Delta forecast zone
Reported by
RAWS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 90 to 102 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the 60s to mid 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th.

Excessive Heat, Northern Sacramento Valley

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 95 to 106 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the mid 60 to upper 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th. Redding Airport and Red Bluff Airport both reached 106 degrees.

Excessive Heat, Central Sacramento Valley

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 10:00 PM PST
Where
Central Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 95 to 105 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the mid 60 to upper 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th. Marysville Airport reached 104 degrees on June 5th, tying the record for that date which was set in 2002.

Excessive Heat, Southern Sacramento Valley

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 95 to 105 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the mid 60 to low 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th. Sacramento International Airport reached 104 degrees on June 5th, and Sacramento Executive Airport reached 102.

Excessive Heat, Northern San Joaquin Valley

When
June 4, 11:00 AM PST to June 6, 8:00 PM PST
Where
Northern San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 95 to 106 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the mid 60 to mid 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th. Stockton Airport reached 102 degrees each afternoon from June 4th through June 6th. Modesto Airport reached 102 degrees on June 6th.

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: 1189917, 1189922, 1189923, 1189924, 1189925, 1189927, 1189929, 1189930, 1189931.