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2006 Bay Area Heatwave

2006 Bay Area Record Breaking Heat
Records fell this past weekend as a ridge of high pressure and a very warm airmass strengthened overhead. Numerous inland locations across the area recorded well above normal readings. The combination of hot temperatures and increased relative humidities also prompted the issuance of several heat advisories with heat indices near 110 degrees. The hottest observed temperature this past weekend was recorded at Bradley, in far Southern Monterey County, at a blistering 120 degrees. Below are two images of observed maximum temperatures for Saturday and Sunday.
july 24 temperature map july 25 temperature map
   
The following record even reports were also issued for this past weekend.

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF RECORDS BROKEN SO FAR DURING THE
REMARKABLE BAY AREA HEAT WAVE OF JULY 2006:


ALL TIME RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES:

SAN JOSE (DOWNTOWN) BROKE ITS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE TWO DAYS IN A ROW. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS A LOW OF 73
DEGREES LAST SET ON JULY 25TH 1974. THIS WAS BROKEN ON BOTH JULY
22ND AND 23RD:

ACTUAL LOW TEMPERATURES IN SAN JOSE:

77 DEGREES ON JULY 23RD
74 DEGREES ON JULY 22ND

LIVERMORE ALSO BROKE ITS ALL-TIME RECORD FOR A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
DURING THE HEAT WAVE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS A LOW OF 76 DEGREES
LAST SET ON JULY 12TH 1999. THIS WAS BROKEN ON JULY 23RD:

ACTUAL LOW TEMPERATURE IN LIVERMORE:

79 DEGREES ON JULY 23RD

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE
RECORDS SET DURING THE REMARKABLE HEAT WAVE OF JULY 2006:

NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR MONDAY JULY 24TH:
SITE RECORD HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD
RICHMOND 84 82 IN 1974
MOFFETT FIELD 93 89 IN 1979
OAKLAND AIRPORT 89 86 IN 1974
SAN JOSE (DOWNTOWN) 97 96 IN 1974
GILROY 109 104 IN 2005
MONTEREY 82 81 IN 1974

 

NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR SUNDAY JULY 23RD:
SITE RECORD HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD
KENTFIELD 102 100 IN 2005
SAN RAFAEL 106 99 IN 2005
MOFFETT FIELD 97 93 IN 2005
NAPA 106 103 IN 1906
OAKLAND AIRPORT 92 (TIE) 92 IN 2005
SAN JOSE (DOWNTOWN) 104 97 IN 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (DOWNTOWN) 83 82 IN 2005
GILROY 112 99 IN 1975
MONTEREY 89 82 IN 2005
KING CITY 110 108 IN 1906

 

NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR SATURDAY JULY 22ND:
SITE RECORD HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD
KENTFIELD 105 101 IN 1916
SAN RAFAEL 108 95 IN 1954
MOFFETT FIELD 101 89 IN 1954
NAPA 107 105 IN 1917
OAKLAND (DOWNTOWN) 94 82 IN 1974
OAKLAND AIRPORT 98 87 IN 1954
SAN JOSE (DOWNTOWN) 103 99 IN 1917
SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT 97 89 IN 1954
SAN FRANCISCO (DOWNTOWN) 87 81 IN 1917
GILROY 109 106 IN 1996
MONTEREY 88 84 IN 1954
SALINAS 88 76 IN 2005
SANTA CRUZ 92 (TIE) 92 IN 1945

 

NEW HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR FRIDAY JULY 21ST:
SITE RECORD HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD
SAN RAFAEL 95 92 IN 1986
MOFFETT FIELD 90 85 IN 1996
OAKLAND (DOWNTOWN) 83 79 IN 2004
SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT 83 80 IN 1954
KING CITY 99 98 IN 1937
MONTEREY 83 81 IN 1996
SALINAS 81 (TIE) 81 IN 1996

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