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. |
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| 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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