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 PNSSTO
 
 JULY OF 2006 HAS BEEN A MONTH OF RECORD BREAKING HEAT ACROSS  
 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF DAILY RECORDS BROKEN OR 
 TIED AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
 
 
 DATE    RECORD TYPE     STN               NEW RECORD      OLD RECORD
 
 
 JULY  8 HIGH MAX TEMP   STOCKTON AP         103#            103/1961 
         HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO AP          102#            102/1985 
 
 JULY  9 HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO AP          106             105/1961
 
 JULY 17 HIGH MAX TEMP   REDDING AP          113             111/2005
         HIGH MAX TEMP   STOCKTON AP         110             109/1961
         HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO AP          108#            108/1935 
 
 JULY 18 HIGH MIN TEMP   REDDING AP           82#            82/1932
         HIGH MIN TEMP   RED BLUFF AP         78#            78/1919
 
 JULY 19 HIGH MIN TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP   69             68/1961
         HIGH MIN TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO  74#            74/1998 
 
 JULY 21 HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO AP          108#            108/1960
 
         HIGH MIN TEMP   RED BLUFF AP         80             75/2003
         HIGH MIN TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP   73             71/2000
         HIGH MIN TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO  77             74/2003
         
 JULY 22 HIGH MAX TEMP   REDDING AP          112             111/1915
         HIGH MAX TEMP   RED BLUFF AP        112             111/1956       
         HIGH MAX TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO 109             105/2003
         HIGH MAX TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP  110             103/2003
         HIGH MAX TEMP   STOCKTON AP         113             105/1971
         HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO AP          112             106/1939
 
         HIGH MIN TEMP   REDDING AP           78#            78/1938
         HIGH MIN TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO  79*            71/2003
         HIGH MIN TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP   76*            69/1960
         HIGH MIN TEMP   STOCKTON AP          80*            76/1960
         HIGH MIN TEMP   MODESTO AP           84*            74/2003
 
 JULY 23 HIGH MAX TEMP   REDDING AP          114             109/2003
         HIGH MAX TEMP   RED BLUFF AP        113             112/1981
         HIGH MAX TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO 111             107/1942
         HIGH MAX TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP  111             105/1975
         HIGH MAX TEMP   STOCKTON            115**           107/1960
         HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO             113**           105/1960
  
         HIGH MIN TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO  84*            70/1956
         HIGH MIN TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP   78*            69/1956
         HIGH MIN TEMP   STOCKTON             82*            72/1916
         HIGH MIN TEMP   MODESTO              83             76/2003
 
 JULY 24 HIGH MAX TEMP   REDDING AP          113#            113/1964
         HIGH MAX TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO 108#            108/1985 
         HIGH MAX TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP  108             106/1975
         HIGH MAX TEMP   STOCKTON            113             107/1980
         HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO             113             106/1960
 
         HIGH MIN TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO  79             73/1974
         HIGH MIN TEMP   SACRAMENTO EXEC AP   74             69/1988
         HIGH MIN TEMP   MODESTO              78             74/1931
 
 JULY 25 HIGH MAX TEMP   STOCKTON            113             111/1980
         HIGH MAX TEMP   MODESTO             111             108/1931
 
 JULY 26 HIGH MIN TEMP   DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO  74             72/1973
         HIGH MIN TEMP   MODESTO              74             73/1974
 
 
 ** - ALL TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED AT THIS LOCATION.
 *  - ALL TIME HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED AT THE LOCATION.
 #  - TIED.
 
 ON JULY 23...STOCKTON AND MODESTO SET ALL TIME RECORD HIGH 
 TEMPERATURES FOR ANY DATE. STOCKTON HIT A HIGH OF 115...BREAKING THE 
 OLD RECORD OF 114 SET BACK IN JULY OF 1972. MODESTO REACHED 113 ON 
 BOTH THE 23RD AND 24TH...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 112 SET BACK IN 
 AUGUST OF 1961.
 
 DURING THE HOTTEST STRETCH...ON JULY 22 AND 23...THE OVERNIGHT 
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURES STAYED AT EXTREMELY WARM LEVELS. THE OVERNIGHT 
 LOWS ON THOSE TWO DAYS SET BACK TO BACK ALL TIME RECORD VALUES IN 
 SACRAMENTO...STOCKTON AND MODESTO.
 
 IN ADDITION...THE RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS REACHING 100 DEGREES 
 OR MORE WAS BROKEN AT THE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO LOCATION...11 DAYS IN 
 A ROW BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 9 DAYS WHICH WAS SET 4 TIMES 
 PREVIOUSLY...THE MOST RECENT OCCURENCE BEING IN 1996. THE RECORD 
 NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE+ DAYS IN MODESTO HAS ALSO BEEN BROKEN..IT NOW 
 STANDS AT 12...THE OLD RECORD OF 10 DATED BACK TO 1960.

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