Carquinez Strait and Delta storm history

Three people went overboard on a boat in the Delta, with 2 people surviving and making it to shore. The third person is a 22 year old male who went missing near the Mokelumne River Bridge and is presumed to be deceased. Rescue officials noted that the deceased person was not wear…

The Estate Fire was a 65-acre grass fire which destroyed two homes, two RVs, and multiple vehicles and outbuildings. The fire was 100 percent contained by 7 pm PST. Winds gusted to 32 mph at Vacaville Airport, at 10:36 am PST. Humidity dropped to 13 percent by 12:35 pm PST at the…

A wildfire broke out in the town of Collinsville around 2pm on July 4th, which destroyed 8 homes, damaged 3 more homes, burned boats and vehicles. The fire displaced 25 residents and caused an estimated 2.5 million dollars in damage. The cause of the fire was unknown, though the …

Weather stations reported morning low temperatures of 30 to 37 degrees at elevations below 2000 feet.

Dangerously hot daytime high temperatures of up to 95 to 110 degrees were observed from July 2nd through July 7th. Overnight low temperatures around the 55 to 70 degree range were observed over the same timeframe.

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.

Fairfield/Travis Air Force Base reported a max wind gust of 63 mph.

Morning low temperatures of 28 to 35 degrees were observed.

Daytime highs were in the upper 90s to 105 degree range across this zone.

Daytime highs reached 100 to 106 degrees across the zone on July 15 and 16.

Daytime highs across the zone were in the upper 90s to 110 degree range.

For the month of January, the U.S. Drought Monitor removed the eastern portion of Zone 18 from extreme drought (D3) and placed it into the severe drought (D2) category due to significant improvements from heavy precipitation. They also removed the far western portions of Zone 18 …

For the month of December, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). Drought conditions could improve with above normal precipitation in the month continuing.

For the month of November, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below-average precipitation for the water year. Some of the impa…

For the month of October, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year. Some of the impac…

The Delta regions saw high temperatures reach up to 116 degrees. Fairfield/Travis AFB reached 116 on the 5th and 6th, while the COOP station in Fairfield recorded 114 on each date. Highs remained above 100 from the 1st to the 10th. The highest low was 75 on the 7th at Fairfield C…

For the month of September, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year. Some of the imp…

For the month of August, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year. Some of the impact…

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 70-85% of a…

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 95 to 102 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 102 degrees at Travis Airforce Base in Solano County.

For the month of June, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 18 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 70-85% of a…

Portions of Zone 18 were in the heat advisory area and reported high temperature readings that ranged from 99 to 104 degrees during the event.

For the month of May, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded the eastern portion of Zone 18 to extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 70-85% o…

For the month of April, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded the eastern portion of Zone 18 to extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). Some of the impacts the region saw included; reduced forage, decreased stock weights, livestock stress, selling …

For the month of March, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 18 in severe drought. The zone saw emerging drought impacts due to the below average precipitation and relatively dry conditions the first few months of the calendar year. These impacts are similar to the previous …

Temperatures dropped below the critical threshold of 28 degrees for several days in late February. The Delta region saw temperatures as low as 23 degrees during the event with subfreezing conditions lasting for several hours each day. Farmers anticipate total damage to their orch…

For the month of February, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 18 in severe drought. The zone continued to see much of the same impacts already affecting the region.

For the month of January, the U.S. Drought Monitor improved all of Zone 18 to severe drought (D2). The zone continued to see signs of improvement to much of the impacts affecting the region.

For the month of December, the U.S. Drought Monitor greatly improved the drought conditions in Zone 18. The western portion of the zone was improved to severe drought (D2) while the remainder of the zone to extreme drought (D3) with no exceptional drought (D4) remaining. The zone…

For the month of November, the U.S. Drought Monitor improved portions of Zone 18 to extreme drought (D3) with the southeastern portion of the zone remaining in exceptional drought (D4). The zone continued to see much of the same impacts already affecting the region, however, ther…

A wind gusts of 53 to 57 mph were recorded in the Fairfield area in Solano County on October 11th.

For the month of October, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of zone 18 in exceptional drought (D4). The zone continued to see much of the same impacts already effecting the region. They continue to mention impacts to: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Farme…

The Delta regions saw high temperatures reach upwards of 105 degrees. Nut tree airport in Vacaville reported a high temperature of 108 degrees on the 8th.

For the month of September, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of zone 18 in exceptional drought (D4). They continue to mention that we will see drought impacts expand into the summer, including but not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Farmers …

For the month of August, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of zone 18 in exceptional drought (D4). They continue to mention that we will see drought impacts expand into the summer, including but not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. Farmers nor…

The Delta regions saw high temperatures reach upwards of 105 to 107 degrees on the 9th and 10th.

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of zone 18 in exceptional drought (D4). They continue to mention that we will see drought impacts expand into the summer, including but not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. They also not…

The Delta region saw high temperatures reach upwards of 110 to 111 degrees on the 17th and 18th.

For the month of June, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of zone 18 in exceptional drought (D4). They continue to mention that we will see drought impacts expand into the summer, including but not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. They also not…

High pressure ridging brought a heat wave to Northern California over the Memorial Day weekend holiday. Temperatures reached upwards of 20 to 25 degrees above climatology. Several new record daily high temperatures and one record monthly high temperature record were set in the ar…

For the month of May, the U.S. Drought Monitor put all of zone 18 in exceptional drought (D4). They continue to mention that we will see drought impacts expand into the summer, including but not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosystems. They also start…

For the month of April, the U.S. Drought Monitor put all of zone 18 in extreme drought (D3). They also noted on this month's call the following impacts for the Sacramento Valley: low groundwater levels, dry stock pond, and poor range-land and pasture conditions. Some ranchers hav…

High winds caused a significant amount of trees and powerlines to fall across the area causing widespread power outages, closed roads, and dangerous driving conditions. It was noted that several homes were damaged in Solano County. Peak wind gusts, reported by a myriad of weather…

A fire partner reported that many trees were done across the city of Vacaville. Damage costs are estimated.

The local media reported that high winds brought down several trees and power lines across Solano County. The report also included that several vegetation and car fires were started due to wind damage and that 2000 customers were without power from this event. Damage costs are es…

A wildfire broke out during the afternoon hours which threatened 100 structures, destroyed 3 structures, and caused evacuations and road closures. By June 10, the fire was considered contained by mid morning. Cause of the fire is under investigation.

The weather station at Travis Airforce Base reported a non-thunderstorm related wind gust up to 64 mph. Earlier in the morning, before this peak gust occurred, the local fire department reported that downed trees and power lines were observed in the Fairfield area.

Dense smoke dropped visibilities down to a mile or less across across the Delta. Air quality measurements were in the Unhealthy range.