Heat — Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

2022-06-21 · Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

Event narrative

San Jose airport reached a high of 102 degrees, breaking its daily record of 101 deg from 1973.

Wider weather episode

A strong ridge of high pressure developed over the area along with light offshore flow, allowing temperatures to soar into the 90s to low 100s for all areas, except parts of the immediate coastline. A head advisory was issued for all but coastal zones from late morning through the evening of June 21.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1043078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.