Heat — Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

2022-06-21 · Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

Event narrative

Monterey Airport reached a high of 92 degrees. Big Sur RAWS reached 95 degrees.

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 1043108. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.