Heat — Riverside County Mountains, California

2022-08-31 · Riverside County Mountains, California

Event narrative

Idyllwild reached a high temperature of 96 degrees on August 31, breaking the previous record of 94 set in 2017.

Wider weather episode

A record-breaking and prolonged heat wave started at the end of August and persisted through the week of Labor Day. Numerous records were broken and multiple wildfires were started as the result of extreme temperatures and drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1050016. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.