Excessive Heat — Central Sacramento Valley, California

2022-09-04 to 2022-09-09 · Central Sacramento Valley, California

Event narrative

The Central Sacramento Valley region saw high temperatures reach up to 115 degrees during the event. Low temperatures were in the low to upper 70s. The hottest day was on the 6th, with Marysville recording a high temperature of 115 and a low of 73, Oroville Municipal Airport 111 and a low of 75, Beale AFB 110 and low of 72, and at Chico Municipal Airport 111 and low of 75. Oroville COOP reported 113 on the 6th, with a low of 72, with a high of 111 and a low of 79 on the 7th.

Wider weather episode

Strong high pressure over interior northern California brought widespread high to very high heat risk to the region. Triple-digit high temperatures were observed across most of the Central Valley, Delta, and foothills through the first 9 days of September. The hottest temperatures were on September 5 and 6, when temperatures exceeding 110 were observed at many locations. All-time records were set on the 6th for Sacramento stations and tied in Stockton. Numerous daily and monthly record high-temperature were also set in the area. There was one death attributed to the heat in Sacramento County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1057556. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.