Excessive Heat — Carquinez Strait and Delta, California

2022-09-04 to 2022-09-09 · Carquinez Strait and Delta, California

Event narrative

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 COOP, and 76 at Fairfield/Travis AFB on the 6th.

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 1057560. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.