Heat — Carquinez Strait and Delta, California

2023-07-01 to 2023-07-02 · Carquinez Strait and Delta, California

Event narrative

Daytime highs across the zone were in the upper 90s to 110 degree range.

Wider weather episode

Excessive heat in early July led to record breaking temperatures and Major HeatRisk. Sacramento tied the record high of 109 degrees for July 1st and 2nd. A record high temperature of 109 was set at Stockton Airport where the previous record was 108 for July 1st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1132266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.