Excessive Heat — Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

2024-07-02 to 2024-07-06 · Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

Event narrative

Through the month of July, 28 deaths across Santa Clara County were being investigated for heat-related impacts. 19 of those were reported from July 1 to July 11; the remaining 9 died on unknown days. Ages ranged from 32 to 84. Of the 19 people who died from the 1st to the 11th, four were homeless, one was in a transitional housing program, and nine were over 65.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged and extended heat wave impacted the state of California from the early to the middle of July. An upper level ridge set up over the region, leading to a historically long period of dangerous heat. The event resulted in the issuing of an Excessive Heat Warning for interior regions of the Bay Area and Central Coast, which extended From July 2 to the 10th and became the longest recorded Excessive Heat Warning issued by the NWS Bay Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184937. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.