Excessive Heat — Northern Sacramento Valley, California

2024-07-02 to 2024-07-13 · Northern Sacramento Valley, California

Event narrative

Dangerously hot daytime high temperatures of 105 to 120 degrees were observed from July 2nd through July 13th. Little relief from the heat was observed overnight, with low temperatures around the 70s to mid 80s over the same timeframe. An all time record high was set at Redding Municipal Airport on July 6th, reaching 119 degrees, breaking the previous record of 118 degrees. Multiple daily record high temperatures were tied or broken at Redding Municipal Airport, and Red Bluff Airport over the duration of the event.

Wider weather episode

A long-duration heat event brought dangerously hot conditions with widespread Major to Extreme HeatRisk to interior Northern California over the first two weeks of July. Multiple temperature records were broken or tied over this timeframe. The Sacramento County Coroner reported two fatalities due to the extreme heat, one on July 6th and one on July 7th. Temperatures cooled slightly for a brief period in the Southern Sacramento Valley, Delta and Carquinez Straight, and Northern San Joaquin Valley on July 8th and 9th, but conditions were still hot, before ramping up again on July 10th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193260. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.