Heat in Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

Eight heat-related deaths were recorded in Santa Clara County from July 7 to 12.

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.