Excessive Heat — Imperial Valley, California

2023-08-16 to 2023-08-17 · Imperial Valley, California

Wider weather episode

An upper level ridge of high pressure strengthened over the Intermountain West going into the latter part of August, leading to excessive heat conditions across parts of southeast California. Any heat-associated fatalities that may have occurred during this event are unknown.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1218123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.