Cold/Wind Chill in Se S.j. Valley, California

An intrusion of very cold arctic air into Central California began on the morning of the 11th and continued until the 24th. Minimum temperatures in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley plunged into the mid teens in the very coldest locations. Warming shelters were opened in many cities to protect the homeless from the cold. A woman in Bakersfield (Kern County) died of hypothermia while sleeping in an alley on the 17th.