Cold/Wind Chill — Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

2019-11-28 · Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose, California

Event narrative

Three people died as a result of cold overnight temperatures. One 78 year old female in an uninsulated barn, one 75 year old male, and one 61 year old male. Timing estimated.

Wider weather episode

After some active weather, skies began to clear and temperatures dropped. Cold overnight lows affected the region for a few days at the end of November. Santa Rosa tied a daily record low for November 29th of 25 degrees F. Santa Clara County reported 5 cold weather related fatalities. A record low maximum temperature was also broken in San Francisco on Thanksgiving day with a high temperature of 48 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 860239. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.