Excessive Heat — San Diego County Deserts, California

2020-08-01 to 2020-08-03 · San Diego County Deserts, California

Event narrative

Areas of the lower deserts of San Diego County reached 110 to 122 degrees during this July 30th through August 3rd heat wave.

Wider weather episode

Strong surface high pressure over the Desert Southwest contributed to hot conditions across Southern California for the latter part of July into early August. Many locales broke records along with places in the deserts reaching over 120 degrees at times. Some areas along the coast also reported dense fog as well.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 916445. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.