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Excessive Heat in San Diego County Deserts, California

Excessive Heat August 1, 2020 – August 3, 2020 · San Diego County Deserts, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 916445. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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