Excessive Heat — San Diego County Deserts, California

2020-09-17 to 2020-09-18 · San Diego County Deserts, California

Event narrative

Temperatures soared near 110 degrees in parts of the San Diego County Deserts, where Anza Borrego State Park tied their record daily high temperature of 110 degrees on the 17th.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level ridge of high pressure over the southwestern part of the country brought a two-day heat wave to parts of Southern California with record breaking temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 921482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.