Excessive Heat — San Diego County Deserts, California

2021-08-02 to 2021-08-05 · San Diego County Deserts, California

Event narrative

Hot temperatures over 115 degrees occurred. Borrego Springs reached 119 degrees on the 4th of the month.

Wider weather episode

An upper level high pressure system over the Desert Southwest led to hot temperatures across Southern California from August 1st through 5th, along with areas of dense fog near the coast on August 1st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 979448. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.