Wednesday, April 22, 2009

California Heat Update: April Monthly Records Set

10 pm PDT Update: New records for April 22:
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT FRESNO/YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS
AFTERNOON WAS 96 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 95
DEGREES SET IN 1910.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT BAKERSFIELD...MEADOWS FIELD...HAD A HIGH
TODAY OF 97. THIS TIES THE RECORD SET ON THIS DATE IN 1987.

OTHER RECORDS ESTABLISHED TODAY INCLUDE MERCED AIRPORT WITH 95
DEGREES...MADERA AIRPORT AT 97 DEGREES. THESE BOTH BROKE RECORDS
THAT WERE SET IN 2002. AT HANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...THE HIGH TODAY
WAS 96...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1998. HOWEVER...THESE ARE
RELATIVELY NEW CLIMATE STATIONS WITH ONLY 11 YEARS OF RECORDS.

TODAYS HIGH AT RED BLUFF AIRPORT REACHED 94...WHICH BREAKS THE OLD
RECORD HIGH OF 90 SET IN 1954.

THE SACRAMENTO CITY HIGH TEMPERATURE HAS REACHED 94 DEGREES...THE
OLD RECORD WAS 92 SET IN 1984. SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT REACHED
92...THE OLD RECORD WAS 87 SET IN 1949.

TODAYS HIGH TEMPERATURE AT STOCKTON AIRPORT REACHED 96 DEGREES. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 88 LAST SET IN 1987.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES AT MODESTO AIRPORT TODAY BROKE
THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1946.

Original post:
Some of the recent high temperatures in California are new records for the entire month of April; several are as much as a week earlier than the old ones as well:
LOCATION            RECORD/DATE            PREVIOUS APRIL RECORD/DATE
-------- ------------ --------------------------

NAPA 95 (TIED) - 4/21/2009 95 - 4/27/2004
4/26/2004
4/29/1981
4/28/1921

OAKLAND AIRPORT 91 - 4/20/2009 88 - 4/27/2004
4/26/2004
4/23/1966

SAN JOSE 95 (TIED) - 4/20/2009 95 - 4/30/1996
4/9/1989

SANTA CRUZ 97 - 4/21/2009 95 - 4/25/1926
4/11/1898

GILROY 101 - 4/21/2009 100 - 4/30/1981

HOLLISTER 101 - 4/21/2009 98 - 4/28/2004
4/27/2004

MONTEREY CLIM STA 93 (TIED) - 4/21/2009 93 - 4/29/1981

KING CITY 104 - 4/21/2009 102 - 4/26/2004
4/29/1981
Some record high minimums were also set:
THE LOW AT MEADOWS FIELD...BAKERSFIELD...THIS MORNING WAS 66
DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
BAKERSFIELD FOR TODAY OF 62 DEGREES...SET IN 1982.

THE LOW AT FRESNO-YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS MORNING WAS 60
DEGREES. THIS TIED THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR FRESNO
FOR TODAY...LAST SET IN 1998.

THE LOW AT MEADOWS FIELD...BAKERSFIELD...ON APRIL 21ST WAS 64
DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR
BAKERSFIELD FOR THE 21ST OF 63 DEGREES...SET IN 1950.

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