Super Sunday Smashes San Francisco, Sacramento Temperature Records

February 8 Update: Here is the preliminary list of California high temperature records for Feb. 6 from the National Climatic Data Center:

New    Previous Year  Period of  Location
Record                 Record   
78     72       1991   76        RED BLUFF MUNI AP (KRBL)
77     73       1987   83        SAN JOSE (KSJC)
77     73       1987   81        SAN FRANCISCO DWTN
77     75       1987   42        SAN JOSE INTL AP (KSJC)
77     74       1987   59        MOUNTAIN VIEW MOFFETT FLD NAS (KNUQ)
77     73       1967  100        WILLOWS 6 W
76     76       1987   77        REDWOOD CITY
76     72       1987   48        UKIAH MUNICIPAL AP (KUKI)
76     76       1987   37        REDDING MUNI AP (KRDD)
76     71       1963   52        TRACY PUMPING PLT
75     73       1963   68        SACRAMENTO AP (KSAC)
75     73       2001   50        GILROY
73     68       1996   38        SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AP (KSMF)
72     71       1987   67        SHASTA DAM
72     66       1987   64        SAN FRANCISCO WSO AP (KSFO)
61     60       1961   57        BURNEY  

Original post:
Daily temperature records were obliterated across the San Francisco Bay area on Super Bowl Sunday, February 6. In all, 24 high temperature records were set within the San Francisco/Monterey region. In Oakland, the new records of 81° both downtown and at the airport blew away the old records by 13° and 10° respectively. The downtown temperature tied the all-time February record, and the airport reading broke the monthly record. Santa Rosa broke a 99-year record by an amazing 4°.

Records were also tied or broken inland across the Sacramento Valley; Red Bluff broke a nearly century-old record by an incredible 6°.

The National Weather Service reported:

                          HIGH           PREVIOUS    YEAR OF   
SITE                      TEMPERATURE    RECORD      PREVIOUS RECORD  
   
KENTFIELD                 79             72          1987  
GILROY                    76             73          2001  
MOFFETT FIELD             77             74          1987  
NAPA                      80             75          1963  
OAKLAND                   81             68          1980  
OAKLAND INTL ARPT         81             71          1963  
SFO INTL ARPT             72             66          1987  
SAN FRANCISCO             77             73          1987  
SAN JOSE                  77             73          1987  
SAN RAFAEL                79             73          1963  
SANTA ROSA                83             79          1912    

AT REDDING AIRPORT...SUNDAYS HIGH OF 76 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD   
LAST SET IN 1987.  
  
AT RED BLUFF AIRPORT...THE HIGH OF 78 BROKE THE OLD CITY RECORD OF   
72 WHICH WAS SET WAY BACK IN 1917.  
  
IN SACRAMENTO...AT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT...A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF   
75 DEGREES BROKEE OLD RECORD OF 73 SET IN 1963. WHILE AT THE   
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO STATION...THE HIGH OF 74 BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF   
73 LAST SET IN 1996.