Image (click to enlarge): Surface temperature at 3 pm PDT, from Unisys 9 pm PDT Update: Late reports from the San Joaquin Valley:
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT FRESNO/YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS
AFTERNOON WAS 98 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE DATE OF 96
DEGREES SET IN 1931.
OTHER RECORDS ESTABLISHED TODAY INCLUDE MERCED AIRPORT WITH 95
DEGREES...MADERA AIRPORT AT 98 DEGREES. THESE BOTH BROKE RECORDS
THAT WERE SET IN 2002. IN HANFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE HIGH TODAY
WAS 97...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD SET IN 1998. HOWEVER THESE ARE
RELATIVELY NEW CLIMATE STATIONS WITH ONLY 11 YEARS OF RECORDS.
BAKERSFIELD...MEADOWS FIELD...HAD A HIGH TODAY OF 99. THIS TIES THE
RECORD SET ON THIS DATE IN 1931.
6:30 pm PDT Update: Some more records from California and Nevada:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES
AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 1987.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES (USC) TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1997.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT BOB HOPE AIRPORT
(BURBANK) CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1958.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT WOODLAND HILLS
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1958.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT SAN GABRIEL
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 SET IN 1998.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT UCLA TODAY. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1997.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANCASTER TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1954.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANDBERG CA
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 81 SET IN 1954.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA MARIA
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1918.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES
AIRPORT CA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1987.
LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD
FULLERTON APT ASOS 94 93 IN 1958 SINCE 1948
SANTA ANA 99 93 IN 1987 SINCE 1916
OCEANSIDE HARBOR 83 TIED 83 IN 1982 SINCE 1953
CHULA VISTA 92 90 IN 1987 SINCE 1948
ONTARIO AIRPORT 100 94 IN 1958 SINCE 1951
RIVERSIDE AIRPORT 101 96 IN 1998 SINCE 1927
BEAUMONT 94 92 IN 1998 SINCE 1948
WILD ANIMAL PARK 100 93 IN 1987 SINCE 1979
RAMONA AIRPORT 94 90 IN 1998 SINCE 1974
ALPINE 92 TIED 92 IN 1958 SINCE 1951
CAMPO 94 89 IN 1997 SINCE 1948
THERMAL AIRPORT 107 106 IN 1958 SINCE 1950
ELSINORE 100 95 IN 1987 SINCE 1948
ESCONDIDO 94 91 IN 1987 SINCE 1979
TUESDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
AND
HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS (YEAR)
* INDICATES A NEW RECORD SET ON TUESDAY
LOCATION RECORD HIGH ACTUAL HIGH
WESTERN NV...
RENO 86 (1888) 85
CARSON CITY 82 (1934) 84*
VIRGINIA CITY 75 (1986) 77*
LOVELOCK 88 (1950) 89*
FALLON 85 (1969) 85
YERINGTON 85 (1950) 86*
HAWTHORNE 87 (1994) 85
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
TRUCKEE 72 (1994) 75*
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 72 (1986) 74*
TAHOE CITY 73 (1931) 69
SUSANVILLE 90 (1931) 83
TODAYS HIGH AT RED BLUFF AIRPORT REACHED 95...WHICH ECLIPSED THE OLD
RECORD HIGH OF 93 SET IN 1953.
THE HIGH AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT REACHED 94...THE OLD RECORD
WAS 89 SET IN 1986. THE SACRAMENTO CITY RECORD OF 96...SET IN
1931...WAS NOT BROKEN.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT STOCKTON AIRPORT REACHED 97 DEGREES. THIS
BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 1986.
(SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND STOCKTON AIRPORT RECORDS BEGIN
IN 1941).
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES WAS SET AT MODESTO CA
...WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1931.
5:30 pm PDT Update: Here are some record reports for April 21:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS TIED AT UKIAH CA TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 97 SET IN 1931.
THE FOLLOWING SITES BROKE OR TIED THEIR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
FOR THIS DATE
SITE TODAY`S HIGH PREVIOUS HIGH / YEAR
GILROY 101 92 / 1986
KENTFIELD 90 89 / 1921
KING CITY 104 96 / 1910
MOFFETT FIELD 90 89 / 1987
MONTEREY* 92 86 / 1987
NAPA 95 91 / 1931
OAKLAND MUSEUM 91 90 / 1987
OAKLAND AIRPORT 86 77 / 1954
SFO INTERNATIONAL 86 84 / 1987
SAN JOSE 92 91 / 1987
SALINAS 98 87 / 1998
SAN RAFAEL 90 85 / 1986
SANTA CRUZ 97 88 / 1987
SANTA ROSA 93 85 / 1952
*RECORDED AT OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE CLIMATE STATION.
HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN MONTEREY WAS 89 FOR THIS DATE.
Original post:
Westerly to southwesterly sea breezes are keeping temperatures down along the immediate coast, but inland temperatures are again soaring this afternoon in southern California. Here are some National Weather Service reports at 1 pm PDT (locations marked with an asterisk are not official NWS or FAA stations). The 96° at Burbank breaks the 1958 record by 5°.
LA AND ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREASSeveral of the records set yesterday in the Bay Area are also new records for so early in the season:
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
L.A. DOWNTOWN SUNNY 92 42 17 CALM 29.89F
L.A. AIRPORT MOSUNNY 82 39 21 W9 29.91F
LONG BEACH MOSUNNY 81 47 30 S8 29.90F
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
AVALON N/A 73 N/A N/A N2 N/A
*BELLFLOWER N/A 86 48 26 SE8 29.89F
FULLERTON SUNNY 89 41 18 SW8 29.89F
HAWTHORNE SUNNY 86 40 19 W10 29.91F
*HUNTINGTON BC N/A 77 59 53 SW5 29.95F
*LEO CARRILLO N/A 85 51 30 W8 N/A
LOS ALAMITOS MOSUNNY 80 53 39 S12 29.91F
*MANHATTAN BCH N/A 77 41 27 SW6 N/A
*MARINA DEL RE N/A 70 50 49 SW6 29.83F
*REDONDO BEACH N/A 77 52 41 W3 29.90F
SANTA ANA MOSUNNY 84 43 23 SW8 29.90F
STA MONICA APT SUNNY 82 37 20 SW8 29.92F
TORRANCE MOSUNNY 82 50 32 W12 29.92F
*UCLA N/A 88 43 20 SW8 29.90F
LA COUNTY VALLEYS AND INLAND EMPIRE
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
BURBANK SUNNY 96 31 10 S10 29.91F HX 90
VAN NUYS MOSUNNY 97 29 9 SE10 29.91F HX 91
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
*ALTADENA N/A 99 34 10 CALM N/A HX 93
CORONA AIRPORT CLEAR 97 42 15 W10 29.89F HX 93
CHINO MOSUNNY 99 21 6 CALM 29.90F HX 92
*CLAREMONT N/A 97 19 6 SE5 N/A HX 90
*GRANADA HILLS N/A 93 23 8 SE1 29.86F
MARCH AFB SUNNY 96 11 4 SE6 29.94F
*NEWHALL N/A 96 39 13 S6 29.93F HX 91
ONTARIO MOSUNNY 99 16 5 NW6 29.91F HX 92
POMONA MOSUNNY N/A N/A N/A SW6 29.95
RIVERSIDE SUNNY 100 17 5 VRB3 29.89F HX 92
SAN BERNARDINO MOSUNNY 99 19 6 W6 29.92F HX 91
*SAN RAFAEL HI N/A 99 35 10 N5 N/A HX 93
*SAUGUS N/A 95 21 7 S8 N/A
WHITEMAN AP MOSUNNY 99 N/A N/A VRB3 N/A
*WHITTIER HILL N/A 97 43 15 S7 N/A HX 93
*WOODLAND HILL N/A 97 18 5 MISG N/A HX 90
LOCATION MON APR 20 PREVIOUS EARLIEST DATE
RECORD EXCEEDING APR 20 RECORD
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NAPA 94 (TIED) APR 20 1931
OAKLAND (DOWNTOWN) 93 APR 28 1981
OAKLAND AIRPORT 91 MAY 12 1976
SANTA CRUZ 96 MAY 13 1927
GILROY 99 APR 30 1981
SALINAS 99 APR 26 2004
MONTEREY CLIM STATION 93 APR 29 1981
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