The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 125906
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
125906
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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 125,906 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 21,296 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2008-07-09T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2008-07-10T07:59:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 2 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 2 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | ASOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong upper level ridge brought hot weather to much of the area from July 6th to the 10th. High temperatures well over the century mark were recorded, with records tied or set across the northern Central Valley on the 9th. Overnight temperatures also remained very warm, with several record high minimums set or tied. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A daily maximum temperature record of 109 degrees was set at the Modesto Airport. This broke the previous record of 106 degrees set in 2006. A daily high minimum temperature record of 77 degrees was set at the Modesto Airport. This broke the previous record of 70 degrees set in 1997.||A daily maximum temperature record of 107 degrees was set at the Stockton Airport. The temperature had been previously reached in 1961. A daily high minimum temperature record of 71 degrees was set at the Stockton Airport. This broke the previous record of 70 degrees set in 1910.||A 91 year old Modesto woman died as a result of the heat in her mobile home. Her air conditioning failed, and the temperature in her home was 85 degrees when she was found.||Heat was also reported to have contributed to the death of a 71 year old Turlock man but no details were available. |
| Yearyear | 2,008 |
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