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Eventdex · Heat

W CENTRAL SJ VALLEY

5156250

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event_typeHeat
ncei_event_id5,156,250
episode_id1,102,370
begin_utc2000-08-01T08:01:00+00:00
end_utc2000-08-04T03:00:00+00:00
stateCALIFORNIA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameW CENTRAL SJ VALLEY
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceAWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
episode_narrativeFor the period from Sunday July 30th through Thursday August 3rd, very high temperatures (consistently in excess of 100 degs F.) and related heat indices occurred in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley and immediately adjacent foothill areas. The warmest days of the period were August 1st and 2nd when heat indices ranged from 105-112F throughout the SJ Valley and foothills. After morning low temperatures in the 70s to lower 80s, after highs reached uniformly above 100F. with the highest readings of 109F in the South Valley at Delano and Arvin on the 1st, and Wasco on the 2nd. Power demand was so high that local utility companies threatened rolling black-outs due to energy use for cooling.
year2,000

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