The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 5384872
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
E CENTRAL S.J. VALLEY
5384872
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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,384,872 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,166,114 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2004-03-11T22:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2004-03-23T02:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | E CENTRAL S.J. VALLEY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | OFFICIAL NWS OBS. |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Two of the three normally wettest months had extensive dry spells over the course of the 2003/2004 wet season in Interior Central California. To underscore the significance of the March dry spell, Fresno had only 40% of its normal rainfall in January with much of that amount falling within the first 3 days of the month and only 80% of its normal rain for February. February mountain rainfall was closer to normal. But during March there were just two brief episodes of rain for the Central and South San Joaquin Valley and though the amounts were significant there was over 3 weeks of no rain accompanied by much above temperatures. Bakersfield tied or broke a total of 25 temperature records during the month including the warmest March on record eclipsing the old record set in 1934. Fresno had 11 days where maximum temperatures climbed to 80F or above resetting the 1972 record of 10 days. In the South Valley Bakersfield had 17 days of 80F or higher resetting its record of 16 days set in 1934. During March in Bakersfield 3 of the days had readings greater than 90F including a 94F high temperature on the 29th which was the warmest reading on record for the month. With the unseasonable warmth and long periods of dry weather in what is normally a wet month, the snowpack in the adjacent mountains began its Spring melt much sooner than normal. |
| Yearyear | 2,004 |
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