The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 782616
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS
782616
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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 782,616 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 130,785 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2018-08-06T18:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2018-08-09T04:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | ASOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong high pressure positioned over the Great Basin ushered in excessive temperatures into Southern California August 6-9. The desert areas and the Inland Empire experienced the hottest temperatures in this event. The inland areas experienced the brunt of the heat on August 6th-8th, with temperatures beginning to subside on August 9th. The coastal areas experienced their hottest temperatures on August 9th. The heat slowly began subsiding in all areas on August 10th, but remained quite hot throughout the week. Of significance, the Sea Surface Temperatures at La Jolla reached an all-time record high of 79.5F and several buoys reported 78-79F, peaking on August 9th. This is about 10 degrees above normal. The warm SST in July and August resulted in muggy conditions with dewpoints 70 to 72F reported for a few weeks at coastal observations including SAN. The minimum temperature did not drop below 70F at SAN for 36 consecutive days. Many days exceed 85F. August 2018 was the hottest on record for SAN (average temperature) and July and August combined was #2. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The San Diego County Deserts experience extreme temperatures on August 6th through 8th. Most areas experienced temperatures 100-105 degrees on August 6th, with similar temperatures observed on August 7th. Temperatures began to slowly subside on August 8th, but still remained over 95 degrees in most areas of the Lower Deserts. Heat slowly subsided throughout the week. |
| Yearyear | 2,018 |
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