SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Northern California just experienced its hottest summer on record and the start of fall has been very hot, too.
There's been 49 days with temperatures 100 degrees or hotter in Sacramento so far, and there could be one more that would further extend the record. In a normal year, Sacramento has 24 days of triple-digit heat, so this year it's been doubled.
Sunday saw most places hit 100 degrees but downtown Sacramento narrowly missed the mark and only hit 99 degrees. It was 99 Saturday as well keeping the 100 degree days to four so far this month. The record of five was set back in 1980.
Monday will still be hot, but not as hot. A heat advisory goes to 11 p.m. Monday for hot temperatures well above the average for this time of year.
It's important to mention that due to the shorter days much less time is spent in the hot zone. For example, only two hours Monday will be spent at 100 degrees. During the summer, many more hours are near that temperature on a hot day.
Foothill temperatures will be in the 90s along with some Bay Area locations. San Francisco will start to cool with highs in the 80s versus the 90s it experienced all weekend.
Since this is so hot for October, it's worth looking at records. Here are some numbers of note:
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO
MONDAY: Normal: 83/55 | Records: 100 / 65
Average last 100° day (since 1990): September 15
Latest last 100° day (since 1990): October 10, 1991
SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE
MONDAY: Normal: 83/53 | Records: 97 / 61
STOCKTON AIRPORT
MONDAY: Normal: 84/53 | Records: 99 / 61
MODESTO AIRPORT
MONDAY: Normal: 83/54 | Records: 96 / 63
People need to monitor for heat-related health conditions as well as a fire risk. The weekend will cool a bit but still be in the low 90s when the average high is in the mid 80s.
