Images (click to enlarge): U.S. surface temperature at 3 pm PDT May 17 from Unisys, California surface observations (temperature in red) at 3 pm PDT May 17 from College of DuPage PM Update, 6:00 PDT: Record heat has reached as close to the coast as Oakland and San Francisco International Airport. Some National Weather Service record reports for May 17:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT MONTAGUE CA
TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 96 SET IN 2008.
SITE TODAY'S HIGH PREVIOUS HIGH / YEAR
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SFO INTERNATIONAL 93(TIED) 93 / 1997
OAKLAND AIRPORT 91 86 / 1978
LIVERMORE CO-OP 103 99 / 1997
GILROY 103 101 / 1997
KING CITY 100 99 / 1997
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 89 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANDBERG TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 2006.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES WAS SET AT PALMDALE TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 99 DEGREES SET IN 2008.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANCASTER TODAY.
THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 102 DEGREES SET IN 1954.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 106 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 103 DEGREES SET IN 2008.
LOCATION TEMP TODAY PREVIOUS RECORD AND YEAR
LAS VEGAS NV 102 102 DEGREES IN 1970
BISHOP CA 97 97 DEGREES IN 2008
BARSTOW-DAGGETT CA 105 103 DEGREES IN 2006
THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE RECORD HIGHS WHICH WERE SET IN CENTRAL
NEVADA TODAY THROUGH 5PM:
AIRPORT NEW RECORD OLD RECORD DATES
ELY 84 84 2008, 1904, 1901
EUREKA 87 87 2008
..RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA ON MAY 17 2009
CITY (PERIOD OF RECORD) NEW HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD/YEAR
COTTONWOOD-TUZIGOOT (1977 - 2009) 99 97 IN 2003
FLAGSTAFF (1899 - 2009) 82 82 (TIED) IN 1970
PAGE (1958 - 2009) 92 92 (TIED) IN 2006
SPRINGERVILLE (1911 - 2009) 85 83 IN 2003
WINSLOW (1893 - 2009) 93 93 (TIED) IN 1970
Original post:
Triple digit heat in the interior of central and southern California and the desert Southwest by mid afternoon today continued to threaten early season temperature records. Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service indicate the following records were set Saturday:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANDBERG TODAY.The following record has already been set on Sunday:
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 85 SET IN 2008.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT PALMDALE TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 97 DEGREES SET IN 2006.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANCASTER TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET IN 2006.
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES WAS SET AT PASO ROBLES
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 102 DEGREES SET IN 1970.
RECORD TYPE CITY OLD RECORD TODAY'S TEMP
HIGH MIN TEMP BISHOP 54F IN 2002 56F
HIGH MAX TEMP BISHOP 93F IN 1965 94F
HIGH MAX TEMP DAGGETT 101F IN 2006 102F
HIGH MAX TEMP NEEDLES 108F IN 2006 109F
..RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA ON MAY 16 2009
CITY (PERIOD OF RECORD) NEW HIGH PREVIOUS RECORD/YEAR
COTTONWOOD-TUZIGOOT (1977 - 2009) 100 100 (TIED) IN 1997
FORT VALLEY (1909 - 2009) 79 79 (TIED) IN 2003
PETRIFIED FOREST (1931 - 2009) 91 90 IN 1948
...RECORD HIGH LOW TEMPERATURES FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA ON MAY 17 2009...
CITY (PERIOD OF RECORD) NEW HIGH LOW PREVIOUS RECORD/YEAR
COTTONWOOD-TUZIGOOT (1977 - 2009) 61 60 IN 1997
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