Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Super Sunday Smashes San Francisco, Sacramento Temperature Records

February 8 Update: Here is the preliminary list of California high temperature records for Feb. 6 from the National Climatic Data Center:

New Previous Year Period of Location
Record Record
78 72 1991 76 RED BLUFF MUNI AP (KRBL)
77 73 1987 83 SAN JOSE (KSJC)
77 73 1987 81 SAN FRANCISCO DWTN
77 75 1987 42 SAN JOSE INTL AP (KSJC)
77 74 1987 59 MOUNTAIN VIEW MOFFETT FLD NAS (KNUQ)
77 73 1967 100 WILLOWS 6 W
76 76 1987 77 REDWOOD CITY
76 72 1987 48 UKIAH MUNICIPAL AP (KUKI)
76 76 1987 37 REDDING MUNI AP (KRDD)
76 71 1963 52 TRACY PUMPING PLT
75 73 1963 68 SACRAMENTO AP (KSAC)
75 73 2001 50 GILROY
73 68 1996 38 SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AP (KSMF)
72 71 1987 67 SHASTA DAM
72 66 1987 64 SAN FRANCISCO WSO AP (KSFO)
61 60 1961 57 BURNEY
Original post:
Daily temperature records were obliterated across the San Francisco Bay area on Super Bowl Sunday, February 6. In all, 24 high temperature records were set within the San Francisco/Monterey region. In Oakland, the new records of 81° both downtown and at the airport blew away the old records by 13° and 10° respectively. The downtown temperature tied the all-time February record, and the airport reading broke the monthly record. Santa Rosa broke a 99-year record by an amazing 4°.

Records were also tied or broken inland across the Sacramento Valley; Red Bluff broke a nearly century-old record by an incredible 6°.

The National Weather Service reported:
                          HIGH           PREVIOUS    YEAR OF   
SITE TEMPERATURE RECORD PREVIOUS RECORD

KENTFIELD 79 72 1987
GILROY 76 73 2001
MOFFETT FIELD 77 74 1987
NAPA 80 75 1963
OAKLAND 81 68 1980
OAKLAND INTL ARPT 81 71 1963
SFO INTL ARPT 72 66 1987
SAN FRANCISCO 77 73 1987
SAN JOSE 77 73 1987
SAN RAFAEL 79 73 1963
SANTA ROSA 83 79 1912

AT REDDING AIRPORT...SUNDAYS HIGH OF 76 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD
LAST SET IN 1987.

AT RED BLUFF AIRPORT...THE HIGH OF 78 BROKE THE OLD CITY RECORD OF
72 WHICH WAS SET WAY BACK IN 1917.

IN SACRAMENTO...AT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT...A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF
75 DEGREES BROKEE OLD RECORD OF 73 SET IN 1963. WHILE AT THE
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO STATION...THE HIGH OF 74 BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF
73 LAST SET IN 1996.

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