Record heat recorded throughout Bay Area

By Ari Burack, Bay City News Service

July 25, 2006

More high temperature records were broken Monday after a weekend of record high heat, amid welcome forecasts of cooler weather on the way, the National Weather Service reported.

An ongoing heat advisory for parts of the inland Bay Area was allowed to expire at 6 p.m. Monday.

Though extreme heat continued in some inland areas, there was a general decrease in high temperatures in most areas by about 3 to 5 degrees, a trend that is expected to continue today, according to the NWS.

The weakening of the large dome of high pressure over the west will allow a stronger influx of cool marine air over the Bay Area, especially near the coast and bay, according to the NWS.

Temperatures are expected to be as much as 10 degrees cooler today near the coast and bay and a few degrees cooler in the inland valleys, though still near 100 degrees in the hottest areas.

This cooling trend is expected to continue through the week. Record high temperatures were reached in several areas over the weekend, including 87 in downtown San Francisco, 94 in downtown Oakland, 103 in downtown San Jose and 107 in Napa Saturday; and 112 in Gilroy Sunday.

On Monday, record highs were recorded in Richmond at 84, Oakland Airport at 89, Moffett Field at 93, downtown San Jose at 97 and Gilroy at 109.

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