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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
550 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2005
CAZ017-192300-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
550 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2005
...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT ENDS AT 6 IN DOWNTOWN
SACRAMENTO...
THE STRING OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 100
DEGREES OR HIGHER HAS ENDED AT 6 IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. THE STRING
BEGAN ON TUESDAY JULY 12TH WITH A HIGH OF 103 AND ENDED ON MONDAY
JULY 18TH WITH A HIGH OF ONLY 97.
THIS MOST RECENT STRING OF 6 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER MADE THE ALL TIME LIST. THE
GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 100
DEGREES OR HIGHER IS 9...SET 4 DIFFERENT TIMES...AUGUST 8-16
1996...JULY 10-18 1984...JUNE 19-27 1981...AND AUGUST 1-9 1966.
JULY 2004 ONLY SAW 4 DAYS OF TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
THE MONTH. HOWEVER...A STRING OF 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER OCCURRED JULY 16-22 2003...AND
8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OCCURRED AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 3 1998.
SACRAMENTO AVERAGES 22 DAYS OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 100 DEGREES
OR HIGHER ANNUALLY. THE MONTH OF JULY AVERAGES ABOUT A THIRD OF
THOSE DAYS...OR 7 DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER.
JHM
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