Never have seen heat like this in 45 years of living in the S.F. Bay Area

[Auggie]

S.F. Bay Area is defined by these counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, and San Francisco.

95° - 103° (and higher).

Haven't experienced them strung together like this. Not over two weeks. There was a brief respite thanks to the usual summer fog pattern following July 7, but that lasted about two days. Then back to triple digits.

Damn.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. That's awful!

I’ve always heard it was cool in the Bay Area, in fact some folks in years past considered it too cold for their liking. Does that sound right to you?

If it’s in the 90s or above in the Bay Area, I can’t imagine what Sacramento is like these days. How do construction workers work in that heat?

[Auggie]

10. One thing different here than your neck of the woods:

No humidity. It’s hot, but a dry heat. Not suffocating like the Midwest or South.

I guess San Francisco was cool today, but that’s an exception in the region. It’s always like that. Fog pattern.

[Retrograde]

13. Microclimates

Close to the ocean it's usually cool. As a rule, the further inland you go the hotter it gets. Today's temps ranged from the high 50s by the coast to over 100 in the inland valleys.

The past 2 weeks have been bad because we don't have the usual marine layer nights and mornings, which means it hasn't been cooling down at night as much as it usually does.

[usonian]

2. I've got 106 in the Sierra foothills.

What have you got to trade?
3 br. Home. Great view.

[Auggie]

7. 105 in Coombsville AVA, southern Napa Valley

[usonian]

8. Impressive, but you've got grapes.

Enjoy. 🍇

[onecaliberal]

3. I am in the city today, it was 74 at Oracle Park.

[Auggie]

5. City doesn't count.

[onecaliberal]

9. Sorry but the city IS in the Bay Area.

[Auggie]

11. Doesn't count on this thread.

[Skittles]

4. imagine it lasts until October

then you will have become Texas....

[Nictuku]

6. I know! I'm in Napa 103 in the shade today

Thanks to my family and friends we were able to get installed a swamp cooler just before the first heatwave.

But wait - then our power went out this morning ! Got a notice from PGE that it would be restored at 7:30 pm!! YIKES!!!!

So I go to get my Honda generator going so at least me and my 82 year old mom can use fans, but I can't get it started. Called my cousin and he was going to come over to look at it, but the power was restored before he got here (thank goodness!)

I was panicking there for a little bit. I still need to get this generator fixed, but am hoping that the temps come down before I bug my cousin again.

Due to the high fire zone I live in (near Lake Berryessa in the mountains), PGE has some kind of system that automatically shuts down the power if anything touches any of the power lines. They have to inspect the entire area (with helicopters) before restoring it. While there is a way to have the power automatically come back on, it has been found that the 'restarting' causes some sparks and could start a fire. 2 hours down in this heat is not that bad. I feel so bad for the people in Texas right now with no power after the hurricane, in this kind of heat, it is deadly.

I've lived here now for 25 years in the Bay Area, I've never seen this kind of prolonged heat. Scary!!!

[usonian]

12. PG&E sets their trouble detectors to "sensitive" in heat and wind.

Cheaper than upgrading their stuff.
Good luck. There should be lots of people able to tune up a gas engine.

Some safety info here
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1078&pid=68472

See its OP for more.

Be safe. Don't put power into a circuit that could kill an electrical worker. Use extreme caution or a transfer switch.