Bay Area Heat Wave: High-Temp Records Set In Santa Clara Valley

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- Two locations in the Santa Clara Valley were among nine in the San Francisco Bay Area where new high-temperature records were set for Sunday's date, National Weather Service officials said.

At Moffett Field near Mountain View, the temperature reached 100 degrees Sunday, which broke the record of 95 degrees set in 1993. Meantime, the temperature in San Jose reached 103 degrees, breaking the old record of 99 in 1945.

In Gilroy, Sunday's high temperature of 102 degrees tied with a previous record set in 1981.

A heat advisory is expected to remain in effect for the Santa Clara Valley through Thursday evening.

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"Some inland locations will continue to see highs of 100 degrees or more, which is as much as 20 degrees
warmer than normal," the National Weather Service states in the advisory that applies to much of the Bay Area.

Here are the other Bay Area high-temperature records set Sunday:

• In San Rafael, the temperature reached 105 degrees, breaking the record of 98 degrees set in 1962.
• It was 106 degrees in Livermore where the previous record was 105 in 1918.
• It was 103 degrees in Kentfield, one degree higher than the previous record set in 1945.
• The temperature in Richmond reached 92 degrees, breaking the old record of 85 in 1957.
• In San Francisco, the temperature rose to 88 degrees, which broke the record of 86 degrees set in 1993.
• At San Francisco International Airport the temperature reached 97 degrees, breaking the previous record of 88 in 1981.
• At Oakland International Airport, the temperature also reached 97 degrees, breaking the record of 93 degrees set in 1962.

Meteorologist Anna Schneider said it's possible more records will be broken this week, but Sunday was the best chance for that.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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