Record highs fall all around the Bay Area as heatwave continues
Californians endured another straight day of searing temperatures on Monday as this summer’s heatwave shattered records — with Livermore’s mercury hitting 116 degrees, the highest ever recorded, Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield registering a blistering 117 degree, and Gilroy registering 112 degrees, breaking its previous daily record of 106 set in 2020.
But Livermore in the East Bay stood out for heat misery Monday, with a record 116 degrees, an all-time high for the city, and far above its previous daily record of 108 set in 1950. Even San Francisco — which so far has escaped the heat with its foggy natural air conditioning from the Golden Gate — recorded 97 degrees at San Francisco International Airport, edging out its previous record of 93 set in 2004.
“It’s a strong heatwave,” Behringer said. “Today and tomorrow are really the peak days of this heatwave, and then going into Wednesday we’re going to have a really slight cool down. It’s still going to be hot, we have 98 forecasts for San Jose. Not cool.” Others packed into cars to descend on the region’s beaches in droves. For the past few days parking lots have been full, beaches packed with people and traffic nightmarish in the area’s small beach towns.
In Martinez, where temperatures soared to 108 degrees, Michael Van Wolbeck said he’s “not used to it being this hot, especially since it’s supposed to be cooler this time of year.” With temperatures expected to soar again Tuesday, the ISO also issued a flex alert for Tuesday between 4 and 9 p.m., when the projected electricity demand of 50,099 megawatts will be at a 2,000 to 3,000-megawatt deficit, the highest ever, ISO CEO Elliott Mainzer said in a press conference Monday. That’s the highest forecasted demand ever seen in California, a record set in July 2006.
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