The sweltering month “is, unfortunately, very consistent with expectations that we’re going to see hotter and hotter summers,” one expert said.
“That is a huge margin,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA. “Not only did we break the previous record, but we essentially shattered it.”in much of the state, with daily temperature highs soaring over the triple digits. And, crucially, temperatures stayed warm overnight, increasing the average temperature for the month.
Sacramento and Fresno each had their hottest July numbers on record at 81.1° and 90.0°, respectively. Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties each deviated more than 7 degrees above historical averages with July average temperatures of 76.7°, 78.3° and 76.5°. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded monthly temperatures for more than 100 years, and California has broken all-time monthly heat records three times in the past decade. A blistering July in 2018 averaged 79.6°F in California, which was knocked out by a 79.8°F average in 2021. The previous record of 79.5°F was set in 1931.“It is, unfortunately, very consistent with expectations that we’re going to see hotter and hotter summers,” Swain said.
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