Heat Wave Breaks Records in Bay Area
Record-setting weekend temperatures here reached the upper 90s, uncharacteristic for a city that usually is shrouded in cool fog at this time of year.
And while the unusually warm weekend weather may have been welcomed by beach-goers, it proved to be a major irritation for towns without electricity and for firefighters dousing small brush fires.
Arrivals at Stinson Beach, north of the city, were turned away after parking lots filled quickly.
Three San Francisco Bay Area cities Sunday tied or broke high temperature records set in 1993. Oakland International Airport reported 95 degrees, breaking its record of 91 degrees. San Jose was a sweltering 105 degrees, breaking its record of 104. San Francisco tied its record with 99 degrees.
Sacramento reported 104 degrees Sunday, tying its 1987 record.
More than 15,000 people in the northern half of the state were without power Saturday, according to Pacific Gas & Electric. That meant no air-conditioning in parts of Martinez, San Jose, Antioch and other communities.
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