Ethan Ng, 9, of Danville, cools off with classmates at the Hap McGee Ranch Park in Danville, Calif., on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Temperatures were in the mid 90’s in Danville, and the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through Thursday. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
The year’s first heat wave warmed up much of California on Tuesday, sending temperatures as high as 113 degrees in Death Valley. The Bay Area didn’t reach those scorching heights. But there were some hot spots.
Top 10 hottest temperatures on Tuesday June 4, 2024 in the 9-county Bay Area, according to the National Weather Service and NOAA:
1) Vacaville 103
2) Fairfield 102
3) Napa State Hospital 101
4) Santa Rosa 100
5) Byron Airport 100
6) Concord Buchanan Field 99
7) Altamont Pass 98
8) Henry Coe State Park 97
9) Healdsburg 96
10) Los Vaqueros Reservoir 96
And the next 10:
11) Livermore Municipal Airport 95
12) San Rafael Civic Center 95
13) Los Altos 94
14) Redwood City 91
15) Petaluma Airport 90
16) San Jose 89
17) Gilroy 89
18) Kentfield 89
19) Oakland 88
20) Hayward 83
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