While extreme heat waves are continuing in many parts of the world, including the eastern United States and South Korea, an unusually “cold” summer is continuing in the western coastal region of the United States, including San Francisco, California.
The National Weather Service (NWS) San Francisco Bay Area Office announced on X (formerly Twitter) on the 27th that the daily high temperatures in the region in June and July of this year were historically low. The NWS went on to say that “the last time summer started this cold” was in 1982 in downtown San Francisco and in 1965 at San Francisco International Airport.
This summer, downtown San Francisco experienced its lowest average daily high temperature in 43 years, and San Francisco International Airport experienced its lowest average in 60 years. The southern San Jose area, where many Koreans live, saw its lowest temperature in 26 years since 1999.According to the local media, the Los Angeles Times, the average temperature in downtown San Francisco in July was 59.4 degrees, and the average temperature in San Jose was 67.5 degrees, according to an NWS meteorologist.
In Oakland, east of San Francisco Bay, temperatures have only risen above 75 degrees once this month, compared to three times in February, making this summer “colder” than last winter. Meteorologist Matt Mele said that the seasonal high-pressure system that usually brings warm weather to California is positioned a bit differently this year, being located further west than usual.
As a result, the low-pressure system has been almost stationary over the Pacific Northwest and California, resulting in constant cloud cover and lower temperatures. He predicted that this type of weather will not change much for the time being.
Tourists visiting the area are spending more money on jumpers and mufflers due to the unexpected ‘cold weather’ in midsummer, local media reported. The temperature in the LA area in Southern California is also much milder than last summer. Since the ‘spark’ heat of over 86 degrees for a few days in mid-June, there has been no significant heat wave in LA.
In the inland areas of LA, while the temperature exceeded 104 degrees several times last summer, there have been only a handful of days this month that have exceeded 86 degrees. However, meteorologists warned that “summer is not over yet” and that we should be prepared for the possibility of temperatures soaring again starting in August.
A heat wave warning has currently been issued for the northeastern region. Some areas of New York recorded a high of 86 degrees the previous day, and the perceived heat index, which reflects humidity, rose to around 100 degrees.