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Eleven cities in the greater Bay Area set record high temperatures Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
More records could be broken Tuesday, as heat advisories have been expanded to include San Francisco and the Pacific Coastline. Advisories and warnings for hot weather for the Bay Area have been extended until Thursday evening by the National Weather Service
In Redwood City, the high was 107 on Monday. The previous record was 97 degrees, set in 1983.
Livermore took top honors with the highest record temperature of 116 degrees, which broke not only the daily record for Sept. 5 but the highest temperature ever recorded in that city.
The previous all-time high was 115 recorded in 1950, and the previous record for Sept. 5 was 108 recorded, also recorded in 1950.
The highs in Gilroy and Santa Rosa reached 112, which set records for the date and the month. Gilroy's high tied its record for September set in 2017 and 2020.
Eight other cities experienced record heat for the date, ranging from 109 in Napa to 97 in San Francisco.
Pulse Staff contributed to this report.
