The heat is on. It’s on the streets.
Temperatures in Hollister reached an official high of 102
degrees Sunday, according to the National Weather Service Monterey
station. Though some unofficial local readings, including one at
San Benito Bank, hit as high as 106 degrees.
The heat is on. It’s on the streets.
Temperatures in Hollister reached an official high of 102 degrees Sunday, according to the National Weather Service Monterey station. Though some unofficial local readings, including one at San Benito Bank, hit as high as 106 degrees.
That greatly eclipses the average high of temperatures from 1971-2000, which on Sept. 21 has been 82 degrees, according to Monterey meteorologist Wendy Stanton.
The weather brought on a Red Flag Warning for most inland areas, including San Benito County, which was extended from Sunday night through Monday morning, she said. It means conditions are conducive to wild fires.
The above-average temperatures, she said, have been caused by a high-pressure system over the Great Basin in Nevada. It has provided easterly winds, which contradict the normal westerly winds from the Pacific Ocean that tend to keep the area relatively cooler.
Stanton’s only advice, other than fire-related dangers, was to “just keep cool.” Temperatures should gradually cool off throughout the week. The forecast shows a high of 97 degrees Monday and 93 degrees Tuesday.
For additional questions call the National Weather Service at 656-1725.
