Northern California is experiencing a hot early October, with many cities recording their first triple-digit day in October in 12 years.
“It does happen sometimes, but I wouldn’t say it’s common. It does occur at least in the first half of the month,” said Eric Kurth, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sacramento
A heat advisory was set in place Tuesday at 11 a.m. and extended to Thursday 11 p.m, Kurth said. In the Delta region, Valley and foothills, temperatures are estimated to reach 96 to 106 degrees, with lows of 60 to mid 70 degrees over the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.
Reddit users expressed confusion about October weather conditions, adding that they were “tired” of the heat.
“This heat has felt extremely long, much longer than usual. Seriously,” wrote Reddit user Swarles_Stinson.
In September, the average temperature for downtown Sacramento was 76.3 degrees, and the month had eight days over 100 degrees, Kurth said.
In 1980, downtown Sacramento saw five days with triple digits in October, according to Kurth. The last time it experienced triple digits was in 2012 on the same days this year — Oct. 1 and Oct. 2.