Do we underestimate and downplay how Great Sacramento weather really is? (San Francisco: reviews, diner)

[mixxalot]

Oh please, Chim dude cut it out already with the charts. Seriously dude. Comparing Sacramento with Phoenix or Vegas or any furnace dump in the USA is retarded man. Weather sucks here compared to bay area or San Diego and we know it. Sacramento is only a lower priced dump area of California like Bakersfield or similar places.

@Valleyboy you are right it was blistering in MAY. Never saw that in my years living here. June weather is like late August heat.

[Chimérique]

May 2021 - Sacramento - May was Gloriously Perfect

High Temps for the day
How many days of:
100's - 1 day
90's - 8 days
80's - 16 days
70's - 6 days

Low Temps for the day
How many days of:

Very Very Cool 40's - 3 days (actual), because of "wind chill", the feels like temp gave us 16 days in the upper 40's
Very Cool 50-55F - 18 days
Cool 56F-59F - 6 days
Cool 60-63F - 4 days
Comfortable - 64-69F - Zero days, all mornings were Cooler.
Not Cool enough - 70's - Zero days, unlike much of the rest of the country in the Summer. Sacramento always Cools into the 50's and 60's. throughout the summer.

[Chimérique]

June 1-30, 2021 - Sacramento
(All 30 days)

Low Temps for the day
How many days of:

40's - 2 days (very, very cool)
50-55F - 7 days (very cool)
56F-59F - 12 days (cool)
60-65F - 7 days (cool)
66-68F - 2 days, (cool)

70's - Zero days. All days were cooler. Sacramento always Cools into the 50's and 60's throughout the summer, unlike much of the rest of the country.

High Temps for the day
How many days of:

100's - 3 days (heat index) (+3 recorded/actual)
90's - 15 days - humidy and dew point all in the pleasant and comfortable category
80's - 6 days
70's - 3 days

[Chimérique]

July 3, 2021, 7:00PM, early evening

San Francisco 54F - SF never has warm "summer" weather

Sacramento 82F - Perfect Pleasant dew point
Seattle 82F
Portland 83F

Phoenix 96F

Hey Readers, I've always obtained my the data for this thread from weather.com and the National Weather Service.

I created this thread because like so many Californians I sort of just went along with the stereotypes about Sacramento weather, which you may not even know about. And I discovered how untrue those stereotypes were and surprisingly discovered how unique and distinct Sacramento summer weather really is, not only in comparison to its location within interior California and coastal California, but in comparison with the rest of the country. I discovered how comfortable and cool its summers are most of the time throughout a typical summer day and night.

[Chimérique]

July 3, 2021, 10:00PM, night


Sacramento 71F - Perfect Pleasant dew point - Cooler than the Pacific Northwest

Seattle 73F - dew point Comfortable
Portland 73F

Phoenix 84F, dew point Oppressive

[mixxalot]

Well I checked Alexa and it is 60% humidity with high dew point at 73F right now and definitely feels a bit muggy. PNW is having a freak year of wacky high temps.

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by mixxalot

Well I checked Alexa and it is 60% humidity with high dew point at 73F right now and definitely feels a bit muggy. PNW is having a freak year of wacky high temps.

Sacramento is almost NEVER a dew point of 73F, nor 60% humidity, except when it is Cool or when it rains in the winter.

July 5, 2021, 10:34AM (PST), late Morning, Sacramento

Portland 67F, Dew Point 52F
Sacramento 72F, Dew Point 56F, Pleasant
Los Angeles 72F, Dew Point 57F

Fresno Heat index 82F
Washington DC Heat index 90F, Dew Point 65F, Sticky
San Antonio Heat index 97F
Phoenix Heat index 98F

[Chimérique]

Another Perfect Sacramento Summer Day. From 6am to 2PM it was in the upper 50s to upper 70's. (8hrs of cool to comfortable daylight hours) Late afternoon mostly 80's.

For the last 15 days the highs have been mostly around the upper 80's to low 90's, with low dew points=very comfortable and pleasant and low humidity. (2 days it reached 100F lasting less than 1 hour), But just about everyone including me will characterize the last 15 days by those 2 hours of 100F, why we do this is a mystery, its part of our DNA to downplay how great our weather really is!

For the last 15 days lows temps have been in the mid 50's and low 60's offering many cool daylight hours regardless of how warm it may get later that afternoon.

Spent today on a large boat, breakfast and lunch cruising up and down the Sacramento River. Late afternoon, as it reached the upper 80's, we brought out the jet skis for the kids, full sun, the water was cold and refreshing!

July 5, 2021, 7:30PM, (PST) late afternoon, early evening


San Francisco Feels like temp 52F, I'd much rather be on a boat on the Sacramento River than SF Bay. It's never warm in SF.
Portland 79F
Seattle 80F

Sacramento 82F - Perfect, Delta Breeze picking up, expect a dramatic cool down, all that cold Pacific air is sucked through the Delta funneled up to Sacramento. Perfect Time for a walk to Gunters Ice Cream!!! A Sacramento favorite pastime! Perfect humidity levels, pleasant and comfortable.

Dallas heat index 95F
Las Vegas 107F

[sacguy71]

Today kicked up the extreme heat wave well anyways it’s almost 90F at 11:30pm no breeze in Carmichael and I don’t like ice cream and there’s no Gunters nearby plus it’s fattening makes you thirsty only water gets rid of thirst for me. I did spend a lot of time in my pool today after work that was refreshing. Tomorrow supposed to be 115F maybe but forecasts are not always accurate. I’ll be in pool all weekend to keep cool.

[SusVelo]

Portland: 74, 78, 87, and 83 Saturday
Sacramento: 92, 102, 107, 112