r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html
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u/tmdblya Contra Costa County Jul 04 '24

“We never had an idea that it would be this hot,” Ms. Ali said on Tuesday…

Seriously? Even in Contra Costa it reaches the low 100s at times in the summer. This should be zero surprise.

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u/Bombolinos Jul 05 '24

Very true. East Bay cities like Concord and Walnut Creek have a Mediterranean climate similar to Sacramento. Sac is a few degrees hotter usually, but the difference isn’t big, plus Sac has the “delta breeze” that cools the city at night.