On Saturday, Paso Robles recorded its highest temperature in over twenty years, as no less than 103 degrees could be seen on airport thermometers. As found in the data base of the National Weather Service in Oxnard, something similar goes back to 1973, when the place experienced a heat wave of 102 degrees.

Along the coast however, temperatures were significantly lower: Pismo Beach had 76, Morro Bay, 62 and Avila Beach, 75.
The heat caused a few other problems besides sweating: firefighters trying to contain two fires in the North Bay, had their job made even tougher as one of them, the Geysers Road fire near Geyserville, expanded on 400 acres.

Bay Area heat advisories have started being issued on Wednesday, when temperatures began to gradually rise. Residents were advised to remain indoors, drink lots of water and check to see how relatives and neighbors were doing. Also, people were told to avoid leaving children or pets unattended in vehicles, even for short periods of time, as temperatures can unexpectedly reach dangerous levels.

According to Ryan Walbrun, National Weather Service meteorologist, the worst is over and everything should soon be back to normal. The cooldown is expected to begin on Tuesday and by the end of the week, "it should get a lot cooler."