Photos show Bay Area sizzling as unseasonable warmth grips the U.S. West
Mar 17, 2026, 4:54 PM | Updated: Mar 19, 2026, 5:08 pm
A jogger runs past as a man sunbathes at Crissy Field in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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(AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rare winter heat wave is sweeping across the western United States, bringing unusually high temperatures and early-season records from California to the desert Southwest. In San Francisco, where fog and cool summers are the norm, residents shed layers and flocked to Crissy Field as temperatures climbed into the 80s and 90s, marking the city’s hottest March in decades.
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