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In Gilroy, the temperature hit 112 degrees, matching the previous September high. 

In Santa Rosa, the mercury also got up to 112, breaking the previous September high. 

And in Livermore, the temperature was recorded at a scorching 116 degrees — the highest mark the National Weather Service Bay Area has ever recorded in any part of the Bay Area.

That 116 mark was also matched in Fairfield according to San Francisco Chronicle meteorologist Gerry Diaz.

(SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst but operate independently of one another.)

While the Bay Area had been preparing for an extraordinary heat wave for the last few days, the temperatures on Monday were even hotter than many expected.

“It could have been hotter in some locations than people were forecasting,” said Canepa. 

Downtown San Francisco (which is now included in the Heat Advisory) reached 91 degrees Monday, not close to its September record of 106 degrees. In Oakland the temperature rose to 100 degrees, nine degrees shy of its all-time September high. 

And it could be just as hot tomorrow. 

“You would expect hot to very hot (temperatures tomorrow) with a lot of places getting at or above 100 degrees. Conditions are forecast to be nearly the same as today,” said Canepa.

At least near the coast, temperatures could cool off a bit on Wednesday. But further inland, the highs could persist longer. 

The heat is expected to abate throughout the Bay Area by the weekend.