If a weekend of high temperatures made you long for cooler climes, consider the plight of the poor weather forecasters who in some case struggled to keep track of the numbers as the mercury climbed.

The weather got so hot in the Bay Area on Sunday, the National Weather Service at one point said its radar equipment on Mount Umunhum near San Jose suffered from technical difficulties and had to be shut down for rest.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.