Record-breaking heat: At 103 degrees in San Jose and 97 degrees in San Francisco, Sunday was the Bay’s hottest Oct. 6 ever

There was perhaps no better place to be this Sunday than the beach.

Shirtless San Franciscans sparred for a few spare feet of sand on China Beach, sunbathers joined the surfers in Pacifica, and families pitched parasols at Alameda Beach as temperatures set new daily records in 10 different Bay Area cities.

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