Saturday’s high temperature of 105 degrees — recorded in Medford at 4:02 p.m. — surpassed the previous high mark of 104 degrees set in 1924. The record-setting heat lasted for approximately two hours between 4 and 6 p.m., capping off several days of extreme temperatures , according to the Nation Weather Service.

The warm weather was one ingredient that brewed up a thunderstorm in Northern California Saturday, said Weather Center forecaster Rick Holtz. The storm rocked Ashland Saturday evening but quietly dissipated at about sunset before ever hitting Medford.

Lightning struck off and on for about two hours starting at about 7 p.m. Heavy rain pummeled Ashland for about 20 minutes, threatening to flood storm drains, said Ashland Fire Engineer Matt Freiheit.

The storm downed a power line near East Main Street, cutting off electricity to Ashland’s downtown, Freiheit said. About 13,200 customers in areas south of Medford and near Jacksonville experienced a 5-minute outage caused by lightning, said Bekki Witt, spokeswoman for Pacific Power.

Lightning bolts also were suspected of igniting several small fires in remote areas near Mount Ashland and off Dead Indian Memorial Road, said firefighters with Jackson County Fire District No. 5.

High temperatures were expected to dip to 100 degrees today and 96 degrees on Monday. The forecast called for sunny skies with heat reaching the lower to middle 90s for the rest of the week.