[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (June 5)

On This Date In California Weather History...

1993: A strong, late season spring storm moved into California.
Lake Gregory was deluged with 3.24 inches of rain.
1.26 inches of precipitation fell in Santa Ana, 0.91 inch fell in Riverside, 0.85 inch in Big Bear Lake and 0.76 inch fell in LA, each the greatest daily amount on record for June.

1993: An F0 tornado touched down in South Fresno.
This is also one of only two days in June that Fresno has received more than an inch of rain with 1.30" having fallen.
(other is June 6, 1998 when 1.88" of rain fell).
This same storm system brought 13" of snow to Lodgepole, the biggest snowfall on record here in June.

1987: Rare June thunderstorms hit the LA region and Mojave Desert on this day and on 6.6.
A severe thunderstorm hit Palmdale and Lancaster.
One inch diameter hail hit Mt. Pinos in northern LA County, 0.75 inch hail hit Palmdale, 0.5 inch hail hit Pine Mountain near the LA-Kern county line.
Lightning struck the Santa Monica Bay.
Power was knocked out.
Lightning sparked small fires.
In Lancaster, mobile homes were damaged by strong winds (possible tornado?) and lightning.
Two-by-fours were driven into the roofs of mobile homes.
Utility poles were uprooted and broken in half.
More than 500,000 were left without power.

1972: The Padres' home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates was rained out at (then) San Diego Stadium.
This also occurred the previous day on 6.5.1972.

1934: Bakersfield received 0.11" of rain.
This raised the water season total to 2.21", however, it was still the driest water season on record here.

1934: 0.38 inch fell in 24 hours in San Diego, starting on this day (0.09 inch) and ending on 6.6 (0.29 inch), the greatest 24-hour amount on record for June.

1894: Coldest high ever in Fresno in June, 57 degrees.

Source: NWS Hanford & San Diego

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