On This Date In California Weather History....
2001: A funnel cloud was observed in Dulzura.
1997: Tropical storm Ignacio produced 18 foot waves in Orange County from this day to 8.19.
1992: Tropical air brought high temperatures and heat index values to LA for a week.
On this day it was 99° with a heat index of 110°.
1983: Portions of California City were flooded after heavy rain fell in the Tehachapi Mountains and caused Cache Creek to swell.
Water was the height of car windows and some houses flooded.
1977: Hurricane Doreen tracked north northwestward along the west coast of Baja California, dissipating over the coastal waters.
Most areas received at least two inches of rainfall with up to eight inches in the mountains from 8.15 to this day.
This occurred during the El Niño of 1977-78.
4.9 inches fell at Mt. Laguna, 4.5 inches at Borrego Palm Canyon, four inches at Palomar Mountain and Lake Henshaw, 3.26 inches at Borrego Springs (2.53 inches in six hours on this day, a 100 year event), and more than two inches in Palm Springs and in Riverside.
4.5 inches fell at the Salton Sea in just a few hours.
2.06 inches fell in LA, the wettest August day on record.
Four died and $25 million in damage in Southern California resulted.
Debris flows and flooding from Henderson Canyon into the Borrego Springs De Anza neighborhood damaged 100 homes.
Mud flows grew to five feet deep.
Flooded roads resulted in desert areas.
Floods and crop damage was incurred at the Salton Sea.
On this day 2.73 inches of rain fell in Borrego Springs, the all-time greatest daily amount on record.
2.13 inches fell in San Diego on 8.16 and on this day, the wettest 24-hour period on record for August.
On this day 1.79 inches of rain fell in Santa Ana, the greatest daily amount on record for August.
1977: Wettest August day on record for Bakersfield with 1.03 inches of rain recorded.
Only two calendar days have had at least an inch of rain fallen in Bakersfield in the month of August.
1967: Thunderstorms hit the lower desert, also on 8.16, produced 2.5 inches of rain in 90 minutes at Cathedral City and 0.75 inch at Indio.
1963: A heavy thunderstorm hit the tiny town of Rice (east of Joshua Tree NM).
The flash flood washed out roads and railroads.
1959: A heavy thunderstorm dropped 1.5 inches in Needles and 1 inch at the Needles airport.
One died and three were missing in disastrous flooding.
Bridges, highways and railroads were washed out across a wide area.
Cars were swept away.
Waves up to 22 feet were observed coming down Sacramento Wash.
This was considered the greatest runoff of record from any desert watershed in San Bernardino County history.
1918: An exceptionally cold period for summer enveloped Southern California.
It was 45° in Santa Ana, the lowest temperature on record for August.
This also occurred on 8.21.1959.
1917: This day was the final day of a 43-day hot spell to hit Death Valley (since 7.6) with temperatures 120° or higher.
1910: A fire in Igo (Shasta Co.) destroyed Leiter's Store; Gus Leschinsky's hotel, saloon and lodging house; two barns; an unoccupied blacksmith shop and the home of Mrs. Parsons.
Total damages were estimated at $20,000.
1909 — The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 103.
1901 — Susanville recorded 1.23 inches of precipitation.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego as well as the Redding Record-Searchlight
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