[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (August 19)

On This Date In California Weather History....

2003: Reno, NV had a high temperature of 99.

1997: Tropical storm Ignacio produced 18 foot waves in Orange County from 8.17 to this day.

1983: The lowest maximum temperature on record of 74° in Riverside remarkably occurred on the same day as the highest minimum temperature of 70° for this day.

1976: Fresno only reached 67 degrees for a high temperature.
This is not only the coldest high temperature on record for the month of August, but also the earliest in the season that Fresno has had a high temperature in the 60s.

1961: Thunderstorms hit Barstow, Redlands and Calimesa.
Roads and highways were eroded.
A few homes in Redlands were sitting in two to three feet of water.

1959: It was 31° in Idyllwild, making this the earliest date in the season to reach freezing temperatures.

1945: What is believed to be a decaying tropical storm hit the region on 8.18 and this day.
1.75 inches of rain fell in Escondido on this day, the greatest daily amount on record for August.

1909: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 105.

1906: Bakersfield ended a run of 50 consecutive days with highs of 100 degrees or better.
This is the longest such streak on record here.

1906: A tropical storm came up into the Gulf of California and the southwestern United States, giving the mountains and deserts heavy rainfall on 8.18 and on this day.
Needles received 5.66 inches of rain, twice the normal of seasonal rainfall.
This occurred during the El Niño of 1905-06.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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