[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (August 25)

On This Date In California Weather History....

2008: A severe thunderstorm developed over Baja California and produced damaging microbursts as it moved north over Campo. Measured wind speeds were 52 mph, but estimated winds were at least 58 mph.
Trees were downed in Campo.
Nickel sized hail fell from a severe thunderstorm just northwest of Ranchita.

2003: Monsoonal moisture produced thunderstorms late on the 25th that produced over an inch of rain in some areas, including the Valley.
1.68 inches fell at Cottonwood Creek in the Sierra and 1.48 inches fell at Lost Hills (Kern Co.) in the (Central) Valley.
Roads were closed in parts of Sequoia National Park and in the Kern Plateau.

2003: Thunderstorms developed in the mountains each day starting on this day and ending on 8.27.
Flooding closed Hwy. 38 in Big Bear City, roads near Guatay, routes S2 and S22 near Ranchita, Hwy. 78 east of Julian (from rock slides and mud slides) and streets in Borrego Springs and Campo.
0.75 inch hail fell at Big Bear City.

2000: A funnel cloud came within 200 feet of the ground in Jacumba (San Diego Co.).

1993: Rain and thunderstorms developed from the remnants of Hurricane Hilary on this day and ended on 8.26.
Three to four inches of rain fell in two hours from heavy thunderstorms in the San Bernardino Mountains, Morongo Valley, and Desert Hot Springs.
Flash flooding occurred in Yucaipa and Morongo Valley.

1965: It was 29° in Big Bear Lake, the lowest temperature on record for August.

1955: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 103.

1949: Stretch of 21 days in a row with below average temperatures in Fresno comes to an end.

1935: A tropical cyclone tracked northward across southern and central Baja California.
The remnants spread into Arizona generating rainfall of up to two inches in the southern valleys, mountains, and deserts.

1924: The high temperature at Reno, NV was 99.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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