On This Date In California Weather History....
2007: Remnants of Hurricane Dean produced thunderstorms and heavy rain all over the San Diego Metro area in the morning, then in the afternoon in the Anza Borrego Desert.
In Escondido nearly 2 inches fell in less than 90 minutes in the morning.
That afternoon, flash flooding occurred near Borrego Springs and Ocotillo Wells, rendering several roads impassable.
Several park visitors were trapped near the Borrego Badlands.
2003: Measurable rain (0.04") fell in Fresno.
Only 18 Augusts have seen measurable rain fall in Fresno since the start of records in 1887.
2003: Thunderstorms developed in the mountains each day starting on 8.25 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.
1993: Rain and thunderstorms developed from the remnants of Hurricane Hilary on 8.25 and ended on this day.
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.
1970: China Lake NAS ended a 47 day stretch with highs of 100 degrees or better, the longest such streak on record.
1924: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 102, while Reno, NV recorded a high of 99.
1920: Fallon, NV recorded 1.23 inches of precipitation.
1915: The remnants of a tropical cyclone moved northward across northern Baja California into the deserts of
southern California.
One inch of rain fell in Riverside.
This occurred during the strong El Niño of 1914-15.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego
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