[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (May 8)

2001: A heat wave started on 5.7 and ended on 5.9.
Temperatures hit 109° at Palm Springs, Thermal, and Borrego Springs, 103° at Hemet, and 102° at San Bernardino.

1977: The great Mother's Day storm produced heavy rain after three years of severe drought.
Some areas received more than three inches of rain. Local flooding resulted.
3.69 inches of precipitation fell in Palomar Mountain, 2.47 inches in Idyllwild, 1.99 inches in Big Bear Lake, 1.49 inches in San Diego, and 1.06 inches in Victorville, each the greatest daily amount on record for May.
1.50 inches of rain fell in San Diego starting on 5.8 (1.49 inches) and ending on this day (0.01 inch), the wettest 24-hour period on record for May.
On this day the Padres' home game against the Montreal Expos was rained out at (then) San Diego Stadium.

1964: It was 18° in Big Bear Lake, the lowest temperature on record for May.
This also occurred on 5.1.1967.

1953: 8.0 inches of snow fell at Cedarville, its all-time record one-day total for May.

1928: Wettest calendar day ever in May in Bakersfield, 0.95 inches of rain fell.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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