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

2009: Severe thunderstorm winds struck La Quinta foothills with gusts measuring 61 mph.

1987: A rare cold air mass for mid-summer descended on the region starting on 7.18 and ending on 7.21 and broke numerous low temperature records.

1985: Strong thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall in the mountains and the adjacent desert.
A mudslide at the top of the Palm Springs Tram trapped 150, all but 31 were rescued by helicopter.
The 31 spent the night because the helicopter was grounded due to unsafe winds.
The 15 minute slide was a debris flow carrying huge rocks and timbers.
A thunderstorm plunged a light aircraft to the ground at Mormon Rocks, killing a family of three.
Flooding was reported "all over" in the Morongo Basin.
A tornado in Needles hit a mobile home park and injured six.
It leveled four mobile homes and damaged 14 others.
1.50" of rain fell in Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily amount on record for July.
2.36" fell in Cuyamaca, flooding Paso Picacho Campground.

1984: Yerington, NV, recorded 1.75" of precipitation.

1960: The overnight low in Death Valley was 102°.

1960: Thunderstorm winds in the Tehachapis downed utility lines and damaged farm buildings.

1955: Heavy thunderstorms struck desert areas of Twentynine Palms and Barstow.
One cloudburst hit Cherry Valley with three inches of rain in 30 minutes.
A 75 foot stream of water crossed Highway 66 at Hodge, southwest of Barstow.
Washouts were also reported around Twentynine Palms.

1954: A northward moving hurricane made landfall in central Baja California with the remnants moving into Arizona.
Rainfall of up to two inches occurred in the mountains and deserts starting on 7.17 and ending on this day.
This occurred during the El Niño of 1953-54.

1931: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV, was 108°.
Carson City, NV, had a high temperature of 107°, while Reno, NV, recorded a high of 105°.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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