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

1997: A trace of rain fell in Fresno.
This is the only day during the month of September that Fresno has never recorded any measurable rain.

1984: A tropical air mass lasting two weeks and high sea surface temperatures led to record minimum temperature records set each day except one at San Diego starting on 9.4 and ending on 9.19.
Low temperatures ranged from 73° to the highest minimum of all time of 78° on 9.9 and 9.17.
The high was 100° on this day.
Poor air quality and high humidity caused numerous health problems.

1955: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 100°.

1939: A thunderstorm dropped 2.70" of rain on Needles.
This was the first in a series of storms to hit Needles with 8.50" this month, almost double the entire seasonal average.
Flash floods and debris flows washed through city streets and washed out railroads and highways.
Several residences and a few businesses were damaged.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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