[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (May 27)

2008: A system deposited 0.08" of rain in Bakersfield.
This was the only measurable rain to fall in the entire March-May period here and tied 1992 for the driest meteorological spring on record.

2003: A strong dust devil in Sugarloaf caused damage to three vehicles.

1909: Bakersfield reached a high of 104°.
This was the hottest day of this May which featured 12 days with triple digit high temperatures, the most ever in May in Bakersfield.

1896: It was 124° at Salton (City), which still reigns as the national maximum temperature record for May.

1862: A M5.9 earthquake caused landslides into San Diego Bay and three to four feet of wave runup (a small tsunami).

Source: NWS Hanford & San Diego


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