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

2010: Bakersfield reached 100° or above for the first time this year; this is the 6th latest calendar date for this to occur in the year (actually it is tied with this date in 1937).

2006: A severe thunderstorm dropped nickel size hail (0.88" diameter) in Yosemite National park north of the Lodge.

1990: An intense Sundowner Wind event descended upon the Santa Barbara area bringing the mercury at one location to 109° and driving the Painted Cave Fire from a start near the top of San Marcos Pass all the way down into the City of Santa Barbara and jumping the 101 Freeway. In all, 640 structures were lost. 

1990: The minimum temperature was 62° in Big Bear Lake, the highest minimum temperature on record.

1952: Lodgepole (Southern Sierra) received 0.2" of snow pushing the seasonal snowfall to 522.9", making it the snowiest winter on record.
This is also the latest in the season snow has fallen here.

1926: The minimum temperature was 97° in Palm Springs, the highest minimum temperature on record.

Source: NWS Hanford & San Diego

--
Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/
Read my blog at http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/
My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/derkimster
Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kim-noyes/9/3a1/2b8
Follow me on Twitter @DisasterKim

__._,_.___

Be sure to check out our Links Section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/links
Please join our Discussion Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters_discussion/ for topical but extended discussions started here or for less topical but nonetheless relevant messages.

Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

__,_._,___