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

1999: Heavy thunderstorms produced flooding in San Jacinto, Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Palm Desert.

1985: Santa Maria hit 104° establishing an all-time high for July.

1960: It was 106° (at Redding), making it the hottest day of the year.
And Redding was ready to have its seventh straight day of 100° heat.
People by the thousands poured into the city's parks to relax under the shade trees and feel the caresses of the river-cooled breezes.

1945: 0.22" of rain fell in Santa Ana, a small amount, but the greatest daily rainfall amount on record for July.

1905: Fresno recorded its' all-time maximum temperature of 115°.

Source: NWS Hanford, San Diego, and Redding Record-Searchlight

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