[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (August 3)

1997: A major heat wave started on 8.2 and ended on 8.7.
Temperatures hit 121° in Thermal, 118° in Borrego Springs, 113° in Brea, 110° in Riverside and Ontario, and 101° in Julian.
The low temperature was 93° in Palm Springs on 8.5.
Five deaths were attributed to this heat wave.
Dime size hail was reported at Campo on this day.

1961: The high temperature at Hawthorne, NV, was 105°.

1955: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV, was 104°.

1929: A severe thunderstorm in Yuma un-roofs more than 10 buildings and completely destroys 2 others.

1928: Since records for Bakersfield have been kept at Meadows Field, only three days in the month of August have never received any precipitation – August 3rd, August 20th and August 25th.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, Phoenix, & San Diego

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