[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (October 28)

2000: Funnel clouds were observed around Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.

1990: It was 100° in Borrego Springs, the latest date in the season a 100° temperature was recorded.

1981: Palo Alto received 1.08" of rain.

1971: San Luis Obispo reached an overnight low of 30°, a then-record low for the month.

1971: High of only 55° at Bakersfield, lowest on record for the month of October.

1970: It was 32° in Riverside, the earliest date in the season a freezing temperature was recorded.

1962: Foresters surveying damage to timberlands in the Columbus Day storm estimated timber losses in the eight counties of northeast California at more than $2 million.
The survey indicated that well over 115 million board feet — enough wood to build a city of 11,600 houses — was blown down Oct. 12.

1948: Reno, NV had a morning low of 14°.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, San Francisco/Monterey, & San Diego and the Redding Record-Searchlight

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