Saturday, November 2, 2013

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (November 2)



2011: Strong offshore winds hit 81 mph at Fremont Canyon.
Sustained winds were between 40 and 50 mph.

2002:
Dense fog in south LA led to two pileups on the 710 freeway involving 194 vehicles.
There were no deaths and 41 injuries.

2002: October passed with dry heat and no precipitation across the North State.
Leaves fell but not the rain.
Not a drop of rain fell in October that usually brings the season's first downpours.

2002: The morning low temperature at Lovelock, NV was -1°.

1997: It was 97° in Riverside, the highest temperature on record for November.
This also occurred on 11.21.1924.
It was 98° in Escondido, also the highest temperature on record for November.
This also occurred on 11.10.1956.

1993: Santa Ana winds gusted to over 60 mph on this day through 11.4.
The Old Topanga fire burned from Calabasas to the ocean consuming hundreds of homes.

1987: In the aftermath of the worst forest fires to hit the north state in decades, government agencies scrambled to stem the effects and get the forests on the road to recovery.
At stake were the health of fisheries in rivers and streams far from where the fires burned and the productivity of timberlands for years to come.

1983: Highest minimum temperature records were set each day in San Diego for eight consecutive days, starting on 10.26 and ending on this day.

1977: It was 74° in Big Bear Lake, the highest temperature on record for November.
This also occurred on 11.4.1988 and 11.4.1984.

1967: San Jose had a high temperature of 85° -- a record for the month.

1966: San Luis Obispo hit 98°, a record high for the month.

1966: It was 80° in Idyllwild, the highest temperature on record for November.
This also occurred on 11.1.1999, 11.13.1999, 11.4.1980, and 11.12.1967.

1959: This was the sunniest November on record in Fresno, with a total of 302 hours and 50 seconds of sunshine – 99% of the total amount possible.

1935: 12" of snow fell at Sierraville, CA and Carson City, NV, with 11.6" of snow being reported at Reno, NV.

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

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