Monday, August 10, 2015

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (August 10)



1999: Thundersnow occurred in the high Sierra around 11,500 feet in elevation, about 18 miles northeast of Huntington Lake.
3" to 4" of snow fell in association with this storm.

1989: One of the most severe convective outbreaks of record in Southern California began on 8.7 and continued until 8.11, when it climaxed.

1981: Thunderstorms dropped up to 6.5" of rain in the Moapa Valley, NV, with most of it falling in 15 minutes resulting in flooding that killed 762 cattle at a dairy in Hidden Valley, NV.

1978: The low temperature was 78° F in Palomar Mountain, the highest minimum temperature on record.
This also occurred on 7.11.2003 and on 6.29.1994.

1970: San Luis Obispo dropped to an overnight low of 40° F setting a record low for the month.

1970: Reno, NV had a high temperature of 103° F.

1963: A heavy thunderstorm struck Lenwood and Barstow.
In Lenwood a boy was swept 200 feet by a flash flood before clinging to a telephone pole.
The same flash flood carried a loaded trailer 150 feet off the highway.

1956: Monterey had a low temperature of 45° F.

1941: Thunderstorms hit the eastern Coachella Valley damaging buildings.
Water was 30" deep in Mecca after more than 3" of rain fell.
1.46" fell in Indio.

1935: It was 105° F in Santa Ana, the highest temperature on record for August.

1933: A heat wave began on this day and ended on 8.13 in the valleys; temperatures topped 110° F for several consecutive days.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego

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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>


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