Monday, July 22, 2019

[CaliforniaDisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (July 22)

2006: A major heat wave with humidity, in some ways unprecedented, hit Southern California.
It was 121° F in Palm Springs, 120° F at Indio and Thermal, 114° F at Ontario and the Wild Animal Park, and 113° F at El Cajon.
It was 112° F at Escondido and 109° F in La Mesa; both were highest temperatures on record.
The 112° F reading in Escondido beat the old record of 111° F on 9.6.1955.
Record high minimum temperatures were recorded in most places.
Desert locations reported the all-time warmest month on record and a few locations west of the mountains (such as San Diego) did not drop below 70° F all month.
Sea surface temperatures hit 80° F.
Many were killed from the heat, and many more were treated for heat related illnesses.
Some power outages occurred.
Strong thunderstorm winds hit Lake Elsinore and blew down a 40 foot tree.

2006: San Jose only dropped down to 74° F. An all-time record high overnight low temperature!

2003: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV, was 108° F, while Hawthorne, NV, recorded a high of 106° F.

1997: Monsoon moisture and a strong easterly wave brought two rounds of strong thunderstorms to the Coachella Valley and the Anza Borrego Desert. Desert Hot Springs received 2" of rain during the morning.
During the late afternoon, intense thunderstorms developed over the Anza Borrego Desert.
1.57" fell in Mecca and 1.43" in Thermal.
Flash flooding resulted in Desert Hot Springs as flood waters inundated several homes and an apartment complex, closed numerous roads, and washed away residents' driveways.
South of Borrego Springs, a ten-mile stretch of Yaqui Pass Road between Borrego Springs and Highway 78 was flooded.
Mud, debris and pavement washouts kept the road closed for three days.

1988: South Lake Tahoe set its all-time record high temperature of 99°.

1987: Low temperature of 22° F at Lodgepole (Sequioa-Kings Cyn. NP).

1986: Lightning struck Carlsbad, injuring six men.
Lightning struck two homes in Rancho Peñaquitos and in Scripps Ranch, where a chimney was damaged.
A 30 minute hailstorm in Mt. Laguna produced 1.55" of precipitation.
The marble size hail stripped leaves off oak trees.
Lightning and wind caused sporadic power outages.

1979: Susanville recorded 1.40" of precipitation.

1968: A heavy thunderstorm struck Needles with 1.50" of rain.
Flash flooding damaged numerous buildings, streets and highways.

1966: A tornado touched down in Victorville.

1960: A lightning storm sparked 24 fires in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Strong thunderstorm winds snapped off telephone poles near Barstow.
A thunderstorm produced a debris flow near Forest Home (now Forest Falls).
One care was caught in the mud.

1959: 0.002" of rain was recorded [at Los Vegas, NV] ending a streak of 150 days with no measurable precipitation.

1956: Las Vegas was plagued by power outages, flooded streets, skidding autos and screaming sirens as thunderstorms hit the city and surrounding areas.
The heavy downpour covered the entire Las Vegas Valley.
Power outages hit various sections of the city as lines were blown down by strong winds.
Las Vegas residents became alarmed when air raid sirens atop the County Courthouse began blaring away at the height of the storm.
The siren was touched off by a short circuit in the alarm system caused by the rain.

1913: Fresno and Bakersfield both had their wettest July day on record with 0.33" of rain recorded at both locations.

1910: All-time record high minimum of 88° F set at Bakersfield.

1902: A dying tropical cyclone brought 2" of rain to the mountains and deserts of Southern California during a very strong El Niño event of 1901-02.

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

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