Thursday, October 31, 2019

[CaliforniaDisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (October 26)

2006: Offshore winds blew to 40 mph in the Banning Pass.
The Esperanza Fire was started by an arsonist.
It eventually burned 40,200 acres from Cabazon to San Jacinto.
It destroyed 34 homes and killed 5 firefighters.

2004: A thunderstorm produced 3/4" severe hail near Yountville in Napa County.

2004: A thunderstorm produced 2.28" of rain in Elsinore, the greatest one-day rainfall total for October.

2004: Early season storm system brings over an inch of rain to parts of the San Joaquin Valley and over a foot of snow to the Sierra as low as 6,000 feet.
Fresno recorded 1.05" of rain, setting a daily precipitation record.
At Lodgepole, 16" of snow fell, the greatest on record for a single storm during the month of October.
Grant Grove received 15.9" of snow.

2003: Santa Ana winds started on 10/25 and ended on 10/27.
Gusts of 56 mph were measured at Descanso, 46 mph in Anza, 45 mph in Ontario, 43 mph at Fremont Canyon, 41 mph in Beaumont and 40 mph in Campo.
Unprecedented wildfires, including the Cedar, Paradise and Otay Fires consumed hundreds of thousands of acres, killed over 20 people and caused over one billion dollars in damage.
Notable fires that began on this day in 2003 include the Paradise, Otay, and Mountain Fires.
The Paradise Fire would consume 56,700 acres near Valley Center and Escondido and kill 2 before it was finally contained.
The Otay and Mountain Fires sprang to life on this day.
They scorched 46,291 and 10,331 acres respectively. 

2002: A funnel cloud was observed five miles northeast of Borrego Springs.

1993: Eureka hit 87° F, establishing a then-all-time high for any month ever!

1993: Santa Ana winds started on this day and ended on 10/27.
A gust of 62 mph was measured at Ontario.
A fire started in Laguna Hills.

1937: Las Vegas, NV, recorded a high temperature of 90° F, setting a daily record.          

1912: The big storm of the week, accompanied in Siskiyou by a heavy wind, brought down snow at some of the logging camps, forcing the suspension of operations for a few days.

1875: A wind-driven fire destroyed much of Virginia City, at the time the largest city in Nevada.

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

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