[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (September 16)

1969: A heavy thunderstorm hit Barstow.
Flash flooding flowed through the streets of Barstow.
Water washed into 40 homes.
Thunderstorms around San Bernardino dropped numerous lightning strikes, which caused power failures.
Power poles were set on fire.
Several forest fires were also set, but quickly contained.

1965: Trace of snow reported at Yosemite Valley, earliest occurrence of snow on record.

1951: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV was 98°.

1951: Warmest day in a 20 day stretch of above normal average temperatures that extended from the 8th through the 27th of September in Fresno and Bakersfield.
High reached 101° that afternoon.
Bakersfield recorded its' warmest temperature of the entire year, 107° on this same date.

1929: A tropical air mass enveloped Southern California.
The Meteorologist in Charge at San Diego reported temperatures of 111° in the coastal valleys.
A reading of 94° was reported at San Diego at 4 am on 9.17.

1909: It was 100° in San Diego, the hottest day since 9.22.1883 (26 years).
It occurred at 9 am.


Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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