2006: Strong thunderstorm winds hit Menifee.
Numerous trees were blown down, some of which fell on homes.
Lightning sparked the Coyote Fire southeast of Anza, which burned 460 acres.
2006: Mount Hamilton only dropped down to 84° F. An all-time record!
2006: Peak of intense July heat wave that affected much of California.
Fresno set a daily record high temperature of 113° F.
This was the hottest temperature recorded in Fresno since a high of 114° F on July 27, 1933.
An all-time record high minimum temperature of 90° F was also set.
In Lemoore, all 10,000 power customers lost power during the afternoon for up to 4 hours.
1956: Strong monsoon flow hit the Southern California region with thunderstorms each day from this day to 7.28, even west of the mountains.
On this day water two feet deep covered spots in Apple Valley.
Many dry desert lakes were filled.
1948: Thunderstorms in Palm Desert and La Quinta flooded homes.
Erosion damaged roads and canals.
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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Numerous trees were blown down, some of which fell on homes.
Lightning sparked the Coyote Fire southeast of Anza, which burned 460 acres.
2006: Mount Hamilton only dropped down to 84° F. An all-time record!
2006: Peak of intense July heat wave that affected much of California.
Fresno set a daily record high temperature of 113° F.
This was the hottest temperature recorded in Fresno since a high of 114° F on July 27, 1933.
An all-time record high minimum temperature of 90° F was also set.
In Lemoore, all 10,000 power customers lost power during the afternoon for up to 4 hours.
In all 46 deaths were related to the heat wave and 18 people suffered injuries.
2005: The remnants of Hurricane Emily arrived in Southern California, resulting in thunderstorms from the deserts to the coast.
Strong storms around Hemet dropped 1.5" and produced flash flooding, 60 mph winds and a weak tornado (F0).
Nearly 1" fell in Ocotillo Wells.
Emily began as a Cape Verde-type tropical cyclone off North Africa that formed 10 July, became the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic on 16 July, then made landfall near the Texas-Mexico border on 20 July.
Moisture from Emily surged across northern Mexico arriving in Southern California on this day.
1998: Strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain produced significant flooding which washed out several roads including Highway 266, between Lida and Palmetto, NV, and Highway 264 in the Fish Lake Valley (near CA-NV border east of Mammoth Lakes).
Twelve people were rescued from stranded vehicles and at least three cars were swept away by flood waters.
1956: Strong monsoon flow hit the Southern California region with thunderstorms each day from this day to 7.28, even west of the mountains.
On this day water two feet deep covered spots in Apple Valley.
Many dry desert lakes were filled.
1948: Thunderstorms in Palm Desert and La Quinta flooded homes.
Erosion damaged roads and canals.
2.8" of rain fell in Palm Springs, the greatest daily amount on record for July.
1923: Between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM a thunderstorm dropped 1.98" of rain in downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street as measured by Charles "Pop" Squires.
Lightning struck the Clark Building causing damage estimated at 500 dollars in 1923 dollars.
A small cottage on Eighth Street was rolled over twice and then shattered by the wind.
In addition, a bath house was blown into a pool at Ladd's Resort and collapsed a garage onto the resort. Walls collapsed on several buildings including a confectionary and a grocery store as well as a warehouse.
The roof of the Union Pacific Railroad shop building was shattered by lightning.
Power poles and power lines at the railroad were also blown down.
Damage at the railroad was estimated at 20,000 dollars at the time. Many business cellars were flooded which damaged goods.
The water from the rain came through almost every house in Las Vegas leaving many discolored ceilings.
1913: Debris from a flash flood blocked parts of the Reno-Carson City road (now U.S. Highway 395).
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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