On This Date In California Weather History (July 18): 2005: It was 94° in Big Bear Lake, the highest temperature on record. This also occurred on 7.15.1998 and 7.15.1972. 2004: The Waterfall Fire threatened the state capitol building in Carson City and burned 8700 acres west of town. 1998: All-time record high temperature for any month set at Edwards AFB, 115°. 1988: Redding sets an all-time July high of 116°. 1987: A rare cold air mass for mid-summer descended on the region starting on this day and ending on 7.21 and broke numerous low temperature records. It was 56° in Borrego Springs, the lowest temperature on record for July. It was 39° in Palomar Mountain, the lowest temperature on record for July. This also occurred two and three days later on 7.20 and 7.21. 1984: Thundershowers dumped heavy rain across the southern Sierra. Creeks and roads flooded in Kings Canyon National Park stranding 67 campers after water cutoff the campground they were at. In the Lake Isabella area 12 homes were damaged by mud. 1984: 1.8" of rain fell in Big Bear Lake, the greatest daily amount on record for July. 1960: It was 100° in Idyllwild, the latest date with a 100° reading of the season (the earliest 100° reading of the season occurred on 7.9.2002, making a window of only ten days). 1960: Glenbrook, NV, reported its all-time record high temperature of 96°. 1960: Yesterday was Redding’s hottest day of the year. The official temperature was 109°. The official mercury reading was taken at the U.S. weather bureau station at the No. 2 fire hall on Placer Street. Unofficial readings were reported as high as 115°. 1954: A northward moving hurricane made landfall in central Baja California with the remnants moving into Arizona. Rainfall of up to 2" occurred in the mountains and deserts starting on 7.17 and ending on 7.19. This occurred during the El Niño of 1953-54. 1922: 7.10" of rain fell in Campo (San Diego Co.). Source: NWS Hanford, Reno & San Diego and the Redding Record-Searchlight
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