On this day in… 2006: Offshore winds gusted to 92 mph with seven gusts over 75 mph in northwest San Bernardino. Gusts reached 75 mph at Fremont Canyon. Downed power lines sparked a small fire in the Inland Empire. 16 power poles were downed in Valley Center. 1999: Santa Ana winds produced a gust of [...]

On this day in… 1965: Heavy storms drawing tropical moisture in the mountains and desert started on 11.22 and ended on 11.25. Storm totals: 20 inches at Mt. San Gorgonio, 16 inches at Mt. San Jacinto, 9.59 inches at Cuyamaca, six to nine inches at Banning-Cabezon, over four inches at Palm Springs, less than one [...]

On this day in… 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. 2003: Santa Ana winds started on 10.25 and ended on 10.27. Gusts of 56 [...]

On this day in… 2004: A large winter season storm pummeled Southern California. Not just daily, but monthly record rainfall was received in only one day across the region. The same happened again on 10.27. The monthly record rainfall was exceeded in only six hours in many locations of Orange County on this day. Totals [...]

On this day in… 1991: It was 111° in Palm Springs, the latest date in the season to record 110° or higher.