Northern Sacramento Valley storm history

Redding Municipal Airport reported a max gust of 41 mph. Law enforcement reported a large tree fell on a vehicle and blocked the entire roadway of Old 44.

A wildfire started on September 27 on Zogg Mine Road and Jenny Bird Lane, North of Igo in Shasta County and would span portions of zone 15 and 63 in Shasta and Tehama counties. The fire would eventually claim 4 lives, cause an injury to a firefighter, destroy 204 structures, dama…

A powerful fire whirl developed within the Carr Fire in western Redding, CA on July 26th, with winds estimated in excess of 143 mph, equivalent to an EF3 tornado. The fire whirl was estimated to be on ground from 7:30'8:00 p.m. The fire whirl caused extensive tornado-like damage …

The Carr Fire began on the afternoon of July 23, 2018, at the intersection of Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road, near French Gulch in Shasta County. The fire is reported to have been started accidentally by a vehicle towing a trailer that had a tire blow out, causing the steel…

An 8 ft diameter, 30-40 ft tall grey pine tree fell onto a home in Redding. This home was located on Wyatt Lane, off Churn Creek Road, north of South Bonnyview Road. An adult female was killed, and an male adult and a female toddler(3 yrs of age) were injured in the incident. The…

The Clover Fire developed in the community of Igo, 10 miles southwest of Redding, and forced many people to evacuate their homes. The fire grew to 8,073 acres, killed one 56-year old male who chose not to evacuate his home, and injured six people. The fire destroyed 68 residences…

A Shasta County woman died of heat stroke on July 4th in her home in Round Mountain, according to the forensic pathologist at the Shasta County coroner's office. The high temperature at Redding Airport was 113 degrees, which fell one degree short of the record of 114 degrees for …

There were 5 vehicles involved in an accident attributed to dense fog. There were 7 injuries reported.

Southerly wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph were observed in the northern Sacramento Valley on December 24th and 25th. Redding Municipal Airport recorded a max southerly gust of 59 mph. Red Bluff Municipal Airport measured a southerly gust of 51 mph. Numerous downed trees, branches and …

Redding Municipal Airport measured a max wind gust of 62 mph. Numerous downed trees and powerlines were reported across Shasta and Tehama counties.

Weather stations reported morning low temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees at elevations below 2000 feet.

The Park Fire began the month at 96% contained with 429,603 acres burned. No new structures were destroyed or damaged with minimal activity reported. Afternoon highs ranged from the upper 100s to mid 60s with minimum humidity as low as single digits. The fire was reported fully c…

The Park Fire began the month at 22% contained with 393,012 acres. During the first half of the month, above normal temperatures and elevated fire weather conditions continued active spread and activity. Afternoon highs ranged from 82 to 104 with dry conditions of minimum humidit…

The Park Fire started around 2 PM on July 24, just east of Chico off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park. Very hot temperatures, combined with critical fire weather conditions allowed for rapid growth of the fire shortly after ignition prompting multiple evacuations warnings an…

Dangerously hot daytime high temperatures of 105 to 120 degrees were observed from July 2nd through July 13th. Little relief from the heat was observed overnight, with low temperatures around the 70s to mid 80s over the same timeframe. An all time record high was set at Redding M…

Weather stations in the area reported daytime high temperatures of 95 to 106 degrees across this zone, with overnight lows in the mid 60 to upper 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th. Redding Airport and Red Bluff Airport both reached 106 degrees.

Redding Municipal Airport reported a max gust of 55 mph. Red Bluff Airport reported a max gust of 51 mph. California Highway Patrol reported downed powerlines touching the roadway at Lee Street and Clara Court.

Morning temperatures as low as 25 to 30 degrees were observed, with the coldest on the morning of November 27th.

Daytime high temperatures were generally in the 108 to 113 degree range in the northern Sacramento Valley. Overnight lows were in the upper 70s to low 80s. Daily record highs of 112 degrees were set at Redding Municipal Airport on August 14, 16 and 17, 2023. Daily record highs we…

Redding Municipal Airport and Red Bluff Airport tied the previous record daily high of 112 degrees for July 21st. Redding then set a new daily record high temperature of 113 degrees on July 22nd. Daytime highs across the zone were in the 100 to 110 degree range.

Redding Municipal Airport tied it's previous record of 83 degrees for the morning low. Across the zone, highs reached 105 to 110 degrees on July 15 and 16. Morning lows were in the upper 70s to mid 80s.

Daytime highs were in the 100 to 110 degree range, with overnight lows in the mid 70s to near 80.

Low elevation snow fell over the northern Sacramento Valley with significant accumulation into Redding. Snowfall reports included 7 inches at Happy Valley (900 feet), 6.0 inches for West Redding (500 feet), 5 inches at North Redding (500 feet), and 5 inches in southern Redding, i…

Low elevation snow fell over the northern Sacramento Valley. Snowfall reports included 6 inches at Red Bluff (300 feet), 6.5 inches for northern Redding (580 feet), 5 inches at Redding Fire (near Redding Airport), and 4 inches at Red Bluff water treatment. The National Operationa…

A tree was completely blocking both lanes of Kimberly Rd. Winds at Redding Airport gusted to 60 mph at 22:00 PST.

A tree was completely blocking both lanes of Kimberly Rd. Winds at Redding Airport gusted to 52 mph.

A large tree fell on top of a home in Redding, damaging the roof and a fence. A branch came through the ceiling. Winds at Redding Airport gusted to 60 mph at 22:00 PST.

For the month of January, the U.S. Drought Monitor removed the middle portion of Zone 15 from extreme drought (D3) and placed it into the severe drought (D2) category due to significant improvements from heavy precipitation. They also removed the far eastern and western portions …

The Redding Municipal Airport observed a gust of 60 mph at 0153 am. Sustained winds of 40 mph and greater began at 0135 am and ended at 0300 am. A tree down in Redding at Deschutes Rd and Balls Ferry Rd caused a collision, completely blocking the road.

The Redding Municipal Airport observed a gust of 60 mph at 0153 am. Sustained winds of 40 mph and greater began at 0135 am and ended at 0300 am. A tree fell across road on Highway 89 mile at marker 11 and 2 vehicles hit the tree. No injuries reported.

For the month of December, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). Drought conditions could improve with above normal precipitation in the month continuing.

For the month of November, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below-average precipitation for the water year. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigatio…

For the month of October, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigation…

The Northern Sacramento Valley saw daily records broken, with high temperatures reaching 110 to 115 degrees, and with low temperatures reaching up to 90. Redding Airport reached 115 degrees on the 6th (old record 111 in 2020), with Red Bluff peaking at 114 (old record 113 in 2020…

For the month of September, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigati…

For the month of August, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation of water from irrigation …

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 104 to 115 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on the 28th and reached 115 at the Redding Airport in the northern Sacramento Valley also setting a new record daily high temperature. Cooling cent…

The Peter Fire began on July 14, 2022, near Peter Pan Gulch Road and Olinda Road, just south of Anderson in Shasta County. The fire burned 304 acres and caused evacuations and power outages through the area, with 16 structures destroyed. Of the destroyed structures, 6 were reside…

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 50-60% of average. Drought impacts to the region include; little to no allocation…

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 97 to 102 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 102 degrees in the northern Sacramento Valley.

For the month of June, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 50-60% of average. Water storage levels at Lake Shasta continued to be below aver…

A record high temperature of 103 was set at the Redding Airport on Wednesday the 25th. A new record warm low temperature of 73 was also set at the Redding Airport on Wednesday the 25th. A new record warm low temperature of 71 was also set at the Red Bluff Airport on Wednesday the…

For the month of May, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought (D3). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around 50-60% of average. Water storage levels at Lake Shasta were reported at 40% of its…

For the month of April, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in extreme drought. While the northeast portion of the zone saw above average precipitation for the month of April, the southwest part of the zone saw well below average. In general, the zone saw drought impacts…

For the month of March, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded all of Zone 15 to extreme drought. The zone saw emerging drought impacts due to the below average precipitation and relatively dry conditions the first few months of the calendar year. These impacts are similar to the prev…

Temperatures dropped below the critical threshold of 28 degrees for several days in late February. The region saw temperatures as low as 22 degrees during the event with subfreezing conditions lasting for several hours each day. The Redding and Red Bluff airports in the northern …

For the month of February, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 15 in severe drought. The zone continued to see much of the same impacts already affecting the region.

For the month of January, the U.S. Drought Monitor improved all of Zone 15 to severe drought (D2). The zone continued to see signs of improvement to much of the impacts affecting the region.

Peak wind gusts for the zone reached 62 to 65 mph.