Northern San Joaquin Valley storm history

A report of a distressed person in the water on the Stanislaus River near Salida, CA was received around 7:45 PM. By 8:18 PM, the body of a 26-year old male was recovered. Lifesaving measures were attempted by first responders, but he was later pronounced deceased.

A swimmer was swimming in the Woodward Reservoir across the channel near Mountain View Point on May 25th, 2024 and was found dead after he went under the water and never came back up. Authorities found his body around 8pm. Water Temperature at Stanislaus River at Oakdale CA, appr…

On May 9th, a 30 year old female was watching her children play in the water and noticed her 11 year old daughter struggling to keep her head above water. The 30 year old female then jumped into the river to help, but also struggled to stay afloat. Soon after seeing this, her 14 …

A four year male child drowned at Lake Lodi. Life saving efforts were made but the child died at the hospital. Cause of death has yet to be determined, eg cold water, lack of life jacket, etc. Warm weather was occurring over northern California on May 9th with highs in the region…

A 2 vehicle car crash occurred on on Highway 4 near Stockton St. and Charter Way in the city of Stockton, resulting in a fatality. A pickup truck struck a big rig which was pulling onto the highway. The pickup truck then struck a utility pole, with the driver later pronounced dea…

A 2 vehicle car crash occurred on Highway 4 off Van Allen Rd., east of the city of Stockton, resulting in 5 fatalities and 3 injuries. The accident occurred at approximately 6:30 am PST and is thought to be related to poor visibility from fog. First responders reported visibility…

Onshore winds increased in the afternoon Oct. 27th ahead of the strong trough. Winds in Tracy measured 44mph, Stockton measured 44mph, and Campo Seco measured 49mph. Blowing dust greatly restricted visibility and brought traffic to a slow crawl on highly traveled roads (I-5 and I…

High temperatures ranged from approximately 104 to 108 for the Northern San Joaquin Valley for 7 consecutive days. Minimum temperatures ranged between mid 60s to low 80s overnight. A max temperature record was broken for Stockton during this period. One fatality in Ceres, CA: 77-…

A daily maximum temperature record of 109 degrees was set at the Modesto Airport. This broke the previous record of 106 degrees set in 2006. A daily high minimum temperature record of 77 degrees was set at the Modesto Airport. This broke the previous record of 70 degrees set in 1…

The temperature at Stockton Airport reached 100 degrees, breaking the previous daily high temperature record of 97 degrees set in 2006. The temperature at Modesto Airport reached 101 degrees, breaking the previous daily high temperature record of 98 degrees set in 2006. A 17 year…

Thirteen separate collisions caused a 33 vehicle pileup in dense fog on Interstate 5 near Lodi. There were 16 injuries reported, one of them serious.

The TCU September Lightning Complex began as a series of lightning fire starts on the morning of September 2nd across 4 counties, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne. The largest fires are the 6-5 fire and the 2-7 fire, with total acreage burned at 13,966 Acres. There…

A 60 mph gust was recorded at Stockton Airport. CHP reported an overturned big rig in Stockton on Lower Sacramento Rd. just south of 8 Mile Rd. A 44 mph gust was recorded in Modesto. Numerous homes and business facilities were damaged due ditrectly to the wind and/or by flying de…

Southerly gusts of 40 to 70 mph were observed from December 24th through 25th. Stockton Metropolitan Airport measured a gust to 55 mph. Modesto Airport measured a gust to 45 mph. There were several reports of downed trees and powerlines from California Highway Patrol.

California Highway Patrol reported multiple big rigs toppled over and vehicle spinouts due to strong winds that led to closure of Interstate 580 in both directions for approximately 5 hours until the winds subsided and vehicles could be turned upright.

Weather stations reported morning low temperatures of 32 to 39 degrees at elevations below 2000 feet.

Delta College Police Department reported around 10:15 AM that the tree had fallen on two tents at a flea market. Two injured men were taken to an area hospital. Stockton Airport reported north to west sustained winds of 10 to 25 MPH with gusts of 15 to 35 MPH from 7 AM to 7 PM on…

Dangerously hot daytime high temperatures of 100 to 115 degrees were observed from July 2nd through July 13th. Little relief from the heat was observed overnight, with low temperatures around the upper 60s to upper 70s over the same timeframe. Multiple daily high temperature reco…

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 mid 70 degree range from June 4th through June 6th. Stockton Airport reached 102 degrees each afternoon from June 4th through June 6th. Mode…

Stockton Airport reported a max gust of 60 mph. Modesto Airport reported a max gust of 55 mph. California Highway Patrol reported multiple power lines down, downed trees, and road closures. Stanislaus County OES reported short-term power outages from the high winds.

Morning low temperatures as low as 28 to 35 degrees were observed.

Daytime high temperatures were in the 98 to 108 degree range. Overnight low temperatures were in the low 70s to around 80 degrees.

Daytime highs were in the 100 to 110 degree range across this zone.

Record high temperatures were set at Stockton on July 16th, reaching 109 degrees. Records were set for overnight low temperatures at Modesto Airport on July 17th, reaching 75 degrees.

A record high temperature of 109 was set at Stockton Airport where the previous record was 108 for July 1st. Daytime highs across the zone were in the 100 to 110 degree range.

For the month of January, the U.S. Drought Monitor removed the middle portion of Zone 19 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 …

There were reports of a large number of large trees uprooted and tree limbs down due to high winds from 6:30 pm to 11 pm in San Joaquin, and Stanislaus Counties on December 31, 2022. Trees fell onto powerlines, causing significant number of power outages reported by PG&E. Multipl…

For the month of December, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 19 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). Drought conditions could improve with above normal precipitation in the month continuing.

For the month of November, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the eastern portion of Zone 19 in extreme drought (D3) with the remainder of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below-average precipitation for the water year. Some of the impa…

For the month of October, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept interior portions of Zone 19 in exceptional drought (D4) and the remainder of the zone in extreme drought (D3), with the far western border of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the…

The Northern San Joaquin Valley saw high temperatures reach 102 to 115 degrees during the heat event, with all-time, monthly, and daily record highs set. The all-time record high of 115 for Stockton Airport was tied on the 6th, previously set on July 23, 2006. The monthly record …

For the month of September, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept interior portions of Zone 19 in exceptional drought (D4) and the remainder of the zone in extreme drought (D3), with the far western border of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to t…

For the month of August, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded interior portions of Zone 19 to exceptional drought (D4) and kept the remainder of the zone in extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due…

For the month of July, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the majority of Zone 19 in extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone remaining in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around…

ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 99 to 105 degrees during the event. The warmest high temperatures were observed on Friday the 10th and reached 105 degrees at Stockton Airport which tied the previous daily high temperature record.

For the month of June, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the majority of Zone 19 in extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone remaining in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at around…

A record high temperature of 103 was set at the Stockton Airport on Wednesday the 25th. A new record high temperature of 100 was also set at the Modesto Airport on Wednesday the 25th. ASOS reported high temperature readings ranged from 99 to 102 degrees during the event.

For the month of May, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded the majority of Zone 19 to extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone remaining in severe drought (D2). The zone saw drought impacts continue due to the below average precipitation for the water year at aro…

For the month of April, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded the majority of Zone 19 to extreme drought (D3) with the far western border of the zone remaining in severe drought (D2). Drought impacts include but are not limited too: agriculture, water supplies, recreation, and ecosys…

For the month of March, the U.S. Drought Monitor degraded the far southeastern borders of the zone in Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties. The remainder of the zone was kept in severe drought. The zone saw emerging drought impacts due to the below average precipitation and relativel…

Temperatures dropped below the critical threshold of 28 degrees for several days in late February. Several locations in the region reported temperatures as low as 28 degrees during the event with subfreezing conditions lasting for several hours each day. The Stockton airport set …

For the month of February, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept all of Zone 19 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 19 to severe drought (D2). The zone continued to see signs of improvement to much of the impacts affecting the region.

Law enforcement reported that winds caused downed trees which led to hazardous driving conditions across the zone. Peak wind gusts in the zone reached 52 to 60 mph.

For the month of December, the U.S. Drought Monitor greatly improved the drought conditions in Zone 19. The entire zone was taken out of exceptional drought (D4) and the majority was improved to extreme drought (D3) with the far southwestern and far northwestern portion of the zo…

For the month of November, the U.S. Drought Monitor improved the far northeastern portion of Zone 19 to extreme drought (D3) with the rest of the zone remaining in exceptional drought (D4). The zone continued to see much of the same impacts already affecting the region, however, …

A wind gust of 53 mph was recorded in Livermore in San Joaquin County on October 11th.

For the month of October, the U.S. Drought Monitor kept the majority of Zone 19 in exceptional drought (D4) with only a small portion of the far southwestern part of Stanislaus County of Zone 19 in extreme drought (D3). The zone continued to see much of the same impacts already e…