Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills storm history

The Airport fire began at 120 pm PDT Monday September 9, 2024 in Trabuco Canyon, at a remote controlled airport facility, following an excessive heat wave where temperatures reached 100 to 112F. The wildfire burned the next 2 weeks across the Santa Ana mountains and SR 74 which w…

Fremont Canyon, a wind prone area, had strong Santa Ana winds.

Chino Hills RAWS as the border of San Bernardino (corrected Local Storm Report) and Orange counties line in the Santa Ana mountains. Wind gusts of 81 mph at 208 mph, towards the end of the intense wind event.

Fremont Canyon RAWS gust to 79 mph in strong Santa Ana wind.

Pleasants Peak in Santa Ana mountains had gust 61 mph at start of Santa Ana winds.

Santiago Peak had wind gust of 65 mph at 11 am October 18th. Pleasants Peak gusted to 60 mph at 8 am.

Tenaja wildfire burned around 100 acres. This is just south of SR 74.

High winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains on March 14. Peak wind gusts were generally in the 45-60 mph range. Some notable higher gusts include 80 mph at the Fremont Canyon RAWS site, 71 mph at Pleasants Peak, and 63 mph at Trabuco Canyon 2 (SCE098).

Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills on March 13th and 14th. Peak wind gusts were generally in the 45-60 mph range. Some notable higher gusts include 80 mph at the Fremont Canyon RAWS site, 71 mph at Pleasants Peak, and 63 mph at the Trabuco Canyo…

Gusty Santa Ana winds occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills on December 9. The following are the strongest wind gusts across the zone: Fremont Canyon: 67 MPH. Pleasants Peak: 59 MPH.

High winds occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills starting on the evening of November 20th and lasting through the morning and early afternoon hours on the 21st. The Fremont Canyon RAWS site recorded a peak wind gust of 66 mph, while the Santiago Peak observation s…

A large tree was blown down at 28272 Bond Way in Silverado. Santa Ana winds gusted to 52 mph at SCE Silverado.

Gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains, with peak gusts occurring from the evening on November 8 through the mid-morning hours on November 9. The following are the strongest wind gusts in the Santa Ana Mountains: Fremont Canyon (1780'): 67 MPH Pleasants Peak (3871…

Gusty Santa Ana winds occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills from the morning on October 29 through the early morning hours on October 31. Widespread wind gusts over 35 mph were recorded in this area. The following are the strongest wind gusts that occurred in the …

High temperatures across portions of the Santa Ana Mountains on October 18th through the 20th were notably hotter than seasonal normal. Highs were routinely in the upper 80s to upper 90s during this time. El Cariso hit 97 degrees for a high temperature on both the 19th and 20th o…

High temperatures across the Santa Ana Mountains on October 4th through the 8th were notably hotter than seasonal normal. Highs were routinely in the upper 80s to lower 90s. The hottest day was October 5th when El Cariso hit 91 degrees for a high.

Very hot daytime temperatures occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains on August 28-30th, when Heat Advisories were in effect. Highs of 99 to 102 occurred near El Cariso during this time.

Tropical Storm Hilary produced widespread tropical storm-force winds across Southern California from early morning on August 20 through the early overnight hours into August 21. The following are the top wind gusts reported across the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills: Santiago P…

A long-duration, excessive heat wave occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains from July 14-22. Highs reached the upper-90s to near 100 degrees each day. The following are the highest temperatures reported during the event, and the day on which the peak temperature occurred: El Car…

Snow levels fell to between 1500-2000 feet in the Santa Ana Mountains on the morning of February 25th. Per a report from a trained spotter, rain changed over to snow in Silverado Canyon at elevations around 1800 feet.

Very strong winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains through much of the morning on January 26. Widespread wind gusts in excess of 50 mph occurred, especially from 9 AM through noon. The following are the strongest wind gusts in the Santa Ana Mountains: Fremont Canyon reported a pe…

Mesonet station E3131 Pleasants Peak reported a peak wind gust of 71 mph.

Mesonet station FRCC1 Fremont Canyon reported a wind gust of 72 mph.

High winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains early on January 1st. The Fremont Canyon RAWS site recorded a peak wind gust of 71 mph.

Santa Ana winds occurred across portions of the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills on November 24th and 25th. Winds remained strong during much of the 24th with high wind gusts occurring throughout the morning, afternoon, and into the evening hours. The Fremont Canyon RAWS site re…

Santa Ana winds occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills on November 19th and 20th. The strongest winds occurred early on the morning of the 19th. The Fremont Canyon RAWS site recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph.

Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills starting late on November 15th and lasting through the afternoon hours on the 16th. The strongest winds occurred during the early morning hours on the 16th. The Fremont Canyon RAWS site recorded a peak wind gust of 85…

High winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills on the 8th and 9th of November. Peak wind gusts of 63 mph occurred at the Fremont Canyon RAWS site.

The Fremont Canyon RAWS site recorded a peak wind gust of 65 mph at 6:51 AM.

The El Cariso RAWS site observed daily highs ranging from the middle 90s to upwards of 107 degrees through much of early September. The highest daily maximum temperature of 107 degrees occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 6th, with a high of 106 degrees occurring on th…

Santa Ana Winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains and foothills on March 22nd and 23rd with several gusts of 50 to 70 mph. An observation site at Santiago Peak recorded a peak wind gust of 66 mph at 6:05 AM on the 22nd.

Santiago Peak reported a peak wind gust of 55 mph.

Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Ana Mountains and foothills on March 10th and 11th, with widespread wind gusts of 45-55 mph occurring, with some locally higher gusts as well. The Santiago Peak observation site recorded a peak wind gust of 72 mph at 1:45 AM on the 11th.

Santa Ana Winds occurred across the Santa Ana Mountains and foothills on March 7th. An observation site at Santiago Peak recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 8:05 PM on March 7th.

The Jim Wildfire occurred on the Trabuco Ranger District in the Holy Jim Canyon area. This fire was unintentionally ignited during a wildlife and habitat restoration maintenance project. No structures were destroyed, but three minor injuries to firefighters were reported. The fir…

Gusty winds occurred across the region with Fremont Canyon peaking at 59 MPH on the 28th.

Many areas saw temperatures lowering into the 20s and low 30s.

Gusty Santa Ana winds occurred across the region with widespread gusts 40-50 MPH. Santiago Peak recorded a peak wind gust of 65 MPH.

Gusty Santa Ana winds occurred across the region with widespread winds 50 to 60 MPH. Fremont Canyon RAWS reported a wind gust of 77 MPH on the 10th.

Gusty Santa Ana winds occurred across the region. El Cariso RAWS station measured a 62 MPH wind gust.

High winds began at the Fremont Canyon RAWS between 10 PM and 11 PM on January 21 and continued through 2 PM on January 22. Several hours of wind gusts over 80 mph occurred during the morning, with a peak wind gust of 89 mph at 8:51 AM.

High winds began at Upper Bell at 9:26 and continued through around midnight. A peak wind gust of 64 mph occurred at 11:36 PM.

Widespread wind gusts over 50 MPH occurred. Fremont Canyon RAWS reported a max wind gust of 66 MPH and Case Springs RAWS reported a max wind gust of 72 MPH.

MEsonet station 164SE Modjeska Canyon reported a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

Mesonet station FW0063 Fullerton CSU reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

Mesonet station FRCC1 Fremont Canyon reported a peak wind gust of 74 mph.

Fremont Canyon reported a peak wind gust to 55 mph.

Mesonet site Arrowhead Springs (189SE) reported a peak wind gust of 67 mph.

Fontana (SCE157) reported a peak wind gust of 53 mph.

Mesonet station FRCC1 Fremont Canyon reported a wind gust to 58 mph.