Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area storm history
Storm events recorded in Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California between 1950 and 2025.
92
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
3
Deaths
$60.0M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
The Woolsey Fire burned 96,949 across in Ventura and Los Angeles county. The fire ignited during a strong Santa Ana wind event. Gusty north to northeast winds (in excess of 60 MPH) and very dry conditions allowed the fire to spread very quickly. In total, the Woolsey Fire destroy…
The Malibu Wildfire burned 20 acres in the Malibu wildland-urban interface. The combination of strong northerly winds and very low relative humidity helped fuel the man-caused fire. Although the fire was only 20 acres, it destroyed 5 homes and severly damaged 6 homes in the Malib…
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts include: Saddle Peak (gust 72 MPH), Horizon Drive (gust 65 MPH), Malibu Canyon RAWS (gust 64 MPH) and Corral Canyon (gust 59 MPH).
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Very strong and gusty north to northeast winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains. Some peak gusts include: Malibu Hills (gust 74 MPH), Corral Canyon (gust 71 MPH), Pepperdine (gust 69 MPH), Saddle Peak (gust 72 MPH) and Tuna Canyon (gust 59 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts from the local mesonet include: Malibu Hills RAWS (gust 70 MPH) and Corral Canyon (gust 62 MPH).
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Strong and gusty north to northeast winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains. The local mesonet indicated wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH with the Boney Mountain sensor reporting gusts up to 77 MPH.
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. Some northeasterly wind gusts from local observations included: Boney Mountain (gust 66 MPH) and Corral Canyon Park (gust 61 MPH).
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. Some peak north to northeast wind gusts from the local observation network include: Saddle Peak (gust 68 MPH), Malibu Hills RAWS (gust 66 MPH) and Latigo Canyon Road (gust 59 MPH).
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Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported north to northeast wind gusts up to 58 MPH.
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Strong and gusty northerly winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts up to 58 MPH.
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The Getty Fire started in late October in the Santa Monica Mountains, near the Getty Museum, and burned into early November. The combination of warm and dry Santa Ana winds and critically dry vegetation allowed the fire to grow quickly, eventually burning 745 acres. The fire dest…
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Strong Santa Ana winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. Peak wind gusts reported by the local RAWS network including gusts up to 72 MPH at South Mountain and gusts up to 67 MPH at Boney Mountain.
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Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica mountains. Some measured wind gusts from local RAWS stations included 66 MPH at Boney Mountain and 62 MPH at South Mountain.
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported northerly winds, gusting to 60 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds were reported across the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported north to northeast wind gusts up to 71 MPH.
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Strong Santa Ana winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Boney Mountain reported wind gusts between 64 and 75 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported southerly wind gusts to 59 MPH.
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Strong Santa Ana wind developed across the Santa Monica mountains. Some wind gusts from the local RAWS stations include: Malibu Hills (gusts 65 MPH) and Saddle Peak (gusts 59 MPH).
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The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported north to northeast wind gusts between 59 and 64 MPH.
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The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported northerly wind gusts up to 65 MPH.
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The Topanga RAWS sensor reported a northeast wind gust of 65 MPH.
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Strong northerly winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts up to 67 MPH while the sensor at Topanga reported wind gusts up to 58 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported sustained north winds of 43 MPH.
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The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported north winds, gusting between 60 and 65 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 58 and 76 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds impacted the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 59 and 78 MPH.
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Strong northerly winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 65 and 80 MPH.
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Strong southerly winds developed in the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Canyon reported wind gusts up to 61 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 58 and 74 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported numerous wind gusts between 58 and 64 MPH.
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Strong Santa Ana winds developed across the Santa Monica mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported northerly wind gusts of 59 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. An automated sensor at Laguna Peak reported wind gusts as high as 75 MPH. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 58 and 65 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. At Laguna Peak, sustained winds of 62 MPH with gusts as high as 87 MPH were reported. At the Malibu Hills RAWS sensor, wind gusts between 59 and 62 MPH were reported.
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Strong and gusty north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. At Laguna Peak, sustained winds between 40 and 52 MPH were reported with gusts between 60 and 82 MPH. Strong winds were also reported at Malibu Hills with wind gusts between 59 and 64 MPH.
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Strong and gusty north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported wind gusts between 60 and 71 MPH. A sensor at Laguna Peak reported wind gusts as high as 92 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The sensor at Laguna Peak reported sustained winds as high as 54 MPH and wind gusts as high as 90 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Bone Mountain reported sustained winds of 53 MPH with gusts to 69 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds were reported in the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts as high as 63 MPH. At Laguna Peak, sustained winds of 53 MPH were reported along with gusts to 71 MPH.
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Strong northeasterly winds were reported across the Santa Monica mountains. The sensor at Laguna Peak reported wind gusts between 68 and 76 MPH.
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Strong and gusty north to northeast winds were reported across the Santa Monica Mountains. A sensor at Malibu Peak reported sustained winds between 40 and 48 MPH with gusts between 61 and 64 MPH.
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A sensor at Laguna Peak (in the Santa Monica Mountains) reported sustained northeast winds between 40 and 45 MPH with gusts between 64 and 70 MPH.
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Strong northwest to north winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor as Laguna Peak reported a wind gust of 67 MPH.
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Strong north to northeast winds were reported across the Santa Monica mountains. The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported wind gusts to 63 MPH.
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The Topanga RAWS sensor reported north to northeast wind gusts of 63 MPH.
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The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported north to northeast wind gusts of 64 MPH.
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The sensor at Laguna Peak reported north to northeast wind gusts between 64 and 79 MPH.
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The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported north to northeast wind gusts of 59 MPH.
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The sensor at Laguna Peak reported northeast wind gusts between 72 and 83 MPH.
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Strong southerly winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. A weather spotter in Malibu reported a wind gust of 60 MPH.
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Strong northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 60 and 67 MPH. A trained spotter in the Malibu area reported sustained winds of 48 MPH with gusts to 67 MPH.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |