High Wind in Tehachapi, California

High Wind January 4, 2025 · Tehachapi, California

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Jawbone Canyon RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

The wider storm

An upper trough moved through the area during the evening of January 3 and the morning of January 4. This system brought some light precipitation to the area, but also produced a period of strong wind gusts along the Kern County Mountains and Deserts. Several stations reported wind gusts exceeding 45 mph and a few low impact indicator sites measured gusts exceeding 60 mph before the winds decreased by sunrise on January 4.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1222177. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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