High Wind — Se Kern Cty Desert, California

2018-10-29 · Se Kern Cty Desert, California

Event narrative

Cache Creek reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

Wider weather episode

A dry upper trough pushed through California on October 29. This system brought a noticeable cooling trend to the area with diurnal temperatures lowering by several degrees from the previous day and a period of strong winds along the west side of the San Joaquin Valley where there were several gusts between 30 and 40 mph and over the higher elevations of Kern County where a few locations had peak gusts around 50 mph. The wind slowly diminished on October 30 as the through moved to the east of the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 782657. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.