High Wind in Se Kern Cty Desert, California

High Wind October 29, 2018 · Se Kern Cty Desert, California

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cache Creek reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

The wider storm

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 782657. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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