Frost/Freeze — Eastern Kern County, California

2020-02-05 · Eastern Kern County, California

Event narrative

Several locations reported minimum temperatures between 26 and 31 degrees.

Wider weather episode

The cold and dry airmass that pushed into the area on February 3 and brought a widespread freeze to the San Joaquin Valley during the morning of February 4 persisted for another day, and another night of mainly clear skies and light winds allowed for another widespread freeze to take place as temperatures dropped below the freezing mark across the San Joaquin Valley for another 6-8 hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 867572. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.