Cold in California, August 6 to 11, 1999

Arguably the influence of La Nina, the summer of 1999 in Interior Central California appears to be milder than normal with fewer hot spells. With low pressure located just off the California coast, many temperature records were re-set, both low maximum and low minimum temperatures, during this time period. In referring to Fresno in the Central San Joaquin Valley, the high temperature on August 6th was 78 degrees F. resetting the previous record low maximum of 82F set in 1976; August 7th saw 82F resetting 83F from 1976; August 8th with 86F resetting 87F from 1976; and August 11th with 85F from 86F in 1993. The normal high temperature is 98F. For Bakersfield in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, the high temperature on the 6th was 79F resetting the record of 86F set in 1957; on the 7th the minimum temperature of 56F reset the 60F reached in 1988 and the high of 81F reset the high of 86F in 1976; on the 8th the low dropped to 57F resetting the high of 60 in 1957 and the high climbed only to 84F slashing the old mark of 89F in 1976; on the 9th, the Bakersfield high was only 82F resetting the old record of 86F set in 1991; and on the 11th the high reached 82F resetting the 84F in 1949.