California, 2002Extreme Cold in California, February 1 to 3, 2002
February 1 to 3, 2002 · NWS SGX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Cold air brought in by a late January storm, lingered over the region for several more days. Most of the freezing damage had been done in the first few nights of the cold snap.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Cold air brought in by a late January storm, lingered over the region for several more days. Most of the freezing damage had been done in the first few nights of the cold snap. Frost and freezing temperatures were reported over the coastal plain. Hard freezes continued in the valleys and deserts. Overnight lows in the single digits were common at mountain resort locations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, San Bernardino County Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 2, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Apple and Yucca Valleys
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 2, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Apple and Yucca Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 2, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Riverside County Valley/The Inland Empire forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, San Diego County Valleys
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 3, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Valleys forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, San Diego County Coasts
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 3, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coasts forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Riverside County Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 2, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Riverside County Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM PST to February 2, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in New York, February 1, 20022 injured · $7.5 million · 63 kt wind · 14 events
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 1, 20021 death · 1 event
- High Wind in Ohio, February 1, 2002$1.1 million · 26 events
- High Wind in New York, February 1, 2002$128,000 · 5 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002$95,000 · 3 events
- High Wind in Michigan, February 1, 20021 injured · $30,000 · 17 events
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 1, 20021 injured · $15,000 · 23 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Storm in New York, February 1, 2002$40,000 · 8 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1, 2002$35,000 · 7 events
- Flooding in New York, February 1 to 2, 2002$38,000 · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1, 2002$25,000 · 5 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5283699, 5283700, 5283701, 5283702, 5283703, 5283704, 5283705.