Storms in California in 2004
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in California in 2004, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
California in 2004 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 766
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 107
- Damage
- $55 million
- Episodes
- 416
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 141 | 0 | 0 | $328,000 |
| Flash Flood | 123 | 5 | 3 | $25 million |
| High Wind | 85 | 0 | 3 | $840,000 |
| Wildfire | 63 | 0 | 45 | $11 million |
| Strong Wind | 61 | 1 | 2 | $527,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 40 | 0 | 34 | $1.5 million |
| Heavy Rain | 39 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Winter Storm | 32 | 2 | 0 | $82,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| Heat | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 1 | $5.5 million |
| High Surf | 9 | 9 | 11 | $280,000 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 7 | 1 | 2 | $50,000 |
| Debris Flow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Dust Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 1, 2004
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in California, January 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 1 to 2, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, January 1 to 3, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 1, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 1, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 1, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, January 1, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 1, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, January 1, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, January 1, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2004
- High Surf in California, January 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2 to 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 2, 2004
- Debris Flow in California, January 2, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, January 3 to 6, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, January 3, 2004
- Cold in California, January 5, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 5, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 9, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 9, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 9, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, January 10 to 13, 2004
- High Surf in California, January 11, 2004
- High Surf in California, January 13, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 19 to 20, 2004
- Debris Flow in California, January 21, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 22, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, January 22 to 23, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, January 22 to 24, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, January 26, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, January 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, January 27 to 28, 2004
- High Wind in California, January 30, 2004
February 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 1 to 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 1 to 3, 2004
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in California, February 2 to 3, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 2, 2004
- Tornado in California, February 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, February 2 to 3, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, February 2 to 3, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, February 3, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 3, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, February 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 6 to 7, 2004
- Rip Current in California, February 7, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 8, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 10, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 10 to 11, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 12 to 13, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 15 to 16, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 16, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 16 to 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, February 17, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 17, 2004
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in California, February 17 to 18, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 18 to 19, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 18 to 19, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 18 to 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding in California, February 18, 2004
- Dust Storm in California, February 18, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, February 20, 2004
- Flash Flooding in California, February 20, 2004
- Lightning Strike in California, February 20, 2004
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 23, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, February 21 to 23, 2004
- Flood in California, February 22, 2004
- High Surf in California, February 22, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, February 22, 2004
- Debris Flow in California, February 22, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 24 to 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow and Damaging Wind in California, February 24 to 26, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- Flood in California, February 25, 2004
- Flood in California, February 25, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Storm Surge in California, February 25, 2004
- Storm Surge in California, February 25, 2004
- Storm Surge in California, February 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- High Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, February 25, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, February 25 to 26, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, February 26, 2004
March 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 1 to 3, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, March 2, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Avalanche in California, March 2 to 3, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, March 2, 2004
- Heat in California, March 8 to 22, 2004
- Dust Storm and High Wind in California, March 10, 2004
- Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in California, March 25 to 26, 2004
- Wildfire in California, March 25 to 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 25 to 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, March 25 to 26, 2004
- High Wind in California, March 25, 2004
April 2004
- Dense Fog in California, April 1, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, April 1, 2004
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in California, April 2, 2004
- High Surf in California, April 17, 2004
- Funnel Clouds in California, April 17, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, April 21 to 22, 2004
- High Wind in California, April 21, 2004
- Wildfire in California, April 25 to 27, 2004
- Heat in California, April 25 to 28, 2004
- Dust Devil in California, April 26, 2004
- High Wind in California, April 27, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, April 28 to 29, 2004
May 2004
- Wildfire in California, May 2 to 7, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, May 10, 2004
- High Wind in California, May 10, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, May 11 to 12, 2004
- Wildfire in California, May 12 to 16, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, May 28, 2004
June 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 5 to 12, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 6, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, June 6 to 8, 2004
- High Surf in California, June 7, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, June 8, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 8 to 9, 2004
- Hail in California, June 8, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 15, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 16 to 19, 2004
- Hail in California, June 16, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 17 to 28, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 18 to 19, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 25 to 28, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 26 to 30, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, June 27, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 27 to 28, 2004
- Hail in California, June 28, 2004
- Hail in California, June 28, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, June 29, 2004
- Wildfire in California, June 30, 2004
July 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 1 to 31, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 1 to 2, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, July 1, 2004
- Lightning Strike in California, July 2, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, July 5, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, July 5, 2004
- Hail in California, July 5, 2004
- Tornado and Hail in California, July 7, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 11 to 17, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 11 to 13, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 12 to 14, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 12 to 21, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 13 to 16, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 13, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 14, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, July 14, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, July 14, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, July 16 to 17, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 17 to 21, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 17 to 20, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 20 to 23, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 21 to 22, 2004
- Hail in California, July 21, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 21, 2004
- Wildfire in California, July 22 to 23, 2004
- Hail in California, July 24, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, July 24, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, July 24, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, July 25, 2004
- Hail in California, July 25, 2004
August 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 26, 2004
- Drought in California, August 1 to 31, 2004
- High Wind in California, August 4, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 6 to 7, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 9 to 10, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 10 to 13, 2004
- Heat in California, August 11 to 13, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, August 12, 2004
- Hail in California, August 12, 2004
- Dust Storm in California, August 12, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 13, 2004
- Flash Flooding in California, August 13, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 13, 2004
- Lightning Strike in California, August 13, 2004
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in California, August 13, 2004
- Dust Storm in California, August 13, 2004
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in California, August 13, 2004
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in California, August 13, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, August 13, 2004
- Dust Storm in California, August 13, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 13 to 17, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, August 13, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, August 14, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in California, August 14, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, August 14, 2004
- Lightning Strike in California, August 14, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 14 to 16, 2004
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in California, August 14, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, August 15, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, August 19, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, August 20, 2004
- Wildfire in California, August 29, 2004
September 2004
- Drought in California, September 1 to 26, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 1, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 2 to 3, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 3, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 3 to 4, 2004
- High Surf in California, September 5 to 6, 2004
- Dust Devil in California, September 5, 2004
- Heat in California, September 5 to 11, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 6, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 6, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 6, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 7 to 9, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 8 to 9, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 8, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 9, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 9, 2004
- Hail in California, September 9, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 10, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 10, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 10, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 10, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 10, 2004
- Lightning Strike in California, September 10, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 11 to 12, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 11 to 13, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 11, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 11, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in California, September 11, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, September 11, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 11, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, September 11, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 12 to 15, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 13 to 14, 2004
- High Wind in California, September 19, 2004
- Lightning Strike in California, September 19, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 20 to 21, 2004
- High Wind in California, September 21, 2004
- Wildfire in California, September 22, 2004
October 2004
- Drought in California, October 16, 2004
- Tornado in California, October 17, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 17, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 17, 2004
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, October 17 to 18, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 18 to 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, October 19, 2004
- High Wind in California, October 19, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 19, 2004
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 19, 2004
- High Wind in California, October 19, 2004
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Flash Flooding in California, October 20, 2004
- Tornado in California, October 20, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 20, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 20, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, October 20, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, October 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 26, 2004
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, October 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, October 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, October 26 to 27, 2004
- Hail in California, October 26, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in California, October 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 27, 2004
- Hail in California, October 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, October 28, 2004
November 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 3, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 7 to 8, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, November 14 to 17, 2004
- High Wind in California, November 20 to 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 20 to 22, 2004
- High Wind in California, November 20, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 20 to 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 20 to 22, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, November 20 to 21, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, November 21 to 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 2004
- High Wind in California, November 21, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 22 to 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 27, 2004
- High Wind in California, November 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, November 27, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, November 27, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, November 27, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, November 28, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 29 to 30, 2004
- High Wind in California, November 29, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, November 29, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 29 to 30, 2004
December 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 1 to 3, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 1 to 4, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, December 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 6 to 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 6 to 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 6 to 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 6 to 7, 2004
- Blizzard in California, December 6, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 7, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, December 7, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 7, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 7, 2004
- Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in California, December 7 to 8, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 7, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 7, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 7 to 8, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 7 to 8, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 7 to 8, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 8, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, December 9, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, December 9 to 14, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, December 10 to 11, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 16, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 16, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 16, 2004
- Wildfire in California, December 16, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, December 16, 2004
- Dense Fog in California, December 16 to 26, 2004
- High Surf in California, December 17 to 18, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 18, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 23, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 23, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 25 to 27, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, December 27 to 31, 2004
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 27 to 29, 2004
- High Surf in California, December 27, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 27, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 27, 2004
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, December 27 to 29, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in California, December 27 to 29, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 27 to 29, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 27 to 28, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, December 28 to 31, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 28, 2004
- Heavy Rain in California, December 28 to 29, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 28, 2004
- Strong Wind in California, December 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 28, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 28, 2004
- Funnel Cloud in California, December 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, December 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 29, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 29 to 31, 2004
- Tornado in California, December 29, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 29 to 31, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 29 to 31, 2004
- Heavy Snow in California, December 29 to 31, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- High Wind in California, December 29, 2004
- Winter Storm in California, December 29 to 31, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 30, 2004
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in California, December 30 to 31, 2004
- Flash Flood in California, December 31, 2004
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Sources
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 2026-09-24.