California, 2020High Wind in California, January 6, 2020
January 6, 2020 · NWS SGX · 8 events in 3 counties and zones
Surface high pressure over the Great Basin brought gusty Santa Ana winds to the mountains and passes, as well as warm temperatures to the coast and valleys. The highest wind gust was reported at Sill Hill at 77 mph on January 6.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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Surface high pressure over the Great Basin brought gusty Santa Ana winds to the mountains and passes, as well as warm temperatures to the coast and valleys. The highest wind gust was reported at Sill Hill at 77 mph on January 6. A few other locations topped out around 60-65 mph. Warm temperatures in the low to mid 80s were reported along the coast and in the valleys.
High Wind, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- January 6, 5:00 AM PST to 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Buckman Springs mesonet reported a peak wind gust of 55 knots between 0500 and 0600 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- January 6, 6:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Willows Road mesonet, near Alpine, reported a peak wind gust of 53 knots between 0600 and 0700 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys - the Inland Empire
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys - the Inland Empire forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.293, -116.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Devil Canyon reported a peak wind gust of 54 knots between 0700 and 0800 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sill Hill reported a peak wind gust of 67 knots between 0700 and 0800 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hellhole Canyon reported a peak wind gust of 52 knots between 0700 and 0800 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Black mountain reported a peak wind gust of 63 kts between 0800 and 0900 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Diego County Mountains
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Alpine RAWS reported a peak wind gust of 56 knots between 0800 and 0900 PST on January 6.
High Wind, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
- When
- January 6, 11:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 33.744, -115.994 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highland Springs reported a peak wind gust of 53 knots between 1100 and 1200 PST on January 6.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 872248, 872247, 872242, 872244, 872246, 872240, 872241, 872243.