California, 2023

Cold in California, November 24 to 27, 2023

November 24 to 27, 2023 · NWS STO · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Clear skies and cold air led to freezing morning low temperatures across the Central Valley from November 25th through November 27th, 2023 with widespread frost.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.

Clear skies and cold air led to freezing morning low temperatures across the Central Valley from November 25th through November 27th, 2023 with widespread frost.

Event by event

5 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Sacramento Valley

When
November 24, 11:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
Where
Northern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Morning temperatures as low as 25 to 30 degrees were observed, with the coldest on the morning of November 27th.

Cold/Wind Chill, Central Sacramento Valley

When
November 24, 11:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
Where
Central Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Temperatures as low as 28 to 35 degrees were observed for the morning lows.

Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Sacramento Valley

When
November 24, 11:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
Where
Southern Sacramento Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Morning low temperatures of 27 to 35 degrees were observed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Carquinez Strait and Delta

When
November 24, 11:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
Where
Carquinez Strait and Delta forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Morning low temperatures of 28 to 35 degrees were observed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Northern San Joaquin Valley

When
November 24, 11:00 PM PST to November 27, 11:00 AM PST
Where
Northern San Joaquin Valley forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Morning low temperatures as low as 28 to 35 degrees were observed.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1148451, 1148452, 1148453, 1148454, 1148455.