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| July 20, 2008 |
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Wildomar Weather Station Now Online
- posted 4:45 PM
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| This afternoon the ... |
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| July 1, 2008 |
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May 22nd Perris Tornado Had Winds of 110-120 mph
- posted 6:32 AM
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| The National Weather Service, after a study of damage from the tornado near March Air Reserve Base in Perris on May 22nd, has rated the intensity of the tornado as EF-2, on the enhanced Fujita sc ... |
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| June 18, 2008 |
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Heat Wave Brings Inland Communities Into Triple Digits Tuesday
- posted 7:47 AM
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| Most inland communities in Riverside County were over 100°F on Tuesday.
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| May 28, 2008 |
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Hail and Storm Photos
- posted 8:08 AM
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| The following are photos from last week's hailstorms in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties.
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| May 27, 2008 |
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Perris Tornado Photos
- posted 8:50 AM
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| The following are photos from Thursday evening's tornadoes that struck the Perris Valley near March ARB. Tornadoes were also reported near the San Jacinto Valley, near or in Moreno Valley, and ne ... |
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| May 26, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: May 22nd-26th, 2008
- posted 10:16 PM
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| A very late season storm, featuring hail, thunderstorms and tornadoes, finally made its exit from the region on Memorial Day. The storm was the first significant rainfall in the area since March ... |
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| May 23, 2008 |
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Thursday Featured Multiple Tornados, Hailstorms, Lightning (updated, photos)
- posted 7:56 AM
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| Thursday afternoon and evening's severe thunderstorm over Western Riverside County reportedly spawned several funnel clouds, which touched down in Perris, Moreno Valley, and near Lake Elsinore.
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| May 22, 2008 |
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Tornado Hits Perris; Spawned by Severe Thunderstorms (updated, photos)
- posted 5:56 PM
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| A tornado touched down in Perris Thursday afternoon, blocking the Interstate 215 freeway during rush hour.
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Thunderstorm Produces Downpour Thursday
- posted 2:20 PM
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| A chance of rain turned into a downpour in parts of Riverside and northern San Diego counties Thursday afternoon, with rain and hail reported at all eleven WeatherCurrents stations.
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| May 18, 2008 |
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Triple Digit Weekend in Inland Valleys
- posted 10:02 PM
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| A heat wave sent most inland communities over 100°F Saturday and Sunday, with 5 out of 11 WeatherCurrents stations above the heat bellwether.
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| May 17, 2008 |
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May 16th: WeatherCurrents' First Triple Digit Day of Year
- posted 12:04 PM
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| The first triple digit day of the year for 2008 was recorded Friday with 101.6°F at the Temecula weather station.
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| May 11, 2008 |
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WeatherCurrents Launches Weekday Morning Audio Forecast For Inland Empire
- posted 2:01 PM
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| As part of an expanding collaboration with Inland Empire News Radio and its web site, ... |
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| May 4, 2008 |
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Potential Storm Could Bring Light Showers or Thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday
- posted 1:07 PM
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| A storm system is predicted to track south from Northern California along the coast and drift inland Monday night may bring a slight chance of light showers and thunderstorms in addition to cloud ... |
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| April 27, 2008 |
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Weekend Featured Summer Days In Spring
- posted 4:16 PM
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| The second (and probably last) heat wave of this April hit this past weekend in Southern California, with most inland areas topping 90°F both Saturday and Sunday. In many areas in Riverside a ... |
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| April 12, 2008 |
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April Heat Waves
- posted 6:04 PM
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| With this weekend's run at 90°F+ temperatures, here's a look back at some of the relatively rare April heat waves this decade.
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Anemometer Replaced in Riverside Saturday
- posted 3:05 PM
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| A dirty anemometer at the Riverside weather station was replaced Saturday morning.
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| April 5, 2008 |
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Weather Data Outage Affects All Sites Saturday Morning
- posted 11:02 AM
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| A software defect at the WeatherCurrents web site led to a data outage Saturday morning.
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| April 3, 2008 |
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First Storm of April Fizzles Out
- posted 7:54 PM
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| Following a relatively dry March, the first storm of April fizzled, bringing only isolated showers over Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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| March 19, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: March 15th-16th, 2008
- posted 7:57 AM
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| An unusually cold (for a late season) storm interrupted what's been a mostly dry March. As a result, popcorn snow (also called graupel) and hail fell in the upper parts of the San Jacinto Valley ... |
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| March 8, 2008 |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 9th
- posted 1:55 PM
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| Remember to turn clocks forward one hour this Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins.
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| February 25, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 23rd-24th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 6:51 AM
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| Defying predictions of more than an inch of rainfall, the third storm in a wet February series ended up sending another tenth to a half of an inch of rainfall to the inland valleys of Riverside a ... |
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| February 24, 2008 |
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Rain Gauge Cleaning (photos)
- posted 9:45 AM
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| Last month, one of the WeatherCurrents tipping bucket rain gauges (in Murrieta) became clogged, something that is an ordinary problem for rain gauges everywhere. We went out to the Murrieta stati ... |
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Valentine's Day Storm Mixes Cold, Rain and Snow (photos, updated)
- posted 12:00 AM
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| Foothills of some inland valley locations were dusted with snow on Valentine's Day after a southern storm, originally expected to affect Baja California, came further north than predicted and dum ... |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 21st-22nd, 2008
- posted 3:10 PM
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| The second of a series of three mid-February storms added more rainfall to the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties Thursday night and Friday, with a few sprinkles lingering into ea ... |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 20th, 2008
- posted 7:00 AM
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| The first of three storms expended its energy mainly to the north and the east of the inland valleys Wednesday, but still left some inland areas of Southern California wet.
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| February 14, 2008 |
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Some Areas Receive Lots of Rain To Go With Unexpected Record Cold Thursday (updated)
- posted 5:08 PM
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| A storm front, expected to pass by further to the south, instead was drawn up into Southern California today, leading to cold daytime conditions and a fair amount of rain in some locations. Snow ... |
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| February 4, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: February 3rd-4th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 7:27 AM
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| A fast-moving storm led to steady, moderate rain through most of the inland valleys of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties on Sunday, with some showers trailing into Monday morning. ... |
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| January 30, 2008 |
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A Note on Normal-To-Date Rainfall
- posted 1:19 PM
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| Some of the older WeatherCurrents sites display a normal-to-date rainfall reading alongside the current rainfall reading.
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| January 28, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: January 26th-28th, 2008 (second update)
- posted 9:52 AM
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| The third storm in a week and the second strong storm of the month hit the inland valleys over the weekend, causing a few flooding problems.
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| January 27, 2008 |
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Riverside Weather Station Down Saturday and Sunday
- posted 4:28 PM
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| In the thick of a strong winter storm, a computer problem has likely taken the Riverside weather station offline.
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| January 25, 2008 |
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Moreno Valley Weather Station Installation Begins Saturday
- posted 5:23 AM
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| Installation of the Moreno Valley weather station is scheduled to begin Saturday, weather permitting. With some luck, most of the weather instruments will be operating by Saturday night.
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| January 9, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: January 4th-7th, 2008 (updated)
- posted 6:57 AM
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| So much for the predicted dry winter. As Southern California was targeted by the jet stream for a few days, a series of fronts dumped rain and mountain snow, with the totals variable but some of ... |
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| January 6, 2008 |
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Storm Totals: January 4th-6th, 2008
- posted 5:25 PM
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| The first storm of the year drenched Southern California's inland valleys with between one to five inches of rain.
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| January 4, 2008 |
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Strong Storm Coming Friday Night; Heavy Rainfall Possible Through Saturday
- posted 12:51 PM
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| A strong Pacific storm with a subtropical tap is predicted to hit the region on Friday night, with light rain possible this afternoon through this evening. As of early Friday afternoon, parts of ... |
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| January 1, 2008 |
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Top Local Weather Stories of 2007
- posted 12:16 AM
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| Here's our list of the top ten weather events of the past year that affected WeatherCurrents communities in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties.
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| December 23, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: December 20th-21st, 2007
- posted 4:13 PM
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| The second storm of the week left small amounts of rainfall in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties, after predictions of less than a tenth of an inch.
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| December 20, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: December 18th-19th, 2007
- posted 9:34 AM
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| Another pre-winter storm visited Southern California Tuesday and Wednesday, and left between 0.05" and 0.43" in the inland valleys of Western Riverside and Northern San Diego counties.
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| December 15, 2007 |
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About Frost (updated)
- posted 5:16 PM
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| As we enter the winter season in Southern California, the potential for morning frost returns to the coastal and inland areas as the nights and mornings get colder.
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| December 14, 2007 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Thursday, December 13, 2007
- posted 7:15 AM
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| Bob Pratte's column in the Hemet edition of ... |
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| December 10, 2007 |
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Tuesday Morning Brings an "Inside Slider" Storm
- posted 6:29 PM
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| An infrequent storm from the east, termed an "inside slider", could bring cold temperatures, gusty winds, some clouds, perhaps a shower or two and an outside chance at more Tuesday.
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Updated Storm Totals: December 8th-10th, 2007
- posted 7:56 AM
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| A second, colder storm, coming through Saturday night and Sunday morning, added to rain totals from a wetter storm Friday and Saturday.
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| December 8, 2007 |
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Snow in Some Inland Valleys Sunday Morning?
- posted 5:20 PM
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| As forecasts and conditions shape up for a second, colder storm coming in Saturday night and Sunday morning, conditions could be ripe for a rare dusting of snowfall in some of the inland valleys ... |
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Storm Totals: December 8th-9th, 2007
- posted 12:01 PM
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| A pre-winter storm dropped significant rain Thursday night and Friday morning, before moving to the east. Scattered showers trailed into Saturday morning in some communities.
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| December 2, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: November 30th - December 1st, 2007 (updated)
- posted 2:48 PM
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| Subtropical moisture found its way to Western Riverside and Northern San Diego Counties from Friday to Saturday mornings, and the result were some of the biggest one day rain totals recorded.
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| November 25, 2007 |
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Problems with WeatherCurrents Server and Sites Sunday
- posted 7:56 PM
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| A series of issues that we think were related to internet connection problems at the web server caused problems with access and data flow to the web site Sunday afternoon and evening.
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| November 3, 2007 |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 4th
- posted 12:57 PM
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| Sunday morning will mark the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) for this year in the United States and Canada, for those states (and provinces) that observe it.
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| October 28, 2007 |
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Rice Canyon and Horno/Ammo Fires Contained
- posted 11:20 AM
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| The Poomacha Fire was the only remaining fire not contained in North San Diego County Sunday morning, at 50% containment and 49,150 acres burned.
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| October 27, 2007 |
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Rice Canyon Fire Photos
- posted 4:27 PM
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| The following are photos from the Rice Canyon Fire, which began on October 22nd in Rainbow, and spread quickly over the Interstate 15 freeway into Fallbrook. The cause of the fire was determined ... |
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Saturday Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 12:48 PM
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| Tropical moisture in the air today, as well as partly cloudy skies, should help aid the firefighting efforts by keeping temperatures down and raising relative humidities. Air quality should conti ... |
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| October 26, 2007 |
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Friday Morning Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 6:56 AM
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| There is little updated fire information this morning on the Rice Canyon, Poomacha and Horno/Ammo Fires.
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| October 25, 2007 |
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Thursday Evening Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 9:16 PM
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| As of Thursday evening, most Fallbrook residents were being allowed to return to their homes. The East Mission Road exit off of Interstate 15 remained closed, however, and the burn areas also rem ... |
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Thursday Morning Fire Update - Northern San Diego and Western Riverside Counties
- posted 6:38 AM
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| There appears to be little change in fire conditions from last night's report. This should be another day of low-level smoke in much of North San Diego and Western Riverside counties, as the shif ... |
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| October 24, 2007 |
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Wednesday Evening Fire Update - North San Diego and Riverside Counties
- posted 8:27 PM
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| Containment levels on all fires in Southern California increased Wednesday as the Santa Ana winds faded, but many fires remained dangerously out of control, especially in San Diego County.
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Wednesday Afternoon Fire Update - North San Diego and Riverside Counties
- posted 12:57 PM
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| Interstate 5 has reopened through Camp Pendleton, but navigation through there is reportedly tricky, and whether or not it stays open depends on conditions from the Ammo Fire, which has burned 7, ... |
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Fire Map From San Diego County Emergency Services
- posted 7:01 AM
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| Please see ... |
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Wednesday Morning Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties (updated 7:28am)
- posted 6:12 AM
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| We will update this story through 8am as new information becomes available.
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| October 23, 2007 |
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Tuesday Evening Fire Update - North San Diego and Western Riverside Counties (updated 9:00pm)
- posted 7:54 PM
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| Reports of 500 homes destroyed in the Rice Canyon Fire this morning were apparently too high. The most recent reports estimate the fire at 7,500 acres, 10% containment, 206 homes tragically destr ... |
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Photos of Wind Damage From San Jacinto Sandstorm
- posted 11:26 AM
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| The following photos were captured by Becky Griffith in the San Jacinto area, Monday morning following Sunday evening's sandstorm. |
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Google Maps Fire Trackers
- posted 10:27 AM
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| There are several trackers for Southern California fires out there. Here are some:
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Tuesday Morning Fire Update
- posted 6:14 AM
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| The morning after a tragic day of fires and wind damage in Southern California, major fires were still burning in Fallbrook, in the San Diego area, in Orange County and in the San Bernardino moun ... |
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| October 22, 2007 |
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San Jacinto Weather Station Damaged in Sunday Sandstorm (updated)
- posted 2:43 PM
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| Damaging winds estimated at 80 mph or more Sunday evening have rendered some of the San Jacinto weather instruments inoperable.
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High Winds Cause Damage (photos)
- posted 10:18 AM
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| Strong Santa Ana winds caused widespread damage in the San Jacinto and Temecula Valleys overnight.
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| October 20, 2007 |
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Red Flag Warning Posted For Sunday through Tuesday: Extreme Fire Danger
- posted 11:07 AM
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| The National Weather Service has posted a red flag warning for Sunday morning through Tuesday morning, indicating extreme fire danger. At the coast, a fire weather watch was in effect.
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| October 15, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: October 13th, 2007
- posted 7:19 AM
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| A mild storm, the second of the fall, left measurable rainfall in nearly all inland communities Saturday morning.
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| October 9, 2007 |
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Riverside Weather Feed Down
- posted 6:25 AM
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| The data feed from the Riverside weather station has been down since Monday morning.
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| October 3, 2007 |
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Storm Totals: September 28th
- posted 3:02 PM
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| An early season storm mostly missed Riverside and San Diego counties last Friday, leading to some rain in spots and not in others.
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| September 25, 2007 |
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Ground Shakes During Small Earthquake Felt Throughout Area Tuesday
- posted 3:49 PM
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| A small earthquake registering 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt through much of the forecast area Tuesday afternoon. The quake occurred at 3:38pm and was centered about 8 miles WNW of Lake Elsin ... |
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| September 23, 2007 |
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Late Summer Storm Sputters Inland
- posted 9:56 PM
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| A cutoff low produced scattered showers across the region Thursday through its exit Sunday.
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| September 5, 2007 |
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Moisture From Henriette to Miss Southern California
- posted 7:38 PM
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| Remnants of the latest Pacific Ocean hurricane, Henriette, were predicted to miss Southern California as they enter the United States on Thursday.
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| September 2, 2007 |
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Sunday Morning Earthquake Registered Magnitude 4.7; Centered between Lake Elsinore and Corona
- posted 10:46 PM
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| At 10:29am this morning, Riverside and Orange counties were briefly shook by an earthquake along the Elsinore fault. The earthquake registered magnitude 4.7 on the Richter Scale. See the ... |
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Labor Day Weekend Heat Wave Rivals Record Heat Last July (corrected)
- posted 4:33 PM
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| Five consecutive days of scorching temperatures in late August and early September of this year are rivaling the record heat wave of July, 2006, and punctuating an otherwise relatively mild summe ... |
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| August 27, 2007 |
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Lunar Eclipse Visible Tuesday Morning
- posted 12:43 PM
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| A full eclipse of the Moon will happen early Tuesday morning, August 28th, 2007. With mostly clear skies predicted, those willing to stay up very late or set their alarm clocks for after midnight ... |
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| August 26, 2007 |
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Thunderstorms Register Rainfall Inland Sunday
- posted 10:29 PM
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| Some of the remnants of former Hurricane Dean, combined with other monsoonal moisture, led to thunder and lightning and spotty rainfall across the inland valleys Sunday morning and afternoon. Som ... |
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| July 22, 2007 |
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WeatherCurrents in the News: Saturday, July 21, 2007
- posted 9:54 AM
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| An article in ... |
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| July 17, 2007 |
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Perris Installation Scheduled for August; Rancho Bernardo to Follow
- posted 12:44 PM
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| Two more weather station installations are scheduled this summer, in Perris, tentatively scheduled for August 4th, and in Rancho Bernardo (San Diego County) sometime in August.
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| July 15, 2007 |
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San Jacinto Weather Site Launched Sunday
- posted 3:33 PM
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| Sunday afternoon marked the completion of WeatherCurrents' ninth community weather station, serving ... |
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| July 14, 2007 |
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Recap of a Disappointing 2006-2007 Rain Season
- posted 9:47 AM
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| The 2006-2007 rain season ended June 30th with most WeatherCurrents communities reporting their lowest totals this decade. The low totals continued two years of below average totals, this past se ... |
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| July 13, 2007 |
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Riverside Humidity Sensor Fixed
- posted 12:30 PM
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| Repairs to the humidity sensor were completed Friday morning, and the Riverside weather station is operating normally once again. The cause was dirt embedded in one of the sensors, something that ... |
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| June 27, 2007 |
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Humidity Sensor Malfunction
- posted 11:14 AM
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| Currently the relative humidity readings at the Riverside weather station are too high. This is probably either due to a sensor malfunction, or interference with the some of the wires.
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| June 17, 2007 |
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Photo Documents 1947 Snowfall in Riverside
- posted 11:43 AM
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| A little out of season for this time of year, but the following photo is documentation of a snow event in the La Sierra area of Riverside in 1947.
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| June 16, 2007 |
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San Jacinto Weather Station Installation Scheduled for July; Perris Installation Scheduled for August
- posted 9:57 AM
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| After a long hiatus, the WeatherCurrents network is slated to grow once again with additions of weather stations in San Jacinto and Perris this summer.
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| June 14, 2007 |
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First Triple-Digit Day of Year in Lake Elsinore, Hemet and Menifee Valley
- posted 7:17 AM
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| Summer heat in springtime led to the first 100°F heat of 2007 on Wednesday, June 13th in some inland communities.
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| June 13, 2007 |
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Riverside Weather Feed Down
- posted 6:25 AM
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| We are working to restore the Riverside weather feed, which went down Monday evening. We apologize for the inconvenience and will have it back as soon as possible. |
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| May 28, 2007 |
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May Gray / June Gloom Here Once Again
- posted 12:49 PM
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| At this time of year, night and morning low clouds seem like a daily occurrence, a tried and true weather pattern.
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| April 25, 2007 |
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April Storm Totals Are Most This Year
- posted 10:32 AM
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| Rainfall in Riverside and San Diego Counties on April 20th and April 22nd-23rd totaled the most in a meager rain year.
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| April 20, 2007 |
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If It Holds Up, Half An Inch Would Be Wettest Storm This Year In Most Areas
- posted 7:41 AM
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| A late-season April storm due Friday morning, April 20th, with predictions of up to a half of an inch of rain, might be the wettest of the season in Western Riverside and Northern San Diego count ... |
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| March 25, 2007 |
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Continuing Lack of Rainfall May Lead to Smallest Season Total This Decade
- posted 6:17 PM
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| With nearly every month below average this rainfall season, and the key months of January through March at less than 2" in most inland spots, the 2006-2007 rain season is shaping up to be perhaps ... |
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| March 10, 2007 |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 11th
- posted 12:04 PM
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| Remember to turn your clocks forward on Sunday for the start of Daylight Saving Time.
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| March 4, 2007 |
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Santa Ana Wind Gusts Up to 40 mph in Inland Valleys Saturday and Sunday
- posted 11:25 AM
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| Winds in the inland valleys of Riverside and San Diego counties rose up fiercely Saturday morning and were likely to continue through Sunday. WeatherCurrents' Temecula station recorded a maximum ... |
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| January 28, 2007 |
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When To Replant
- posted 10:41 AM
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| So you've lost some plants during this January's week-long, record-breaking deep freeze and you're wondering when it will be safe to replace them.
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| January 14, 2007 |
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Coldest Morning This Decade Sunday; Records Fall (second update, photos)
- posted 9:16 AM
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| A very cold airmass over Southern California led to what was statistically the coldest morning since at least 1999. All eight WeatherCurrents communities set all-time minimum temperature records. ... |
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| January 12, 2007 |
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Brief Snowfall Friday Morning in Perris, Lake Elsinore, Sun City, Menifee, Hemet and Riverside (fourth update, photos and video)
- posted 12:56 PM
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| Cold temperatures led to brief snowfall, often mixed with grauple (soft ice, also called popcorn snow), in some of the lower elevations of western Riverside County Friday morning. Most of the sno ... |
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| January 2, 2007 |
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National Weather Service, San Diego's 2006 In Review
- posted 6:44 AM
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| The San Diego office of the National Weather Service has come out with their ... |
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| January 1, 2007 |
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Top Local Weather Stories of 2006
- posted 9:46 AM
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| Here's our list of the top weather events of the past year that affected WeatherCurrents communities in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties:
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| December 27, 2006 |
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Rapidly Moving Storm Generates Showers Wednesday Morning
- posted 7:36 AM
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| A rapidly moving Pacific storm was producing showers early Wednesday morning across the region. Most of the rainfall was expected to happen in the morning, with a chance of trailing showers and t ... |
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| December 22, 2006 |
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Isolated Light Showers Possible Friday Morning
- posted 7:18 AM
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| A fast moving front that originally was supposed to pass to our north is mixing with marine layer and causing isolated light showers in some areas this morning.
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| December 20, 2006 |
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Storm Totals for December 16th-17th
- posted 11:01 AM
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| Last weekend's storm fizzled, leaving between 0.04" and 0.35" of rainfall on WeatherCurrents communities. Originally, the storm was to have mixed with subtropical flow, but that interaction didn' ... |
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Most of Western Riverside County Begins Wednesday in the 20's; Station Records Fall in Lake Elsinore, Riverside and De Luz
- posted 10:06 AM
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| Another cold morning Wednesday resulted in frost and freezing temperatures, with many areas in western Riverside County below 30°F, including WeatherCurrents stations in Temecula, Murrieta, L ... |
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| December 19, 2006 |
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Frost and Freeze Warning for Wednesday Morning
- posted 10:07 PM
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| Patchy frost and freezing temperatures were predicted in inland valleys again Wednesday morning.
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Tuesday Morning Coldest of 2006 to Date
- posted 10:01 PM
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| Many WeatherCurrents communities recorded low temperatures into the 20's Tuesday in what was the coldest morning of the year. All-time station records fell in Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Fallbrook a ... |
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| December 17, 2006 |
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Frost Warning for Monday Morning
- posted 10:09 PM
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| Patchy frost and freezing temperatures may be in store in some inland valleys Monday morning as a cold airmass begins a three day threat. Some offshore winds will keep some areas frost-free tonig ... |
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Photos of Smoke and Ash From October's Esperanza Fire
- posted 6:42 PM
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| Better late than never, here are a bunch of photos taken in various western Riverside communities during the first two days of the Esperanza Fire. We apologize for their lateness. They show the w ... |
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| November 9, 2006 |
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November 7th Was Warmest November Day This Decade
- posted 7:47 AM
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| Tuesday's high temperature of 94.1°F in Temecula was the warmest November temperature in Temecula since November 13, 1999. A double hit of offshore winds and high pressure aloft contributed t ... |
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| October 29, 2006 |
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Daylight Saving Time Ends For 2006
- posted 10:40 AM
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| Daylight Saving Time (DST) for 2006 ended at 2am Sunday morning, Otober 29th, when clocks returned to Pacific Standard Time, 1am. Please remember to set your clocks back one hour.
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| October 26, 2006 |
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Esperanza Fire Smoke and Ash Fills Inland Valleys Thursday
- posted 2:36 PM
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| Poor air quality resulting from a fire south of Cabazon, named the Esparanza Fire, was affecting most of the inland valleys in western Riverside County Thursday afternoon.
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| October 8, 2006 |
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September Ends Up Pretty Much Average
- posted 9:44 PM
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| September, 2006 started with a number of hot days but when all was said and done, it ended up near the average for this decade, at least in Temecula, where records were available back to 1999.
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| October 2, 2006 |
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Showers Possible Inland Through 9am Monday
- posted 8:54 AM
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| Showers were tracking across Orange County and inland through Riverside County Monday morning, and could produce rainfall in spots.
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| September 6, 2006 |
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Thunderstorms Move West Across Inland Valleys; Landspout Reported Between Sun City and Perris.
- posted 3:58 PM
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| After four straight days of localized thunderstorms, heavy thunderstorm activity was at work again in Hemet, San Jacinto, Sun City, Murrieta and Temecula.
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| September 2, 2006 |
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Showers and Thunderstorms Possible Saturday Afternoon
- posted 3:22 PM
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| Thunderheads have moved west of the mountains Saturday afternoon and may cause showers or thunderstorms in some spots.
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| August 14, 2006 |
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No Surprise: July Was Warmest Month So Far This Decade
- posted 7:21 AM
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| All eight WeatherCurrents locations set all-time monthly records this past July as southern California was scorched with record heat. The record months occurred in spite of and end-of-month coold ... |
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| August 1, 2006 |
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New Features on WeatherCurrents.com
- posted 6:35 AM
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| A few changes late yesterday highlight some new features added mostly from your requests.
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| July 23, 2006 |
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A Note About Car Thermometers
- posted 1:07 PM
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| Like many of you, I have thermometers in my vehicles. I was out and about in Saturday's record heat and noticed probably the same thing you did, that my car was telling me the temperature was 115 ... |
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| July 22, 2006 |
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Station Records Fall Saturday Afternoon Nearly Everwhere
- posted 4:45 PM
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| Six of eight WeatherCurrents locations obliterated heat records Saturday afternoon, as temperatures rose above 110°F in the inland valleys.
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Sizzling Friday Heat Sets Station Records in Lake Elsinore, Menifee Valley, and Riverside
- posted 8:58 AM
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| A new summer heat wave Friday, July 21st saw temperatures again near 110°F in some WeatherCurrents communities, but not as universally hot as last Saturday. However, all-time station records ... |
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| July 16, 2006 |
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Blistering Station Records Set Saturday in Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, De Luz, Fallbrook; Hottest Day in Nearly Four Years
- posted 12:16 PM
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| A blistering hot July 16th saw temperatures soar into the 100's in all eight WeatherCurrents locations, with many near 110°F. All-time station records were set in most locations, except for S ... |
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| July 2, 2006 |
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2006 Was Warmest June This Decade; Third Warmest Ever in San Diego
- posted 12:43 PM
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| This past June was the warmest June of the decade so far, according to reports from WeatherCurrents stations.
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| June 25, 2006 |
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Riverside Weather Feed Down
- posted 1:03 PM
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| The Riverside weather feed is down as of Friday night, the probable result of a capture computer crash. It is likely service will be restored Monday morning when workers arrive at its Canyon Cres ... |
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| June 5, 2006 |
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Sunday's Triple Digit Roundup
- posted 1:12 PM
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| June 4th was another hot day in the region, with many communities once again topping 100°F.
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| June 3, 2006 |
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Scorching June Heat Tops Triple Digits in Areas
- posted 9:43 PM
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| A Spring heat wave has hit western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, with triple digit temperatures recorded by many WeatherCurrents stations, and all stations above 95°F.
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| May 27, 2006 |
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Storm Totals for May 22nd (updated)
- posted 4:39 PM
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| A fast, late-season spring storm dumped a quarter inch or more of rainfall on parts of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties. It was the first major rainfall since a wet April in the ... |
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| May 21, 2006 |
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Late Season Storm To Arrive Sunday Night
- posted 1:31 PM
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| A fast-moving, late spring storm is predicted to bring significant rain and perhaps thunderstorms to western Riverside and northern San Diego counties tonight.
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| April 12, 2006 |
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Outage Due to Equipment Failure
- posted 6:58 AM
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| A problem with the capture computer in Riverside has cause an outage of over a day at this writing. We are working to resolve the problem and should have service restored by this weekend. |
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| April 2, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: March 17th-21st and March 28th-29th
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| A series of late winter storms, some of them unusually wet, spilled into spring, making March the wettest month of the year and of the rainy season to date in western Riverside and northern San D ... |
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday Morning
- posted 12:18 AM
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| Just a note to turn your clocks forward one hour Sunday morning as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect for most of the United States.
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| March 17, 2006 |
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Web Site Maintenance Friday Night
- posted 12:21 PM
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| The web site will be down at times between 10pm and 11pm Friday night for regular maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
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| March 14, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: March 10th-13th (updated)
- posted 10:16 PM
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| A cold winter storm last weekend didn't live up to expectations of two inches of rainfall in parts of western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, but some areas did get an inch or near an ... |
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| March 11, 2006 |
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Brief Snowfall Reported Saturday Morning in Northeastern Temecula, Aguanga, Sage, Eastern Hemet (pictures, second update)
- posted 10:09 AM
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| Between 6am and 7am Saturday morning, snow broke through the 2,000 foot level and fell in parts of Sage, Aguanga, Hemet, Beaumont and Banning, northeastern Temecula, and the Temecula wine country ... |
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| March 9, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: March 3rd-4th and March 6th-7th (updated)
- posted 9:34 AM
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| The first two storms of March brought a spattering of rainfall to western Riverside and northern San Diego counties. Both storms were poorly organized and quickly disintegrated.
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| March 2, 2006 |
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Recent Weather News Stories
- posted 8:17 AM
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| Some recent coverage of the end-of-February storm:
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| March 1, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: February 27th-28th (updated)
- posted 9:16 AM
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| The wettest storm of the rain season to date dropped between one and two and a half inches of rain on western Riverside and northern San Diego counties to close out February.
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| February 26, 2006 |
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Storm Totals: February 17th-19th
- posted 5:48 PM
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| A cold pacific storm left the first rainfall since January 2nd in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties last weekend.
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| February 20, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory for Tuesday Morning
- posted 9:53 PM
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| The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the Inland Empire valleys for Tuesday morning, including the Temecula, Menifee, Elsinore and San Jacinto valleys, and parts of the Riv ... |
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Record Cold, Freezing Temperatures, Frost on President's Day
- posted 6:55 AM
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| In the aftermath of a cold storm front, freezing temperatures and frost were present in many of the inland valleys Monday morning, the President's Day holiday.
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| February 14, 2006 |
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Extended Dry Period May End Tuesday Night
- posted 4:44 PM
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| An extended winter dry period looks to be coming to an end with a 20% chance of light showers or drizzle Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. But any precipitation amounts are expected to be very ... |
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| January 26, 2006 |
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Dense Fog Reported Thursday Morning
- posted 6:33 AM
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| Dense fog was present in spots in parts of southwest Riverside county Thursday, according to an eyewitness report. Fog was present on the Interstate 15 corridor between Temecula and Lake Elsinore ... |
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| January 25, 2006 |
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Web Site Maintenance Friday Night
- posted 9:27 PM
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| We will be bringing the WeatherCurrents.com web site down for regular maintenance on Friday, January 25th, between the hours of 10pm and 11pm, Pacific Standard Time.
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| January 22, 2006 |
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Wind Warning Through Tuesday Morning
- posted 10:29 PM
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| A strong Santa Ana wind event is predicted to bring gusty winds to the inland valleys through Tuesday morning. Surface high pressure over the Great Basin coupled with local high pressure is fueli ... |
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| January 21, 2006 |
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Riverside Weather Station Fully Operational
- posted 10:02 PM
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| As of early Saturday afternoon, the final sensors were installed in Canyon Crest and the new Riverside weather station.
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Frost Advisory for Sunday Morning
- posted 9:55 PM
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| After two straight chilly mornings, another potential morning of freezing or near-freezing temperatures and frost is possible Sunday in most of the inland valleys.
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| January 20, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory for Saturday Morning
- posted 9:09 PM
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| Predicted freezing or near-freezing temperatures in many inland areas tomorrow morning may lead to widespread frost for early Saturday morning. Frost was present Friday morning in many inland are ... |
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| January 15, 2006 |
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Frost Advisory For Monday Morning
- posted 10:13 PM
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| Predicted freezing or near-freezing temperatures in many inland areas tomorrow morning may lead to widespread frost for early Monday morning.
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| January 14, 2006 |
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Storm Front Weakens; Showers Still Possible Saturday Night
- posted 5:23 PM
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| A storm front that originally was forecast to dump up to a third of an inch in the inland valleys today is weakening as it is coming across the region. Showers are still possible tonight through ... |
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| December 30, 2005 |
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Twin Storm Forecast Update
- posted 8:57 PM
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| Two storms are forecast to hit Southern California this weekend, on Saturday afternoon and night and again on Sunday night and Monday. Because the jet stream is projected to remain to the north o ... |
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Fog Advisory For Friday Morning
- posted 6:41 AM
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| Dense fog with visibilities of less than a quarter mile is present in many inland areas today, including the Temecula Valley and spots north and south on the I-15 and I-215 freeways.
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| December 28, 2005 |
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Two Major Storms May Cloud New Year's Weekend
- posted 3:58 PM
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| The first significant rainfall of winter may occur this weekend as two wet storms are forecast to drench Southern California.
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| December 25, 2005 |
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Riverside Weather Station to be Re-established in January
- posted 10:20 AM
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| A new location has been found for WeatherCurrents' Riverside weather station, thanks to Jim Ness of Inland Empire News Radio. The station will be established in January, 2006 at the offices of I ... |
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| December 8, 2005 |
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Light Showers Inland Wednesday Afternoon
- posted 2:01 PM
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| Some areas of Riverside County were reporting light showers Wednesday afternoon. Rain was reported in northeast Temecula, and the National Weather Service issued a short-term forecast warning of ... |
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| December 6, 2005 |
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Frost Advisory for Wednesday Morning
- posted 8:52 PM
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| For the second night in a row, the National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for the Inland Empire. The likely affected areas include the Temecula, Elsinore, San Jacinto and Menifee va ... |
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| November 6, 2005 |
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Riverside Operations Suspended; Volunteer Needed
- posted 11:00 AM
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| WeatherCurrents has been forced to suspend active weather capture operations from Riverside's Canyon Crest area. The home at which the weather station is currently located is being sold, and has ... |
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| October 24, 2005 |
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Storm Totals: October 15-18th
- posted 1:50 PM
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| Finally, here are the storm totals for the last October storm, which dumped anywhere from half an inch (Lake Elsinore) to almost one and half inches (southeast Temecula) of rainfall on the area.
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Riverside Weather Station Out Again
- posted 6:22 AM
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| Due to a finicky power cord, the Riverside weather station is temporarily out yet again. The installation has been plagued with outages. We hope to resolve the current one this evening. |
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| October 16, 2005 |
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Deja Vu - October Storms Here Again
- posted 9:01 PM
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| With significant rainfall of more than half an inch falling Sunday in some WeatherCurrents locations in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, and more expected tomorrow, it's worth n ... |
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| October 6, 2005 |
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Smoke, Ash Result of Second Fire in Badlands in Two Weeks (updated with photos)
- posted 9:02 AM
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| Smoke and ash Thursday morning in western Riverside County is the the result of a wildfire in the San Timoteo Canyon that began Wednesday. The Woodhouse Fire, as it has been named is the second i ... |
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| October 5, 2005 |
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Equipment Failure Brings Riverside Down Again
- posted 11:26 AM
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| After being back up and operating for only a day, a weather equipment failure has brought the weather feed from Riverside down once again.
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| October 3, 2005 |
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Riverside Connectivity Returns
- posted 4:48 PM
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| An extended outage at the Riverside weather station site ended this afternoon, when data began flowing again. We think problems with the internet service provider and with the data logging comput ... |
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| September 29, 2005 |
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San Timoteo Canyon Wildfire Burns 1,160 Acres Between Redlands, Moreno Valley
- posted 1:19 PM
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| Firefighters battled a large wildfire in the Badlands between Redlands, Yucaipa, and Moreno Valley Wednesday and Thursday. Reports had the fire at 1,160 acres on Thursday.
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Hot Everywhere Wednesday; Fallbrook Hottest
- posted 10:12 AM
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| Wednesday's offshore wind event, the first of the season, revved up temperatures in northern San Diego and western Riverside counties to the hottest in a while. Most of Wednesday's highs were the ... |
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| September 28, 2005 |
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Wind Advisory Until Wednesday Afternoon
- posted 11:02 AM
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| Surface high pressure over the great basin area is fueling heat and winds in the region in what is the first Santa Ana wind event this fall. Most of the gusty winds are expected to be to the nort ... |
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| September 20, 2005 |
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Booming Thunder, Lightning Mark Monday Night and Tuesday Morning
- posted 9:32 AM
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| Relentless lightning strikes, loud thunder and scattered rainfall were experienced all over the region on Monday night and Tuesday morning, the result of unstable monsoonal moisture from Texas.
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| September 19, 2005 |
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Monsoon Weather Brings Chance of Thunderstorms Monday Night
- posted 6:08 PM
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| Monsoonal moisture from the Gulf of Mexico has spread into the region from south, bringing with it a 40% chance of showers Monday night and continuing into Tuesday. A large band of clouds was on ... |
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| August 28, 2005 |
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Several WeatherCurrents Communities Set Heat Records
- posted 4:28 PM
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| Many WeatherCurrents weather stations installed since 2003 set all-time high temperature records Saturday and Sunday, as both days exceeded forecast predictions. On Saturday, August 27th, the all ... |
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| August 18, 2005 |
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Photos of August 6th Tornado Damage in Sun City and Quail Valley
- posted 12:58 PM
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| Homes in Quail Valley were without power earlier this month for more than two days after a tornado struck Sun City and Quail Valley. There were no injuries, and no homes were reported damaged. Th ... |
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| August 13, 2005 |
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Mild Weekend Expected
- posted 5:05 AM
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| The latest forecasts call for a mild weekend in western Riverside and northern San Diego counties, the mildest of the month and perhaps the coolest of the summer so far.
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Riverside Data Feed Down Again
- posted 4:57 AM
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| The weather data feed from Riverside is down again, reflecting continuing trouble we've had with internet connectivity. The reasons for the previous outage, which lasted two and a half weeks, are ... |
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| August 7, 2005 |
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Hemet Again Gets Pounded By Thunderstorms; Flash Flood Watch Posted Sunday Until 8pm
- posted 12:38 PM
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| Two weeks after remnants of Hurricane Emily caused problems in the Hemet area, thunderstorms from monsoonal moisture again doused the area, leaving another 1.31" of rainfall Saturday and knocking ... |
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Riverside Connectivity Returns
- posted 12:26 PM
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| Problems with the Riverside weather data feed over the past couple of weeks turned out to be internet access problems. The capture computer faithfully captured all of the weather data in the peri ... |
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| August 3, 2005 |
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Riverside Connectivity Problems to be Investigated This Weekend
- posted 6:56 AM
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| The weather data feed from Riverside to the WeatherCurrents web server has been down more than a week, for unknown reasons. We are going to the host home in Canyon Crest Friday evening to Saturda ... |
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| July 24, 2005 |
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Hemet Bears Brunt of Saturday Thunderstorms (updated)
- posted 11:25 AM
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| A day of heat, humidity and thunderstorms in the region struck the Hemet area the hardest, where hail, downpours and flooding were reported. Much of the rest of western Riverside and northern San ... |
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Riverside Weather Data Feed Problems Continue
- posted 10:37 AM
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| Regular internet access problems with the Riverside weather feed continued Sunday, with yet another of what has been daily outages over the past week. The cause is currently unknown.
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| July 23, 2005 |
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Riverside Rain Gauge Not Connected
- posted 12:21 PM
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| Because the rain gauge at the Riverside weather station is not yet operational, any rainfall from the Thunderstorms this weekend will not be live. Instead we will restate the precipitation for th ... |
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| July 20, 2005 |
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Heat Roundup, Sunday through Tuesday
- posted 1:14 PM
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| Sizzling heat returned to the Southern California inland valleys the first part of this week, fueled by upper level high pressure. As was the case last week, Lake Elsinore again was the hottest W ... |
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Thunderstorms, Humidity Possible Wednesday Afternoon
- posted 12:48 PM
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| Greater than normal humidity and a 30% chance of thunderstorms is accompanying a moist, monsoonal air mass moving in from the southeast this afternoon from the Gulf of California. Moisture has be ... |
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| July 15, 2005 |
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Thursday's Scorching Roundup
- posted 7:49 AM
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| For the second day in a row on Thursday, temperatures were well into triple digits across most of western Riverside county. Lake Elsinore again led the way with 106.5°F, and Fallbrook, in inl ... |
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| July 14, 2005 |
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Wednesday's Triple Digit Roundup
- posted 9:34 AM
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| Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far, with many areas in western Riverside County experiencing temperatures in excess of 100°F. Lake Elsinore and Menifee Valley led the way with 1 ... |
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| July 13, 2005 |
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Heat Wave Hits
- posted 12:42 PM
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| Strong high pressure building Monday and Tuesday has led to triple digit temperatures, the hottest of the year so far, in western Riverside County on Wednesday. After Lake Elsinore topped 100° ... |
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Server Move Complete
- posted 8:16 AM
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| WeatherCurrents completed a move yesterday from a dedicated web server that had served it the past two years to a new dedicated server. Several factors drove the change, including location, maint ... |
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| July 5, 2005 |
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Server Trouble Resolved
- posted 1:25 PM
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| The WeatherCurrents server was unresponsive for a couple of hours Tuesday morning, a situation that was resolved around 10am with a server reboot. We apologize to those that were unable to access ... |
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| June 26, 2005 |
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Soboba Fire Near San Jacinto Contained Saturday Morning
- posted 9:57 AM
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| The first major wildfire of the season in western Riverside County was reported contained Saturday morning, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The Soboba fire had burned 2,080 acr ... |
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| June 16, 2005 |
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Second Earthquake This Week Jolts Region - Centered Near Yucaipa
- posted 2:02 PM
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| The second earthquake this week struck at 1:53 Thursday afternoon near Yucaipa in San Bernardino County. An initial measurement for the quake was 5.3 on the richter scale, which was later revised ... |
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| June 12, 2005 |
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Earthquake Near Anza Shakes Region Sunday Morning
- posted 8:47 AM
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| Residents of Southwest Riverside and North San Diego counties were shaken by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake (preliminary) on Sunday morning, centered about six miles east-south-east of Anza, about 30 ... |
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| June 7, 2005 |
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Weather Station Should Be Completed This Weekend
- posted 1:38 PM
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| Installation of the Riverside weather station is expected to be completed this weekend, with the rainfall gauge and wind sensors still to be installed. Last week, the temperature and humidity sen ... |
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| June 3, 2005 |
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Riverside Installation Continues This Weekend
- posted 9:13 AM
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| After some delays, installation of the Riverside weather station is set to resume on Saturday. We're hoping to begin at least a temperature/humidity/barometric pressure data feed to the web site ... |
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| May 26, 2005 |
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Fog Reported Thursday Morning in Temecula Valley
- posted 6:18 AM
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| Dense fog was present in the Temecula Valley early Thursday morning. One report noted poor visibilities on Interstate 15 from south Temecula to the California Oaks exit in Murrieta. The report sa ... |
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| May 23, 2005 |
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Two Week Delay
- posted 10:51 AM
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| The completion of the Riverside weather station installation has been delayed a couple of weeks after we were unable to finish it this past weekend. The new proposed date for the start of the wea ... |
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| May 22, 2005 |
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Near Triple-Digit Temperatures Scorch Inland Areas
- posted 11:31 AM
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| A hot weekend continued Sunday after near-record temperatures in northern San Diego and western Riverside counties Friday and Saturday. Strong high pressure stifled onshore flow and brought condi ... |
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| May 16, 2005 |
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Riverside Weather Station Installation Begins
- posted 9:25 AM
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| Installation of the Riverside weather station began this past weekend. The Riverside weather site will be WeatherCurrents' eighth site and the seventh in western Riverside County. In addition, it ... |
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| May 11, 2005 |
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Riverside Weather Station Installation To Begin
- posted 11:04 AM
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| Installation of WeatherCurrents' Riverside weather station is scheduled to begin this Saturday. The Riverside weather site was created this morning, although many links and other information have ... |
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