INLAND EMPIRE – To many, November’s arrival signals the end of the Southern California summer. Forecasters are sticking to their prediction of a wet El Nino winter. A glance back at summer showed there were thirty days of 100-degree heat in the Riverside-San Bernardino area. August and September each had ten, triple digit days. July had none, according to official records of the National Weather Service. The number of hottest summer days equaled the average over the past 5-years. It also reflected the 29 hottest summer days in 1997, just before the last significant El Nino winter. Over the past five months, there were a few individual days of record heat beginning in early June and ending with a record 104 in Riverside October 9th. Aside from the extreme heat, monthly temperatures averaged hotter than usual every month from June through October except in July which set a rainfall record.
San Bernardino
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 2:04 AM PST on November 03, 2015
... Wind Advisory now in effect until 9 am PST this morning... * winds... west to southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph. Isolated gusts up to 65 mph on the desert slopes and foothills. * Timing... through mid morning. * Location... mountains and deserts. The windiest locations will be the ridgetops... passes and desert slopes... such as the san gorgonio and Interstate 8 passes. * Impacts... driving of high-profile vehicles will be difficult... including along Interstate 10 through the San Gorgonio Pass... Interstate 8 in San Diego County... and Highway 247 near Lucerne Valley. * Reports... peak wind gusts through 1 am: 65 mph at Burns Canyon in San Bernardino County... and Edom Hill in Riverside County... 60 mph at Volcan mountain and Boucher Hill in San Diego County... and 59 mph at the Whitewater RAWS station above the San Gorgonio Pass. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.