2008: A rare widespread severe weather outbreak occurred in western Nevada.
Supercell thunderstorms caused damage across the area with reports of large hail and strong winds.
2003: The high temperature at Hawthorne, NV, was 105°.
1999: Heavy thunderstorms hit the Borrego Springs area causing flash flood damage at Borrego Springs and Ocotillo Wells.
A tornado hit Shelter Valley causing property damage.
1987: A rare cold air mass for mid-summer descended on the region starting on 7.18 and ending on this day and broke numerous low temperature records.
It was 39° in Palomar Mountain, the lowest temperature on record for July.
This also occurred three days previous on 7.18 and the previous day on 7.20.
1985: Bridgeport recorded 1.17" of precipitation.
1965: It was 32° in Big Bear Lake, the latest freezing temperature for the season on record.
1952: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake centered along the Bear Mountain Fault occurred.
The quake caused millions of dollars in damage in Kern County, and causing the worst damage in Arvin and Tehachapi, where 9 people were killed.
1937: The high temperature at Lovelock, NV, was 105°.
1902: A dying tropical cyclone brought two inches of rain to the mountains and deserts of Southern California during a very strong El Niño event of 1901-02.
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