Articles for tag: California Weather, Extreme Weather, Flooding, Heatwaves, Storms in California

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10 Weather Records That Shocked California Residents

Suhail Ahmed

California’s climate can feel like a paradox: glacial cold on the mountaintops, blistering heat on the valley floor, and ocean breezes that turn on a dime. In recent years, that paradox has delivered not just surprises but genuine shocks – records that snapped long-held benchmarks and rewrote local expectations. Behind every headline is a story ...