page_title: 1858 San Diego hurricane
hierarchical_section_title: 1858 San Diego hurricane
caption_attribution_description: English: Weather map for 1400 LT 2 Oct 1858 when the hurricane was probably at its nearest approach to San Diego. Because of apparent inconsistent adherence to the recommended wind force scales by many of the U.S. Army weather observers, the estimated wind speeds were omitted. The thick dashed line indicates the likely track of the hurricane with approximately 1200 UTC positions shown
context_page_description: The 1858 San Diego hurricane was a very rare California hurricane. It is the only known tropical cyclone to directly impact California as a hurricane, although other systems have impacted California as tropical storms. The storm caused damage to many homes and other structures in San Diego. San Pedro experienced heavy rainfall, El Monte experienced high winds that damaged its corn crops and trees, and Los Angeles and Visalia experienced large amounts of rain but low wind. A later estimate indicated that if a similar storm happened in 2004, it would have caused $500 million in damage.
context_section_description: The 1858 San Diego hurricane was a very rare California hurricane. It is the only known tropical cyclone to directly impact California as a hurricane, although other systems have impacted California as tropical storms. The storm caused damage to many homes and other structures in San Diego. San Pedro experienced heavy rainfall, El Monte experienced high winds that damaged its corn crops and trees, and Los Angeles and Visalia experienced large amounts of rain but low wind. A later estimate indicated that if a similar storm happened in 2004, it would have caused $500 million (2004 USD) in damage.
caption: Surface weather analysis and track of the storm approaching California
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