NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Temecula, CA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Temecula, California since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 19
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Temecula
The highest rating among the 19 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 19, 2005, came within 3 miles. Of the 19, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. February has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on October 8, 2022. Temecula has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 62% of the 705 California cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 2 times since 2008, with stones up to 0.75 inches (penny size). Of the 705 California cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Temecula.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Temecula
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s4
- 2000s9
- 1990s4
- 1970s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2005 | F1 | 3 mi | 2.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1974 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | EF0 | 15 mi | 1.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 16, 2018 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 2015 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 9, 2012 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 12, 2012 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2008 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2006 | F0 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2005 | F0 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 19, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Temecula
The Storm Prediction Center has 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Temecula since 2008. None of them reached 1 inch. The largest, 0.75 inches (penny size), fell on May 22, 2008. The most recent report is from March 11, 2021.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Temecula
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fallbrook 5 NE, CA, 7 miles southwest of Temecula at 1,140 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 62°F; February is the coolest, at 67°F and 46°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 61 days a year, almost all from April to November. A night below freezing comes less than once a year on average. That 15.3 inches is more than at 106 of the 226 California stations used on this site (47%). Winchester, 10 miles north, has its own station (San Jacinto, CA): 12.4 inches a year, 2.9 less than here, and an August average high of 97°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 47 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Feb | 67 | 46 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Mar | 70 | 48 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Apr | 72 | 51 | 1.0 | 2 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Jun | 81 | 56 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jul | 87 | 60 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Aug | 89 | 62 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 62 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Oct | 83 | 58 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Nov | 74 | 52 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Dec | 67 | 46 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 15.3 | 23 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fallbrook 5 NE, CA (1,140 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Temecula
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 43 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Temecula: 14 floods, 10 flash floods, 10 heavy rain events, 7 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 3 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $5.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on September 1, 2002. January has had the most flash floods, 7 of 10. Of the 550 California cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 285 have had fewer than Temecula.
January 22, 2017: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Temecula — 2 killed, $10,000 damage.
January 9, 2017: heavy rain event 9 miles from the centre of Temecula — 1 killed.
February 14, 2019: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Temecula — 4 injured, $20,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Temecula's 3 ZIP codes have filed 22 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1993, and were paid $249,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1993, with 10. 50% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 415 California cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 103 have fewer than Temecula.
Riverside County, which includes Temecula, has been named in 66 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 31 of them major disasters (by incident: 38 fires, 13 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Hilary, on November 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Riverside County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for inland flooding; Relatively High for heat waves; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.27 billion a year, the 2nd highest of 58 California counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.13 billion (50%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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