Severe Weather History


California Frost/Freeze History: 1,501 Recorded Events

1,503

Recorded events

4

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$9.4M

Property damage

California frost/freeze history: 1,503 recorded events across 4 counties between 1998 and 2026.

Decade by decade

California frost/freeze history by decade

California frost/freeze history: recorded events per decade
California frost/freeze history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 4 reported frost/freeze events across California. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most frost/freeze events in California

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Los Angeles County10$01998–1998
#2Ventura County10$01998–1998
#3Santa Barbara County10$01998–1998
#4San Luis Obispo County10$01998–1998
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in California · Frost/Freeze across the U.S.