The fire spared few victims, leaving a path of destruction 6 kilometers (4 mi) long and 2 kilometers (1 mi) wide. Approximately 17,000 structures were destroyed in the heart of the city, leaving nearly 100,000 people homeless and causing an estimated $200 million in damages.
Bakersfield: Annual Weather Averages. July is the hottest month in Bakersfield with an average temperature of 30Â°C (85Â°F) and the coldest is January at 9Â°C (48Â°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 14 in July. The wettest month is January with an average of 40mm of rain.
Not every beach city and town on California's coast has a weather station. For the places that do, these usually have the warmest weather: Hottest daytime temperature â Long Beach averages daily highs of 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) in August.