2013: A strong mountain wave due to a strong low pressure system moving over the region brought strong winds to the Indian Wells Valley near Inyokern and Ridgecrest.
2004: Wind gusts to 87 mph were measured near Los Gatos.
2004: Quick 12 hour snowburst in the southern Sierra: 13" fell at Hume Lake and Lodgepole and 15" at Shaver Lake.
2001: Santa Ana winds blew on this day and 12.8.
Gusts reached 87 mph at Fremont Canyon (Orange Co.).
Winds contributed to the Potrero Fire.
1998: It was 30° F at Capistrano Beach and Dana Point and 29° F at Mission Viejo and San Clemente.
1997: The heaviest rains in 70 years struck Orange County with four to eight inches of rainfall starting on this day and ending on 12.7.
10" was recorded at Mission Viejo and over 4" at Corona.
Heavy downpours also hit the Victor Valley.
Widespread flooding resulted in Orange County, along with mud slides and coastal erosion in Laguna Beach.
Flooding also occurred in Corona and several communities of Victor Valley.
Mud flowed through Adelanto.
1992: A big storm that started on 12.4 and ended on this day brought rainfall from 0.5" at the coast to up to 6" of precipitation in the mountains.
1.65" fell in Coronado, 1.6" in Vista, 1.42" in Fallbrook, 1.32" in Escondido, and 1.15" in San Diego.
Flooding in Tijuana killed four and left hundreds homeless.
Local flooding, mud slides, standing water, and road closures resulted.
6" to two feet of snow fell in the mountains.
Tornadoes in Anaheim, Westminster, caused property damage on this day.
A waterspout came ashore as a tornado in Carlsbad causing severe damage to a mobile home and a car dealership and also uprooted street lights and trees.
1989: It was 87° F in Borrego Springs, the highest temperature on record for December.
This also occurred the previous day and the next day on 12.6 and 12.8, and on 12.28.1980.
1978: It was a frigid day across the Southland, with numerous record low temperatures and record low maximum temperatures.
The 18° F high temperature in Big Bear Lake was the second lowest maximum temperature on record.
Santa Maria dropped to 20° F, coldest low ever!
1971: A strong Mono Wind event occurred during the evening hours producing wind speeds estimated at over 70 mph across Yosemite National Park by the U.S. Park Service. Over 200 trees were downed here and the ski lift at Badger Pass was severely damaged.
Trees also fell down in the North Fork and Big Creek areas of the Sierra National Forest.
1966: Heavy rain drenched the region, even the mountains, from 12.2 to this day.
Storm totals for the period: 27.79" in Lake Arrowhead (believed to be a 100 year rainfall), 23.73" in Palomar Mountain, 18.72" in Big Bear Lake, 17.85" in Idyllwild, 9.14" in San Bernardino, 7.63" in Redlands, 6.21" in Santa Ana, 5.19" in Riverside, 2.99" in San Diego, 2.73" in Palm Springs, but only 0.66" in Victorville and 0.28" in Barstow!
At least two homes were destroyed by floods and debris flows in Mill Creek Canyon.
Debris flows and floods damaged homes and roads in Wrightwood and Lytle Creek.
Homes and businesses were flooded in Redlands and Palm Springs.
Many roads across the region were flooded and washed out.
Scuba divers could not recover a Montclair man believed drowned in floodwaters.
Strong storm winds caused power outages.
1956: Reno, NV, had a morning low of 4° F.
1938: It was 93° F in Palm Springs, the highest temperature on record for December.
This also occurred on 12.3.1958.
1922: 24" of snow fell at Tahoe City (west shore Lake Tahoe).
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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A couple of big rig trucks were blown over on U.S. Highway 395 northwest of Inyokern in northern Kern County.
A wind gust of 76 mph was recorded at the airport in Inyokern around noontime, and a gust of 99 mph was measured at a remote site in Indian Wells Canyon.
This system even brought low elevation snowfall in the Sierra Nevada foothills during the morning
hours, and snow fell as low as Three Rivers, or west of the entrance to Sequoia National Park along Highway 198 (at an elevation of around 850 feet).
Well below average temperatures also resumed by the following evening, as another intrusion of Arctic air arrived from Canada.
2009: An inch of snow fell in Pahrump, NV, and as much as 3" of snow fell at Indian Springs, NV.
2004: Wind gusts to 87 mph were measured near Los Gatos.
2004: Quick 12 hour snowburst in the southern Sierra: 13" fell at Hume Lake and Lodgepole and 15" at Shaver Lake.
2001: Santa Ana winds blew on this day and 12.8.
Gusts reached 87 mph at Fremont Canyon (Orange Co.).
Winds contributed to the Potrero Fire.
1998: It was 30° F at Capistrano Beach and Dana Point and 29° F at Mission Viejo and San Clemente.
1997: The heaviest rains in 70 years struck Orange County with four to eight inches of rainfall starting on this day and ending on 12.7.
10" was recorded at Mission Viejo and over 4" at Corona.
Heavy downpours also hit the Victor Valley.
Widespread flooding resulted in Orange County, along with mud slides and coastal erosion in Laguna Beach.
Flooding also occurred in Corona and several communities of Victor Valley.
Mud flowed through Adelanto.
1992: A big storm that started on 12.4 and ended on this day brought rainfall from 0.5" at the coast to up to 6" of precipitation in the mountains.
1.65" fell in Coronado, 1.6" in Vista, 1.42" in Fallbrook, 1.32" in Escondido, and 1.15" in San Diego.
Flooding in Tijuana killed four and left hundreds homeless.
Local flooding, mud slides, standing water, and road closures resulted.
6" to two feet of snow fell in the mountains.
Tornadoes in Anaheim, Westminster, caused property damage on this day.
A waterspout came ashore as a tornado in Carlsbad causing severe damage to a mobile home and a car dealership and also uprooted street lights and trees.
1989: It was 87° F in Borrego Springs, the highest temperature on record for December.
This also occurred the previous day and the next day on 12.6 and 12.8, and on 12.28.1980.
1978: It was a frigid day across the Southland, with numerous record low temperatures and record low maximum temperatures.
The 18° F high temperature in Big Bear Lake was the second lowest maximum temperature on record.
Santa Maria dropped to 20° F, coldest low ever!
1971: A strong Mono Wind event occurred during the evening hours producing wind speeds estimated at over 70 mph across Yosemite National Park by the U.S. Park Service. Over 200 trees were downed here and the ski lift at Badger Pass was severely damaged.
Trees also fell down in the North Fork and Big Creek areas of the Sierra National Forest.
1966: Heavy rain drenched the region, even the mountains, from 12.2 to this day.
Storm totals for the period: 27.79" in Lake Arrowhead (believed to be a 100 year rainfall), 23.73" in Palomar Mountain, 18.72" in Big Bear Lake, 17.85" in Idyllwild, 9.14" in San Bernardino, 7.63" in Redlands, 6.21" in Santa Ana, 5.19" in Riverside, 2.99" in San Diego, 2.73" in Palm Springs, but only 0.66" in Victorville and 0.28" in Barstow!
At least two homes were destroyed by floods and debris flows in Mill Creek Canyon.
Debris flows and floods damaged homes and roads in Wrightwood and Lytle Creek.
Homes and businesses were flooded in Redlands and Palm Springs.
Many roads across the region were flooded and washed out.
Scuba divers could not recover a Montclair man believed drowned in floodwaters.
Strong storm winds caused power outages.
1956: Reno, NV, had a morning low of 4° F.
1938: It was 93° F in Palm Springs, the highest temperature on record for December.
This also occurred on 12.3.1958.
1922: 24" of snow fell at Tahoe City (west shore Lake Tahoe).
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego
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