[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (October 5)

On This Date In California Weather History.....

2007: An early season winter storm brought snow flurries mixed with rain as low as around 4,000 feet in elevation (Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains).
Snow flurries were observed mixed with rain on the Valley floor of Yosemite National Park and accumulating snow was reported down as low as 5,000 feet in elevation.
Mineral King reported 4.0" of snow and Hume Lake received 2.0".

1993: A widespread hail event in western Nevada.
Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in Carson City and Reno, NV.
Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter was reported in Virginia City, NV.

1987: A prolonged period of showers from the remnants of Hurricane Ramon started on this day and ended on 10.12 providing much of the region with daily record rainfall on this day.
Amounts ranged from 0.75 inch at the coast to two inches in the mountains.
2.14 inches fell at Camp Pendleton and 0.69 inch fell at San Diego.
Minor flood damage occurred.

1980: Fresno reached 101 degrees for a high temperature making it the 5th day of triple digit high temperatures that month here, a record for October.

1980: It was 85° in Big Bear Lake and 101° in Victorville, each the highest temperature on record for October.
In Victorville this also occurred two days previous on 10.3.

1969: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV was 20.

1953: It was 106° in Escondido, the highest temperature on record for October.
This also occurred the previous day on 10.4.

1925: 3.24 inches of rain fell in San Diego, starting on 10.4 and ending on this day, the greatest 24-hour amount on record for October.
2.75 inches fell in Palm Springs, the greatest daily amount on record for October.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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