[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (December 3)

On This Date In California Weather History....

2006: Offshore winds gusted to 92 mph with seven gusts over 75 mph in northwest San Bernardino.
Gusts reached 75 mph at Fremont Canyon.
Downed power lines sparked a small fire in the Inland Empire.
16 power poles were downed in Valley Center.

2000: Dense fog caused several fatal car accidents in San Diego County.
One man involved in the accidents jumped over a guard rail to escape traffic.
Unaware he was on a bridge, he fell 70 feet to the road below.

1999: Santa Ana winds produced a gust of 90 mph at San Bernardino and 68 mph in Fontana.

1974: Heavy rain that began on this day ended on 12.4.
There was considerable flooding of low lying areas of Orange County.

1966: Start of the flooding event in the Kern County Sierra Nevada, which persisted through the 8th, including flooding at Kernville.

1966: Heavy rain drenched the region, even the mountains, from 12.2 to 12.7.
Storm totals for the period: 27.79 inches in Lake Arrowhead (believed to be a 100 year rainfall), 23.73 inches in Palomar Mountain, 18.72 inches in Big Bear Lake, 17.85 inches in Idyllwild, 9.14 inches in San Bernardino, 7.63 inches in Redlands, 6.21 inches in Santa Ana, 5.19 inches in Riverside, 2.99 inches 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.

1958: It was 95° in Santa Ana, 93° in Riverside and Palm Springs, and 80° in Palomar Mountain, each the highest temperature on record for December.
It also reached 80° in Palomar Mountain the next day, 12.4.1958.
It also reached 93° in Palm Springs on 12.7.1938.

Source: NWS Hanford & San Diego

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