[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (December 22)

On This Date In California Weather History....

1999: Santa Ana winds started on 12.21 and ended on this day.
A gust of 68 mph was measured at Campo, 53 mph at Huntington Beach, 44 mph in Orange.
House and tree damage occurred in Hemet.

1997: A period of Santa Ana winds started on 12.18 and ended on this day.
Gusts of 60 mph were reported at Rialto.
Gusts of 67 mph were reported at Idyllwild and below Cajon Pass.
One was killed.
The winds downed trees, caused widespread wind damage, and contributed to a fire.

1996: A storm that started on 12.21 and ended on this day spread rainfall of two inches in the coastal areas, and two to five inches in the inland valleys and foothills.
On this day a tornado hit Cabazon and threw a five- ton mobile home 30 feet.
Minor damage was incurred by six other mobile homes.
Storm winds were measured at 40 to 50 mph.

1996: 24.0 inches of snow fell at Tahoe City, with 27.0 inches reported at Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station.

1996: China Lake NAS recorded a wind gust of 86 mph, second highest gust on record here for any month.

1990: The morning low at Cedarville was -28, its all-time record low for December.

1990: A frigid air mass descended all over the West on this day and on 12.23.
Numerous low maximum and low minimum temperature records were broken, even some all-time records.
On this day the high was 22° in Palomar Mountain, the lowest maximum temperature on record.
This also occurred the next day on 12.23. On this day the low was 29° at Redondo Beach.

1982: Up to four feet of snow fell in the Sierra in less than 24 hours.
Lodgepole (Sequoia-Kings Cyn. NP) measured 27" of snow with a storm total liquid equivalent of 10.09".
Snowpack on some of the higher peaks from this storm was raised to nearly 100 inches.

1971: A series of wet storms hit the region during this week starting on this day and ending on 12.28.
19.44 inches fell in Lake Arrowhead, 15.26 inches in Lytle Creek, 12.31 inches in Big Bear Lake, 7.49 inches in Palomar Mountain, 5.45 inches in San Bernardino, 4.98 inches in Santa Ana, 3.92 inches in Redlands, 3.04 inches in Riverside, 2.28 inches in San Diego, 1.24 inches in Palm Springs, and 1.02 inches in Victorville.
Extensive street flooding occurred across the region.
This day marked the start of seven consecutive days (the most on record) of measurable precipitation in Victorville, which ended on 12.28.
This also occurred on 2.18-24.2005, 1.13-19.1993, and 2.14-20.1980.

1970: A series of storms brought heavy rain and snow to the region starting on 12.17 and ending on this day.
7.03 inches of precipitation was recorded in Palomar Mountain, 6.93 inches in Lytle Creek, 6.35 inches in Lake Arrowhead, 5.38 inches in Idyllwild, 4.72 inches in Big Bear Lake, 2.81 inches in San Bernardino, 2.67 inches in Santa Ana, 2.27 inches in Riverside, and 1.84 inches in San Diego.
Several roads were flooded and washed out in the northern Inland Empire, exacerbated by the extensive burn areas from earlier in the fall.
Snowfall amounts were 32 inches in Idyllwild, 28 inches in Big Bear Lake, 26 inches in Palomar Mountain, and 24 inches in Lake Arrowhead.

1964: Strong winds blew down trees, fences and large signs in the Reno, NV, and Carson City, NV, areas.

1945: A very wet storm struck Southern California on this day and on 12.23.
Numerous daily precipitation records were set.
2.60 inches of rain fell in San Diego, the sixth greatest daily rainfall on record and the wettest December day.
3.72 inches fell in Santa Ana, the fourth greatest daily rainfall on record and the wettest December day.
6.61 inches of precipitation fell in Palomar Mountain, the sixth greatest daily precipitation on record (the second greatest for December).
Only minor flooding closed some roads and bridges around San Bernardino.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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