[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (April 10)

On This Date In California Weather History....

1999: Second frosty morning of the month (after a heavy frost on the 4th) resulted in a total of over $131 million in damage to crops.
Hanford dipped to 34 degrees for a low, Lemon Cove had 33 degrees and Corcoran 32 degrees.

1991: String winds blew across the Tehachapis and Kern County deserts, with a 75 mph gust recorded in Tehachapi Pass.
Crops suffered damage and visibility dropped to near zero in some areas.
Highway 41 was closed due to the blowing dust in one spot.

1965: A cold late-season storm that started on 4.7 and ended on 4.11 brought heavy rainfall and snowfall to the region.
Over the period 7.66 inches of precipitation fell in Lake Arrowhead (with nearly 50 inches of new snow).
5.44 inches fell in Palomar Mountain (with 13 inches of snow), 4.36 inches in Big Bear Lake, 4.25 inches at Cuyamaca, and 3.14 inches in Idyllwild (with 24 inches of snow).
1.5 to 2 inches of rain fell across the coastal basin.
Mountain roads were closed.

1965: 7.0 inches of snow fell at Gerlach, NV.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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