[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (April 11)

On This Date In California Weather History....

1996: A mountain wave rotor generated wind gusts of 76 mph at Mojave in the early morning hours taking down power poles and blowing the roof of a mobile home.
In nearby Rosamond, 49 power poles were downed and a window broke on a store.
A number of homes lost shingles in California City and a small shed was lifted airborne here in addition to fences being knocked over.

1982: A combination of snowmelt and rainfall caused the Merced River to overflow it's banks and flood parts of Yosemite Valley damaging parts of the Headquarters building and washing out parts of a road.

1967: 2.18 inches of precipitation fell in Big Bear Lake, the greatest daily amount on record for April.
Ten inches of snow fell in Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily snowfall on record for April.
This also occurred on 4.17.1963.

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.

1953: It was 31° in Santa Ana, the lowest temperature on record for April.

1941: It snowed three inches in Victorville, the greatest daily snowfall on record for April and the latest measurable snowfall of the season.

1922: It was 30° in Escondido, the lowest temperature on record for April.

1911: 6.0 inches of snow fell at Cedarville.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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