On This Date In California Weather History....
1987: Heavy rain and thunderstorms that started on 11.4 and ended on this day brought 2.02 inches to Palomar Mountain and 1.16 inches to San Diego.
Numerous roadways and intersections were flooded around San Diego.
A roof collapsed in San Diego.
Minor mud slides occurred on I-8 at SDSU, Mission Valley, and near Temecula.
Flash flooding stranded 8,000 in Death Valley.
1973: High winds caused damage across western Nevada.
In Carson City, NV, a roof was taken off of an auto dealer shop and showroom.
In Sparks, NV, strong wind gusts lifted a roof from a building and caused the building to collapse.
1961: Strong Santa Ana winds that started on this day and ended on 11.6 fanned fires in Bel Air, Brentwood, and Topanga Canyon (on the 6th).
It was 74° at 10 pm in LA with a dew point of 5°. 103 fire fighters were injured.
$100 million in economic losses included 484 buildings (mostly residential) and 6,090 destroyed acres.
1960: Heavy rain hit mainly from Orange County northward.
There was one drowning death and two injuries.
Flooding, mud slides, power outages and property damage resulted.
1949: Fresno reached a high of 89 degrees, setting an all-time record for the month of November.
1916: A total of 10.0 inches of snow fell at Tahoe City.
Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego
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