[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (December 21)

On This Date In California Weather History....

2005: A powerful storm in the east Pacific generated large surf with sets of 20 feet.
Broken surfboards, rescues, and beach erosion resulted.
All piers were shut down and many were overtopped by the surf.
Sea water flooded a parking lot in Carlsbad and floated several cars.
Boardwalk damage occurred in Dana Point.
Tow-in surfing occurred only 1.5 miles off Seal Beach.

1999: Santa Ana winds started on this day and ended on 12.22.
A gust of 68 mph was measured at Campo, 53 mph at Huntington Beach, and 44 mph in Orange.
House and tree damage occurred in Hemet.

1997: A waterspout hit Huntington Beach, becoming a tornado.
Damage was done to boats, houses, and city property.
A period of Santa Ana winds that started on 12.18 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 this day and ended on 12.22 spread rainfall of two inches in the coastal areas, and two to five inches in the inland valleys and foothills.
Storm winds were measured at 40 to 50 mph.

1996: 39.0 inches of snow fell at Boca, with 37.0 inches at Tahoe City.
The 36.0 inches of snowfall at Dagget Pass is still the one-day snowfall record for Nevada.

1991: Strong northerly winds resulted from a deep low pressure system over Arizona starting on 12.19 and ending on this day.
Top gusts reached 63 mph in the Santa Monica Mountains, 52 mph in Van Nuys, and 36 mph at LAX airport.

1990: Third day in a row with snow flurries observed in Fresno.

1979: An F0 tornado touched down at Dos Palos (San Joaquin Valley).

1970: A series of storms brought heavy rain and snow to the region starting on 12.17 and ending on 12.22.
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.
On this day 11 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily snowfall on record for December.

1968: A very cold air mass settled over the region, setting numerous low temperature records (both maximum and minimum).
It was 2° in Idyllwild, the lowest temperature on record for December, and the second lowest temperature on record.

1913: 11.0 inches of snow fell at Cedarville.

1909: From the 20th into the 21st, Mojave received 10.4 inches of snow.
Just twenty four hours later another storm brought another two inches of snow here.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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