[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (December 2)

2001: Winter storm drops 50" of snow at Gin Flat in 34 hours and 31" of snow at Big Flat in 20 hours.
Yosemite Valley recorded 7" of snow in just 10 hours.

1986: Extremely high tides on 12.1 and on this day arrived at area beaches.
High tides were 7.7 feet at San Diego.
Minor flooding occurred at La Jolla Shores' parking lot and there were a few beach closures.
On 12.1 minor flooding (four inches of sea water) occurred along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach from rising tides and prompted lane closures.

1970: 22" of snow fell at Portola.

1966: Heavy rain drenched the region, even the mountains, from this day to 12.7.
Storm totals for the period: 27.79" in Lake Arrowhead (believed to be a 100 year rainfall), 23.73" in Palomar Mountain, 18.72" in Big Bear Lake, 17.85" in Idyllwild, 9.14" in San Bernardino, 7.63" in Redlands, 6.21" in Santa Ana, 5.19" in Riverside, 2.99" in San Diego, 2.73" in Palm Springs, but only 0.66" in Victorville and 0.28" in Barstow!
At least two homes were destroyed by floods and debris flows in Mill Creek Canyon.
Debris flows and floods damaged homes and roads in Wrightwood and Lytle Creek.
Homes and businesses were flooded in Redlands and Palm Springs.
Many roads across the region were flooded and washed out.
Scuba divers could not recover a Montclair man believed drowned in floodwaters.
Strong storm winds caused power outages.

1964: Funnel cloud sighted 23 miles southwest of Fresno.

1961: A heavy rain fell in Fontana, San Bernardino, and Rialto.
Floodwaters rushed down Lytle Creek Wash and into some homes in San Bernardino and Fontana.
Many streets closed because of flooding.

1958: Pismo Beach established an all-time monthly high with 92°.

1944: A heavy hail storm hit east San Diego and Linda Vista.

1919: 3" of snow fell at Truckee, with 20" of snow being reported at Markleeville.

1915: Warmest December day in Bakersfield, high of 87° set an all-time record for the month.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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