[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (April 17)

2006: 14" of snow fell at Tahoe City.

2004: On this day measurable rain fell in San Diego for the last time until 10.17, a streak of 182 consecutive days with no measurable rain, the longest streak on record.

2003: A thunderstorm dropped 0.41" in 25 minutes at the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport.

2002: Late-season snowstorm drops 12" of snow at Tuolumne Meadows in just 11 hours.

2000: A storm that started on this day and ended on 4.18 brought up to 2" of rainfall to lower elevations and 18" of snow to Wrightwood.
Winds gusted to 68 mph in the mountains of San Diego County.

1983: Heavy rain that started on this day and ended on 4.20 caused street flooding and mud slides.

1963: 10" of snow fell in Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily snowfall on record for April.
This also occurred on 4.11.1967.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego.

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