2014: A strong Pacific storm brought heavy rain on this day through 12/13.
Widespread rainfall amounts of one to 1.5" fell in the coast and valley areas.
Mountain locations got up to 4".
River rises in the San Diego River resulted in a levee breach which flooded the parking lot of QualcommStadium.
Several other roadways in San Diego County were closed due to flooding with mud and debris
Several other roadways in San Diego County were closed due to flooding with mud and debris
in the road, especially near the Tijuana River Valley.
2013: A string of well below average temperatures continued since December 4th due to the presence of Arctic air; record low minimum temperatured continue to occur at Hanford, Madera, and Merced.
2011: As many as five waterspouts were observed off La Jolla.
Three off Windandsea Beach, and possibly two others off La Jolla Shores.
1997: Santa Ana winds that started on 12.10 and ended on this day gusted to 96 mph (unofficially) at Pine Valley and 87 mph at Upland.
Two were killed from flying debris.
Property damage occurred in Sun City.
Crop damage also occurred.
Boats were damaged and sunk at Coronado and Avalon harbors.
1995: One of the strongest low pressure systems ever to strike the west coast came ashore near Astoria, Oregon on December 12, 1995.
Very strong winds occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area with recorded gusts of 74 mph at the San Francisco Airport and 103 mph at Angel Island on San Francisco Bay. Hundreds of trees were blown down in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Also in Golden Gate Park, winds shattered 40 percent of the glass panels of the Conservatory of Flowers, and damaged the framework of that building so badly that the entire structure had to be dismantled and reassembled.
In addition to very strong winds, the storm produce torrential rains.
More than 5" of rain fell in San Francisco during the storm, and more than 15" fell over a 48 hour period in the Russian River region of Sonoma county.
1987: Strong Santa Ana winds blew in San Bernardino with gusts to 60 mph.
1967: One of the strongest Mono Wind events on record hit during the evening hours.
Winds were estimated at over 70 mph in Millerton Lake and substantial damage occurred in the Bass Lake area totaling over $1 million in 1967 dollars.
1967: Heavy rain that began on this day ended on 12.15.
There were two drowning deaths in San Diego County.
1965: Hail up to 4" deep covered Pt. Loma.
1949: It was 20° F in Riverside, the lowest temperature on record.
It was 25° F in Santa Ana, the lowest temperature on record for December.
1937: High surf ripped out three piers from LA to Santa Barbara.
1937: Rain falling on mountain snowpack caused severe flooding in the Truckee, Carson, and Walker River basins.
1932: The morning low temperature at Markleeville (Sierra Co.) was -20° F.
1932: Hard freeze hits Valley.
Fresno set an all-time December record low of 18° F.
1932: A frigid storm hit the region on this day and on 12.13.
These days were likely the coldest on record in Southern California.
On this day the high temperature in Palm Springs was 38° F, the lowest maximum temperature on record.
Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, & San Diego
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