[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (November 13)

2003: A thunderstorm dropped 5.3" of rain and hail in the Watts, Compton and South Gate area of Los Angeles.
The hail accumulated more than a foot deep in spots.
Flooding damaged dozens of homes, schools and hospitals and some roofs collapsed under the hail.
Hundreds of motorists were stranded and power was knocked out to more than 100,000 homes and businesses.
Residents shoveled hail and slush from streets. 

1999: It was 80° in Idyllwild, the highest temperature on record for November.
This also occurred on 11.1.1999, 11.4.1980, 11.12.1967, and 11.2.1966.

1997: An F0 tornado touched down near Los Banos.

1985: Heavy rain from a cold, slow-moving storm with embedded thunderstorms started on 11.11 and ended on this day.
It produced 4.25" in Julian, 3.42" in La Mesa, 2.63" in SDSU, 2.44" in Vista, 2.40" in Lemon Grove, 2.39" in Alpine, 2.19" in Poway, 2.13" in Chula Vista, and 1.84" in San Diego.
Flooding occurred in Spring Valley and Mission Valley, with erosion damage in La Mesa.
The storm dropped 14" of snow in Mt. Laguna, five inches in Julian and through the San Gabriel Mountains.
Light snow fell as low as Alpine (1800 feet elevation).

1982: High of only 47° in Fresno, earliest high below 50° on record.

1960: 11.5" of snow fell at Tahoe City.

1953: Sacramento tied all-time wind speed record of 70 m.p.h.

1912: Delta (Shasta County) long had been famous as the rainiest spot in California.
That season's downfall to date was 13.27".
In one night, an additional 1.25" fell.

1898: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV was 7°.

Source: NWS Hanford, Reno, & San Diego and the Redding Record-Searchlight

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