cold storm brings record low "high" temps to So Cal today, snow down to 1K feet and 2 feet of

[msongs]

snow in the mountains. new storm end of week to bring 2 to 4 more ft of snow. another winter in So Cal

LOCATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD PERIOD OF RECORD

ANAHEIM 57 TIED 57 IN 1997 1989
VISTA 52 56 IN 1996 1957
RAMONA 48 51 IN 1979 1974
ALPINE 44 48 IN 1979 1951
BIG BEAR 26 31 IN 2001 1960
IDYLLWILD 31 34 IN 1949 1943
THERMAL 59 TIED 59 IN 1995 1950

https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=sgx&issuedby=SGX&product=RER

[oswaldactedalone]

1. Schumer calls for Biden to declare a "Climate Emergency"

Go for it, Chuck!!!

[BigmanPigman]

2. It's fucking freezing and windy.

Gusts over 40 mph, hail, temps 20 degrees below normal. I had to hang a blanket over my window since my crappy windows let air in and I can't afford to have decent ones put in and the heat is in the damn ceiling. My upstairs neighbor is kept warm on my dollar while I am here wearing a wool beret, tights, legwarmers, socks, long johns, flannel PJs, etc. Brrrrrrrr

[msongs]

3. if you're in So Cal it will probably be back up to 80 next week

[BigmanPigman]

4. I know, right!?!

Two weeks ago it wasn 79°.

[Demovictory9]

24. true. wild swings from 80 down to 40 degrees... that's Southern Calif!

[Demovictory9]

23. it was sooo cold. sorry about your heat leaking issue. do you have a ceiling fan you can run in

reverse to pull down the heat?

[BigmanPigman]

25. Yes I do.

I never thought of that but I recall a switch when I installed it. I didn't know what the point of it was and never touch it. I am almost afraid to touch it since it is so fragile. I installed it by myself 25 years ago and did it by sense of touch since I couldn't see the wires since I was on the top step of a ladder with the box from the fan on my head allowed me to balance/hold the fan in place while my hands did the wiring. I must have been insane to even attempt it (I am low income and have to do most home repairs myself). I wonder if I touch the switch will the whole thing will fall down. It almost did in the past. Scary.

[Demovictory9]

26. yes, often the switch can't be seen, you find it by touch. Flip it and the fan blade will run in

reverse (winter order)

[BigmanPigman]

27. I'm going to do that! Great idea.

[DBoon]

5. Snow in Malibu!

[dhill926]

6. nasty and windy up the coast today...

rain coming which we desperately need. Hey....it's winter for chrissakes....

[Dem2theMax]

7. I'm in Northern San Diego County.

The high today was 48° where I am.
The low tonight is supposed to be a toasty 36°.

My avocado trees!

[electric_blue68]

12. Wow that IS cold for your area!

Hope your trees will be ok!

[Dem2theMax]

16. Me too! They do not like it when it gets this cold.

I've been in the same area since 1982. I have seen climate change happen right in front of my eyes. We never used to have this kind of weather.

[electric_blue68]

17. That's a drag.

Sorry to hear.

I don't know whether it's Climate Change or not
in case for my NYC Tri-State area but we in the past
oh, 15+ years have seen more Tornadoes (even if - thank goodness - they've been "weaker" ones) than we have in the previous 50 or more years.

And even beyond that bc our area has been till recently - tornadoes have been very, -very- rare!

[Dem2theMax]

18. I really believe it's climate change.

Just take fire season. It used to be three months of the year. Now it's year-round.

We had average rain falls. Very rarely had days and nights this cold. And in the summer, we would have a few 90-degree days here and there.

Now our summers are at least three months long of 90 + degrees every day. The avocado trees cannot take that heat. They drop all the fruit with in about a week. And I'm talking somewhere near 1,000 avocados.

Two years ago we had one day where it was 116°. Last year we had days where it was 110°.

Then add in the droughts. The home I'm living in is where my parents retired. When they moved here they didn't need air conditioning. As the summers got hotter, they had to put it in.

Plants that used to happily grow here, don't like it anymore.

When you live in one place for a very long time, you really do notice the changes. And they are severe changes. That's why I say it has to be climate change.

But I will definitely take my earthquakes over your tornadoes, any day of the week. Hurricanes and tornadoes scare me half to death. If I can see it coming, I know I am going to pass out from fear. At least with an earthquake, it just happens all of a sudden.

[electric_blue68]

19. Wow, your poor avocado trees, and yourself for...

a whole lot of 90+ degree days for 3 months! 😮 Plus those 110+ ones!

Here in NYC we get 90°+ days 2- 4 days in a row, occasionally maaaybe 95°+ 2 days in a row unfortunately often with higher humidity though not always.
We also have a lot of mid+ 80's w, w/o high humidity.
The best is 💖 low 80°'s with low humidity.

As far as tornadoes go seems like we get 1-3? weaker ones a year now in contrast to one ?every 10 years or so! And they're not like the really terrifyingly wide, long lasting ones of the Mid-West!

So while we still get way, waaay less than the Mid West - but for us to go from 1 in 10 or more years to 1-3 every year that's quite a contrast!

[Olafjoy]

8. So fricking cold in Arizona too

Snowing in Fountain Hills-next to Scottsdale

[jeffreyi]

9. Northern CA here, 4600'

We are going to get CLOBBERED. I do not recall seeing an NWS warnings map with such extensive winter storm warnings. Hope it puts a dent in what have been drought conditions.

[msongs]

10. looks like up to 7 ft of snow in the highest areas. that is a bunch nt

[MissB]

13. That's great

If you like snow. Hope you do!

[bluecollar2]

11. Temporary discomfort

If you live in California you appreciate every drop of moisture....

Whereas if you live here in South Florida you curse it...

[electric_blue68]

14. Your California Mountains could use that snow, right?

[Hekate]

21. Absolutely. We count on the winter snow pack to bring us water later on. Right now afaik there is...

...virtually none.

[electric_blue68]

22. That's what I thought I remembered...

that that snowpack becomes your water supply later in the year. 👍

[gldstwmn]

15. Someone posted a video of

snow at Joshua Tree on Twitter but I'm not sure if that was from today or not.

[Hekate]

20. After a run of 90 deg. days a couple of weeks ago, I am all for some rain here...

...and snow in the mountains.