Won’t someone think of the children?
(NBC San Diego) Schools in Julian and the Mountain Empire districts have canceled classes and many in San Diego are likely considering a “snow day” of their own.
Let’s expand on this beyond the humor based on the “Children won’t know what snow looks like” meme.
“I recommend everyone come out here and enjoy the snow. It’s something different you do not get in San Diego,†said Priscilla Tamayo of Spring Valley.
She’s kinda right.
Snow has been recorded falling on San Diego communities only five times in over 125 years of record-keeping. Snow flurries were last seen in San Diego on February 15, 2008 around 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m), and the last measurable snowfall to hit various neighborhoods and suburbs around the city fell on December 13, 1967. In winter, light snow is common in mountainous regions of east San Diego County above 3,000–4,000 feet (910–1,200 m).
Most of the current snow is higher up, but still lower than the 3k-4k feet elevation.
I remember Dec. 13, 1967. It’s the only snowfall we ever saw within the city limits of San Diego. But I also remember going through Julian, (beautiful Apple orchards back back then), on the way to Mount Palomar where snow was a common occurrence in winter.
One thing I know for sure…we didn’t rush right out to buy up all the milk and bread.
San Diego County is one of the few places where you can ride dune buggies in the desert, snow ski in the mountains and scuba dive or surf the waves of the Pacific Ocean, all in the same day.
damn global warming.
See, that kind of stuff didn’t happen in the 30s Mike. Or the 1800s… before Mr Ford started killing the planet with his satanic vehicles.
History shows us: It was very warm because of all the large dinosaurs breathing out CO2. Large animals = large CO2 (and methane). Then it got cold when they died off. Then when man came around, it started getting warm again. Coincidence? I think not. Now its almost as hot as it was back when there were large dinos. We are almost as dangerous to planet earth as the dinosaurs. Look what happened to them!!!
/sarc