Snow
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).
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Famous quotes containing the word snow:
“Then at dawn we came down to a temperate valley,
Wet, below the snow line, smelling of vegetation,”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“These be
Three silent things:
The falling snow ... the hour
Before the dawn ... the mouth of one
Just dead.”
—Adelaide Crapsey (1878–1914)
“Over the land freckled with snow half-thawed
The speculating rooks at their nests cawed”
—Edward Thomas (1878–1917)