Tonight at 10:08pm marks the official start of winter. Winter Solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky around winter solstice and from today, until summer solstice around June 21st, days will begin to grow longer and nights shorter.

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On this day in…
1970: A big storm pummeled the region, bringing record daily precipitation to many locations. 11 inches of snow fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily snowfall on record for December.
1968: A very cold air mass settled over the region, setting numerous low temperature records (both maximum and minimum). It was 2° in Idyllwild, [...]

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As predicted this storm didn’t bring much precipitation east of the mountains. For the Coachella Valley there were no measurable amounts.
Notice the greater rain amounts on this map west of the mountains.
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Here’s a version of the estimated precipitation from AccuWeather.com

Updated storm totals from the National Weather Service:
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

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