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1927: Continual rain that started on this day lasted for six days and ended on 2.17. 21.86 inches fell at Cuyamaca, 13.10 inches at El Capitan, 10.70 inches at El Cajon, 9.54 inches at La Mesa and 6.33 at San Diego. Heavy warm rains melted mountain snows. Unprecedented flow occurred on the Whitewater River. Floods washed out roads and bridges in Thousand Palms and Palm Desert. Levees were broken and Thermal was inundated. Several San Diego County dams overtopped, causing widespread flooding downstream. Bridges and roads were washed out in east San Diego metro area. Large areas of Long Beach, Fullerton and Anaheim were inundated.