Believe it or not, late Monday afternoon we got a touch of hail here on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Our temperatures plummeted on Monday (by our standards) and everywhere I went all day people complained about the cold and the strong wind, which made it feel colder still. A chance of rain had been predicted but we really didn't expect any. We certainly didn't expect hail.
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| That's not just rain beading up on the backyard patio table |
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| It was tiny pellets of ice, already melting as it landed |
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| Our weather station showed a temperature reading in the 40sF at our elevation, some 800 or so feet above sea level, and the tiny ice pellets didn't last long |
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| It was fun while it lasted! I've lived in Southern California all my life and I don't think I've seen even half a dozen hailstorms. |
The hail flurry lasted less than 15 minutes and the precipitation wasn't enough for our weather station to register. We remain woefully dry, although there's a 40% chance of rain currently showing in the forecast for Thursday. The amount of rain expected from that system is trivial but maybe we'll get another weather surprise.
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