Did los angeles get snow. During that storm heavy snow fell in the mountains and high deserts and. It does not regularly snow in the urban city of los angeles but there are local mountain ranges within city limits that get snowfall every winter. In 1882 1921 1932 2 inches and a big storm lasting 3 days in 1949 several inches.
This winter may be rainy and cold even frosty at times but los angeles typically doesnt see snow any closer than the mountains. However the city and region around it has had snow few times throughout history. Back in january of 1949 however a legendary snow storm blew.
That morning downtown los angeles received two inches of snow. The last time it snowed in the city was in january 1962 however most of the snow melted fairly quickly the los angeles times reported. Snow covers the grounds of ucla on january 15 1932.
Mountains in los angeles county may see snow as early as late october down to 7000 feet and by early december down to 3000 feet. San gabriel mountains layered with snow in december. The san fernando valley was pelted with the unfamiliar.
By mid april snow is rarely found in the mountains of los angeles county below 7000 foot but may still remain on some peaks into the mid summer. While light flurries swirled around isolated areas of the city in the 1920s. The last time it snowed in downtown los angeles was in january 1962 according to los angeles public library archives.
The snow capped san gabriel mountains behind downtown los angeles at dusk thursday. 10 1949 in the middle of the worst housing shortage in los angeles history more than half an inch of snow covered the civic center.