In December 2020, snow fell in the Los Angeles County area.
In late December 2020, the Los Angeles area saw its first significant rainfall since the previous April. A powerful storm with high winds and hail in some areas left portions of cities within Los Angeles County covered in a smattering of white hail that looked like snow. A Tiktok user claimed that this storm produce the first snowfall in Los Angeles since 1962: @4dumpskies so gorgeous #snow #fyp #la #losangeles #winter ❄️ ♬ Sry miss Jackson - lexi According to news reports, snow did fall within L.A. county, but largely in the San Gabriel mountains, which are around 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Snowfall in those mountains was expected to range from 6 to 12 inches at elevations of 5,000 feet and up. Snowfall was also reported on freeways around Los Angeles, where drivers were urged to be cautious. The National Weather Service of Los Angeles tweeted images from different parts of the county including from higher altitude regions: Got to love these snowy camera images!! #CAwx #LAsnow #SoCal https://t.co/r0xveYhYZj - NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 30, 2020 A view of fresh snow this morning from Juniper Hills Ca at 4500 ft. Located south of Pearblossom in the San Gabriel foothills. Photo shared by Scott Lezak. #cawx #SoCal #LAweather pic.twitter.com/xMiImPKfXq - NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 28, 2020 Around 1/2 inch of snow at the 3700 ft level in Pearblossom fell early this morning. Photo taken by Michaela Moffitt. Thanks Michaela and our NWS spotter Scott Lezak for forwarding the photo. #cawx #LAweather #LAsnow pic.twitter.com/gSnHCPi2Qk - NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 28, 2020 In cities and towns in Los Angeles County and on beaches, heavy hail left a smattering of white powder that looked something like snow: Wow. Downey soccer coach Marvin Mires captured this in La Mirada. pic.twitter.com/ancu3iU4Zu - eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) December 28, 2020 Snow Day at the Beach?! As a coastal storm moves through the Los Angeles area today, we have already begun seeing impacts at the beach. The overnight precipitation left us with a rare site of slush/hail on the beach. With precipitation we also see significant beach erosion... pic.twitter.com/fZQDVXReRv - LACoFD Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) December 28, 2020 Another view of the accumulating small hail (not snow) from a thunderstorm that went through #Norwalk and #Whittier in Los Angeles County. https://t.co/H497rAdT6W - NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) December 28, 2020 For decades in the late 19th century and throughout the first half of the 20th century, snow would fall with some regularity in the low-lying areas. According to KCET, a PBS affiliate television station in Los Angeles, snowfall last occurred in the region's coastal plains back in 1962. But there were reports of snow in Los Angeles County in the 1980s. Given that it did snow (mostly at higher elevations) in Los Angeles County in December 2020, we rate this claim as 'Mostly True.'
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