Snow, in The LA Basin?

Snow in Glendale in 1949
Image Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library

Snow in Pasadena 1949
Image Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library

When most people think of SoCal, they think of hot, sunny beaches with palm trees and tourists. Well, has anyone ever thought of the palm trees engulfed in a blanket of snow? You may think that it is impossible to snow in low altitude SoCal. But did happen. And it still is possible, with cold storm systems. In January 2007 a cold storm system blew threw Los Angeles and dropped a measurable amount of snow in Malibu, and the Santa Monica Mountains.

Similar, but more significant storm systems found their way into the LA Basin and produced measurable snowfall throughout the city. Such instances occurred in the years 1932 and 1949.