Did it really snow in San Francisco CA today?

@TheHorse (218931)
Walnut Creek, California
March 6, 2017 11:53pm CST
Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, I was sitting at my desk at home when I heard a peculiar sound outside. It was hailstones bouncing off my my table and any other surfaces that were available. When I went outside, I noticed that it was really cold out (by coastal California daytime standards)--maybe 40 degrees F (approximately 4.5 degrees C). It didn't occur to me (at the time) that cold and hail at my house might mean snow on nearby 3850 ft. Mt. Diablo. Today at work, after turning in five progress notes, I glanced up at Mt. Diablo and noticed that there was snow there above 3300 feet or so. I decided in that moment what I was doing with my afternoon kid client today. He is eight-years-old and told me he had never actually touched snow before. We built a (10") snowman, had a snowball fight (butt shots only), and managed to hike a mile in and a mile out without falling, in spite of the mud. We even got "sleeted" upon for a few seconds. It was a good day.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
7 Mar 17
I see the snow on the hills around us, we had an earthquake yesterday, no damages but a bit of scare.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471459)
• Switzerland
7 Mar 17
@TheHorse It was not a very strong quake 4.3 the first and then another 8 shakes all of about the same power. I do not believe that you would enjoy a "real" earthquake, one of those that throw down your home.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
Interesting! How powerful was it? I enjoy earthquakes, but haven't experience a "big one." I lived in Iowa in 1989.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
7 Mar 17
@LadyDuck Scary indeed I have only felt small ones in the past.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Mar 17
Odd weather does make for an invigorating day doesn't it?
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Mar 17
@TheHorse .....I don't think we ever do.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
It certainly can! I did not wake up this morning expecting to be playing in the snow at 4 PM.
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patgalca
@patgalca (18370)
• Orangeville, Ontario
7 Mar 17
Meanwhile in Ontario Canada all the snow has melted. Glad you were able to enjoy the snow.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
I'm sure ours will belt soon as well. As of this morning, I could still see it from the parking lot at work.
patgalca
@patgalca (18370)
• Orangeville, Ontario
8 Mar 17
@TheHorse The rest of it got washed away with rain today here.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 17
@patgalca How warm is it there? We're supposed to hit 70 F tomorrow!
Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
7 Mar 17
I never touched snow either!! No hail yesterday but it did pour for a little over a hour or two!
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
7 Mar 17
@TheHorse yes our soil is too damp! The sun is shining nicely today
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
I'll take the rain! But the soil is tired of absorbing it, and we're getting a few landslides now.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
@infatuatedbby Here too. But it's a tad cool.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Mar 17
oh, what a cool opportunity!
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Mar 17
@TheHorse could maybe call next time and ask? that way he doesnt fret, or ask ahead of time at pick up
The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
We had a great time. But he was worried his mom would be mad at him for getting his shoes and pants wet and dirty. I assured him she'd probably understand.
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
7 Mar 17
that's awesome you took him to see the snow I bet he was pretty excited
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
He was. But he got a little bit scared on the winding road on the way up. I assured him that I'm "the best driver in the world, especially with a kid in the car."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 17
@fishtiger58 They're especially scary if you're not the one driving.
fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
8 Mar 17
@TheHorse I don't blame him those winding roads scare me too
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Mar 17
That must have been a real thrill for your iid client to see and play in real snow wow w'''w
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Mar 17
I think he had a really good time.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
7 Mar 17
We had small hail here the other day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
Ours was small too. But it stuck for a couple of minutes. I took a picture, but deleted it in favor of hike pictures from yesterday.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Apr 17
Sounds like you had a great day in the snow. I heard LA got snow yesterday. Quite unusual for LA.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340256)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 17
Sounds a huge amount of fun. Making good memories for the lad.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
And for me as well. He complained a bit about the cold, but starting chirping to his mom about the things we did as soon as we got to his house.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340256)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar 17
@TheHorse That's always a good sign. Sometimes kids don't give much indication that they've enjoyed something but you find out later they couldn't stop talking about it.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Mar 17
At least the snow was an exciting experience for the kid.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Mar 17
First snow experience is always a great memory!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Mar 17
Yes! I think my parents took me to see a bit in the High Sierra when I was VERY young, but I remember seeing more in Switzerland when I was four.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (55040)
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7 Mar 17
Is it usual to have snow there?.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
The top of Mt. Diablo gets dusted with snow maybe two or three times a Winter. I've never seen snow at my house, though.
Pammoo Raj Ratan
@pammooratan (4668)
• India
7 Mar 17
That is good.You make snowman with your client and enjoyed the most.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218931)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Mar 17
I think I had as much fun as he did!
James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Mar 17
That kid had quite an adventure with snow for the first time.
javier ceja
@j302017 (29)
•
8 Mar 17
Your lucky I tried to got to the snow and it was blocked, now I am back in school and have not time to go. What funny is we see signs pray for rain, well god answered just not in the way we expected.