Loma Linda Survives Rain but is Chilled by Temps

Mother nature threw everything she could at Loma Linda this weekend, but the city survived with few problems.

The city had braced itself last week for a chance of more trouble after having endured flooding and mud flows on Dec. 22. While most of the city had dried out, there was still a possibility for more slippage on the south hillside, city officials said.

More than two inches of rain fell in the area, according to a rain gauge at Cal State San Bernardino. It is the closest rain gauge to Loma Linda monitored by the National Weather Service. No rainfall records were set said Mark Moede, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s San Diego office.

While the rain had minimal impact, the cold was setting a few records. Overnight temperatures were supposed to dip to freezing, at 32 degrees in Loma Linda.

The weather service has issued a frost warning for the area that was expected to remain in effect until 9 a.m. today.

“We did have (cold) records broken,” Moede said. “Ontario had a low of 32 degrees breaking the 33 degrees set in 1979. Idyllwild had a low of 10 degrees, beating the low of 11 degrees set 1996.”

Today’s high was expected to be near 65 degrees. The night was expected to be mostly clear with a low around 37 degrees. The warmth is set to make a return, Moede said.

Most of the week will hover in the 60 degree area. But the area will warm up to at least 70 degrees by the weekend, Moede said.