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Clear Skies For Laguna Niguel Xmas Day

Look for sunny weather and a high around 65 in our parts Christmas Day, perfect for being with family inside, or outside.

The wet weather we’ve been having is barely a drop compared to rainstorms that began Christmas Eve 1861.

Orange County, including Laguna Niguel and Dana Point, will have a brief break from the rain, with sunny skies in the forecast for Christmas Day. The recent showers dropped around a half inch of rain in the region and more moisture could roll through beginning late Tuesday night.

However wet it may seem now, it’s nothing compared with what the West Coast went through way back in 1861, when it began to rain on Christmas Eve and continued to pour for 30 straight days.

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The Noachian Deluge of California killed 20 people in Orange County and dropped 35 inches of rain in Los Angeles by the time it ended on Jan. 23, 1862. The Santa Ana River ran four feet deep and sent a sheet of water three miles beyond its banks to what is now Fullerton, according to the National Weather Service. Flooding caused the mouth of the Los Angeles River to shift from Venice to Wilmington.

According to Accuweather.com in Laguna Niguel as well as Dana Point, climes will be nice for Xmas Day with rain headed back Tuesday evening and into Wednesday:

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Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Tuesday night: Showers likely, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Wednesday night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 5 mph.   


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