This week in 1984, a massive snowstorm hit the California desert, and a wintertime hurricane formed in the Atlantic.
21 Dec 1984, Page 43 – The Times at Newspapers.com
21 Dec 1984, 9 – The Daily Review at Newspapers.com
The southeastern US was very warm that week, and western US cold.
Almost identical to the pattern on the same date in 1933.
Palmdale just got a foot of snow over this last Thanksgiving!