Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Nov 05 2016 12:01 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday November 5, 2016.
This is the 310th day of the year, there are 56 days left.
On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1894 The famous Election Day snowstorm occurred in
Connecticut. As much as a foot of wet snow fell, and the
snow and high winds caused great damage to wires and
trees. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Block Island RI.
In 1961 Strong Santa Ana winds fanned the flames of
the Bel Air/Brentwood fires in southern California
destroying many homes. At 10 PM the Los Angeles Civic
Center reported a temperature of 74 degrees along with a
dewpoint of 5 degrees. On the 6th, Burbank reported a
relative humidity of three percent.
In 1977 A slow moving storm produced 5 to 9 inch rains across
northern Georgia causing the Toccoa Dam to burst. As the
earthen dam collapsed the waters rushed through the
Toccoa Falls Bible College killing three persons in the
dorms. Thirty-eight persons perished at a trailer park
along the stream.
In 1987 A storm off the coast of California produced stormy
weather in the southwestern U.S. Flash flooding stranded
8000 persons in the Death Valley National Park of
southern California. Thunderstorms over southern Nevada
produced dime size hail and wind gusts to 68 mph around
Las Vegas. Unseasonably mild weather in the northeastern
U.S. was replaced with snow and gale force winds.
In 1988 A powerful low pressure system produced high winds from
the Great Plains to New England, and produced heavy snow
in northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Winds gusted
to 64 mph at Knoxville TN, and reached 80 mph at Pleasant
Valley VT.
In 1989 "Mother Nature" used Sunday as a day of rest, as rather
tranquil weather prevailed across the nation. Tempera-
tures warmed into the 80s across much of Texas. Highs of
86 degrees at Abilene, Fort Worth and San Angelo were
records for the date.
