Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Dec 03 2016 12:01 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday December 3, 2016.
This is the 338th day of the year, there are 28 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 1856 A severe blizzard began to rage across Iowa and Kansas.
It produced as much as 16 inches of snow in Iowa.
In 1926 Yuma AZ was soaked with 1.10 inch of rain, and by the
10th of the month had received 4.43 inches, making it the
wettest December of record. The average annual rainfall
for Yuma is 3.38 inches. (3rd-10th)
In 1952 A remarkable display of sea smoke was seen in Hong Kong
harbor, where it poured from Kowloon Bay from 8 to 9:30 A.M.
In 1978 An EF-4 tornado struck Bossier City, Louisiana, during the
early morning hours. It carved a path 8 miles long, and 400
miles wide through the heart of Bossier City, killing 2,
and injuring over 200. Damagers were estimated to be
100 million dollars.
In 1987 Stormy weather in the northwestern U.S. finally began to
abate, but not before Gold Beach OR was drenched with 7.94
inches of rain in 24 hours. Low pressure spread snow
from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Central
Appalachians.
In 1988 Gale force winds ushered cold air into the northeastern
U.S., and produced snow squals in the Lower Great Lakes
Region. Winds gusted to 48 mph at Buffalo NY.
In 1989 Heavy snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in
northern New England. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up
to 31 inches, at Limestone. Presque Isle ME reported a
record 30 inches of snow in 24 hours, along with wind
gusts to 46 mph.
