Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Dec 06 2016 09:09 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Tuesday December 6, 2016.
This is the 341st day of the year, there are 25 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 1866 A great snowstorm hit the southern Appalachain Mountains.
The three day storm produced 25 inches at Rome GA, 33
inches at Asheville NC, and 42 inches in the mountains.
Montgomery AL received a record eleven inches of snow.
Columbia SC received one to two inches of sleet. (4th-6th)
In 1970 A windstorm toppled the National Christmas Tree at the
White House.
In 1987 Another in a series of storms brought high winds and
heavy rain to the northwestern U.S., with heavy snow in
some of the higher elevations. In northern California,
Crescent City was drenched with 2.58 inches of rain, and
winds gusted to 90 mph. Up to fourteen inches of snow
blanketed the mountains of northern California, and snow
and high winds created blizzard conditions around lake
Tahoe NV.
In 1988 The morning low at Bismarck ND was eleven degrees warmer
than the record low of 25 degrees at Meridian MS, and
during the afternoon half a dozen cities in the north
central and northwestern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a
reading of 57 degrees.
In 1989 Heavy snow blanketed the Central Rocky Mountain Region.
Totals in the southern foothills of Colorado ranged up to
17 inches at Rye. Arctic air invaded the north central
U.S. Lincoln NE, which reported a record high of
69 degrees the previous afternoon, was 35 degrees colder.
International Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation
with a morning low of 9 degrees below zero, and
temperatures in northern Minnesota hovered near zero
through the daylight hours.
In 2013 A massive winter storm brought snow and ice from the
Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, on into
New England. Winter Storm Warnings, Ice Storm Warnings,
and more were in effect from New Mexico into Texas,
then northeast into the Ohio Valley and New England.
Numerous flights were cancelled, stranding thousands
of travelers, and numerous accidents were noted on the
icy roads (6th-10th).
