Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jan 02 2017 12:47 pm
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday January 2, 2017.
This is the 2nd day of the year, there are 363 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 1910 A great flood in Utah and Nevada washed out 100 miles of
railroad between Salt Lake City UT and Los Angeles CA causing
seven million dollars damage.
In 1961 The coldest temperature of record for the state of Hawaii
was established with a reading of 14 degrees atop Haleakela
Summit.
In 1982 Lightning struck two men hunting near Tom, Oklahoma; one of
the men was killed.
In 1987 A winter storm moving up the Atlantic coast brought heavy
snow and high winds to the northeastern U.S. Wind gusts
reached 82 mph at Trenton NJ and Southwest Harbor in Maine.
Snowfall totals ranged up to two feet at Salem NH and
Waterboro ME.
In 1988 "Old Man Winter" took a siesta, with snow a scarcity across
the nation. For the second day in a row Alamosa CO reported
a record low of 31 degrees below zero.
In 1989 Strong and gusty winds prevailed along the eastern slopes
of the northern and central Rockies. Winds gusted to 71 mph
at Colorado Springs CO and Livingston MT.
In 1990 The first winter storm of the new year and decade developed
in the southwestern U.S., and blanketed the northern mountains
of Utah with 12 to 23 inches of snow. Up to 22 inches of snow
was reported in the Alta-Snowbird area. The storm brought Las
Vegas NV their first measurable precipitation in four and a
half months, since the 17th of August.
In 1994 High winds buffeted the Northern Front Range of Colorado
during the morning hours. Peak wind gusts included 105 mph
atop Squaw Mountain near Idaho Springs, and 89 mph at Fort
Collins. A fast moving "Alberta Clipper" brought up to six
inches of snow to Iowa. Up to a foot of snow blanketed the
Snowy Range Mountains in southeastern Wyoming.
In 1997 Seven inches of rain and snow melt caused flooding in Reno,
Nevada...closing the famous casinos.
In 2004 (2nd-9th) Winter storms flooded creeks, closed highways,
and delayed a passenger train for hours in California. In
coastal Oregon, close to 25,000 customers lost power, and a
14 mile stretch of Interstate 5 just north of Grants Pass
was closed for a time due to heavy snow. Blizzard conditions
shut down 40 miles of Interstate 80 in remote southwest
Wyoming, with Jackson, WY receiving nearly 3 feet of snow.
Many flights over several days were cancelled due to the bad
weather. From the Ohio Valley into New England, snow and
bitter cold started the year, and this was to be the rule for
much of January. Many flights in the northeast were cancelled
over several days, with temperatures plunging into the single
digits, and wind wind chills nearing 50 degrees below zero or
lower. On the 15th, a hiker was found dead in New Hampshire's
White Mountains, where the temperature plunged to -44, with
the wind chill close to -100.
In 2005 (2nd-6th) The New Year started with a large scale storm
literally went coast to coast in its effects. It first
brought heavy rain to the lower elevations...and heavy
snow to the higher elevations (near 4 feet in some areas)
of Washington, Oregon, and California. The storm moved
east into the Rockies and into the Plains, with heavy
snow in the mountainous areas, and rain in the valleys.
The storm then interacted with a stalled front from west
Texas, northeast through Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and
into the Ohio Valley. South of the front, heavy rain and
thunderstorms were widespread, causing massive flooding.
Thunderstorms also occurred across much of the southeast
United States. The flooding was more pronounced in areas
of the Ohio Valley region, that had received heavy snow
from a storm just two weeks before. Just north of the
front, a severe ice storm developed, with widespread
freezing rain, and numerous power outages. Some of the
hardest hit were Amarillo, Texas...Wichita, Kansas...and
Kansas City, Missouri. The ice storm continued up into
north Illinois, east into Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and into the northeast United States. North of the ice,
there was heavy snowfall, with many areas getting over
a foot of snow.
