Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Jan 07 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday January 7, 2017.
This is the 7th day of the year, there are 358 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 1873 A blizzard raged across the Great Plains. Many pioneers,
unprepared for the cold and snow, perished in southwest
Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.
In 1971 The temperature at Hawley Lake, located southeast of McNary
AZ, plunged to 40 degrees below zero to establish a state
record.
In 1987 A storm in the southwestern U.S. produced 30 inches of snow
north of Zion National Park in southern Utah, with 18 inches
reported at Cedar Canyon UT.
In 1988 A winter storm in the southeastern U.S. produced 27 inches
of snow in the Bad Creek area of South Carolina, and claimed
the lives of two million chickens in Alabama.
In 1989 A tornado in southern Illinois obliterated half the community
of Allendale, injuring fifty perons and causing more than
five million dollars damage, while thunderstorm winds gusting
higher than 100 mph caused ten million dollars damage at
Franklin KY. Twenty-five cities, from the Gulf coast to
Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date.
In 1990 A rapidly intensifying low pressure system and a vigorous
cold front brought heavy rain and high winds to the Pacific
Northwest. Two to five inch rains soaked western Washington
and western Oregon, and winds gusting above 70 mph caused
extensive damage. Wind gusts on Rattlesnake Ridge in
Washington State reached 130 mph.
