Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jan 09 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday January 9, 2017.
This is the 9th day of the year, there are 356 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 1875 The temperature at Cheyenne WY dipped to an all-time record
cold reading of -38 degrees.
In 1888 Severe cold gripped much of the western U.S. At Portland OR
the Columbia River was frozen for two weeks, and in southern
California temperatures dipped below freezing in some of the
citrus growing areas.
In 1963 An enormous wave surged into the lagoon at Lagoa do Santos
Andres, Portugal. The backwash carried 80 into the ocean.
In 1976 Lake effect snow squalls buried the town of Adams NY under
68 inches of snow.
In 1987 A winter storm spread heavy snow from the Central Plains into
the Great Lakes Region. Heavier totals included 9 inches at
Sun City KS, 7 inches at Columbia MO, 11 inches at Terre
Haute IN, and up to 10 inches in the southern suburbs of
Chicago IL.
In 1988 A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced ten inches of snow
at Boston MA, and 14 inches at Worcester MA. A winter storm
in the northwestern U.S. produced a foot of snow in 3 hours
at McCall ID.
In 1989 Strong winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the
Rockies in Colorado. Winds gusted to 113 mph at the Air
Force Academy near Colorado Springs, and reached 115 mph at
Boulder.
In 1990 A third storm in four days hit the Pacific Northwest. Winds
in Oregon gusted above 100 mph at Netarts and at Oceanside.
Up to 8.16 inches of rain was reported around Seaside OR,
and the total of 4.53 inches of rain at Astoria OR was a
record for the date. Twelve cities in the western U.S.
reported record high temperatures for the date. The high
of 70 degrees at Cedar City UT was a record for January.
