Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Feb 25 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday February 25, 2017.
This is the 56th day of the year, there are 309 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 1922 The temperature at Los Angeles CA soared to 92 degrees to
establish a record for the month of February.
In 1977 Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through
the southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and
the 28th. The dust originated in the western Great
Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above
100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass TX, at White Sands NM,
in Sherman County KS, and in eastern Colorado.
In 1987 Low pressure in Nevada produces snow from the
southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas. Snowfall totals in
Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine. Flagstaff AZ
reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours. Other heavier
snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett NV,
24 inches at Brian Head UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge MT,
and 26 inches at Angel Fire NM. Snow at Los Alamos NM
pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their
previous record of 123.5 inches.
In 1988 Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region
buried Pulaski NY under 17 inches of snow. Sunny and
mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation.
Havre MT reported a record high of 66 degrees.
In 1989 Thirteen cities in Florida reported new record low
temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a
reading of 24 degrees. Severe cold in Florida claimed
three lives, and resulted in 250 to 300 million dollars
crop damage. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the
central U.S. Dodge City KS reported record high of
80 degrees.
In 1990 Snow spread across the northeastern U.S. Massachusetts
was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches
was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut
ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan. In central New
York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of
chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108
persons were injured. Snow and high winds created white-
out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY.
Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan
to northern New England. Duluth MN reported a record low
of 26 degrees below zero.
In 2003 A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of central
and southern Arkansas. Totals ranged from 5 inches to
nearly a foot in some areas. The next day, a second
winter storm brought freezing rain to central Arkansas,
creating more hazardous driving conditions. (25th-26th).
In 2004 A significant Pacific storm brought up to 7 inches of
of rain to coastal ranges of southern California, and
heavy snow to the higher elevations. Numerous reports
of flooding were noted, plus mudslides below mountain
burn areas closed roads in Ventura and Riverside counties.
