Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Apr 29 2017 11:02 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday April 29, 2017.
This is the 119th day of the year, there are 246 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 1905 The town of Taylor, in southeastern Texas, was deluged with
2.4 inches of rain in fifteen minutes.
In 1910 The temperature at Kansas City MO soared to 95 degrees to
establish a record for the month of April. Four days earlier,
the afternoon high in Kansas City was 44 degrees, following
a record cold morning low of 34 degrees.
In 1938 Attendees of the annual Meteorological Society of the
American Geophysical Union in Washington, DC were
entertained by record hail.
In 1963 A tornado, as much as 100 yards in width, touched down south
of Shannon MS. The tornado destroyed twenty-seven homes
along its eighteen mile path, killing three persons. Asphalt
was torn from Highway 45 and thrown hundreds of yards away.
Little rain or snow accompanied the tornado, so it was
visible for miles.
In 1973 The Mississippi River reached a crest of 43.4 feet, breaking
the prevous record of 42 feet estbalished in 1785.
In 1987 A storm off the southeast coast of Massachusetts blanketed
southern New England with heavy snow. Totals of three inches
at Boston MA, 11 inches at Milton MA, and 17 inches at
Worcester MA, were records for so late in the season.
Princeton MA was buried under 25 inches of snow.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced large hail and high winds in central
Texas. Baseball size hail was reported at Nixon, and wind
gusts to 70 mph were reported at Cotulla. Heavy rain in
Maine caused flooding along the Pemigewassett and Ammonoosuc
Rivers.
In 1989 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Arkansas, Louisiana
and eastern Texas, with more than 70 reports of large hail
and damaging winds. Softball size hail was reported at
Palestine TX. Hail as large as tennis balls caused ten
million dollars damage around Pine Bluff AR.
In 1990 A storm system crossing northern New Mexico blanketed parts
of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Northern High Plains
with heavy snow, and produced blizzard conditions in central
Montana. Much of southern Colorado was buried under one to
three feet of snow. Pueblo tied an April record with 16.8
inches of snow in 24 hours. Strong canyon winds in New
Mexico, enhanced by local showers, gusted to 65 mph at
Albuquerque. Afternoon temperatures across the Great Plains
Region ranged from the 20s in North Dakota to 107 degrees at
Laredo TX.
