Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri May 05 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday May 5, 2017.
This is the 125th day of the year, there are 240 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 1930 The temperature at College Park VA soared from 43 degrees
to 93 degrees to begin an exceptional heat wave.
In 1987 Parts of the western U.S. were in the midst of
a blistering May heat wave. The high of 100 degrees
at Downtown Sacramento CA was their earliest of record.
Sacramento CA established daily record highs on nine of
eleven days between the 4th and the 14th.
Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the western U.S.
A dozen cities in California reported record high
temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 93 at San
Francisco, 98 at San Jose, 100 at Sacramento, and 101 at
Redding, were the warmest of record for so early in the
season. The high of 94 at Medford OR was also the
warmest of record for so early in the season.
In 1988 A stubborn low pressure system continued to drench the
eastern U.S. with rain. Thunderstorms again produced
large hail in North Carolina.
In 1989 Thunderstorms swept across Georgia and the Carolinas
during the late afternoon and evening hours spawning
seventeen tornadoes. A tornado at Toccoa GA injured
15 persons, and a tornado at Chesnee SC killed two
persons and injured 35 others. Five tornadoes in North
Carolina accounted for five deaths, 88 injuries, and
60 million dollars damage. Thunderstorms also produced
baseball size hail at Lake Murray SC, and wind gusts to
78 mph at Brooklyn MD.
In 1990 A strong Pacific cold front moving rapidly inland caused
weather conditions at the east end of the Strait of Juan
de Fuca in Washington State to quickly change from sunny
and calm to westerly winds of 60 mph and ten-foot waves.
Three recreational fishing boats capsized in heavy seas
off Port Angeles resulting in five deaths. Temperatures
soared above 90 degrees across much of California. The
high of 101 degrees in downtown Los Angeles was eight
degrees hotter than their previous record for the date.
The most significant flooding on the Arkansas River since
the Lock and Dam system was installed occurred; as the
river crested 5 feet above flood stage at Little Rock.
