Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri May 12 2017 12:10 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday May 12, 2017.
This is the 132nd day of the year, there are 233 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 1934 A dust storm darkened skies from Oklahoma to the Atlantic
coast.
In 1971 Duststorms suddenly reduced visibilities to near zero on
Interstate Highway 10 near casa Grande AZ. Chain
reaction accidents involving cars and trucks resulted,
killing seven persons.
In 1972 A cloudburst dumped sixteen inches of rain north of New
Braunfels TX sending a thirty foot wall of water down
Blueders Creek into the Comal and Guadalupe Rivers
washing away people, houses and automobiles. The flood
claimed 18 lives and caused more than twenty million
dollars damage.
In 1982 A late season snowstorm struck the Front Range of the
Colorado Rockies. The storm produced 46 inches of snow
at Coal Creek Canyon, located near Boulder.
In 1987 A heat wave persisted in central California. Highs of
100 at Fresno CA and 102 at Sacramento CA were records
for the date.
In 1988 Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the western U.S.
Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the
date, including Pendleton OR with a high of 92 degrees
and Phoenix AZ with a reading of 106 degrees.
In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure
system stalled over New York State drenched Portland ME
with 4.50 inches of rain in 24 hours. Rains of 5 to 7
inches soaked the state of Maine over a four day period
causing 1.3 million dollars damage.
In 1990 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Texas
and the Central Gulf Coast States into Missouri and
Illinois. Thunderstorms spawned six tornadoes, including
one which injured four persons at Doloroso MS.
Thunderstorms also produced hail three inches in diameter
west of Vicksburg MS, and wind gusts to 83 mph in
southern Illinois, north of Vevay Park and at the Coles
County Airport. High winds and heavy rain caused 1.6
million dollars crop damage in Calhoun County IL, and in
southeastern Louisiana, Saint Joseph was deluged with
eight inches of rain.
