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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Oct 12 2017 12:08 am

TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Thursday  October 12, 2017.
This is the 285th day of the year, there are 80 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 1836 A third early season storm produced heavy snow in the
           northeastern U.S.  Bridgewater NY received 18 inches, a
           foot of snow fell at Madison NY, and for the third time
           all the mountains of the northeastern U.S. were whitened.
   In 1918 Forest fires ravaged parts of Minnesota from the Duluth
           area northeastward, claiming the lives of 600 persons.
           Smoke with a smell of burnt wood spread to Albany NY and
           Washington D.C. in 24 hours.  Smoke was noted at
           Charleston SC on the 14th, and by the 15th was reported
           in northeastern Texas.
   In 1962 The "Columbus Day Big Blow" occurred in the Pacific
           Northwest.  It was probably the most damaging windstorm
           of record west of the Cascade Mountains.  Winds reached
           hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph.  More than 3.5
           billion board feet of timber were blown down, and
           communications were severely disrupted due to downed
           power lines.  The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210
           million dollars damage.
   In 1987 Floyd, the only hurricane to make landfall the entire
           season, moved across the Florida Keys.  Floyd produced
           wind gusts to 59 mph at Duck Key, and up to nine inches
           of rain in south Florida. Sixteen cities in the Ohio
           Valley and the Middle Mississippi Valley reported record
           low temperatures for the date.  Record lows included 27
           degrees at Paducah KY, and 24 degrees at Rockford IL and
           Springfield IL.
   In 1988 Twenty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record
           low temperatures for the date, including International
           Falls MN with a reading of 17 degrees.  The town of
           Embarass MN reported a morning low of 8 degrees.  Snow
           showers in the northeastern U.S. produced five inches at
           Corry PA.
   In 1989 Temperatures again warmed into the 80s in the Central
           Plains Region and the Middle Mississippi Valley, with 90s
           in the south central U.S.  Six cities reported record
           high temperatures for the date, including Fort Smith AR
           with a reading of 92 degrees.  Strong winds along a cold
           front crossing the Great Lakes Region and Ohio Valley
           gusted to 61 mph at Johnstown PA.


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