Subj : Todays Weather History
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Oct 24 2017 12:09 am

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

Today is Tuesday  October 24, 2017.
This is the 297th day of the year, there are 68 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 1785 A four day rain swelled the Merrimack River in New
           Hampshire and Massachusetts to the greatest height of
           record causing extensive damage to bridges and mills.
   In 1878 A hurricane produced widespread damage across North
           Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and
           Pennsylvania.  At Philadelphia PA, the hurricane was the
           worst of record.
   In 1937 A snow squall in Buffalo NY tied up traffic in six inches
           of slush.
   In 1947 The Bar Harbor holocaust occurred in Maine when forest
           fires consumed homes and a medical research institute.
           The fires claimed 17 lives, and caused thirty million
           dollars damage.
   In 1951 Sacramento CA reported a barometric pressure reading of
           29.42 inches, to establish a record for October.
   In 1969 Unseasonably cold air gripped the northeastern U.S.  Lows
           of 10 degrees at Concord NH and 6 degrees at Albany NY
           established October records.
   In 1973 (23rd-24th) Smoke from garbage dump & swamp fires combined
           with moist air to produce dense fog along the NJ Turnpike.
   In 1987 Snow fell across northeastern Minnesota and northwest
           Wisconsin overnight, with five inches reported at Poplar
           Lake MN and Gunflint Trail MN.  Thunderstorm rains caused
           flash flooding in south central Arizona, with street
           flooding reported around Las Vegas NV.  Strong
           northwesterly winds gusting to 50 mph downed some trees
           and power lines in western Pennsylvania and the northern
           panhandle of West Virginia.
   In 1988 Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure
           centered produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region,
           with six inches reported at Ironwood MI.  Wind gusts to
           80 mph were reported at State College PA.
   In 1989 A storm in the western U.S. produced up to three feet of
           snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, with 21 inches
           reported at Donner Summit.  Thunderstorms in northern
           California produced 3.36 inches of rain at Redding to
           establish a 24 hour record for October, and bring their
           rainfall total for the month to a record 5.11 inches.
           Chiefly "Indian Summer" type weather prevailed across the
           rest of the nation.  Fifteen cities in the north central
           U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as
           readings soared into the 70s and 80s.  Record highs
           included 74 degrees at International Falls MN, and 86
           degrees at Yankton SD.
   In 2001 A widespread severe weather outbreak occurred from
           Arkansas and Mississippi, northward into the Ohio Valley
           into Michigan. Numerous reports of tornadoes, hail, and
           high winds were noted.
   In 2002 A tornado struck Corpus Christi, TX, causing heavy damage,
           and causing a fatality at the western campus of Del Mar
           College. It was the first killer tornado in the United
           States for the year 2002 since May 9. It was also the
           first tornado fatality ever in the Corpus Christi area


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