TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday December 4, 2016.
This is the 339th day of the year, there are 27 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 1786 The first of two great early December storms began. The
storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and
twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted
in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.
In 1972 70 mph wind gusts sent the temperature at Livingston, MT
plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just 20 minutes.
In 1982 The temperature in New York City's Central Park reached
72 degrees to establish a record high for December. The
month as a whole was also the warmest of record.
In 1987 A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast Region brought
high winds and heavy rain to California. Thunderstorm
winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach CA, and Mount
Wilson CA was drenched with 2.17 inches of rain in six
hours. Gale force winds prevailed along the Northern
Pacific Coast, and winds in the Tehachapis Mountains
of southern California gusted to 60 mph.
In 1988 Gale force winds continued to usher cold arctic air into
the northeastern U.S. Winds gusted to 65 mph at Windsor
Locks CT. Up to a foot of snow blanketed the higher
elevations of Vermont.
In 1989 Seventeen cities in the eastern U.S., nine in Florida,
reported record low temperatures for the date. Lakeland
FL reported a record low of 31 degrees, and Watertown NY
was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 20 degrees
below zero.
In 2002 A late fall/early winter storm that started in Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas, proceeded east, providing a wide
variety of weather. Over 14,000 customers in Oklahoma and
over 50,000 customers in Arkansas lost power due to the
freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Heavy rain, flooding,
and severe weather affected south Texas, and along the
Gulf Coast. Port Arthur, TX got over 5 inches of rain,
while Lake Charles, LA got over 6 inches of rain. The
stormy, wintry mix, headed east, affecting Kentucky,
Tennessee, Georgia, and into the Carolinas, as well as
the Gulf Coast and eventually the Northeast (3rd-5th).
In 2003 Tropical Storm Odette, the 15th named storm of the 2003
Atlantic hurricane season, formed just after the
traditional end of the season between Jamaica and
Colombia. It was the first December tropical system ever
in the Carribbean. The storm ended up crossing Haiti before
merging with a cold front, and becoming extratropical a few
days later. Elsewhere, strong winds from an onshore storm
roared across Washington and Oregon, causing numerous downed
trees, power lines, and structural damage...as some gusts
were near hurricane force. A late fall/early winter storm
affected the Ohio Valley into the northeast, bringing
widespread winter weather over a large area, which was
helped by the Nor'easter (4th-6th) Some areas got over 2
feet of snow.
In 2012 From midnight to 3pm, over ten thousand lightning strikes
were recorded in Arkansas, from a line of thunderstorms
associated with a cold front moving across the state.
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