TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday December 11, 2015.
This is the 345th day of the year, there are 20 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 1932 Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast.
San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and
at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees.
At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees
to establish an all-time record low for that location.
Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th
at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34
degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck
crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.
In 1987 Low pressure over southwestern Ontario, Canada, brought
snow and gusty winds to the North Central U.S. Winds
gusted to 62 mph at Riverton WY. Snow and high winds in
eastern North Dakota reduced visibilities to less than
one hundred feet at times. Warm weather prevailed across
the Southern Plains Region. Six cities reported record
high temperatures for the date, including Del Rio TX with
a reading of 89 degrees. Laredo TX and Kingsville TX
tied for honors as hot spot in the nation with afternoon
highs of 92 degrees.
In 1988 Arctic cold invaded the central and eastern U.S.
Sault Ste Marie MI reported a record low of 14 degrees
below zero, and International Falls MN was the cold spot
in the nation with a low of 25 degrees below zero.
Temperatures remained below zero all day over parts of
eastern Upper Michigan and northern New England.
In 1989 Strong Santa Ana winds developed across southern
California and parts of central California. Winds in
Kern County of central California gusted to 100 mph near
Grapevine. The high winds reduced visibilities to near
zero in the desert areas, closing major interstate
highways east of Ontario CA.
In 1990 A 3 mile stretch of pea soup fog reduced visibility on I-75
near Calhoun, TN, causing an 85 vehicle pile-up and 12 deaths.
In 2000 A powerful arctic cold front swept across Arkansas, bringing
a wide range of temperatures. Just after 12 noon Central
Time, the temperature was 66 degrees at Little Rock. Then,
the cold front passed, dropping the temperature 23 degrees to
43 degrees in just 1 hour!! At 1pm, it was 15 in Fayetteville
in the northwest corner of the state...and it was 67 in Pine
Bluff, in southeast Arkansas...a 52 degree spread!!
In 2002 Rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow affected much of
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and into New England,
creating hazardous driving conditions. Interstate 80 near
Cunningham, PA was shut down for several hours by a multi-
vehicle accident, involving both cars and trucks.
In 2014 (11th-12th) A monster storm hammered the west coast of the
U.S. with wind and rain. Over 6 inches of much needed
rain fell, but it came too fast. This led to mud and rock
slides, which badly damaged at least a dozen homes in
Camarillo, CA. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, heavy snow
was accompanied by wind gusts over 130 mph on Mount Lincoln
and White Mountain. Winds were near hurricane force in both
Washington and Oregon. At Portland, OR, a 67 mph gust was
highest in the area since 1981.
--- GTMail 1.26
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org - GT Power 20 (1:19/33.0)
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