TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Thursday December 24, 2020.
This is the 359th day of the year, there are 7 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 1872 Extreme cold gripped the Upper Midwest on Christmas Eve.
Downtown Chicago reported an all-time record low of 23
degrees below zero, and Minneapolis MN reached 38 below.
The afternoon high at Minneapolis was 17 degrees below
zero.
In 1983 The barometric pressure reached 31.42 inches at Miles
City MT to establish a record for the U.S. It was the
coldest Christmas Eve of record. More than 125 cities
reported record low temperatures for the date, and all-
time record lows for December were reported at seventeen
cities, including Chicago with a low of 25 degrees below
zero, and Havre MT with a reading of 50 below zero.
In 1987 A four day seige of heavy rain began in the south central
U.S. Flooding claimed four lives and caused millions of
dollars property damage. Western Tennessee was drenched
with up to fourteen inches of rain in two days. Total
rainfall exceeded twelve inches around Memphis TN, and
the heavy rain and subsequent flooding added insult to
injury to victims of the West Memphis tornado on the 14th
of the month. Little Rock AR experienced their wettest
December day of record with 5.01 inches of rain. West
Little Rock reported 10.20 inches of rain in 24 hours.
In 1988 Early morning thunderstorms developing along a cold front
spawned a powerful tornado at Franklin TN which killed
one person, injured seven others, and caused eight
million dollars damage. Another in a series of winter
storms in the western U.S. produced 20 inches of snow at
Blue Canyon CA in 24 hours. Bishop CA received 14 inches
of snow in just six hours, and Redding CA, which normally
receives three inches of snow per year, was blanketed
with ten inches. Las Vegas experiences its first
White Christmas on record.
In 1989 Fifty-seven cities in the south central and eastern U.S.
reported record low temperatures for the date, including
Elkins WV with a reading of 22 degrees below zero. Key
West FL equalled their record for December with a morning
low of 44 degrees. The high for the date of 45 degrees
at Miami FL was an all-time record for that location, and
smashed their previous record for the date by twenty
degrees, with a low of 33 degrees, matched the next day.
In 2001 (24th-29th) From one extreme to the other, weatherwise,
across the globe. Buffalo, New York got the brunt of the
Lake Effect Snow machine...with some areas getting close
to 7 feet of snow. Meanwhile, Austrailia was plagued with
severe wildfires, scorching hundreds of acres, destroying
many buildings, and approaching Sydney.
In 2004 An upper level storm system brought snow to south Texas,
bringing the first white Christmas in 86 years to Victoria.
San Antonio, Brownsville, and Corpus Christi all got snow,
which was as much as 13 inches in some areas.
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