TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday January 1, 2021.
This is the 1st day of the year, there are 364 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 1864 Snow, gales and severe cold hit the Midwest. It was the
most bitter cold New Year's day of record with afternoon
highs of 16 below zero at Chicago IL and 25 below at
Minneapolis MN.
In 1934 Heavy rain which began on December 30th led to flooding
in the Los Angeles Basin area of California. Flooding
claimed the lives of at least 45 persons. Walls of water
and debris up to ten feet high were noted in some canyon
areas. Rainfall totals ranged up to 16.29 inches at Azusa,
with 8.26 inches reported in Downtown Los Angeles.
In 1949 A six day blizzard began over the Northern Rockies and the
Great Plains. The storm produced the most adverse weather
conditions in the history of the west.
In 1979 The temperature at Maybell, Colorado plummeted to 60 degrees
below zero, to tie the state record set back in 1951 at
Taylor Park.
In 1987 A winter storm brought rain and snow and high winds to the
Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast Region. The storm, which
occurred in a period of unusually high astronomical tides,
produced a tide of 9.4 feet at Myrtle Beach SC (their highest
since Hurricane Hazel in 1954) which caused a total of 25
million dollars damage in South Carolina.
In 1988 Arctic cold gripped the north central U.S. The morning low
of 31 degrees below zero at Alamosa CO was a record for the
date. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced 17 inches of
snow at Elmira NY.
In 1989 Those who woke up New Year's morning unable to see much
farther than the end of their nose had a good excuse, at
least in the central U.S., as dense fog prevailed from Texas
to Wisconsin.
In 1990 The new year and decade began on a rather peaceful note.
Snow was primarily confined to the Great Lakes Region, the
Upper Ohio Valley, and the Sierra Nevada Range of California.
Subzero temperature readings were confined to Minnesota and
North Dakota.
In 1994 Strong winds along the eastern slopes of the Central Rockies
gusted to 70 mph at Arlington WY, and gusted to 80 mph near
Estes Park CO. Heavy snow in the northeast mountains of
Oregon produced 14 inches at Tollgate. A series of storms
the first three days of the year produced 20 inches of snow
at Lowman, in the west central mountains of Idaho.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (57:57/10)
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