TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Tuesday December 22, 2015.
This is the 356th day of the year, there are 9 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 1839 The second of triple December storms hit the northeastern
U.S. The storm produced 25 inches of snow at Gettysburg
PA, and gales in New England, but only produced light
snow along the coast.
In 1961 Holiday travel was paralyzed over extreme northeastern
Kansas, and adjacent parts of Missouri, Iowa and
Nebraska, as 5 to 15 inches of snow drifted to ten feet.
(22nd-23rd)
In 1983 On the first day of winter 75 cities reported record low
temperatures for the date, with twelve of those cities
reporting record low temperatures for the month as a
whole. The mercury plunged to 51 degrees below zero at
Wisdom MT, and Waco TX set an all-time record low a
reading of 12 above zero.
In 1987 The first day of winter was a relatively tranquil one for
much of the nation, but heralded a winter storm in the
Central Rockies. The storm produced 40 inches of snow at
the top of the Pomerelle Ski Resort, south of Burley ID,
the heaviest snow of record for that location.
In 1988 Strong winds prevailed in the foothills of Wyoming and
Colorado. Winds gusted to 123 mph southwest of Fort
Collins CO, and reached 141 mph at the summit of Mount
Evans. An ice storm paralyzed parts of Upper Michigan
during the day. The freezing rain left roads around
Marquette MI blocked by cars and semi-trucks.
In 1989 A total of 137 cities across the central and eastern U.S.
reported record low temperatures for the date. Thirty-
five of those cities established record lows for the
month of December. Morning lows of 23 degrees below zero
at Kansas City MO, 26 degrees below zero at Concordia KS,
and 27 degrees below zero at Goodland KS established all-
time records for those three locations. Unofficial morning
lows included 50 degrees below zero at Recluse WY and 60
degrees below zero at Rochford SD. Broadus MT and Hardin MT
tied for honors as the official cold spot in the nation
with morning lows of 47 degrees below zero. Chinook winds
at Cutbank MT helped warm the temperature 74 degrees, from
a morning low of 34 degrees below zero to an afternoon high
of 40 degrees.
In 2004 Winter hit with a vengenance from Kansas and Oklahoma,
east into Missouri and Arkansas...then into the Tennessee
and Ohio Valleys. West, central, and north Arkansas got
from 4 to 8 inches of snow, with freezing rain first from
Little Rock east to Memphis before all that went to snow.
The storm then moved into the Ohio Valley, producing large
snow totals along its path...including a record amount of
almost 2 feet of snow in Dayton, Ohio. On the south side
of the storm in the warm sector, severe thunderstorms and
tornadoes were the rule along the Gulf Coast from Louisiana
to Florida...with heavy rain in many areas (22nd-23rd).
snow of near 2 feet in the Dayton area...and large snow
totals
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