Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Dec 16 2016 12:01 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Friday December 16, 2016. This is the 351st day of the year, there are 15 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 1835 New England experienced one of their coldest days of record. At noon on that bitterly cold Wednesday the mercury stood at 4 below at Boston, 15 below at Norfolk CT, and 17 below at Hanover NH. The temperature at Boston was 12 degrees below zero by sunset. Gale force winds accompanied the severe cold, and that night a great New York City fire destroyed much of the financial district. In 1917 An ice jam closed the Ohio River between Warsaw KY and Rising Sun IN. The thirty foot high ice jam held for 58 days, and backed up the river a distance of 100 miles. In 1987 A Pacific storm battered the coast of California with rain and high winds, and dumped heavy snow on the mountains of California. Winds along the coast gusted to 70 mph at Point Arguello, and winds in the Tehachapi Mountains of southern California gusted to 100 mph at Wheeler Ridge. Snowfall totals ranged up to 24 inches at Mammoth Mountain. Snow fell for two minutes at Malibu Beach, and Disneyland was closed due to the weather for only the second time in twenty-four years. A winter storm which began in the Southern Rockies four days earlier finished its course producing snow and high winds in New England. Snowfall totals ranged up to 19 inches at Blanchard ME. In 1988 Fairbanks AK reported freezing rain and record warm temperatures. The afternoon high of 41 degrees was 43 degrees above normal. Snow and high winds continued to plague the mountains of southern California. Mount Wilson CA reported two inches of rain in six hours during the early morning, and a storm total of more than 3.50 inches of rain. In 1989 Fifty-seven cities from the Southern and Central Plains to the Appalachians reported record low temperatures for the date, including North Platte NE with a reading of 17 degrees below zero. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced 18 inches of snow at Syracuse NY, and 30 inches at Carlisle IN. Low pressure brought heavy snow to northern New England, with 18 inches reported at Derby VT and Saint Johnsbury VT. In 2000 An F-4 tornado struck Tuscaloosa, AL, doing significant damage to vehicles and buildings...with many injuries and deaths. It was the worst Alabama December tornado since 1953. In 2001 Barcelona, Spain received a rare snowfall; with some areas getting close to 20 inches. In 2002 (16th-19th) A strong storm that initially battered the west coast, moved eastward, spawning heavy snow in the mountains, and severe weather in several states. Flooding rains, mountain snows, and strong winds brought down trees, power lines, and caused havoc for vehicles on the roads, with several trucks being blown over. San Franscisco got over 2 inches of rain (16th), while Los Angeles got 2 inches of rain in just 2 hours. Snow was measured by the yard in the Sierra Mountains. As the storm got to the central and southern plains, severe weather erupted, with several reports of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and Flash Flooding. A tornado did extensive damage 9 miles west of Monett, MO. (17th) Several tornadoes also occurred across Arkansas, including an F-3 tornado from near Hamlet to Enola in Faulkner County, killing one woman. Portions of southeast Arkansas got over 8 inches of rain (18th). Another tornado hit a Wal-Mart store at Newton, MS, near Jackson, injuring 70 people (19th). In 2011 Tropical Storm Washi pummeled the Phillippines, killing over 650 people. In some areas, over 8 inches of rain fell in just 24 hours, causing massive flooding and mudslides. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .