Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Dec 21 2016 12:13 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Wednesday December 21, 2016. This is the 356th day of the year, there are 10 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 1892 Portland OR was buried under a record 27.5 inches of snow. (21st-24th) In 1929 An exceptional storm produced snow from the Middle Rio Grande Valley of Texas to southern Arkansas. The storm produced 26 inches of snow at Hillsboro TX, 18 inches at El Dorado AR, and 14 inches at Bossier LA. (21st-22nd) In 1964 A great warm surge from the Pacific Ocean across Oregon and northern California brought torrential rains on a deep snow cover resulting in record floods. In 1987 High winds continued along the eastern slopes of the Rockies. During the morning hours winds gusted to 64 mph at Cheyenne WY, and reached 97 mph near Boulder CO. Gale force winds prevailed across the Great Lakes Region. In 1988 Seven cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Charleston SC with a reading of 78 degrees. A storm in the northwestern U.S. produced 22 inches of snow at Idaho City ID in two days, and up to two feet of snow at Happy Camp CA. Ski resorts in Idaho reported three to six feet of snow on the ground. In 1989 Forty cities in the north central U.S., thirteen in Iowa, reported record low temperatures for the date. Havre Mt and Jordan MT tied for honors as the cold spot in the nation with morning lows of 43 degrees below zero, and the temperature remained close to 40 degrees below zero through the daylight hours. Dickinson ND reported a morning low of 33 degrees below zero and a wind chill reading of 86 degrees below zero. The high for the date of 16 degrees below zero at Sioux Falls SD was a December record for that location. In 2014 Lightning struck a car in the parking lot outside of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, following an NFL game. The force of the strike knocked people to the ground, with a dozen injuries (one critical). Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .