Subj : Today's Weather History
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 07 2017 12:10 am

 TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Friday  April 7, 2017.
 This is the 97th day of the year, there are 268 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 1857 A late season freeze brought snow to every state in the
            Union. Even as far south as Houston TX the mercury plunged
            to 21 degrees.
    In 1929 Record heat prevailed across New England.  Hartford CT
            reported an afternoon high of 90 degrees.
    In 1935 Amarillo TX reported dust obscuring visibility for 20 hours.
            Blowing dust was reported twenty-seven of 30 days in the
            month.  On several days the visibility was reduced to near
            zero by the dust.
    In 1980 Severe thunderstorms spawned tornadoes which ripped through
            central Arkansas.  The severe thunderstorms also produced
            high winds and baseball size hail.  Five counties were
            declared disaster areas by President Carter.
    In 1984 In Texas, members of a soccer team were on an aluminum
            ladder, putting up a net, when lightning struck, ripping
            the clothes off a player.
    In 1987 International Falls MN, with record warm afternoon high of
            71 degrees, was warmer than Miami FL, where the high was a
            record cool 66 degrees.
    In 1988 High winds in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region gusted to
            172 mph atop Grandfather Mountain NC.  Twenty-nine cities
            in the southwest and north central U.S. reported record
            high temperatures for the date, including Yankton SD with
            a reading of 91 degrees.
    In 1989 Twenty-seven cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record
            high temperatures for the date.  Afternoon highs of 92
            degrees in Downtown San Francisco and 104 degrees at Phoenix
            AZ established records for April.  Highs of 78 degrees at
            Ely NV and 93 degrees at San Jose CA equalled April records.
    In 1990 Low pressure brought strong winds to the Alaska peninsula
            and the Aleutian Islands.  Winds gusted to 68 mph at Port
            Heiden two days in a row.  Unseasonably warm weather
            prevailed across central Alaska.  Yakutat reported a record
            high of 54 degrees. Unseasonably cold weather prevailed over
            central sections of the Lower Forty-eight states.  A dozen
            cities from Kansas to Indiana and Alabama reported record
            low temperatures for the date. Evansville IN equalled their
            record for April with a morning low of 23 degrees.
    In 2001 Severe thunderstorms struck a large part of the central and
            southern plains. Straight line winds struck Russell, Kansas
            (113 mph), and Amarillo, Texas (80 mph)...where bricks were
            ripped off of the front of a building.
    In 2002 Severe weather and flooding rains plagued parts of Texas,
            Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi. A large
            tornado roared through Throckmorton County, Texas...while
            over 6 inches of rain fell over portions of northwestern
            Arkansas, aggravating already existing flooding conditions.
    In 2004 A third day of heavy rain, with 2-4 inches across
            south and southeast Texas aggravated ongoing flash
            flooding. Thunderstorms from North Texas into Oklahoma
            and Kansas dropped from 2-5 inches of rain.


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