Subj : Today's Weather History
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri May 05 2017 12:10 am

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

 Today is Friday  May 5, 2017.
 This is the 125th day of the year, there are 240 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 1930 The temperature at College Park VA soared from 43 degrees
            to 93 degrees to begin an exceptional heat wave.
    In 1987 Parts of the western U.S. were in the midst of
            a blistering May heat wave.  The high of 100 degrees
            at Downtown Sacramento CA was their earliest of record. 
            Sacramento CA established daily record highs on nine of
            eleven days between the 4th and the 14th.
            Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the western U.S. 
            A dozen cities in California reported record high
            temperatures for the date.  Afternoon highs of 93 at San
            Francisco, 98 at San Jose, 100 at Sacramento, and 101 at
            Redding, were the warmest of record for so early in the
            season.  The high of 94 at Medford OR was also the
            warmest of record for so early in the season.
    In 1988 A stubborn low pressure system continued to drench the
            eastern U.S. with rain.  Thunderstorms again produced
            large hail in North Carolina.
    In 1989 Thunderstorms swept across Georgia and the Carolinas
            during the late afternoon and evening hours spawning
            seventeen tornadoes.  A tornado at Toccoa GA injured
            15 persons, and a tornado at Chesnee SC killed two
            persons and injured 35 others.  Five tornadoes in North
            Carolina accounted for five deaths, 88 injuries, and
            60 million dollars damage.  Thunderstorms also produced
            baseball size hail at Lake Murray SC, and wind gusts to
            78 mph at Brooklyn MD.
    In 1990 A strong Pacific cold front moving rapidly inland caused
            weather conditions at the east end of the Strait of Juan
            de Fuca in Washington State to quickly change from sunny
            and calm to westerly winds of 60 mph and ten-foot waves. 
            Three recreational fishing boats capsized in heavy seas
            off Port Angeles resulting in five deaths.  Temperatures
            soared above 90 degrees across much of California.  The
            high of 101 degrees in downtown Los Angeles was eight
            degrees hotter than their previous record for the date. 
            The most significant flooding on the Arkansas River since
            the Lock and Dam system was installed occurred; as the
            river crested 5 feet above flood stage at Little Rock.


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