Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue May 23 2017 08:24 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Tuesday May 23, 2017. This is the 143rd day of the year, there are 222 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 1882 An unusual late season snow blanketed eastern Iowa, with 4 to 6 inches reported around Washington. In 1953 The temperature at Hollis OK soared from a morning low of 70 degrees to an afternoon high of 110 degrees to establish a state record for the month of May. In 1972 The worst ice-jam flooding in 100 years caused the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers in Alaska to "flow as one." In 1987 It was a busy day for thunderstorms in the central U.S. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 65 mph at Shreveport LA, and golf ball size hail at Marfa TX. Hobart OK received 3.55 inches of rain in the morning, and another 4.03 inches of rain that evening. Thunder-storms in Nebraska produced 8.5 inches of rain in two hours north of Potter, and 7.5 inches of rain in ninety minutes north of Minatare. Thunderstorms in Colorado produced five inches of hail at Greeley. In 1988 Thunderstorms produced severe weather across much of the eastern U.S. Golf ball size hail was reported in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio. In 1989 Severe thunderstorms developing along a cold front resulted in 98 reports of large hail and damaging winds in the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley. Golf ball size hail caused a million dollars damage around Buffalo City WI, baseball size hail was reported at Northfield MN and Randolph MN, and thunderstorm winds gusted to 95 mph at Dunkerton IA. Unseasonably hot weather continued in the south central U.S. Pueblo CO equalled their May record with a high of 98 degrees, and the high of 106 degrees at Midland TX marked a record six straight days of 100 degree heat. In 1990 A cold front crossing the western U.S. produced snow over parts of Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah, with five inches reported at Austin NV, and four inches at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. Strong winds behind the cold front sharply reduced visibilities in blowing dust over central California, and two multi-vehicle accidents resulted in one death and eighteen injuries. In northern Idaho, a cloud-burst washed tons of topsoil, and rocks as large as footballs, into the valley town of Culdesac. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .