Subj : Todays Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Oct 07 2017 12:08 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Saturday October 7, 2017. This is the 280th day of the year, there are 85 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 1970 Widespread flooding took place across Puerto Rico. Rainfall amounts for the day ranged up to seventeen inches at Aibonito. A slow moving tropical depression was responsible for six days of torrential rains across the island. Totals in the Eastern Interior Division averaged thirty inches, with 38.4 inches at Jayuya. Flooding claimed eighteen lives, and resulted in 62 million dollars damage. In 1981 Seattle WA received four inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the city. In 1987 It was another hot day in the southwestern U.S. Tucson AZ hit 101 degrees for the second day in a row to again equal their record for the month of October. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 103 degrees, and Blythe CA and Yuma AZ tied for honors as the hot spot in the nation with afternoon highs of 108 degrees. In 1988 Morning fog in the central U.S. reduced the visibility to near zero at some locations. Morning lows of 28 at Rockford IL and 24 at Waterloo IA were records for the date. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Hollywood FL and Miami FL were records for the date. In 1989 Morning thunderstorms in central Texas drenched San Antonio with 3.10 inches of rain in six hours causing local flooding in northeastern sections of the city. Temperatures dipped below the freezing mark from the Northern Rockies to the Upper Mississippi Valley. --- þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org .