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

 Today is Thursday  December 31, 2015.
 This is the 365th day of the year, there are 0 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 1917 The temperature at Lewisburg WV plunged to 37 degrees
            below zero to set a state record.
    In 1929 Greenland Ranch, in Death Valley, California, went the
            entire year without measurable precipitation.
    In 1933 A 24 hour rainfall of 7.36 inches set the stage for the
            worst flood in Los Angeles history.  Flooding claimed 44
            lives.
    In 1941 Snow which began on New Year's Eve became a major
            blizzard on New Year's Day, burying Des Moines IA uunder
            19.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, an all-time record for
            that location.
    In 1947 A late afternoon tornado touched down 10 miles north
            of Shreveport LA, and dissipated south of El Dorado AR.
            The tornado, as much as 400 yards in width, killed
            18 persons.  It damaged or destroyed two thirds of the
            structures at Cotton Valley LA.
    In 1962 Perhaps the worst blizzard in the history of the state of
            Maine finally came to an end.  The storm produced
            40 inches in 24 hours at Orono, and a total of 46 inches
            at Ripogenus Dam.  Gale force winds produced snow drifted
            twenty feet high around Bangor. A disastrous icestorm was
            over Georgia and South Carolina.  It ravaged the two states
            for days causing more than seven million dollars damage.
    In 1963 A snowstorm struck the Deep South.  Meridian MS received
            15 inches of snow, 10.5 inches blanketed Bay St Louis MS,
            and 4.5 inches fell at New Orleans LA.  Freezing
            temperatures then prevailed for New Year's Day.
    In 1987 Torrential rains caused extensive flash flooding
            over eastern sections of the island of Ohau in Hawaii,
            resulting in many rock and mud slides.  Rainfall totals
            ranged up to 22.89 inches in a 24 hour period, and
            property damage was estimated at 35 million dollars.
            Strong winds continued to usher arctic cold into the
            north central U.S.  The temperature at Alexandria MN
            remained below zero through the day, and Jamestown ND
            reported a wind chill reading of 58 degrees below zero.
            Gales lashed the Great Lakes, with wind gusts to 54 mph
            reported at Lansing MI.
    In 1988 Warm and wet weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S.
            Six cities in Florida reported record high temperatures
            for the date.  Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains
            from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Southern
            Atlantic Coast.
    In 1989 The year and decade ended on a soggy note in the eastern
            U.S.  Thunderstorm rains pushed precipitation totals for
            the year to 88.32 inches at Baton Rouge, and to 75.37
            inches at Huntsville AL, establishing all-time records
            for those two locations.  Dry weather continued in
            California.  Sacramento and San Francisco finished the
            month without any rain or snow, and Santa Maria reported
            their driest year of record with just 3.30 inches of
            precipitation.


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