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

 Today is Friday  January 1, 2016.
 This is the 1st day of the year, there are 365 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 1864 Snow, gales and severe cold hit the Midwest.  It was the
            most bitter cold New Year's day of record with afternoon
            highs of 16 below zero at Chicago IL and 25 below at
            Minneapolis MN.
    In 1934 Heavy rain which began on December 30th led to flooding
            in the Los Angeles Basin area of California.  Flooding
            claimed the lives of at least 45 persons.  Walls of water
            and debris up to ten feet high were noted in some canyon
            areas.  Rainfall totals ranged up to 16.29 inches at Azusa,
            with 8.26 inches reported in Downtown Los Angeles.
    In 1949 A six day blizzard began over the Northern Rockies and the
            Great Plains.  The storm produced the most adverse weather
            conditions in the history of the west.
    In 1979 The temperature at Maybell, Colorado plummeted to 60 degrees
            below zero, to tie the state record set back in 1951 at
            Taylor Park.
    In 1987 A winter storm brought rain and snow and high winds to the
            Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast Region.  The storm, which
            occurred in a period of unusually high astronomical tides,
            produced a tide of 9.4 feet at Myrtle Beach SC (their highest
            since Hurricane Hazel in 1954) which caused a total of 25
            million dollars damage in South Carolina.
    In 1988 Arctic cold gripped the north central U.S.  The morning low
            of 31 degrees below zero at Alamosa CO was a record for the
            date. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced 17 inches of
            snow at Elmira NY.
    In 1989 Those who woke up New Year's morning unable to see much
            farther than the end of their nose had a good excuse, at
            least in the central U.S., as dense fog prevailed from Texas
            to Wisconsin.
    In 1990 The new year and decade began on a rather peaceful note.
            Snow was primarily confined to the Great Lakes Region, the
            Upper Ohio Valley, and the Sierra Nevada Range of California.
            Subzero temperature readings were confined to Minnesota and
            North Dakota.
    In 1994 Strong winds along the eastern slopes of the Central Rockies
            gusted to 70 mph at Arlington WY, and gusted to 80 mph near
            Estes Park CO.  Heavy snow in the northeast mountains of
            Oregon produced 14 inches at Tollgate. A series of storms
            the first three days of the year produced 20 inches of snow
            at Lowman, in the west central mountains of Idaho.


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