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

 Today is Saturday  January 2, 2016.
 This is the 2nd day of the year, there are 364 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 1910 A great flood in Utah and Nevada washed out 100 miles of
            railroad between Salt Lake City UT and Los Angeles CA causing
            seven million dollars damage.
    In 1961 The coldest temperature of record for the state of Hawaii
            was established with a reading of 14 degrees atop Haleakela
            Summit.
    In 1982 Lightning struck two men hunting near Tom, Oklahoma; one of
            the men was killed.
    In 1987 A winter storm moving up the Atlantic coast brought heavy
            snow and high winds to the northeastern U.S.  Wind gusts
            reached 82 mph at Trenton NJ and Southwest Harbor in Maine.
            Snowfall totals ranged up to two feet at Salem NH and
            Waterboro ME.
    In 1988 "Old Man Winter" took a siesta, with snow a scarcity across
            the nation.  For the second day in a row Alamosa CO reported
            a record low of 31 degrees below zero.
    In 1989 Strong and gusty winds prevailed along the eastern slopes
            of the northern and central Rockies.  Winds gusted to 71 mph
            at Colorado Springs CO and Livingston MT.
    In 1990 The first winter storm of the new year and decade developed
            in the southwestern U.S., and blanketed the northern mountains
            of Utah with 12 to 23 inches of snow.  Up to 22 inches of snow
            was reported in the Alta-Snowbird area.  The storm brought Las
            Vegas NV their first measurable precipitation in four and a
            half months, since the 17th of August.
    In 1994 High winds buffeted the Northern Front Range of Colorado
            during the morning hours.  Peak wind gusts included 105 mph
            atop Squaw Mountain near Idaho Springs, and 89 mph at Fort
            Collins. A fast moving "Alberta Clipper" brought up to six
            inches of snow to Iowa.  Up to a foot of snow blanketed the
            Snowy Range Mountains in southeastern Wyoming.
    In 1997 Seven inches of rain and snow melt caused flooding in Reno,
            Nevada...closing the famous casinos.
    In 2004 (2nd-9th) Winter storms flooded creeks, closed highways,
            and delayed a passenger train for hours in California. In
            coastal Oregon, close to 25,000 customers lost power, and a
            14 mile stretch of Interstate 5 just north of Grants Pass
            was closed for a time due to heavy snow. Blizzard conditions
            shut down 40 miles of Interstate 80 in remote southwest
            Wyoming, with Jackson, WY receiving nearly 3 feet of snow.
            Many flights over several days were cancelled due to the bad
            weather. From the Ohio Valley into New England, snow and
            bitter cold started the year, and this was to be the rule for
            much of January. Many flights in the northeast were cancelled
            over several days, with temperatures plunging into the single
            digits, and wind wind chills nearing 50 degrees below zero or
            lower. On the 15th, a hiker was found dead in New Hampshire's
            White Mountains, where the temperature plunged to -44, with
            the wind chill close to -100.
    In 2005 (2nd-6th) The New Year started with a large scale storm
            literally went coast to coast in its effects. It first
            brought heavy rain to the lower elevations...and heavy
            snow to the higher elevations (near 4 feet in some areas)
            of Washington, Oregon, and California. The storm moved
            east into the Rockies and into the Plains, with heavy
            snow in the mountainous areas, and rain in the valleys.
            The storm then interacted with a stalled front from west
            Texas, northeast through Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and
            into the Ohio Valley. South of the front, heavy rain and
            thunderstorms were widespread, causing massive flooding.
            Thunderstorms also occurred across much of the southeast
            United States. The flooding was more pronounced in areas
            of the Ohio Valley region, that had received heavy snow
            from a storm just two weeks before. Just north of the
            front, a severe ice storm developed, with widespread
            freezing rain, and numerous power outages. Some of the
            hardest hit were Amarillo, Texas...Wichita, Kansas...and
            Kansas City, Missouri. The ice storm continued up into
            north Illinois, east into Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
            and into the northeast United States. North of the ice,
            there was heavy snowfall, with many areas getting over
            a foot of snow.


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