TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Tuesday  February 2, 2016.   
    This is the 33rd day of the year, there are 333 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 1887 The first official trek to Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney,   
               Pennsylvania was made. The ground hog saw his shadow.   
       In 1952 The only tropical storm of record to hit the U.S. in   
               February moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across   
               southern Florida, producing 60 mph winds, and two to four   
               inches of rain.  (2nd-3rd)    
       In 1956 A record snowstorm in New Mexico and west Texas begans on   
               Ground Hog's Day.  The storm produced 15 inches of snow   
               at Roswell NM, and up to 33 inches in the Texas Panhandle.   
       In 1987 A fast moving arctic front brought snow and high winds to   
               the north central U.S.  Winds gusted to 69 mph at   
               Brookings SD.  Big Falls MN reported nine inches of snow.   
               Record high temperatures were reported just ahead of the   
               front.  Burlington IA reported a record high of 59   
               degrees.   
       In 1988 A dying low pressure system over southern California   
               deluged the San Diego coastal mountains with more than   
               four inches of rain causing half a million dollars   
               damage.  Arctic air invading the north central U.S. sent   
               the mercury plunging to 38 degrees below zero at Park   
               Rapids MN.  Raleigh NC reported a record high of   
               75 degrees.   
       In 1989 Bitter cold air covered much of the central U.S.  Butte   
               MT reported a wind chill reading of 91 degrees below   
               zero.  Salt Lake City UT was blanketed with 11.9 inches   
               of snow in 24 hours.  Winds around Reno NV gusted to   
               80 mph.  Unseasonably warm weather continued in the   
               southeastern U.S.  Twenty-eight cities reported record   
               high temperatures for the date, including Wilmington NC   
               with a reading of 80 degrees.    
       In 1990 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced   
               severe weather in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the   
               late afternoon and evening hours.  One person was injured   
               in a tornado near Reidheimer LA.  Thunderstorms northeast   
               of Brandon MS produced hail three inches in diameter   
               along with high winds which downed or snapped off one   
               hundred trees.    
       In 2003 A tornado tore through Bandandu province, in the Congo,   
               150 miles northeast of Kinshasa. The tornado was on the   
               on the ground for 15 minutes, killing 164 people, and   
               injuring 1700...200 of them critically. Many homes were   
               huts made of sticks, and most of the injuries and deaths   
               were due to flying debris. The heavy rainfall that   
               accompanied the storms ruined many of the crops.   
       In 2015 (Jan. 31 through Feb. 2). A snowstorm that hit the Chicago   
               area was the 5th largest on record, with 19.2 inches of   
               snow. It was the most snow ever on a day in February (16.2   
               inches on the 1st). This system, and the blizzard a few   
               days earlier, dumped 40.5 inches in Boston, Massachusetts.   
               This is the highest total in 7 days, since records began   
               in 1891.   
               Heavy snow that began in late January, continued at Boston,   
               Massachusetts, with an unprecedented 88.1 inches of snow in   
      
      
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