TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Saturday  April 2, 2016.   
    This is the 93rd day of the year, there are 273 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 1975 The northeastern U.S. was in the grips of a severe storm   
               which produced hurricane force winds along the coast, and   
               two to three feet of snow in Maine and New Hampshire.   
               Winds atop Mount Washington NH gusted to 140 mph. The   
               biggest snowstorm of record for so late in the season   
               paralyzed Chicago IL.  Up to 20 inches of snow fell in   
               extreme northeastern Illinois, and 10.9 inches of snow   
               closed Chicago's O'Hare Airport.   
       In 1982 Severe thunderstorms spawned fifty-six tornadoes in the   
               central U.S., including seventeen in the Red River Region   
               of Texas and Oklahoma.  The tornadoes claimed thirty lives,   
               and injured 383 other persons.  A violent tornado near   
               Messer OK left only the carpet tack strips on the slab of   
               a house it destroyed, and carried a motel sign thirty miles.   
               The tornadoes also raged across Arkansas from the southwest   
               to the north central sections. 13 fatalities were reported   
               across Arkansas. The most significant tornado in this   
               outbreak occurred at Paris, Texas.   
       In 1987 Eleven cities in Florida reported record low temperatures   
               for the date, including Tallahassee with a reading of 31   
               degrees. The low of 48 degrees at Key West smashed their   
               previous record for the date by 13 degrees.   
               (2nd-5th) A late-season snowstorm set the North Carolina   
               state snow record with 60 inches at Newfound Gap, and also   
               showered 6 inches of snow in Birmingham, Alabama...and gave   
               Mobile their first ever April flurries.   
       In 1988 Thunderstorms produced up to nine inches of rain around   
               New Orleans, Lousiana, causing 18 million dollars damage.   
               A tornado caused three million dollars damage at Slidell,   
               Louisiana.   
       In 1989 Strong and gusty winds prevailed from California to Colorado   
               and Wyoming.  Winds gusted to 50 mph at Lancaster CA, and   
               reached 85 mph at Berthoud Pass CO.  Snow and high winds   
               created blizzard conditions in the Colorado Rockies.   
       In 1990 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in North Carolina and   
               Virginia during the afternoon and evening.  Thunderstorms   
               produced golf ball size hail, and spawned a tornado near   
               Chester VA which caused half a million dollars damage.   
               A storm system produced snow and gale force winds across   
               northern Michigan, with 8.3 inches of snow reported at   
               Marquette.   Temperatures in the north central U.S. soared   
               from morning lows in the 20s and 30s to afternoon highs   
               in the 60s and 70s.  Eight cities reported record highs for   
               the date, including Havre MT with a reading of 77 degrees.   
      
      
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