TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Wednesday  September 26, 2012.   
    This is the 270th day of the year, there are 96 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1936 Denver CO was buried under 21.3 inches of snow,   
               19.4 inches in 24 hours.  The heavy wet snow snapped   
               trees and wires causing seven million dollars damage.   
               (26th-27th)   
       In 1950 Residents of the northeastern U.S. observed a blue sun   
               and a blue moon, caused by forest fires in British   
               Columbia.   
       In 1963 San Diego CA reached an all-time record high of   
               111 degrees.  Los Angeles hit 109 degrees.   
       In 1970 Santa Ana winds brought fires to Los Angeles County, and   
               point south and east.  Half a million acres were consumed   
               by the fires, as were 1000 structures.  Twenty firemen   
               were injured.  (25th-29th)   
       In 1979 In the midst of a hot September in Death Valley CA, the   
               afternoon high was 104 degrees for the second of three   
               days, the coolest afternoon highs for the month.   
       In 1987 Freezing temperatures were reported in the Northern and   
               Central Appalachians, and the Upper Ohio Valley.  The low   
               of 27 degrees at Concord NH tied their record for the   
               date.  Temperatures soared into the 90s in South Dakota.   
               Pierre SD reported an afternoon high of 98 degrees.   
       In 1988 Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across Florida.   
               Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Apalachicola and   
               95 degrees at Fort Myers were records for the date.   
       In 1989 Rain spread from the southeastern states across   
               New England overnight.  Cape Hatteras NC reported   
               measurable rainfall for the fourteenth straight day, with   
               15.51 inches of rain recorded during that two   
               week period.  Phoenix AZ reported a record high of   
               108 degrees, and a record 134 days of 100 degree weather   
               for the year.  Afternoon temperatures were only in the   
               40s over parts of northwest Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.   
      
      
   Posted by VPost v1.7.081019   
      
   --- Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for DOS    
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS (1:19/33)