TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Friday  November 23, 2012.   
    This is the 328th day of the year, there are 38 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1909 Rattlesnake Creek in Idaho was deluged with 7.17 inches   
               of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record.   
       In 1943 Northern New Hampshire was in the grips of a record   
               snowstorm which left a total of 55 inches at Berlin, and   
               56 inches at Randolph.  The 56 inch total at Randolph   
               established a 24 hour snowfall record for the state.  In   
               Maine, Middle Dam received a record 35 inches of snow in   
               24 hours.   
       In 1978 A cyclone struck Batticaloa, killing 1500. It was Sri Lanka's   
               worst weather disaster since their records began in 1891.   
       In 1987 Rain and gale force winds prevailed along the Northern   
               Pacific coast.  Quillayute WA received 1.57 inches of   
               rain in 24 hours, including .90 inch in six hours.  Heavy   
               snow fell over northern Oregon and the Cascade Mountains   
               of Washington State.  Temperatures began to moderate in   
               the eastern U.S. following a bitterly cold weekend.   
       In 1988 Low pressure crossing the Great Basin brought wintry   
               weather to parts of the western U.S.  Up to a foot of   
               snow blanketed Yellowstone Park, and winds gusted to   
               70 mph at Casper WY, and reached 95 mph near Reno NV.  Up   
               to seven inches of rain was reported in the Grass Valley   
               and Nevada City area of California.  Paradise CA was   
               soaked with 5.37 inches of rain in 24 hours.   
       In 1989 Low pressure tracking across the Carolinas brought heavy   
               rain to parts of the Southern Atlantic Coast Region for   
               Thanksgiving Day, and blanketed the Middle Atlantic Coast   
               States and southern New England with heavy snow.  The   
               storm produced up to nine inches of snow over Long Island   
               NY, and up to 14 inches over Cape Cod MA, at Yarmouth.   
               Totals of 4.7 inches at New York City and 6.0 inches at   
               Newark NJ were records for Thanksgiving Day, the 8.0 inch   
               total at Providence RI was a record for any given day in   
               November, and the 6.5 inch total at Strasburg CT was a   
               record for the month of November as a whole.   
       In 2000 (23rd-24th) Much of the southern plains was inundated   
               by flooding rains, and some areas got severe weather.   
               Several parts of Arkansas got over 4 inches of rain.   
       In 2001 For the second year in a row, Arkansas and adjacent states   
               were hit by severe weather on the same days. Several tornadic   
               thunderstorms along with an intense squall line traversed the   
               state, resulting in heavy damage, along with some injuries and   
               fatalities; although rainfall wasn't as impressive as   
               the year before. (23rd-24th).   
      
      
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