TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Saturday  December 29, 2012.   
    This is the 364th day of the year, there are 2 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1830 A very heavy snowstorm ushered in the "winter of the deep   
               snow".  The storm produced 30 inches of snow at Peoria IL   
               and 36 inches at Kansas City MO.  Cold and snow continued   
               until the middle of February causing great suffering   
               among pioneers.   
       In 1894 A severe freeze hit Florida destroying fruit and causing   
               considerable damage to trees.   
       In 1954 Fort Scott KS was buried under 26 inches of snow in   
               24 hours to establish a state record.  (28th-29th)   
       In 1984 One hundred cities in the eastern U.S. reported record   
               high temperatures.  Kansas City MO experienced its   
               warmest December day of record with a morning low of   
               60 degrees and afternoon high of 71 degrees.   
       In 1987 A storm off the Middle Atlantic Coast produced heavy snow   
               in the Appalachians and the northeastern U.S.  Snow and   
               high winds created blizzard conditions in southeastern   
               Massachusetts.  Cape Cod received thirteen inches of   
               snow, and snow drifts three feet deep were reported   
               around Chatham MA.  Strong winds produced wind chill   
               readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero in southwest   
               New England.  In the western U.S., a Pacific coast storm   
               produced heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada Range of   
               California, with 24 inches reported at Mammoth Mountain.   
       In 1988 A cold front brought rain and snow to the northwestern   
               U.S.  The rainfall total of 2.70 inches at Astoria OR was   
               a record for the date.  High winds along the eastern   
               slopes of the Northern Rockies gusted to 81 mph at   
               Livingston MT.   
       In 1989 Snow and ice prevailed from the southwestern U.S. to the   
               Great Lakes Region.  Flagstaff AZ received nine inches of   
               snow in just six hours.  Bitter cold weather continued   
               over Maine.  Portland ME reported a record twenty-two   
               straight days with highs 32 degrees or colder.   
      
      
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