TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Thursday  January 17, 2013.   
    This is the 17th day of the year, there are 348 days left.   
      
    On this day...   
       In 1817 A luminous snowstorm occurred in Vermont and New Hampshire.   
               Saint Elmo's fire appeared as static discharges on roof   
               peaks, fence posts, and the hats and fingers of people.   
               Thunderstorms prevailed over central New England.   
       In 1893 The mercury dipped to 17 degrees below zero at Millsboro DE   
               to establish a state record.   
       In 1972  A single storm unloaded 77.5 inches of snow at Summit MT to   
               establish a state record.   
       In 1982 Strong chinook winds caused severe wind damage in Boulder CO.   
               Wind gusts to 118 mph was recorded on the roof of the   
               Environmental Research Laboratories (ERL), and a wind gust   
               to 137 mph was measured atop the roof of the NCAR building   
               (in the southwest part of the city, 600 feet above ground   
               level).  The high winds uprooted trees and damaged roofs.   
       In 1987 A winter storm spread snow from the Southern Rockies into   
               the Middle Mississippi Valley and southwestern sections of   
               the Great Lakes Region, and freezing rain across Texas and   
               Oklahoma. Snowfall totals ranged up to 16 inches at Tulia TX,   
               with 12 inches at Wellington KS.   
       In 1988 A Pacific storm battered the southern coast of California.   
               Winds gusting to 65 mph uprooted trees in San Diego.   
               Los Angeles reported an all-time record low baromteric   
               pressure reading of 29.25 inches.   
       In 1989 Strong chinook winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies   
               gusted to 90 mph near Rollinsville CO, and reached 94 mph   
               near Big Timber MT.  Heavy snow blanketed parts of the Upper   
               Mississippi Valley, with eight inches reported in Douglas   
               County WI.   
       In 1990 Twenty cities across the southeastern half of the country   
               reported record high temperatures for the date. Record highs   
               included 61 degrees at Williamstown PA and 85 degrees at   
               Brownsville TX.  Evening thunderstorms produced large hail   
               and damaging winds from eastern Texas to Mississippi.   
      
      
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