TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Sunday  December 6, 2015.   
    This is the 340th day of the year, there are 25 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 1866 A great snowstorm hit the southern Appalachain Mountains.   
               The three day storm produced 25 inches at Rome GA, 33   
               inches at Asheville NC, and 42 inches in the mountains.   
               Montgomery AL received a record eleven inches of snow.   
               Columbia SC received one to two inches of sleet.  (4th-6th)   
       In 1970 A windstorm toppled the National Christmas Tree at the   
               White House.   
       In 1987 Another in a series of storms brought high winds and   
               heavy rain to the northwestern U.S., with heavy snow in   
               some of the higher elevations.  In northern California,   
               Crescent City was drenched with 2.58 inches of rain, and   
               winds gusted to 90 mph.  Up to fourteen inches of snow   
               blanketed the mountains of northern California, and snow   
               and high winds created blizzard conditions around lake   
               Tahoe NV.   
       In 1988 The morning low at Bismarck ND was eleven degrees warmer   
               than the record low of 25 degrees at Meridian MS, and   
               during the afternoon half a dozen cities in the north   
               central and northwestern U.S. reported record high   
               temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a   
               reading of 57 degrees.   
       In 1989 Heavy snow blanketed the Central Rocky Mountain Region.   
               Totals in the southern foothills of Colorado ranged up to   
               17 inches at Rye.  Arctic air invaded the north central   
               U.S.  Lincoln NE, which reported a record high of   
               69 degrees the previous afternoon, was 35 degrees colder.   
               International Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation   
               with a morning low of 9 degrees below zero, and   
               temperatures in northern Minnesota hovered near zero   
               through the daylight hours.   
       In 2013 A massive winter storm brought snow and ice from the   
               Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, on into   
               New England. Winter Storm Warnings, Ice Storm Warnings,   
               and more were in effect from New Mexico into Texas,   
               then northeast into the Ohio Valley and New England.   
               Numerous flights were cancelled, stranding thousands   
               of travelers, and numerous accidents were noted on the   
               icy roads (6th-10th).   
      
      
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