TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid   
      
    Today is Friday  December 11, 2015.   
    This is the 345th day of the year, there are 20 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 1932 Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast.   
               San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and   
               at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees.   
               At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees   
               to establish an all-time record low for that location.   
               Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th   
               at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34   
               degrees.  The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck   
               crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.   
       In 1987 Low pressure over southwestern Ontario, Canada, brought   
               snow and gusty winds to the North Central U.S.  Winds   
               gusted to 62 mph at Riverton WY.  Snow and high winds in   
               eastern North Dakota reduced visibilities to less than   
               one hundred feet at times.  Warm weather prevailed across   
               the Southern Plains Region.  Six cities reported record   
               high temperatures for the date, including Del Rio TX with   
               a reading of 89 degrees.  Laredo TX and Kingsville TX   
               tied for honors as hot spot in the nation with afternoon   
               highs of 92 degrees.   
       In 1988 Arctic cold invaded the central and eastern U.S.   
               Sault Ste Marie MI reported a record low of 14 degrees   
               below zero, and International Falls MN was the cold spot   
               in the nation with a low of 25 degrees below zero.   
               Temperatures remained below zero all day over parts of   
               eastern Upper Michigan and northern New England.   
       In 1989 Strong Santa Ana winds developed across southern   
               California and parts of central California.  Winds in   
               Kern County of central California gusted to 100 mph near   
               Grapevine.  The high winds reduced visibilities to near   
               zero in the desert areas, closing major interstate   
               highways east of Ontario CA.   
       In 1990 A 3 mile stretch of pea soup fog reduced visibility on I-75   
               near Calhoun, TN, causing an 85 vehicle pile-up and 12 deaths.   
       In 2000 A powerful arctic cold front swept across Arkansas, bringing   
               a wide range of temperatures. Just after 12 noon Central   
               Time, the temperature was 66 degrees at Little Rock. Then,   
               the cold front passed, dropping the temperature 23 degrees to   
               43 degrees in just 1 hour!! At 1pm, it was 15 in Fayetteville   
               in the northwest corner of the state...and it was 67 in Pine   
               Bluff, in southeast Arkansas...a 52 degree spread!!   
       In 2002 Rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow affected much of   
               Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and into New England,   
               creating hazardous driving conditions. Interstate 80 near   
               Cunningham, PA was shut down for several hours by a multi-   
               vehicle accident, involving both cars and trucks.   
       In 2014 (11th-12th) A monster storm hammered the west coast of the   
               U.S. with wind and rain. Over 6 inches of much needed   
               rain fell, but it came too fast. This led to mud and rock   
               slides, which badly damaged at least a dozen homes in   
               Camarillo, CA. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains, heavy snow   
               was accompanied by wind gusts over 130 mph on Mount Lincoln   
               and White Mountain. Winds were near hurricane force in both   
               Washington and Oregon. At Portland, OR, a 67 mph gust was   
               highest in the area since 1981.   
      
      
      
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