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Ärende: Today In Weather History
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 TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Monday  October 24, 2005.
 This is the 297th day of the year, there are 68 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1785 A four day rain swelled the Merrimack River in New
            Hampshire and Massachusetts to the greatest height of
            record causing extensive damage to bridges and mills.
    In 1878 A hurricane produced widespread damage across North
            Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and
            Pennsylvania.  At Philadelphia PA, the hurricane was the
            worst of record.
    In 1937 A snow squall in Buffalo NY tied up traffic in six inches
            of slush.
    In 1947 The Bar Harbor holocaust occurred in Maine when forest
            fires consumed homes and a medical research institute.
            The fires claimed 17 lives, and caused thirty million
            dollars damage.
    In 1951 Sacramento CA reported a barometric pressure reading of
            29.42 inches, to establish a record for October.
    In 1969 Unseasonably cold air gripped the northeastern U.S.  Lows
            of 10 degrees at Concord NH and 6 degrees at Albany NY
            established October records.
    In 1973 (23rd-24th) Smoke from garbage dump & swamp fires combined
            with moist air to produce dense fog along the NJ Turnpike.
    In 1987 Snow fell across northeastern Minnesota and northwest
            Wisconsin overnight, with five inches reported at Poplar
            Lake MN and Gunflint Trail MN.  Thunderstorm rains caused
            flash flooding in south central Arizona, with street
            flooding reported around Las Vegas NV.  Strong
            northwesterly winds gusting to 50 mph downed some trees
            and power lines in western Pennsylvania and the northern
            panhandle of West Virginia.
    In 1988 Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure
            centered produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region,
            with six inches reported at Ironwood MI.  Wind gusts to
            80 mph were reported at State College PA.
    In 1989 A storm in the western U.S. produced up to three feet of
            snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe, with 21 inches
            reported at Donner Summit.  Thunderstorms in northern
            California produced 3.36 inches of rain at Redding to
            establish a 24 hour record for October, and bring their
            rainfall total for the month to a record 5.11 inches.
            Chiefly "Indian Summer" type weather prevailed across the
            rest of the nation.  Fifteen cities in the north central
            U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date as
            readings soared into the 70s and 80s.  Record highs
            included 74 degrees at International Falls MN, and 86
            degrees at Yankton SD.
    In 2001 A widespread severe weather outbreak occurred from
            Arkansas and Mississippi, northward into the Ohio Valley
            into Michigan. Numerous reports of tornadoes, hail, and
            high winds were noted.
    In 2002 A tornado struck Corpus Christi, TX, causing heavy damage,
            and causing a fatality at the western campus of Del Mar
            College. It was the first killer tornado in the United
            States for the year 2002 since May 9. It was also the
            first tornado fatality ever in the Corpus Christi area

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