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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 Saturday  February 25, 2006.
 This is the 56th day of the year, there are 309 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1922 The temperature at Los Angeles CA soared to 92 degrees to
            establish a record for the month of February.  
    In 1977 Dust reduced visibilities from eastern Virginia through
            the southeastern states to Florida between the 24th and
            the 28th.  The dust originated in the western Great
            Plains on the 22nd and 23rd, with wind gusts above
            100 mph reported at Guadalupe Pass TX, at White Sands NM,
            in Sherman County KS, and in eastern Colorado.
    In 1987 Low pressure in Nevada produces snow from the
            southwestern U.S. to the Dakotas.  Snowfall totals in
            Arizona ranged up to 82 inches at Alpine.  Flagstaff AZ
            reported 23 inches of snow in 24 hours.  Other heavier
            snowfall totals included 20 inches at Daggett NV,
            24 inches at Brian Head UT, 24 inches at Red Lodge MT,
            and 26 inches at Angel Fire NM.  Snow at Los Alamos NM
            pushed their snowfall total for the winter past their
            previous record of 123.5 inches. 
    In 1988 Overnight snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region
            buried Pulaski NY under 17 inches of snow.  Sunny and
            mild weather prevailed across the rest of the nation.
            Havre MT reported a record high of 66 degrees. 
    In 1989 Thirteen cities in Florida reported new record low
            temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a
            reading of 24 degrees.  Severe cold in Florida claimed
            three lives, and resulted in 250 to 300 million dollars
            crop damage.  Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the
            central U.S.  Dodge City KS reported record high of
            80 degrees.
    In 1990 Snow spread across the northeastern U.S.  Massachusetts
            was blanketed with 8 to 15 inches of snow, 5 to 10 inches
            was reported in Rhode Island, and totals in Connecticut
            ranged up to 10.5 inches at New Canaan.  In central New
            York State, snow and high winds resulted in a number of
            chain-reaction multiple accidents, and a total of 108
            persons were injured.  Snow and high winds created white-
            out conditions along Interstate 87 in Saratoga County NY.
            Subzero cold was reported from Minnesota through Michigan
            to northern New England.  Duluth MN reported a record low
            of 26 degrees below zero. 
    In 2003 A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of central
            and southern Arkansas. Totals ranged from 5 inches to
            nearly a foot in some areas. The next day, a second
            winter storm brought freezing rain to central Arkansas,
            creating more hazardous driving conditions. (25th-26th).
    In 2004 A significant Pacific storm brought up to 7 inches of
            of rain to coastal ranges of southern California, and
            heavy snow to the higher elevations. Numerous reports
            of flooding were noted, plus mudslides below mountain
            burn areas closed roads in Ventura and Riverside counties.

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