TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Wednesday  March 22, 2006.
 This is the 81st day of the year, there are 284 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1920 A spectactular display of the Northern Lights was
            visible as far south as Bradenton FL, El Paso TX, and
            Fresno CA.  At Detroit MI, the display was described
            "so brilliant as to blot out all stars below first
            magnitude".    (22nd-23rd)
    In 1936 A great flood crested on rivers from Ohio to Maine.
            The flood claimed 107 lives and caused 270 million
            dollars property damage.
    In 1954 Six to ten inch rains caused the Chicago River to
            overflow its banks.
    In 1987 An intense storm produced heavy snow in the southern
            and central Rockies, and high winds from southern
            California to West Texas.  Wolf Creek Pass CO received
            24 inches of snow, and winds gusted to 69 mph at
            Ruidoso NM.  Blizzard conditions were reported in
            eastern Colorado.
    In 1988 Rain and high winds battered the Northern Pacific Coast
            Region, with wind gusts to 78 mph at Ocean Shores WA.
            The high winds uprooted trees and down power lines.
            Ten cities in the northeastern U.S. reported new record
            low temperatures for the date.  Eight cities in the
            central U.S. reported record highs.  Southerly winds
            gusting to 60 mph helped push the mercury at Ottumwa IA
            to a record warm reading of 83 degrees.
    In 1989 Six cities in the Great Lakes Region, and three in
            southern Texas, reported new record low temperatures
            for the date, including Alpena MI with a reading of
            9 above zero, and Brownsville TX with a reading of
            38 degrees.
    In 1990 A surge of arctic air kept temperatures in the teens
            and 20s during the day in the north central U.S.,
            and heavy snow fell over parts of Montana.  Record
            warmth was reported in the western U.S., and in Alaska.
            Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 94 degrees, and
            the town of Barrow, located along the arctic coast of
            Alaska, reported a record high of 20 degrees.
    In 2004 Strong thunderstorms across Maui and the big island of
            Hawaii, caused heavy rain...with storm totals as high
            as 9 inches.

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