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

 Today is Thursday  September 14, 2006.
 This is the 257th day of the year, there are 108 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1937 The mercury soared to 92 degrees at Seattle WA, a record
            for September.
    In 1944 A very destructive hurricane swept across Cape Hatteras
            and Chesapeake Bay, sideswiped New Jersey and Long
            Island, and crossed southeastern Massachusetts.  The
            hurricane killed more than 400 persons, mainly at sea.
            The hurricane destroyed the Atlantic City NJ boardwalk.
    In 1970 The temperature at Fremont OR dipped to 2 above zero to
            equal the state record for September set on the 24th in
            1926.
    In 1987 Barrow AK received 5.1 inches of snow, a record for
            September. Thunderstorms developing along a cold front
            produced severe weather from Minnesota to Texas.
            Thunderstorms in Iowa produced baseball size hail at
            Laporte City, and 80 mph winds at Laurens.  Hail caused
            more than ten million dollars damage to crops in Iowa.
            Thunderstorms in Missouri produced wind gusts to 75 mph
            at Missouri City and Kansas City.  A thunderstorm in
            Texas deluged the town of Fairlie with two inches of rain
            in just two hours.
    In 1988 Hurricane Gilbert made the first of its two landfalls on
            Mexico, producing 170 mph winds at Cozumel. Thunderstorms
            produced severe weather over the Texas panhandle during the
            evening hours.  One thunderstorm spawned an (F-2) tornado in
            the southwest part of Amarillo, and deluged the area with
            five inches of rain. The heavy rain left roads under as much
            as five feet of water, and left Lawrence Lake a mile out of
            its banks. Hurricane Gilbert lost some of its punch crossing
            the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.  Its maximum winds
            diminished to 120 mph.
    In 1989 Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the south
            central U.S.  Eight cities reported record low tempera-
            tures for the date, including Raton NM with a reading of
            30 degrees.  The afternoon high of 59 degrees at Topeka
            KS marked their third straight record cool maximum
            temperature.  Unseasonably warm weather continued in the
            Pacific Northwest.  Seattle WA reported a record eight
            days in a row of 80 degree weather in September.

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