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

 Today is Thursday  November 2, 2006.
 This is the 306th day of the year, there are 59 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1946 A heavy wet snow began to cover the Southern Rockies.  Up
            to three feet of snow blanketed the mountains of
            New Mexico, and a 31 inch snow at Denver CO caused roofs
            to collapse.
    In 1961 The temperature at Atlanta GA reached 84 degrees to
            establish a record for November.
    In 1966 A storm brought 18 inches of snow to Celia KY
            in 24 hours.  It tied the state 24 hour snowfall
            record first established at Bowling Green.
    In 1976 Two light aircraft were struck by lightning while in
            flight over Boston, Massachusetts. There were no injuries.
    In 1987 A dozen cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported
            record high temperatures for the date.  Record highs
            included 83 degrees at Paducah KY and 84 degrees at
            Memphis TN.  Temperatures reached 70 degrees as far north
            as southern Lower Michigan.  Showers and thundershowers
            over southern Florida, associated with a tropical
            depression, produced 4.77 inches of rain at Tavernier,
            located in the Upper Florida Keys.
    In 1988 A very intense low pressure system brought heavy rain,
            snow, and high winds, to parts of the northeastern U.S.
            Portland ME established a record for November with
            4.52 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds along the
            coast of Maine gusted to 74 mph at Southwest Harbor.
            Heavy snow blanketed parts of northern Vermont and
            upstate New York, with fifteen inches reported at Spruce
            Hill NY.
    In 1989 Squalls in the Upper Great Lakes Region the first three
            days of the month buried Ironwood MI under 46 inches of
            snow, and produced 40 inches at Hurley WI.  Arctic cold
            invaded the Southern Plains Region.  Midland TX reported
            a record low of 22 degrees.
    In 1997 An F-3 tornado hit New Smyrna Beach, Florida causing
            heavy damage. 31 homes were destroyed, 290 were damaged,
            and 52 people were injured.
    In 2000 Hilo, Hawaii received nearly 28 inches of rain in a 28
            hour period on the 1st and 2nd...their normal November
            rainfall is around 14 1/2 inches.

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