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

 Today is Wednesday  December 22, 2004.
 This is the 357th day of the year, there are 9 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1839 The second of triple December storms hit the northeastern
            U.S.  The storm produced 25 inches of snow at Gettysburg
            PA, and gales in New England, but only produced light
            snow along the coast.
    In 1961 Holiday travel was paralyzed over extreme northeastern
            Kansas, and adjacent parts of Missouri, Iowa and
            Nebraska, as 5 to 15 inches of snow drifted to ten feet.
            (22nd-23rd)
    In 1983 On the first day of winter 75 cities reported record low
            temperatures for the date, with twelve of those cities
            reporting record low temperatures for the month as a
            whole.  The mercury plunged to 51 degrees below zero at
            Wisdom MT, and Waco TX set an all-time record low a
            reading of 12 above zero.
    In 1987 The first day of winter was a relatively tranquil one for
            much of the nation, but heralded a winter storm in the
            Central Rockies.  The storm produced 40 inches of snow at
            the top of the Pomerelle Ski Resort, south of Burley ID,
            the heaviest snow of record for that location.
    In 1988 Strong winds prevailed in the foothills of Wyoming and
            Colorado.  Winds gusted to 123 mph southwest of Fort
            Collins CO, and reached 141 mph at the summit of Mount
            Evans.  An ice storm paralyzed parts of Upper Michigan
            during the day.  The freezing rain left roads around
            Marquette MI blocked by cars and semi-trucks.
    In 1989 A total of 137 cities across the central and eastern U.S.
            reported record low temperatures for the date.  Thirty-
            five of those cities established record lows for the
            month of December.  Morning lows of 23 degrees below zero
            at Kansas City MO, 26 degrees below zero at Concordia KS,
            and 27 degrees below zero at Goodland KS established all-
            time records for those three locations. Unofficial morning
            lows included 50 degrees below zero at Recluse WY and 60
            degrees below zero at Rochford SD. Broadus MT and Hardin MT
            tied for honors as the official cold spot in the nation
            with morning lows of 47 degrees below zero.  Chinook winds
            at Cutbank MT helped warm the temperature 74 degrees, from
            a morning low of 34 degrees below zero to an afternoon high
            of 40 degrees.


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