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

 Today is Saturday  December 11, 2004.
 This is the 346th day of the year, there are 20 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1932 Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast.
            San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and
            at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees.
            At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees
            to establish an all-time record low for that location.
            Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th
            at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34
            degrees.  The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck
            crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.
    In 1987 Low pressure over southwestern Ontario, Canada, brought
            snow and gusty winds to the North Central U.S.  Winds
            gusted to 62 mph at Riverton WY.  Snow and high winds in
            eastern North Dakota reduced visibilities to less than
            one hundred feet at times.  Warm weather prevailed across
            the Southern Plains Region.  Six cities reported record
            high temperatures for the date, including Del Rio TX with
            a reading of 89 degrees.  Laredo TX and Kingsville TX
            tied for honors as hot spot in the nation with afternoon
            highs of 92 degrees.
    In 1988 Arctic cold invaded the central and eastern U.S.
            Sault Ste Marie MI reported a record low of 14 degrees
            below zero, and International Falls MN was the cold spot
            in the nation with a low of 25 degrees below zero.
            Temperatures remained below zero all day over parts of
            eastern Upper Michigan and northern New England.
    In 1989 Strong Santa Ana winds developed across southern
            California and parts of central California.  Winds in
            Kern County of central California gusted to 100 mph near
            Grapevine.  The high winds reduced visibilities to near
            zero in the desert areas, closing major interstate
            highways east of Ontario CA.
    In 1990 A 3 mile stretch of pea soup fog reduced visibility on I-75
            near Calhoun, TN, causing an 85 vehicle pile-up and 12 deaths.
    In 2000 A powerful arctic cold front swept across Arkansas, bringing
            a wide range of temperatures. Just after 12 noon Central
            Time, the temperature was 66 degrees at Little Rock. Then,
            the cold front passed, dropping the temperature 23 degrees to
            43 degrees in just 1 hour!! At 1pm, it was 15 in Fayetteville
            in the northwest corner of the state...and it was 67 in Pine
            Bluff, in southeast Arkansas...a 52 degree spread!!
    In 2002 Rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow affected much of
            Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and into New England,
            creating hazardous driving conditions. Interstate 80 near
            Cunningham, PA was shut down for several hours by a multi-
            vehicle accident, involving both cars and trucks.


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