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

 Today is Thursday  October 7, 2004.
 This is the 281st day of the year, there are 85 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1970 Widespread flooding took place across Puerto Rico.
            Rainfall amounts for the day ranged up to seventeen
            inches at Aibonito.  A slow moving tropical depression
            was responsible for six days of torrential rains across
            the island.  Totals in the Eastern Interior Division
            averaged thirty inches, with 38.4 inches at Jayuya.
            Flooding claimed eighteen lives, and resulted in
            62 million dollars damage.
    In 1981 Seattle WA received four inches of rain in 24 hours,
            a record for the city.
    In 1987 It was another hot day in the southwestern U.S.  Tucson
            AZ hit 101 degrees for the second day in a row to again
            equal their record for the month of October.  Phoenix AZ
            reported a record high of 103 degrees, and Blythe CA and
            Yuma AZ tied for honors as the hot spot in the nation
            with afternoon highs of 108 degrees.
    In 1988 Morning fog in the central U.S. reduced the visibility to
            near zero at some locations.  Morning lows of 28 at
            Rockford IL and 24 at Waterloo IA were records for the
            date.  Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Hollywood FL and
            Miami FL were records for the date.
    In 1989 Morning thunderstorms in central Texas drenched
            San Antonio with 3.10 inches of rain in six hours causing
            local flooding in northeastern sections of the city.
            Temperatures dipped below the freezing mark from the
            Northern Rockies to the Upper Mississippi Valley.


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