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

 Today is Tuesday  March 15, 2016.
 This is the 75th day of the year, there are 291 days left.

 On this day...
    Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
    weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
    website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
    In 1941 The most severe blizzard in modern history struck North
            Dakota and Minnesota.  The blizzard hit on a Saturday
            night while many were traveling, and thus claimed 71
            lives.  Winds gusted to 75 mph at Duluth MN, and
            reached 85 mph at Grand Forks ND.  Snow drifts twelve
            feet high were reported in north central Minnesota.
            A cold front traveling 30 mph crossed Minnesota in
            just seven hours.  (15th-16th)
    In 1984 A tornado at Greers Ferry Lake in north central Arkansas
            swept away the highway 16 bridge, and two fishermen on the
            lake. Another tornado hit Fisher in northeast Arkansas, with
            five fatalities.
    In 1987 A winter storm in the western U.S. produced heavy snow
            in central Nevada, with 23 inches reported at Austin.
            High winds raked the desert areas of southern
            California and southern Arizona.  Winds gusted to
            59 mph at Douglas AZ.
    In 1988 More than one hundred hours of continuous snow finally
            came to an end at Marquette MI, during which time the
            city was buried under 43 inches of snow.  Unseasonably
            cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S.  Forty-
            one cities reported new record low temperatures for the
            date.
    In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
            weather from Alabama to the Middle Atlantic Coast.
            Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 at Virginia Beach VA.
            Low pressure in southeastern Ontario produced high
            winds in the northeastern U.S.  Winds gusted to 70 mph
            at Saint Albins VT.
    In 1990 Low pressure crossing the Upper Mississippi Valley
            produced high winds from the Northern and Central
            Plains to the Great Lakes Region and Ohio Valley.
            Winds gusted to 73 mph at Iowa City IA, and wind gusts
            reached 79 mph at Waukesha WI.  Winds of 75 mph were
            reported around Rapid City SD, with gusts to 100 mph.
            Up to a foot of snow was reported in western Iowa,
            western Minnesota, and extreme eastern North Dakota.
            Blizzard conditions were reported in northeastern
            North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
    In 2015 Boston, Massachusetts set a record for its snowiest season
            on record, with 108.6 inches of snow. The previous record
            was 107.6 inches of snow for the winter of 1995-1996.


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