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

 Today is Wednesday  September 26, 2012.
 This is the 270th day of the year, there are 96 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1936 Denver CO was buried under 21.3 inches of snow,
            19.4 inches in 24 hours.  The heavy wet snow snapped
            trees and wires causing seven million dollars damage.
            (26th-27th)
    In 1950 Residents of the northeastern U.S. observed a blue sun
            and a blue moon, caused by forest fires in British
            Columbia.
    In 1963 San Diego CA reached an all-time record high of
            111 degrees.  Los Angeles hit 109 degrees.
    In 1970 Santa Ana winds brought fires to Los Angeles County, and
            point south and east.  Half a million acres were consumed
            by the fires, as were 1000 structures.  Twenty firemen
            were injured.  (25th-29th)
    In 1979 In the midst of a hot September in Death Valley CA, the
            afternoon high was 104 degrees for the second of three
            days, the coolest afternoon highs for the month.
    In 1987 Freezing temperatures were reported in the Northern and
            Central Appalachians, and the Upper Ohio Valley.  The low
            of 27 degrees at Concord NH tied their record for the
            date.  Temperatures soared into the 90s in South Dakota.
            Pierre SD reported an afternoon high of 98 degrees.
    In 1988 Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across Florida.
            Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Apalachicola and
            95 degrees at Fort Myers were records for the date.
    In 1989 Rain spread from the southeastern states across
            New England overnight.  Cape Hatteras NC reported
            measurable rainfall for the fourteenth straight day, with
            15.51 inches of rain recorded during that two
            week period.  Phoenix AZ reported a record high of
            108 degrees, and a record 134 days of 100 degree weather
            for the year.  Afternoon temperatures were only in the
            40s over parts of northwest Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.


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