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

 Today is Wednesday  October 3, 2012.
 This is the 277th day of the year, there are 89 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1841 An October gale, the worst of record for Nantucket MA,
            caught the Cap Cod fishing fleet at sea.  Forty ships
            were driven ashore on Cape Cod, and 57 men perished from
            the town of Truro alone.  Heavy snow fell inland, with 18
            inches near Middletown CT.
    In 1912 The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as
            Bagdad CA went 767 days without rain.
    In 1964 Hurricane Hilda struck Louisiana spawning many tornadoes,
            and claimed twenty-two lives.
    In 1979 The first killer tornado of record in October in
            Connecticut destroyed sixteen vintage aircraft at the
            Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks.  The tornado damaged
            more than 100 homes causing 200 million dollars damage.
            Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured.
    In 1986 Remnants of Hurricane Paine deluged Oklahoma and
            southeastern Kansas with 6 to 10 inch overnight rains.
            Hardy OK was drenched with 21.79 inches.  Heavy rain
            between September 26th and October 4th caused 350 million
            dollars damage in Oklahoma.
    In 1987 Twenty-five cities in the Upper Midwest, ten in Iowa,
            reported record low temperatures for the date.  Duluth
            MN, Eau Claire WI and Spencer IA dipped to 24 degrees.
            Temperatures warmed into the 80s in the Northern and
            Central High Plains Region.  At Chadaron NE, the mercury
            soared from a morning low of 29 degrees to an afternoon
            high of 88 degrees.  Temperatures soared above 100
            degrees in southern California.  The high of 108 degrees
            at Downtown Los Angeles was a record for October.
            (2nd-3rd) 7.87" of rain fell on Nimes, France in 3 hours,
            causing floods and mudslides, & $634 million damage.
    In 1988 Cold Canadian air invaded the north central U.S. bringing
            an end to the growing season across those states.
            Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the southwestern
            U.S.  Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 105 degrees.
    In 1989 Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Pacific
            Northwest to the Upper Mississippi Valley.  A dozen
            cities reported record low temperatures for the date,
            including Bismarck ND and Williston ND with readings
            of 16 degrees above zero.  An upper level weather
            disturbance brought snow to parts of Idaho, Wyoming
            and Montana, with five inches at West Yellowstone MT.
    In 2000 (3rd-4th) A non-tropical system developed rapidly over
            South Florida, spawning torrential rains, severe flash
            flooding, and several tornadoes. Miami International
            Airport measured 7 inches of rain in 2 hours, with a 33
            hour storm total of over 15 inches. Nearly 100,000 homes
            and businesses in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties
            received flood damage...and over 20,000 utility customers
            lost power. The communities of Hialeah and Sweetwater
            were especially hard hit. The weather system eventually
            became a "sub-tropical depression", and transformed into
            Tropical Storm Leslie on the 4th, moving away from
            Florida.
    In 2002 Hurricane Lili, which was at 145 mph just 24 hours before,
            weakened to a 100 mph hurricane before coming ashore near
            New Iberia, LA. Widespread heavy rain, damage, and several
            tornadoes resulted, with close to 500,000 people without
            power at the height of the storm.


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