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

 Today is Tuesday  January 22, 2013.
 This is the 22nd day of the year, there are 343 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1943 Chinook winds during the early morning hours caused the
            temperature at Spearfish SD to rise from 4 below zero to
            45 above in just two minutes, the most dramatic temperature
            rise in world weather records.  An hour and a half later
            the mercury plunged from 54 above to 4 below zero in
            twenty-seven minutes.
    In 1987 A winter storm spread snow from central Mississippi through
            northern Georgia to New England.  Up to 15 inches of snow
            fell across the heavily populated areas of Virginia,
            Maryland and Delaware.  Traffic tie-ups nearly paralyzed
            the Washington D.C. area.  Winds gusted to 76 mph at
            Chatham MA, and in Pennsylvania, snowfall totals ranged up
            to 21 inches at Dushore.  Williamsport PA received five
            inches of snow in just one hour.
    In 1988 The nation was free of winter storms for a day, however,
            winds in southern California gusted to 80 mph in the
            Grapevine area of the Tehachapi Mountains, and winds along
            the eastern slopes of the Rockies reached 100 mph in the
            Upper Yellowstone Valley of Montana.
    In 1989 Low pressure brought heavy rain and gale force winds to
            Florida.  Daytona Beach was drenched with 5.48 inches of
            rain in 24 hours to establish a January record for that
            location, and winds at Titusville FL gusted to 63 mph.
    In 1990 It was a very tame and peaceful mid winter day. Mild weather
            prevailed across the nation, with rain and snow primarily
            confined to the northeastern U.S. and the Pacific Northwest.
            Warm weather continued in Florida.  Highs of 83 degrees at
            Hollywood and 85 degrees at Miami were records for the date.
    In 2012 Seven tornadoes plowed across south Arkansas, with one
            severe storm producing 5 tornadoes across 6 counties. The
            hardest areas were the north side of Fordyce, and a 150
            year old church in Kingsland was destroyed. Of the
            tornadoes, four were EF1, and three were EF2. The tornadic
            storm had rotation on Doppler radar for well over 100
            miles.


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