Subj : Today's Weather History To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Mar 06 2017 12:10 am TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid Today is Monday March 6, 2017. This is the 65th day of the year, there are 300 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 1872 A cold wave hit the East coast sending the mercury to 8 degrees below zero at Boston. It was the most severe March cold wave in modern history. In 1900 A chinook wind blowing down the slopes of the Rockies through Havre MT raised the temperature 31 degrees in just three minutes. In 1954 Florida received its greatest modern-day snowfall of record, with 4.0 inches at the Milton Experimental Station. Pensacola equalled their 24-hour record with 2.1 inches of snow. In 1987 Twenty-eight cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Pickstown SD was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of 83 degrees. The high of 71 at Saint Cloud MN smashed their previous record by 21 degrees. In 1988 Wintry weather developed in the Rockies and the Plateau Region as arctic air swept in from the northwest. Blizzard conditions in southeastern Idaho claimed the lives of two teenagers. Thunderstorms developed in Utah and Idaho. In 1989 A winter storm in the south central U.S. left parts of Missouri and Arkansas buried under more than a foot of snow. Totals in Missouri ranged up to 16 inches at Lebanon, with 14 inches at Springfield. Totals in Benton County AR ranged up to 14 inches. In 1990 Colorado's strongest winter storm of the season moved northeastward across the state producing 50 inches of snow at Echo Lake, 46.5 inches on Buckhorn Mountain, and 46 inches near the top of Coal Canyon. Snow fell at the rate of several inches per hour during the height of the storm, while winds gusted above 50 mph. Several hundred rush hour commuters, including the state governor, were stranded in blizzard conditions along Highway 36 between Denver and Boulder. Drifts up to twelve feet high had to be cleared southeast of Boulder. Posted by VPost v1.7.081019 .