Historical Weather Events

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS -- 8 January

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1859...This was the only day New York City's temperature stayed below zero for the entire day. (Intellicast)
...1923...The all-time January record high temperature reading was reached at Los Angeles when the mercury climbed to 90 degrees. (Intellicast)
...1937...The record low temperature for the state of Nevada was set at San Jacinto when the temperature dropped to 50 degrees below zero. (Intellicast)
...1953...A severe ice storm in the northeastern U.S. produced up to four inches of ice in Pennsylvania, and two to three inches in southeastern New York State. In southern New England, the ice coated a layer of snow up to 20 inches deep. The storm resulted in 31 deaths and 2.5 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
...1973...A severe ice storm struck Atlanta, GA. The storm paralyzed the city closing schools and businesses, and damage from the storm was estimated at 25 million dollars. One to four inches of ice coated northern Georgia leaving 300,000 persons without electricity for up to a week. Between 7 PM and 9 PM on the 7^th, 2.27 inches (liquid content) of freezing rain, sleet and snow coated Atlanta, as the temperature hovered at 32 degrees. (7^th-8^th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1987...A winter storm moving out of the Southern Rockies into the Central Plains Region produced 14 inches of snow at Red River, NM, and 17 inches in the Wolf Creek ski area of Colorado. Wichita, KS was blanketed with seven inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...A winter storm spread heavy snow across the northeastern U.S., with up to ten inches reported in southern New Jersey. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Strong northwesterly winds and bitterly cold temperatures prevailed in the north central U.S. Winds in the Great Lakes Region gusted to 58 mph at Chicago, IL, and reached 63 mph at Niagara Falls, NY. Squalls in western New York State produced 20 inches of snow at Barnes Corners and Lowville. Snow squalls in Upper Michigan produced 26 inches around Keweenaw. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990... A strong Pacific storm slammed into the coast of Oregon late Sunday night into this morning with winds gusting up to near 80 mph. Portland airport reported a gust of 63 mph, while Pendleton airport clocked winds at 76 mph. An observer at Pacific City on the Oregon coast reported a gust of 76 mph. Two persons were killed in Oregon, and nine others were injured, and the high winds downed fifty-five million board feet of timber, valued at more than twenty million dollars. Winds gusted to 90 mph near Pinehurst, ID, and wind gusts reached 96 mph at Stevenson, WA. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (Intellicast)
...1997...Thundersnow was reported at Kodiak, AK. Thunder is a rare, warm season occurrence at Kodiak, which averages only two thunderstorm days per year. Thundersnow was once again reported on 23 February 1997. (Accord's Weather Calendar)
...2008...Tornadoes struck the Lower Mississippi Valley. Most of the tornadoes were of EF-0 and EF-1 strength, however one EF-2 tornado killed a 61-year-old man when it destroyed his mobile home near Appleton, AR. (National Weather Service files)