Thursday Daily Summary

DATASTREME ATMOSPHERE DAILY SUMMARY

Thursday, 6 January 2005

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HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 6 January

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

...1856...The deepest snow of Thoreau's "long, snowy winter" occurred, as 12 inches fell at Boston, MA and 18 inches fell at Providence, RI. The cover lasted until spring. (Intellicast)
...1880...Seattle, WA was in the midst of their worst snowstorm of record. Hundreds of barns were destroyed, and transportation was brought to a standstill, as the storm left the city buried under four feet of snow. (David Ludlum)
...1884...The temperature dipped to one degree below zero at Atlanta, GA. It marked the final day of a severe arctic outbreak in the South and Midwest. (David Ludlum)
...1987...A storm moving across the western U.S. spread heavy snow into the Central Rockies. Casper, WY received 14 inches of snow in 24 hours, a January record for that location. Big Piney, WY reported 17 inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...One of the largest snowfall episodes this century for the southern U.S. was in full swing. The storm, occurring from the 5^th to the 8^th, produced heavy snow from the Oklahoma Panhandle to Virginia. . It was a bad day for chickens. Heavy snow in Arkansas, with totals ranging up to 16 inches at Heber Springs, claimed the lives of 3.5 million chickens, and snow and ice up to three inches thick claimed the lives of another 1.75 million chickens in north central Texas. This was the largest snowstorm this century for the state of Arkansas. Up to 20 inches was reported in Macon County in western North Carolina and up to 18 inches fell in central Oklahoma, with Oklahoma City reporting a record 12 inches of snow in 24 hours. Sleet and freezing rain paralyzed areas along the southern perimeter of the snowfall zone with one inch ice accumulations reported in northern Alabama (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (Intellicast)
...1989...A "bona fide blizzard" ripped through south central and southeastern Idaho. Strong winds, gusting to 60 mph at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, whipped the snow into drifts five feet high, and produced wind chill readings as low as 35 degrees below zero. The blizzard prompted an Idaho Falls air controller to remark that "the snow is blowing so hard you can't see the fog". (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...Rain and gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific Coast. Winds at Astoria, OR gusted to 65 mph. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed over Florida. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Miami with a reading of 86 degrees. The hot spot in the nation was West Palm Beach with a high of 87 degrees. (National Weather Summary)
...1992...The Milwaukee, WI area endured its 11^th consecutive day without sunshine, breaking the old record of 10 consecutive days set in 1985. (Intellicast)
...1994...A big snow blitz in the Wasatch mountains of Utah. Alta was buried under 55.5 inches of snow in 24 hours, setting a new 24-hour snowfall record for the location. Over 70 inches fell from the 4^th to the 6^th. (Intellicast)