Historical Weather Events

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 3 December

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

DECEMBER FULL MOON IS A SUPERMOON -- The moon will pass through the full moon phase this morning (officially, 1547Z on 3 December 2017, or 10:47 AM EST, 9:47 PM CST, etc.). The December full moon is variously called the "Long Nights Moon", "Cold Moon" or "Oak Moon". Since this moon occurs before Christmas, it has also been called the "Before-Yule Moon".
This full moon will occur approximately 16 hours before perigee, when the moon is closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit. Since the moon will come within 221,646 miles of Earth, it is called a "supermoon," as its closeness would make the moon appear larger than usual. The closeness of the moon and increased gravitational pull will cause an increase in the height of ocean tides, resulting in what is called a "perigean spring tide" (or King Tide) today and over the next day or two. [EarthSky]

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

...1856...A severe blizzard began to rage across Iowa and Kansas, producing up to 16 inches of snow in northern Iowa. The storm caught many settlers unaware of the hazards that prairie storms of this nature create. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast )
...1886...A great snowstorm dumped up to 42 inches of snow in the southern Appalachian Mountains. 33 inches fell at Asheville, NC and 25 inches fell at Rome, GA. (National Weather Service files)
...1905...On this date the U.S. Weather Bureau received its first weather report from a ship at sea via wireless. (National Weather Service files)
...1926...Yuma, AZ was soaked with 1.10 inch of rain, and by the 10th of the month had received 4.43 inches, making it the wettest December of record. The average annual rainfall for Yuma is 3.38 inches. (3rd-10th) (The Weather Channel)
...1983...Birmingham, AL was drenched with 9.22 inches of rain in 24 hours. The rains caused severe flash flooding which literally submerged traffic. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...Stormy weather in the northwestern U.S. finally began to abate, but not before Gold Beach, OR was drenched with 7.94 inches of rain in 24 hours. Low pressure spread snow from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Central Appalachians. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...Gale force winds ushered cold air into the northeastern U.S., and produced snow squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 48 mph at Buffalo, NY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Heavy snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in northern New England. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 31 inches, at Limestone. Presque Isle, ME reported a record 30 inches of snow in 24 hours, along with wind gusts to 46 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...An intense winter storm produced blizzard conditions over the upper Midwest. Adams, WI was buried under 22 inches, 17.3 inches fell at Madison, WI, a new 24-hour snowfall record with drifts to 7 feet. Dubuque, IA recorded 15 inches and 13 inches fell at Green Bay, WI. Winds reached 60 mph with whiteout conditions common. (Intellicast)
...1992...An intensifying nor'easter brought heavy wet snows to interior hilly sections of New York and New England. Monterey, MA recorded 19 inches, Great Barrington, MA 16 inches and Peru, MA 15 inches. Stephentown, NY recorded 14 inches. (Intellicast)
...1996...Heavy snow fell in North and South Carolina. Tryon, NC had 18 inches, Asheville, NC 16.3 inches (a new 24-hour record) and Landrum, SC had a respectable 14 inches. (Intellicast)