Weather History
For Wednesday,December 13,2017
For Wednesday,December 13,2017
1915 - A heavy snowstorm kicked off the snowiest winter in modern records for western New England. (The Weather Channel)
1962
- A severe Florida freeze occurred. Morning lows reached 35 degrees at
Miami, 18 degrees at Tampa, and 12 degrees at Jacksonville. It was the
coldest December weather of the 20th century and caused millions of
dollars damage to crops and foliage. In Georgia, the morning low of 9
degrees below zero at Blairsville established a state record for the
month of December. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1987
- A major winter storm produced high winds and heavy snow in the
Southern Rockies and the Southern High Plains. Snowfall totals in New
Mexico ranged up to 25 inches at Cedar Crest, with up to three feet of
snow reported in the higher elevations. Winds of 75 mph, with gusts to
124 mph, were reported northeast of Albuquerque NM. El Paso TX was
buried under 22.4 inches of snow, including a single storm record of
16.8 inches in 24 hours. The snowfall total surpassed their previous
record for an entire winter season of 18.4 inches. Record cold was
experienced the next three nights as readings dipped into the single
numbers. High winds ushering unseasonably cold air into the southwestern
U.S. gusted to 100 mph at Grapevine CA. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)
1988
- Low pressure off the Atlantic coast produced up to a foot of snow in
eastern Nassau County and western Suffolk County of southeastern New
York State. Mild weather prevailed across the western half of the
country. Nine cities reported record high temperatures for the date,
including Goodland KS with a reading of 74 degrees. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- Strong northwesterly winds, ushering bitterly cold arctic air into
the central U.S., produced squalls with heavy snow in the Great Lakes
Region. Snowfall totals in Upper Michigan ranged up to 24 inches at
Manistique. Nine cities in Arkansas and Texas reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Calico Rock AR with a reading of 4
degrees above zero. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
2002
- A powerful Pacific storm system plowed into the western United States
during the 13th-16th, producing high winds, heavy rains, significant
mountain snowfall and causing 9 deaths (Associated Press). Rainfall
amounts exceeding 10 inches occurred in parts of California, and wind
gusts over 45 mph produced up to 1.9 million power outages during the
period (Pacific Gas & Electric).
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