Feb 16 This day in weather history

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Weather History
For Saturday, February 16, 2013

1899 - Washington D.C. received 1.26 inches of rain in six hours atop

a snow cover more than 30 inches deep making it the soggiest day of

record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1903 - The temperature at Pokegama Dam MN plunged to 59 degrees

below zero to establish a state record.

1943 - Record cold prevailed in the northeastern U.S. The mercury

plunged to 43 degrees below zero at Concord NH, and to -39 degrees

at Portland ME. The morning low of -32 degrees at Falls Village CT

established a state record, yet the afternoon high that day was 20

degrees above zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1987 - A winter storm produced snow and ice in the Ohio Valley

and the Appalachian Region. Snowfall totals in Virginia ranged up

to 14 inches around Farmville, while Granville NC reported eight

inches of sleet and ice. Freezing rain in eastern North Carolina

caused extensive damage to power lines. Gales lashed the coast

of Virginia and North Carolina. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1988 - Santa Ana winds in southern California gusted to 50 mph

in the Rancho Cucamonga area. Quiet weather prevailed across

the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

1989 - A surge of arctic air produced all-time record high barometric

pressure readings of 31.08 inches at Duluth MN, 30.97 inches at Chicago

IL and 30.94 inches at South Bend IN. Readings of 31.00 inches at

Milwaukee WI and 30.98 inches at Rockford IL tied their all-time records.

Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the southeastern U.S. Highs

of 81 degrees at Athens GA, 87 degrees at Charleston SC, 85 degrees

at Macon GA, and 86 degrees at Savannah GA were records for February.

(The National Weather Summary)

1990 - Strong thunderstorms developing ahead of an arctic cold front

produced severe weather across the southeastern U.S. between mid morning

on the 15th and early evening on the 16th. Thunderstorms spawned thirteen

tornadoes, including one which, prior to dawn on the 16th, injured eleven

persons near Carrollton GA. There were also 121 reports of large hail or

damaging winds. A late afternoon thunderstorm on the 15th produced baseball

size hail at Jackson MS, and prior to dawn on the 16th, a thunderstorm

produced high winds which injured four persons at Goodwater AL.

(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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