JANUARY 10TH
HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS
...1800...
Savannah GA received a foot and a half of snow, and ten inches blanketed
Charleston SC. It was the heaviest snowfall of record for the immediate
Coastal Plain of the southeastern U.S. (David Ludlum)
...1911...
The temperature at Rapid City SD plunged 47 degrees in just fifteen
minutes. (The Weather Channel)
...1949...
Snow was reported at San Diego CA for the first and only time since 1882.
Snow was noted even on some of the beaches in parts of the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. Burbank reported 4.7 inches, and Long Beach and Laguna
Beach received one inch of snow. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1975...
The "Storm of the Century" hit Minnesota. A severe blizzard moved northward
across the state producing up to two feet of snow. High winds drove wind
chill readings to 80 degrees below zero, and at Duluth MN the barometric
pressure dipped to 28.55 inches. The storm, which claimed 35 lives,
occurred on the 102nd anniversary of the infamous "Pioneer Blizzard" in
Minnesota. (David Ludlum)
...1982...
The temperature at O'Hare Airport in Chicago IL plunged to an all-time
record of 26 degrees below zero, and high winds drove the wind chill
reading to 77 degrees below zero. The temperature in Downtown Chicago
reached 23 degrees below zero. A week later a second arctic surge sent the
temperature plunging back down to 25 degrees below zero. (Weather Channel)
(National Weather Summary)
...1987...
Bitter cold air invaded the Rocky Mountain Region, with subzero readings
reported as far south as Gallop NM. Pocatello ID reported a record low
reading of 14 degrees below zero. (National Weather Summary)
...1988...
A storm in the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 97 mph at Netarts
OR, and up to two feet of snow in the mountains of Oregon. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...
The first documented January tornado of record in Utah struck the south
part of Sandy. Asphalt shingles were driven one half inch into a fence.
(The Weather Channel)
Clear skies, light winds, and up to 24 inches of snow cover, allowed the
temperature to plunge to 45 degrees below zero at Roseau MN, and to -43
degrees at Warroad MN. The afternoon high at Grand Forks ND was 16 degrees
below zero. (National Weather Summary)
...1990...
Strong southerly winds ahead of a Pacific cold front helped temperatures in
the central U.S. soar as much as 50 degrees during the day. A total of
fifty cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the
date, with afternoon highs in the 70s reported as far north as Nebraska and
eastern Colorado. Highs of 53 at devils Lake ND, 76 at Grand Island NE, 73
at Lincoln NE, and 73 at North Platte NE, established records for the month
of January. (National Weather Summary)