DECEMBER 6TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1886...
A great snowstorm hit the southern Appalachain Mountains. The three day
storm produced 25 inches at Rome GA, 33 inches at Asheville NC, and 42
inches in the mountains. Montgomery AL received a record eleven inches of
snow. Columbia SC received one to two inches of sleet. (4th-6th) (David
Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1910...
Lexington, KY's snowiest December day, with 9.5 inches. (NWS Louisville)
...1919...
Lexington, KY's wettest December day, with 3.63 inches of precipitation.
 (NWS Louisville)
...1970...
A windstorm toppled the National Christmas Tree at the White House. (Sandra
and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1987...
Another in a series of storms brought high winds and heavy rain to the
northwestern U.S., with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. In
northern California, Crescent City was drenched with 2.58 inches of rain,
and winds gusted to 90 mph. Up to fourteen inches of snow blanketed the
mountains of northern California, and snow and high winds created blizzard
conditions around Lake Tahoe NV. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)
...1988...
The morning low at Bismarck ND was eleven degrees warmer than the record
low of 25 degrees at Meridian MS, and during the afternoon half a dozen
cities in the north central and northwestern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a reading of 57
degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Heavy snow blanketed the Central Rocky Mountain Region. Totals in the
southern foothills of Colorado ranged up to 17 inches at Rye. Arctic air
invaded the north central U.S. Lincoln NE, which reported a record high of
69 degrees the previous afternoon, was 35 degrees colder. International
Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 9 degrees
below zero, and temperatures in northern Minnesota hovered near zero
through the daylight hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)