DECEMBER 11TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1932...
Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received
0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees.
At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time
record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th
to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees.
The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the
Sacramento Valley. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1987...
Low pressure over southwestern Ontario, Canada, brought snow and gusty
winds to the North Central U.S. Winds gusted to 62 mph at Riverton WY. Snow
and high winds in eastern North Dakota reduced visibilities to less than
one hundred feet at times. Warm weather prevailed across the Southern
Plains Region. Half a dozen cities reported record high temperatures for
the date, including Del Rio TX with a reading of 89 degrees. Laredo TX and
Kingsville TX tied for honors as hot spot in the nation with afternoon
highs of 92 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...
Arctic cold invaded the central and eastern U.S. Sault Ste Marie MI
reported a record low of 14 degrees below zero, and International Falls MN
was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 25 degrees below zero.
Temperatures remained below zero all day over parts of eastern Upper
Michigan and northern New England. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Strong Santa Ana winds developed across southern California and parts of
central California. Winds in Kern County of central California gusted to
100 mph near Grapevine. The high winds reduced visibilities to near zero in
the desert areas, closing major interstate highways east of Ontario CA.
(Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)