Historical Weather Events

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 23 January

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This daily feature contains a list of several interesting weather events that occurred on this date across the nation and at times the world.

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1780...This date was the coldest day of the coldest month of record in the northeastern U.S. A British Army thermometer in New York City registered a reading of 16 degrees below zero. During that infamous hard winter, the harbor was frozen solid for five weeks, and the port was cut off from sea supply. (David Ludlum)
...1916...Browning, MT, saw the temperature plummet 100 Fahrenheit degrees in 24 hours on 23-24 January, from a relatively mild 44 degrees to a bone-chilling 56 degrees below zero. (National Weather Service files)
...1943...Hoegees Camp, at an elevation of 2760 feet in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, received 26.12 inches of precipitation in a 24-hour span that ended on the 23^rd, setting the Golden State's 24-hour precipitation record. (Accord's Weather Calendar)
...1955...The biggest snowfall in 55 years was reported at Mobile, AL when 3.5 inches of snow fell. (Intellicast)
...1969...A large F4 tornado ripped through Jefferson, Copiah, Simpson, Rankin, Smith, and Scott counties of Mississippi. The tornado tracked a total of 95 miles. Thirty-two people were killed and 241 were injured. (Intellicast)
...1971...The temperature at Prospect Creek Camp, AK plunged to 79.8 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, the lowest reading of record for the United States. (David Ludlum)
...1982...A blizzard struck the upper Midwest. Winds gusting up to 60 mph created snowdrifts 15 to 20 feet. 18.5 inches was recorded at Minneapolis St. Paul, MN and 18 inches piled up at Sioux City, IA. (Intellicast)
...1987...Strong winds ushered bitterly cold air into the north central U.S., and produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region. Snowfall totals in northwest Lower Michigan ranged up to 17 inches in Leelanau County. Wind chill temperatures reached 70 degrees below zero at Sault Ste Marie, MI and Hibbing, MN. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...Northeastern Colorado experienced its most severe windstorm in years. A wind gust to 92 mph was recorded at Boulder, CO before the anemometer blew away, and in the mountains, a wind gust to 120 mph was reported at Mines Peak. The high winds blew down a partially constructed viaduct east of Boulder, as nine unanchored concrete girders, each weighing forty-five tons, were blown off their supports. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...Low pressure brought heavy snow to Wyoming, with 18 inches reported at the Shoshone National Forest, and 17 inches in the Yellowstone Park area. Gunnison, CO, with a low of 19 degrees below zero, was the cold spot in the nation for the twelfth day in a row. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1990...A Pacific cold front brought strong and gusty winds to the northwestern U.S. Winds in southeastern Idaho gusted to 62 mph at Burley. Strong winds also prevailed along the eastern slopes of the northern and central Rockies. Winds in Wyoming gusted to 74 mph in Goshen County. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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