Weather History
For Monday,January 5,2015
For Monday,January 5,2015
1835
- It was a record cold morning in the eastern U.S. The mercury at the
Yale Campus in New Haven CT plunged to 23 degrees below zero, and
reached 40 below in the Berkshire Hills of Connecticut. (David Ludlum)
1904
- Bitterly cold air gripped the northeastern U.S. Morning lows of -42
degrees at Smethport PA and -34 at River Vale NJ established state
records. (The Weather Channel)
1913
- The temperature at the east portal to Strawberry Tunnel reached 50
degrees below zero to tie the record established at Woodruff on February
6, 1899. (David Ludlum)
1982
- A three day rainstorm in the San Francisco area finally came to an
end. Marin County and Cruz County were drenched with up to 25 inches of
rain, and the Sierra Nevada Range was buried under four to eight feet of
snow. The storm claimed at least 36 lives, and caused more than 300
million dollars damage. (Storm Data)
1987
- A massive winter storm spread heavy snow from the southwestern U.S.
into the Rockies. In Utah, the Alta ski resort reported a storm total of
42 inches of snow. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Albuquerque NM. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Thunderstorms helped produce heavy snow in the Lower Great Lakes
Region. Snow fell at the rate of four to five inches per hour, and
snowfall totals ranged up to 69 inches at Highmarket NY. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- A strong Pacific cold front produced heavy snow and high winds in
Nevada. Winds gusted to 80 mph north of Reno, while up to two feet of
snow blanketed the Lake Tahoe ski area. (National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)
1990
- Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Central Gulf Coast Region.
New Orleans, LA, was drenched with 4.05 inches of rain in 24 hours. An
overnight storm blanketed the mountains of northern Utah with up to
eleven inches of snow. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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