Weather History
For Saturday,January 14,2017
For Saturday,January 14,2017
1863
- The greatest snowstorm of record for Cincinnati OH commenced, and a
day later twenty inches of snow covered the ground. That total has
remained far above the modern day record for Cincinnati of eleven inches
of snow in one storm. (David Ludlum)
1882
- Southern California's greatest snow occurred on this date. Fifteen
inches blanketed San Bernardino, and even San Diego reported a trace of
snow. (David Ludlum)
1979
- Chicago, IL, was in the midst of their second heaviest snow of record
as, in thirty hours, the city was buried under 20.7 inches of snow. The
twenty-nine inch snow cover following the storm was an all-time record
for Chicago. (David Ludlum)
1987
- Arctic cold invaded the north central U.S. By evening blustery
northwest winds and temperatures near zero at Grand Forks ND were
producing wind chill readings of 50 degrees below zero. (National
Weather Summary)
1988
- A powerful Pacific storm produced rain and high winds in the western
U.S. In Nevada, a wind gust to 90 mph at Reno was an all-time record for
that location, and wind gusts reached 106 mph southwest of Reno. A wind
gust to 94 mph was recorded at nearby Windy Hill. Rainfall totals in
Oregon ranged up to six inches at Wilson River. (National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- A winter storm spread snow and sleet and freezing rain from the
Middle Mississippi Valley to the northeastern U.S. Freezing rain in West
Virginia caused fifteen traffic accidents in just a few minutes west of
Charleston. Tennessee was deluged with up to 7.5 inches of rain. Two
inches of rain near Clarksville TN left water in the streets as high as
car doors.
1990
- A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. blanketed the mountains of
southwest Utah with 18 to 24 inches of snow, while sunshine and strong
southerly winds helped temperatures warm into the 60s in the Central
Plains Region. Five cities reported record high temperatures for the
date, including North Platte NE with a reading of 63 degrees. (National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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