DECEMBER 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1776...
George Washington crossed the ice clogged Delaware River. He marched on
Trenton in the midst of snow and sleet thus surprising and capturing many
of the British garrison. (David Ludlum)
...1947...
New York City received a record 26.4 inches of snow in 24 hours, with as
much as 32 inches reported in the suburbs. The heavy snow brought traffic
to a standstill, and snow removal cost eight million dollars. Thirty
thousand persons were called upon to remove the 100 million tons of snow.
The storm claimed 27 lives. (26th-27th) (David Ludlum)
...1983...
Miami FL established a December record with a morning low of 33 degrees.
Just three days earlier, and again three days later, record warm
temperatures were reported in Florida, with daytime highs in the 80s. (The
National Weather Summary)
...1987...
Freezing rain plagued parts of the south central U.S., from northwest Texas
to southwestern Missouri. Southwestern Missouri was turned into a huge
skating rink as roads became sheets of ice. Damage to tree limbs and power
lines compared to a hundred tornadoes, and half of the city of Springfield
was left without electricity for 24 hours. Snow, sleet and ice covered the
northwest two thirds of Oklahoma. 75,000 homes were left without
electricity as ice accumulated one to two inches in a 40-mile band from
Duncan to Norman to Tulsa to Miami. 25,000 of those homes were still
without power a week later. The storm claimed the lives of seven persons.
(24th-27th) (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data) (The National Weather
Summary)
...1988...
Low pressure produced heavy snow from North Dakota to western sections of
the Great Lakes Region, with up to fourteen inches reported in the Chicago
area. Cold arctic air hovered over the Plateau Region. Temperatures in the
Big Smokey Valley of Nevada plunged to 31 degrees below zero. (The National
Weather Summary)
...1989...
Strong northerly winds behind an arctic cold front produced snow squalls in
the Great Lakes Region and dangerous wind chill temperatures in the
northeastern U.S. Wind chill readings as cold as 40 degrees below zero were
reported in New York State. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)