Today in Weather History

1982: A blizzard in New York and throughout New England brought high winds and up to 30 inches of snow

Last 7 Days

1955: This was the last day of a four-day snowstorm in the northern Rockies and the Black Hills, with the town of Lead, South Dakota, receiving 52 inches

1879: Nineteen degrees F in Boston, Massachusetts

1974: On this day and into April 4, 148 tornadoes touched down in a total of 13 U.S. states.

1973: Wind gusted to at least 199.5 miles per hour at Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire

1912: Houston, Texas, got its first natural waterspout as an April Fools Day joke from Mother Nature, when a high-velocity tornado hit the downtown area and broke into the water table.

1890: St. Louis, Missouri, got 20.4 inches of snow in 24 hours

2006: In North Dakota, heavy rain and snowmelt around Fargo produced severe flooding