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On This Day In Weather History - December 10

Local


1985   A winter storm left Kansas City under nearly two inches of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Because of cold temperatures the snow stayed on the ground until Christmas Eve. Freezing rain was reported the first three days of December in 1985 and each day between the 9th and the 15th. That December was the fourth coldest of record with an average temperature of 22.9 degrees. The following January was unseasonably sunny and mild.


National


1995   Intense lake effect snow squalls buried Buffalo, NY under 37.9 inches in 24 hours. Watertown, NY recorded 39 inches in just 12 hours and had 4 inches of snow an hour each hour for 6 consecutive hours.

2002   An inch of snow fell on Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii.