Today in Weather History



Weather History for March 19
 
1986   The 153-mph wind gust that was recorded in Scotland's Cairngorm Mountains is the highest ever recorded in the United Kingdom.

2003   A two-day snowstorm dumped seven feet of snow on parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The heavy snow ripped the cloth roof at Denver International Airport.

1948   Homes were leveled by an Illinois tornado at Fosterburg killing 9, at Bunker Hill killing 19, and at Gillespie killing 5. The twister occurred at 6:30 in the morning.

Data courtesy of the National Weather Service