/ Today's Weather Almanac / Weather Almanac: December 17 Weather Almanac: December 17 December 17 Today's Weather Fact... On this date in 1924, a severe ice storm coated central Illinois with over an inch of ice. The storm caused more than $20 million in damages and electricity was knocked out until well into January. Infoplease Daily IQ Other Weather Facts Select month and date: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Related LinksWeather CentralMeteorologyWinter StormsTropical StormsThunderstormsLightningTsunamisUltraviolet Index