TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday October 3, 2016.
This is the 277th day of the year, there are 89 days left.
On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1841 An October gale, the worst of record for Nantucket MA,
caught the Cap Cod fishing fleet at sea. Forty ships
were driven ashore on Cape Cod, and 57 men perished from
the town of Truro alone. Heavy snow fell inland, with 18
inches near Middletown CT.
In 1912 The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as
Bagdad CA went 767 days without rain.
In 1964 Hurricane Hilda struck Louisiana spawning many tornadoes,
and claimed twenty-two lives.
In 1979 The first killer tornado of record in October in
Connecticut destroyed sixteen vintage aircraft at the
Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The tornado damaged
more than 100 homes causing 200 million dollars damage.
Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured.
In 1986 Remnants of Hurricane Paine deluged Oklahoma and
southeastern Kansas with 6 to 10 inch overnight rains.
Hardy OK was drenched with 21.79 inches. Heavy rain
between September 26th and October 4th caused 350 million
dollars damage in Oklahoma.
In 1987 Twenty-five cities in the Upper Midwest, ten in Iowa,
reported record low temperatures for the date. Duluth
MN, Eau Claire WI and Spencer IA dipped to 24 degrees.
Temperatures warmed into the 80s in the Northern and
Central High Plains Region. At Chadaron NE, the mercury
soared from a morning low of 29 degrees to an afternoon
high of 88 degrees. Temperatures soared above 100
degrees in southern California. The high of 108 degrees
at Downtown Los Angeles was a record for October.
(2nd-3rd) 7.87" of rain fell on Nimes, France in 3 hours,
causing floods and mudslides, & $634 million damage.
In 1988 Cold Canadian air invaded the north central U.S. bringing
an end to the growing season across those states.
Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the southwestern
U.S. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 105 degrees.
In 1989 Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Pacific
Northwest to the Upper Mississippi Valley. A dozen
cities reported record low temperatures for the date,
including Bismarck ND and Williston ND with readings
of 16 degrees above zero. An upper level weather
disturbance brought snow to parts of Idaho, Wyoming
and Montana, with five inches at West Yellowstone MT.
In 2000 (3rd-4th) A non-tropical system developed rapidly over
South Florida, spawning torrential rains, severe flash
flooding, and several tornadoes. Miami International
Airport measured 7 inches of rain in 2 hours, with a 33
hour storm total of over 15 inches. Nearly 100,000 homes
and businesses in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties
received flood damage...and over 20,000 utility customers
lost power. The communities of Hialeah and Sweetwater
were especially hard hit. The weather system eventually
became a "sub-tropical depression", and transformed into
Tropical Storm Leslie on the 4th, moving away from
Florida.
In 2002 Hurricane Lili, which was at 145 mph just 24 hours before,
weakened to a 100 mph hurricane before coming ashore near
New Iberia, LA. Widespread heavy rain, damage, and several
tornadoes resulted, with close to 500,000 people without
power at the height of the storm.
In 2015 (3rd-4th) A stalled frontal boundary, and moisture coming
from Hurricane Joaquin brought widespread heavy rain and
flooding to the Carolinas. Charleston, SC recorded 11.50
inches of rain on the 3rd, with an additional 6.87 inches
of rain on the 4th, for a 2 day total of 22.37 inches of
rain. Numerous roads and railroads were also washed out.
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