TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Wednesday October 19, 2016.
This is the 293rd day of the year, there are 73 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 1844 The famous "Lower Great Lakes Storm" occurred.
Southwesterly winds were at hurricane force for five
hours, driving lake waters into downtown Buffalo NY. The
storm drowned 200 persons.
In 1961 Rain changed to a record early, heavy wet snow over the
southern mountains of West Virginia. Leaves were still
on trees, resulting in the worst forest disaster since
the fires of 1952-1953. One to two feet of snow fell
near Summersville and Richwood. (19th-20th)
In 1984 Thunderstorms deluged the town of Odem TX (located
15 miles northwest of Corpus Christi) with 25 inches of
rain in just three and a half hours. Most businesses in
Odem were flooded, as were 1000 homes in nearby Sinton.
In 1987 A cold front brought rainshowers to parts of the central
U.S., and ushered cool Canadian air into the Great Plains
Region. Daytime highs were in the 30s in North Dakota
and eastern Montana.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced high winds in eastern Colorado,
with gusts to 63 mph reported at La Junta.
In 1989 Record breaking snows fell across northern and central
Indiana. Totals ranged up to 10.5 inches at Kokomo, with
9.3 inches reported at Indianapolis. The 8.8 inch total
at South Bend was a record for the month as a whole. Up
to seven inches fell in extreme southern Lower Michigan,
and up to six inches fell in southwest Ohio. The heavy
wet snow downed many trees and power lines. Half the
city of Cincinnati OH was without electricity during the
morning hours. Temperatures dipped below freezing across
much of the Great Plains Region. Twenty cities, fourteen
in Texas, reported record low temperatures for the date.
North Platte NE reported a record low of 11 degrees.
Four cities in Florida reported record high temperatures
for the date. The record high of 92 degrees at Miami was
also marked a record fourteen days of 90 degree weather
in October, and 116 such days for the year.
In 2000 Hurricane Michael, with 85 mph winds, struck Newfoundland
in the Canadian maritimes. Shortly before landfall, Michael
had 100 mph winds, reported by a ship that was caught in it
just offshore.
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