TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday October 4, 2020.
This is the 278th day of the year, there are 88 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 1777 The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that
grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great
confusion. Americans firing at each other contributed to
the loss of the battle.
In 1869 A great storm struck New England. The storm reportedly
was predicted twelve months in advance by a British
officer named Saxby. Heavy rains and high floods plagued
all of New England, with strong winds and high tides over
New Hampshire and Maine. Canton CT was deluged with
12.35 inches of rain.
In 1969 Denver CO received 9.6 inches of snow. October of that
year proved to be the coldest and snowiest of record for
Denver, with a total snowfall for the month of
31.2 inches.
In 1986 Excessive flooding was reported along the Mississippi
River and all over the Midwest, from Ohio to the Milk
River in Montana. In some places it was the worst
flooding of record. During heavy rains, a motorist was
killed near Rankin, Texas after her car was swept over
a mile through rushing water.
In 1987 A storm brought record snows to the northeastern U.S.
Snowfall totals ranged up to 21 inches at North
Springfield VT. It was the earliest snow of record for
some locations. The storm claimed 17 lives, in central
New York State injured 332 persons, and in Vermont caused
seventeen million dollars damage. The six inch snow at
Albany NY was their earliest measurable snow in 117 years
of records. Southern California continued to "shake and
bake". An earthquake was reported during the morning, the
second in a matter of days, and during the afternoon,
temperatures soared well above 100 degrees. Highs of 100
degrees at San Francisco, and 108 degrees at Los Angeles
and Santa Maria, were October records. San Luis Obispo
was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 111 degrees.
In 1988 Temperatures dipped below freezing in the north central
U.S. Five cities in North Dakota and Nebraska reported
record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck
ND with a reading of 17 degrees above zero. Low pressure
brought snow and sleet to parts of Upper Michigan.
In 1989 Unseasonably cold weather continued in the north central
U.S., with freezing temperatures reported across much of
the area from eastern North Dakota to Michigan and
northwest Ohio. Thirteen cities reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN,
which was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low
of 19 degrees.
In 2011 A massive dust storm moved through Arizona, about 20 miles
north of Tucson, causing a chain reaction multiple vehicle
crash. Minimal visibility was reported on Interstate 10,
with at least one person killed, and two sustaining
critical injuries.
In 2013 While severe thunderstorms and tornadoes were out ahead
of a strong cold front in Iowa and east Nebraska...a
massive blizzard was raging in parts of Wyoming, west
Nebraska, and the Dakotas. Wayne, Nebraska was hit by an
EF-4 tornado.
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