TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Wednesday October 21, 2020.
This is the 295th day of the year, there are 71 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 1934 A severe windstorm lashed the northern Pacific coast. In
Washington State, the storm claimed the lives of
22 persons, and caused 1.7 million dollars damage, mostly
to timber. Winds, gusting to 87 mph at North Head WA,
produced waves twenty feet high.
In 1957 The second in a series of unusual October storms hit
southern California causing widespread thunderstorms.
Santa Maria was drenched with 1.13 inches of rain in two
hours. Hail drifted to 18 inches in East Los Angeles.
Waterspouts were sighted off Point Mugu and Oceanside.
(20th-21st)
In 1987 Cold arctic air continued to invade the central U.S.
Eleven record lows were reported in the Great Plains
Region, including lows of 12 at Valentine NE, and
9 at Aberdeen SD. Temperatures warmed rapidly during the
day in the Southern and Central Plains Region. Goodland
KS warmed from a morning low of 24 degrees to an
afternoon high of 75 degrees.
In 1988 Joan, the last hurricane of the season, neared the coast
of Nicaragua packing 125 mph winds. Joan claimed more
than 200 lives as she moved over Central America, and
total damage approached 1.5 billion dollars. Crossing
more than 40 degrees of longitude, Hurricane Joan never
strayed even one degree from the 12 degree north
parallel.
In 1989 Unseasonably cold weather continued to grip the south
central and southeastern U.S. Twenty cities reported
record low temperatures for the date, including Calico
Rock AR with a reading of 26 degrees, and Daytona Beach
FL with a low of 41 degrees. Squalls in the Great Lakes
Region finally came to an end, but not before leaving
Marquette MI buried under 12.7 inches of snow, a record
24 hour total for October.
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