TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday October 26, 2020.
This is the 300th day of the year, there are 66 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 1859 New York City had their earliest substantial snow of
record as four inches blanketed the city.
In 1919 The temperature at Bismarck ND plunged to ten degrees
below zero, the earliest subzero reading of record for
the city, and a record for the month of October.
In 1926 Barrow AK received a record 15 inches of snow, and also
established a 24 hour precipitation record of 1.00 inch
which lasted until July 21st, 1987.
In 1962 A storm brought five to six inches of snow to Vermont and
New Hampshire, with up to ten inches in the mountains.
In 1978 Supertyphoon Rita hit Luzon, Philippines, killing 337,
destroying 50,000 homes and displacing 1.5 million people.
In 1983 A heat wave was in progress over the Northern Rockies,
with record highs of 81 degrees at Sheridan WY and
Billings MT.
In 1987 Five cities in south central Texas reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Corpus Christi and
Del Rio with readings of 93 degrees. Laredo TX was the
hot spot in the nation with a high of 98 degrees.
Thunderstorms moving over the Lower Mississsippi Valley
deluged Lake Charles LA with 2.70 inches of rain in one
hour resulting in severe local flooding.
In 1988 Thunderstorms moving out of northern Texas spawned
five tornadoes in Louisiana during the morning hours.
The thunderstorms also produced wind gusts to 75 mph at
Jennings LA, and the driver of a vehicle was killed by a
falling tree near Coushatta LA. Snow squalls in the
Lower Great Lakes Region produced heavy snow in western
New York State, with 12 inches reported at Colden.
In 1989 Unseasonably warm weather continued in the north central
U.S. Afternoon highs of 78 at Alpena MI, 75 at Duluth
MN, 79 at Fargo ND, 77 at International Falls MN, 76 at
Marquette MI, 75 at Sault Ste Marie MI, and 80 at Saint
Cloud MN, were all the warmest of record for so late in
the season. Morning lows of 63 degrees at Concordia KS
and Omaha NE were the warmest of record for the date.
In 1998 Hurricane Mitch, which eventually devastated Central
America with severe flooding, strengthened to a category
five hurricane, with winds of 180 mph.
In 2003 Strong Santa Ana winds fanned several wildfires across
southern California. Many buildings were destroyed, and
an FAA Air Traffic Control Center was shut down for a
time in the area, disrupting many flights in and out of
the region. An NFL Football game originally scheduled in
in the area had to be moved to Tempe, AZ. The fires
continued into early November. Several people were killed
with the raging fires, including some firefighters.
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