US Weather events
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1906 |
120 yrs ago |
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A hurricane struck South Florida drowning 124 persons stranded in the Florida Keys. (David Ludlum)
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1910 |
116 yrs ago |
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Northeasterly winds as high as 70 mph (from a hurricane moving northward up the Florida peninsula)
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1930 |
96 yrs ago |
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A big early season lake effect snowburst on the lee shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario produced 47 inches at Governeur NY and 48 inches just south of Buffalo. (David Ludlum)
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1987 |
39 yrs ago |
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Thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced golf ball size hail at Atlanta, along with wind gusts to 86 mph, and four inches of rain. Damage from the storm was estimated at more than a million dollars. Sunny and mild weather continued across much of the rest of the nation. (The National Weather Summary)
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1988 |
38 yrs ago |
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Eight cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Red Bluff CA with a reading of 96 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
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1989 |
37 yrs ago |
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Unseasonably cold air began to invade the central and eastern U.S. Light snow fell across northern Maine, and snow was also reported in the Great Lakes Region, including the Chicago area. Bismarck ND was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 9 degrees above zero. Five cities in Florida reported record high readings for the date, as temperatures warmed above 80 degrees. Miami FL reported a record high of 90 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
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2005 |
21 yrs ago |
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With the formation of Hurricane Wilma, the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season tied the record for the most named storms for any season (21 storms in 1933)
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Source de données: http://www.weatherforyou.com/
