1844
30 inches of snow fell during a three day storm at Buffalo Barracks, NY and Fredonia, NY recorded 21 inches.
1873
Washington, D.C. set its record low temperature for the month of 26° that was tied on 10/31/1917.
1903
The longest dry spell every recorded in the world began in Arica, Chile. The rainless period lasted over 14 years, finally ending in January, 1918.
1925
The earliest measurable snow ever at Nashville, TN was recorded as one inch fell.
Record cold continued for another morning across the Midwest. Record lows for October included: Fayette, IA: -5°, Grand Meadow, MN: -5°, Charles City, IA: 1°, Hatfield, WI: 1°, Viroqua, WI: 1°, Medford, WI: 2°, Mather, WI: 3°, Richland Center, WI: 3°, Neillsville, WI: 4°, Prairie du Chien, WI: 4°, La Crosse, WI: 7°, Rockford, IL: 7°, Winona, MN: 7° (earliest single digit temperature), Peoria, IL: 7°, Mondovi, WI: 8°, Quincy, IL: 10°, Decatur, IL: 12°, Springfield, IL: 13°, Champaign, IL: 13° and St. Louis, MO: 21°.
Scottsbluff, NE also fell below zero for the earliest day in the fall with a low of -3°.
1947
The Donora, PA smog disaster finally came to an end. For five days a temperature inversion trapped impurities in the lower atmosphere over the Monongahela Valley killing 20 people, and leaving more than 2,000 others sick.
1949
Haines Junction recorded The Yukon Canada’s greatest daily snowfall record as 26.5 inches fell.
1966
A ridge produced record warmth across parts of the west. Record high temperatures included: Palm Springs, CA: 101°, Santa Maria, CA: 96°-Tied, Idyllwild, CA: 83°, Stockton, CA: 82°-Tied, Palomar Mountain, CA: 81°, Bishop, CA: 81°-Tied, Big Bear Lake, CA: 70° and Burns, OR: 70°-Tied.
1971
A deep upper level trough out west controlled areas from the Rockies to the West Coast bringing record cold. Locations that reported their coldest October readings included: Lodgepole, CA: 1°, Victorville, CA: 21°, Borrego Springs, CA: 33° and San Diego, CA: 43°.
Other daily record lows included: Casper, WY: -3°, Ely, NV: -3°, Flagstaff, AZ: -2°, Billings, MT: 4°, Big Bear Lake, CA: 12°, Reno, NV: 15°, Salt Lake City, UT: 16°, Bishop, CA: 17°, Idyllwild, CA: 18°, Palomar Mountain, CA: 23°, Tucson, AZ: 26°, Las Vegas, NV: 26°, Santa Maria, CA: 27°, Bakersfield, CA: 29°, Fresno, CA: 29°, Riverside, CA: 32°, Phoenix, AZ: 34°, Stockton, CA: 34°, Palm Springs, CA: 35°, Yuma, AZ: 35°, Santa Ana, CA: 37°, San Francisco (Airport), CA: 39°, Long Beach, CA: 41°, Downtown Los Angeles, CA: 41° and Los Angeles (Airport), CA: 43°-Tied.
1979
An F3 tornado occurred in Carter County, Oklahoma and moved northward from near Newport to near Woodford. Three people were killed, two of which were in trailers. Three trailers, a brick home, and several barns were destroyed, as well as 10 buildings in Woodford.
A narrow band of heavy, wet snow developed late on this date across central and south central sections of South Dakota and produced amounts of 3 to 6 inches into early the next day. Winds of 30 to 50 mph pasted the snow to power poles and the tremendous weight snapped some 600 poles. The damage exceeded $400,000 dollars.
An intense storm system produced major rainfall in the Sioux City area of Iowa. On this date, 4.42 inches of rain fell at the Sioux City airport, which stands as the greatest rainfall for the month of October in a 24 hour period. Further west in north central Nebraska, cold air caused that area to receive nearly 10 inches of snow.
1987
Large hail, accompanied by very strong winds, caused widespread damage in Gould in southwest Oklahoma. The town experienced golf ball size hail with winds of 70 to 80 mph. The wind-driven hail damaged most of the roofs in town, broke out many windows, and dented the sides of many homes. The storm caused about $200,000 dollars in damages.
1988
Several cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows for October were set at Alma, WI: 18° and South Bend, IN: 20°. Low temperatures of 18° at Grand Rapids, MI and 20° at Fort Wayne, IN equaled records for October. The low of 2° at International Falls, MN smashed their previous record for the date by 11 degrees. Other daily records included: Necedah, WI: 5°, Trempealeau, WI: 13° and Genoa, WI: 15°.
Syracuse, NY received 2.9 inches of snow to establish a record for October with 5.7 inches for the month.
1989
Temperatures soared into the 70s across the northeastern U.S. The record high of 73° at Alpena, MI marked their 6th straight day of record warmth.
Out west, Klamath Falls, OR reported a record low of 19°.
1991
After absorbing Hurricane Grace on the 29th, an intense ocean storm at 972 millibars or 28.70 inHg, known as the Perfect Storm took a very unusual course and moved westward along 40°N and battered eastern New England with high winds and tides. Winds had already been gusting over 50 mph along the coast two days before. Major coastal flooding and beach erosion occurred all along the New England, New York, and New Jersey coastlines. Over 1,000 homes were damaged or destroyed from tides anywhere from 4 to 7 feet above normal.
North Carolina's coast was lashed with occasional winds of 35 to 45 mph for five consecutive days. Other high wind gusts included: 78 mph at the Chatham NWS, 74 mph at Thatcher Island, 68 mph at Marblehead, 64 mph at Blue Hill Observatory (all in Massachusetts) and 63 mph at Newport, RI. Waves 10 to 30 feet high were common from North Carolina to Nova Scotia. In New Jersey, the greatest tidal departures of winter storms of record occurred during this event, with tide heights exceeded only by the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944. In Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, the highest water levels were comparable to those of the nor'easter of March, 1962. A record high tide of 7.8 feet occurred at Ocean City, MD on the 30th, which eclipsed the old record of 7.5 feet recorded during the March 1962 storm. In Massachusetts, 25-foot waves reached the shoreline atop high tides already 4 feet above normal. At Boston, the tide reached 14.1 feet above mean low water or about 1 foot less than the tides associated with the "Blizzard of 1978." One ship east of New England reported a 63 foot wave. Heavy rain continued into November 1st. Blue Hill Observatory in Milton, MA ended up with 5.76 inches of rain. Total damage from the storm exceeded $200 million dollars.
A strong winter storm brought southwest Kansas its first snowfall for the year, dumping up to 14 inches in Garden City. A large storage shed collapsed due to heavy snows in Johnson, and slippery roads caused a lot of havoc and claimed the life of a child in an automobile accident. Bitter cold temperatures also accompanied the heavy snows, and wind gusts to 45 mph brought wind chills down to -20°. The frigid conditions and blowing snow claimed the lives of two men, both of exposure in separate incidents, when they left their cars after they got stuck. Both men tried to make their way back home.
The high at Dodge City, KS was only 23°, compared to the normal high of 64°. This set a record for the lowest daily maximum temperature for the month of October. The same record was set at Cheyenne, WY with a frigid high of only 11°. Billings, MT dipped to -7° which set a new record low for the month of October and it was the first time the station had even been below zero in October. Other October record lows included: Sheridan, WY: -9° and Miles City, MT: -8°. Scottsbluff, NE equaled their record for the earliest below zero temperature recorded with a low of -1°.
1993
Record cold and snow occurred in the central and southern U.S. Cincinnati, OH recorded 5.9 inches of snow for its greatest October monthly snowfall ever. San Antonio, TX saw flakes for the first time ever in October. Laramie, WY plunged to -18° for its coldest reading on record for October. The 12° reading at Amarillo, TX set the same record.
1996
An early season winter-like storm system brought heavy rain to the Valley, heavy snow to the Sierra and post-frontal severe storms to the Valley as well. Grant Grove received 24 inches of snow, a record storm total for the month of October at this location. Edison Lake received 27 inches and Shaver Lake 15 inches. An F0 tornado touched down near Fresno and there were a few reports of half-inch diameter hail in Fresno.
2000
A strong storm system buffeted northern Europe with high winds and heavy rains. A rare tornado touched down in Sussex, England. The storm, noted to be the worst since the October 1987 storm, produced wind gusts to 93 mph. Major flooding followed across a large part of Britain during the next week as a series of storms affected the area.
2004
Exceptionally heavy rains drenched the Manoa Valley near Waikiki in Hawaii. 10 inches of rain fell at the Manoa Arboretum in just 12 hours, causing flooding that rushed through the University of Hawaii's main research library.
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