Weather History
For Thursday,October 23,2014
For Thursday,October 23,2014
1761
- A hurricane struck southeastern New England. It was the most violent
in thirty years. Thousands of trees blocked roads in Massachsuetts and
Rhode Island. (David Ludlum)
1843
- "Indian Summer" was routed by cold and snow that brought sleighing
from the Poconos to Vermont. A foot of snow blanketed Haverhill NH and
Newberry VT, and 18 to 24 inches were reported in some of the higher
elevations. Snow stayed on the ground until the next spring. (22nd-23rd)
(Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Thirteen cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. It marked the sixth record low of the month
for Greer SC and Columbia SC, and the ninth of the month for Montgomery
AL. Showers and thunderstorms deluged Corpus Christi TX with five inches
of rain. Winnemucca NV reported their first measurable rain in
ninety-two days, while Yakima WA reported a record 96 days in a row
without measurable rainfall. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
1988
- Denver, CO, reported their first freeze of the autumn, and Chicago,
IL, reported their first snow. In Texas, afternoon highs of 93 degrees
at Austin and San Antonio were records for the date. (The National
Weather Summary)
1989
- A storm moving out of the Gulf of Alaska brought rain and high winds
to the Central Pacific Coast Region. High winds in Nevada gusted to 67
mph at Reno, and thunderstorms around Redding CA produced wind gusts to
66 mph. Locally heavy rains in the San Francisco area caused numerous
mudslides, adding insult to injury for earthquake victims. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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