Weather History
For Friday,October 24,2014
For Friday,October 24,2014
1785
- A four day rain swelled the Merrimack River in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts to the greatest height of record causing extensive damage
to bridges and mills. (David Ludlum)
1878
- A hurricane produced widespread damage across North Carolina,
Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At Philadelphia PA, the
hurricane was the worst of record. (David Ludlum)
1937 - A snow squall in Buffalo NY tied up traffic in six inches of slush. (David Ludlum)
1947
- The Bar Harbor holocaust occurred in Maine when forest fires consumed
homes and a medical research institute. The fires claimed 17 lives, and
caused thirty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1951 - Sacramento, CA, reported a barometric pressure of 29.42 inches, to establish a record for October. (The Weather Channel)
1969
- Unseasonably cold air gripped the northeastern U.S. Lows of 10
degrees at Concord, NH, and 6 degrees at Albany NY established October
records. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Snow fell across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin
overnight, with five inches reported at Poplar Lake MN and Gunflint
Trail MN. Thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding in south central
Arizona, with street flooding reported around Las Vegas NV. Strong
northwesterly winds gusting to 50 mph downed some trees and power lines
in western Pennsylvania and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure centered produced
snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region, with six inches reported at
Ironwood MI. Wind gusts to 80 mph were reported at State College PA.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- A storm in the western U.S. produced up to three feet of snow in the
mountains around Lake Tahoe, with 21 inches reported at Donner Summit.
Thunderstorms in northern California produced 3.36 inches of rain at
Redding to establish a 24 hour record for October, and bring their
rainfall total for the month to a record 5.11 inches. Chiefly "Indian
Summer" type weather prevailed across the rest of the nation. Fifteen
cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for
the date as readings soared into the 70s and 80s. Record highs included
74 degrees at International Falls MN, and 86 degrees at Yankton SD. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2005
- Hurricane Wilma reached the U.S. coastline near Everglades City in
Florida with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph. The hurricane
accelerated across south Florida and the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area,
exiting the coast later the same day. There were 10 fatalities in
Florida, and nearly 6 million people lost power, the most widespread
power outage in Florida history. Preliminary estimates of insured losses
in Florida were over $6 billion, while uninsured losses were over $12
billion.
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