Weather History
For Wednesday,October 29,2014
For Wednesday,October 29,2014
1917
- The temperature at Denver, CO, dipped to zero, and at Soda Butte, WY,
the mercury plunged to 33 degrees below zero, a U.S. record for the
month of October. (David Ludlum)
1942
- A tornado struck the town of Berryville in northwest Arkansas killing
20 persons and causing half a million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1956
- A violent tornado, or series of tornadoes, moved along a path more
than 100 miles in length from south of North Platte NE into Rock County
NE. It was an unusually late occurence so far north and west in the U.S.
for such a storm. (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Severe thunderstorms in Arizona produced wind gusts to 86 mph at the
Glendale Airport near Phoenix, baseball size hail and 70 mph winds at
Wickenburg, and up to an inch of rain in fifteen minutes in Yavapai
County and northwest Maricopa County. Arizona Public Service alone
reported 2.5 million dollars damage from the storms. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Wintry weather prevailed in the Upper Midwest. South Bend, IN,
equalled their record for October with a morning low of 23 degrees.
International Falls MN reported a record low of 11 degrees in the
morning, then dipped down to 8 degrees above zero late in the evening.
(The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather
in Oklahoma and north central Texas during the late afternoon and
evening hours. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced weak tornadoes near
Snyder and Davidson, and produced hail two inches in diameter at Altus.
Large hail damaged 60 to 80 percent of the cotton crop in Tillman County
OK. Nine cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s. For Marquette
MI it marked their fifth straight day of record warmth. Arctic cold
invaded the western U.S. Lows of 7 degrees at Alamosa CO and 9 degrees
at Elko NV were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)
2011
- New York City received one inch of snow, the earliest they had
received that much snow since records began. It was also only the fourth
times since the Civil War snow had fallen in New York City in October.
The storm also left over three million people without power including
62% of the customers of Connecticut Light and Power.
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