For Friday, October 31,2014
1846
- Eighty-seven pioneers were trapped by early snows in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains that piled five feet deep, with 30 to 40 foot drifts.
Just 47 persons survived the "Donner Pass Tragedy". (The Weather
Channel)
1950
- Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the central U.S. for
Halloween. The temperature soared to 83 degrees at Minneapolis MN, their
warmest reading of record for so late in the season. (The Weather
Channel)
1965
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, was deluged with 13.81 inches of rain, which
brought their rainfall total for the month of October to an all-time
record of 42.43 inches. (30th-31st) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Halloween was a wet one in the southwestern U.S. Heavy rain in
southern California resulted in numerous mudslides. Weather-related auto
accidents resulted in three deaths and twenty-five injuries. Mount
Wilson CA received 3.14 inches of rain in 24 hours. Yakima WA reported
measurable rainfall for the first time since the 18th of July. The 103
day long dry spell was their longest of record. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
1988
- Twenty-two cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date. The low of 19 degrees at Cleveland OH was a
record for October, and morning lows of 21 degrees at Allentown PA and
Bridgeport CT tied October records. Nine cities in the southwestern U.S.
reported record high temperatures for the date, including Phoenix AZ
with a reading of 96 degrees. Showers made Halloween a soggy one in the
southeastern U.S. (The National Weather Summary)
1989
- Halloween night was a soggy one in New England. Showers in the
northeastern U.S. produced more than an inch and a half of rain in six
hours at some locations. An invasion of cold arctic air brought an
abrupt end to a week of "Indian Summer" type weather in the Great Lakes
Region, and brought snow and subzero wind chill readings to the Northern
Plains. In Colorado, Alamosa was the cold spot in the nation with a
record low of two degrees above zero, and a Halloween night storm
brought 3 to 6 inches of snow to the Front Range, and 5 to 10 inches to
the nearby foothills. Icy streets around Denver the next morning made
for a rather spooky commute. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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