Weather History
For Friday,October 21,2016
For Friday,October 21,2016
1934
- A severe windstorm lashed the northern Pacific coast. In Washington
State, the storm claimed the lives of 22 persons, and caused 1.7 million
dollars damage, mostly to timber. Winds, gusting to 87 mph at North
Head WA, produced waves twenty feet high. (David Ludlum)
1957
- The second in a series of unusual October storms hit southern
California causing widespread thunderstorms. Santa Maria was drenched
with 1.13 inches of rain in two hours. Hail drifted to 18 inches in East
Los Angeles. Waterspouts were sighted off Point Mugu and Oceanside.
(20th-21st) (The Weather Channel)
1987
- Cold arctic air continued to invade the central U.S. Eleven record
lows were reported in the Great Plains Region, including lows of 12
degrees at Valentine NE, and 9 degrees at Aberdeen SD. Temperatures
warmed rapidly during the day in the Southern and Central Plains Region.
Goodland KS warmed from a morning low of 24 degrees to an afternoon
high of 75 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
1988
- Joan, the last hurricane of the season, neared the coast of Nicaragua
packing 125 mph winds. Joan claimed more than 200 lives as she moved
over Central America, and total damage approached 1.5 billion dollars.
Crossing more than 40 degrees of longitude, Hurricane Joan never strayed
even one degree from the 12 degree north parallel. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989
- Unseasonably cold weather continued to grip the south central and
southeastern U.S. Twenty cities reported record low temperatures for the
date, including Calico AR with a reading of 26 degrees, and Daytona
Beach FL with a low of 41 degrees. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region
finally came to an end, but not before leaving Marquette MI buried under
12.7 inches of snow, a record 24 hour total for October. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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