

NOVEMBER 1ST

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1861...

A hurricane near Cape Hatteras NC battered a Union fleet of ships attacking
Carolina ports, and produced high tides and high winds in New York State
and New England. (David Ludlum)

...1966...

Santa Anna winds fanned fires, and brought record November heat to parts of
coastal California. November records included 86 degrees at San Francisco,
97 degrees at San Diego, and 101 degrees at the International airport in
Los Angeles. Fires claimed the lives of at least sixteen firefighters. (The
Weather Channel)

...1968...

A tornado touched down west of Winslow AZ, but did little damage in an
uninhabited area. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Early morning thunderstorms in central Arizona produced hail an inch in
diameter at Williams and Gila Bend, and drenched Payson with 1.86 inches of
rain. Hannagan Meadows AZ, meanwhile, was blanketed with three inches of
snow. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the Ohio Valley. Afternoon
highs of 76 degrees at Beckley WV, 77 degrees at Bluefield WV, and 83
degrees at Lexington KY were records for the month of November. (Storm
Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Low pressure brought gales and locally heavy rain to the northeastern U.S.
The rainfall total of 1.46 inches at Newark NJ was a record for the date.
New York City was soaked with more than two inches of rain. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

A strong cold front ushered snow and arctic air into the north central U.S.
Snow whitened North Dakota and the Central High Plains Region. Up to five
inches of snow blanketed Denver CO. Yellowstone Park WY was the cold spot
in the nation with a morning low of 4 degrees below zero. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 2ND

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1946...

A heavy wet snow began to cover the Southern Rockies. Up to three feet of
snow blanketed the mountains of New Mexico, and a 31 inch snow at Denver CO
caused roofs to collapse. (David Ludlum)

...1961...

The temperature at Atlanta GA reached 84 degrees to establish a record for
November. (The Weather Channel)

...1966...

A storm brought 18 inches of snow to Celia KY in 24 hours. It tied the
state 24 hour snowfall record first established at Bowling Green. (The
Weather Channel)

...1987...

A dozen cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported record high
temperatures for the date. Record highs included 83 degrees at Paducah KY
and 84 degrees at Memphis TN. Temperatures reached 70 degrees as far north
as southern Lower Michigan. Showers and thundershowers over southern
Florida, associated with a tropical depression, produced 4.77 inches of
rain at Tavernier, located in the Upper Florida Keys. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

A very intense low pressure system brought heavy rain, snow, and high
winds, to parts of the northeastern U.S. Portland ME established a record
for November with 4.52 inches of rain in 24 hours, and winds along the
coast of Maine gusted to 74 mph at Southwest Harbor. Heavy snow blanketed
parts of northern Vermont and upstate New York, with 15 inches reported at
Spruce Hill NY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Squalls in the Upper Great Lakes Region the first three days of the month
buried Ironwood MI under 46 inches of snow, and produced 40 inches at
Hurley WI. Arctic cold invaded the Southern Plains Region. Midland TX
reported a record low of 22 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

NOVEMBER 3RD

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1890...

The temperature at Los Angeles CA reached 96 degrees, a November record for
76 years. (David Ludlum)

...1927...

Somerset VT was deluged with 8.77 inches of rain to establish a 24 hour
record for the state. (3rd-4th) (The Weather Channel)

...1961...

A rare November thunderstorm produced snow at Casper WY. (3rd-4th) (The
Weather Channel)

...1987...

Twenty-one cities, mostly in the Ohio Valley, reported record high
temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 80 degrees at Columbus OH
was their warmest reading of record for so late in the season. Showers and
thundershowers associated with a tropical depression south of Florida
produced 4.28 inches of rain at Clewiston in 24 hours. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

A sharp cold front brought about an abrupt end to "Indian Summer" in the
north central U.S. Up to a foot of snow blanketed Yellowstone Park WY, and
winds in the mountains near the Washoe Valley of southeastern Wyoming
gusted to 78 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the south central
U.S. Del Rio TX tied Laredo TX and McAllen TX for honors as the hot spot in
the nation with a record warm afternoon high of 91 degrees. (Storm Data)
(The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Cold weather prevailed in the central U.S. Six cities in Texas, Minnesota,
and Michigan, reported record low temperatures for the date. The low of 7
above zero at Marquette MI was their coldest reading of record for so early
in the season. (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 4TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1927...

A great Vermont flood occurred. Tropical rains deluged the Green Mountain
area of Vermont causing the worst flood in the history of the state.
Torrential rains, up to 15 inches in the higher elevations, sent streams on
a rampage devastating the Winooski Valley. Flooding claimed 200 lives and
caused 40 million dollars damage. The town of Vernon reported 84 deaths.
Flooding left up to eight to ten feet of water in downtown Montpelier VT.
(2nd-4th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1985...

A super wet Gulf storm dumped upwards of fifteen inches of rain in the
mountains of Virginia and West Virginia causing devastating damage and
claiming forty lives. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

...1987...

Thirty-two cities in the eastern and south central U.S. reported record
high temperatures for the date. Highs of 74 degrees at Portland ME and 86
degrees at Fort Smith AR equalled November records. It was the fourth day
of record warmth for Beckley WV, Memphis TN and Paducah KY. A cold front
ushered much colder air into the north central U.S. Gale force winds lashed
all five Great Lakes. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms developing ahead of a fast moving cold front produced severe
weather over the Tennessee Valley and the Central Gulf Coast States during
the afternoon and evening hours, and into the next morning. Thunderstorms
spawned nineteen tornadoes, including eleven in Mississippi. The last of
the nineteen tornadoes killed a woman in her mobile home in Lee FL. A
tornado in Culbert AL injured sixteen people, and caused two million
dollars damage. Thunderstorms also produced baseball size hail in Alabama.
Unseasonably hot air prevailed south of the cold front. McAllen TX was the
hot spot in the nation with a high of 102 degrees. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Snow and high winds plagued parts of Colorado and Wyoming. Winds gusted to
71 mph near Wheatland WY, and reached 80 mph west of Fort Collins CO. Up to
five inches of snow blanketed Yellowstone Park WY closing many roads. Snow
also blanketed northern Minnesota, with seven inches reported at Baudette.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 5TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1894...

The famous Election Day snowstorm occurred in Connecticut. As much as a
foot of wet snow fell, and the snow and high winds caused great damage to
wires and trees. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Block Island RI. (David Ludlum)

...1961...

Strong Santa Ana winds fanned the flames of the Bel Air and Brentwood fires
in southern California destroying many homes. At 10 PM the Los Angeles
Civic Center reported a temperature of 74 degrees along with a dewpoint of
5 degrees. On the 6th, Burbank reported a relative humidity of three
percent. (The Weather Channel)

...1977...

A slow moving storm produced five to nine inch rains across northern
Georgia causing the Toccoa Dam to burst. As the earthen dam collapsed the
waters rushed through the Toccoa Falls Bible College killing three persons
in the dorms. Thirty-eight persons perished at a trailer park along the
stream. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Low pressure off the California coast produced stormy weather in the
southwestern U.S. Flash flooding stranded 8000 persons in the Death Valley
National Park of southern California. Thunder- storms over southern Nevada
produced dime size hail and wind gusts to 68 mph around Las Vegas.
Unseasonably mild weather in the northeastern U.S. was replaced with snow
and gale force winds. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

A powerful low pressure system produced high winds from the Great Plains to
New England, and produced heavy snow in northern Wisconsin and Upper
Michigan. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Knoxville TN, and reached 80 mph at
Pleasant Valley VT. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

"Mother Nature" used Sunday as a day of rest, as rather tranquil weather
prevailed across the nation. Temperatures warmed into the 80s across much
of Texas. Highs of 86 degrees at Abilene, Fort Worth and San Angelo were
records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 6TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1951...

Snow fell from the Texas panhandle to the Lower Great Lakes, leaving record
totals of 12.5 inches at Saint Louis MO, and 14.1 inches at Springfield MO.
Other heavier snowfall totals included 20 inches at Nevada MO, 13.5 inches
at Sedan KS, 13 inches at Decature IL, and 10 inches at Alva OK. In the
Saint Louis area, up to 20 inches was reported in Washington County. (5th-
6th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

High winds in the northeastern U.S., turning a recent warm spell into a
distant memory, gusted to 63 mph at Rhode Island. Squalls resulting from
the high winds produced five inches of snow at Marquette MI and seven
inches at Rome NY. A storm in the southwestern U.S. brought heavy snow to
some of the higher elevations of Arizona, Colorado and Utah. (Storm Data)
(The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

A powerful low pressure system over the Great Lakes Region continued to
produce snow across parts of the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region.
Snowfall totals along the shore of Lake Superior reached 24 inches, with
three feet of snow reported in the Porcupine Mountain area of Upper
Michigan. Marquette MI established a November record with 17.3 inches of
snow in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in the south central and southeastern
U.S. Nine cities from Florida to Oklahoma and Texas reported record high
temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 80s. The high of 89
degrees at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Texas equalled their record for
November. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 7TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1940...

The Galloping Gertie bridge at Tacoma WA collapsed in strong winds
resulting in a six million dollar loss, just four months after the grand
opening of the new bridge. The winds caused the evenly sized spans of the
bridge to begin to vibrate until the central one finally collapsed. From
that point on bridges were constructed with spans of varying size. (David
Ludlum)

...1951...

At 7 AM a blinding flash, a huge ball of fire, and a terrific roar occurred
over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, caused by a disintregrating
meteor. Windows were broken in and near Hinton OK by the concussion. (The
Weather Channel)

...1986...

An early season blizzard struck the Northern Plains Region. North Dakota
took the brunt of the storm with wind gusts to 70 mph, and snowfall totals
ranged up to 25 inches at Devils Lake. (Storm Data)

...1987...

Heavy snow fell across parts of eastern New York State overnight, with
twelve inches reported at the town of Piseco, located in the Mohawk Valley.
A storm in the southwestern U.S. left nine inches of snow at the Winter
Park ski resort in Colorado. Smoke from forest fires reduced visibilities
to less than a mile at some locations from North Carolina to Ohio and
Pennsylvania. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Unseasonably warm weather continued across the state of Texas. Seven cities
reported record high temperatures for the date, including Waco and Del Rio
with readings of 92 degrees. McAllen was the hot spot in the nation with a
high of 96 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Shortly after daybreak strong thunderstorms developed over a narrow, but
almost stationary, east-west band across New Orleans, in southeastern
Louisiana. As a result, heavy rains persisted over the same area until mid
afternoon before tapering off, and triggered flash flooding across a five
county area. Eight to twelve inch rains deluged the area between 9 AM and 6
PM, and totals for the 48 hour period ending at 7 AM on the 8th ranged up
to 19.78 inches, between Lake Lexy and Lake Borgne. Approximately 6000
homes in the area reported water damage. The rainfall total for November of
19.81 inches at New Orleans was their highest total for any given month of
the year. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 8TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1870...

The first storm warning was issued by the U.S. Signal Corps Weather
Service. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

...1943...

An early season snowstorm raged across eastern South Dakota and Minnesota
into northern Wisconsin. The storm produced 22 inches of snow at Fairbult
and Marshall MN, 20 inches at Redwood Falls MN, and 10.1 inches at
Minneapolis. Drifts fifteen feet high were reported in Cottonwood County
MN. The storm produced up to two feet of snow in South Dakota smothering a
million Thanksgiving day turkeys. (6th-8th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel)

...1953...

Residents of New York City suffered through ten days of smog resulting in
200 deaths. (The Weather Channel)

...1966...

The temperature in downtown San Francisco reached a November record of 86
degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms over Texas produced locally heavy rains in the Hill Country,
with 3.50 inches reported at Lakeway, and 3.72 inches reported at Anderson
Mill. Thunderstorms over Louisiana produced hail an inch in diameter at
Clay and at Provencial. Blustery northwest winds, ushering cold air into
western Kansas and into northwest Texas, gusted to 46 mph at Hill City KS.
(Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Fair weather prevailed across much of the nation for Election Day. Midland
TX equalled their record for November with an afternoon high of 89 degrees,
and the record high of 87 degrees at Roswell NM was their fifth in eight
days. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along and ahead of a cold
front produced severe weather from northern Louisiana into central Georgia.
Thunderstorms spawned three tornadoes, and there were sixty-four reports of
large hail or damaging winds. A late afternoon thunderstorm in central
Georgia spawned a tornado which killed one person and injured eight others
at Pineview. Late afternoon thunderstorms in central Mississippi produced
baseball size hail around Jackson, and wind gusts to 70 mph Walnut Grove.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 9TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1913...

The "freshwater fury", a rapidly deepening cyclone, caused unpredicted
gales on the Great Lakes. Eight large ore carriers on Lake Erie sank
drowning 270 sailors. Cleveland OH reported 17.4 inches of snow in 24
hours, and a total of 22.2 inches, both all-time records for that location.
During the storm, winds at Cleveland averaged 50 mph, with gusts to 79 mph.
The storm produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Buffalo NY, and buried Pickens
WV under three feet of snow. (9th-11th) (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel)

...1926...

A tornado in Charles County of southern Maryland killed seventeen persons.
(The Weather Channel)

...1982...

Seven tornadoes touched down in southern California, three of which began
as waterspouts. The waterspouts moved ashore at Point Mugu, Malibu, and
Long Beach. The Long Beach tornado traveled inland ten miles causing much
damage. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Showers and gusty winds associated with a cold front helped extinguish
forest fires in the Appalachian Region and clear out smoke in the eastern
U.S. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains from eastern Texas to the
Tennessee Valley. Longview TX received 3.12 inches of rain, including two
inches in two hours, Tupelo MS was soaked with 2.80 inches of rain. (The
National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms developing ahead of a strong cold front produced severe
weather from eastern Oklahoma to central Indiana. Hail more than two inches
in diameter was reported around Tulsa OK. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1989...

High winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the Rockies from the
afternoon of the 8th into the early morning hours of the 9th. Winds of 50
to 80 mph prevailed across the northwest chinook area of Wyoming, with
gusts to 100 mph. Winds in Colorado gusted to 97 mph at Fritz Peak (located
near Rollinsville) the evening of the 8th, and early in the morning on the
9th, gusted to 78 mph west of Fort Collins. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 10TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1915...

An unusually late season tornado struck the central Kansas town of Great
Bend killing eleven persons along its 35 mile track. The tornado destroyed
160 homes in Great Bend killing 11 persons and causing a million dollars
damage. Hundreds of dead ducks dropped from the sky northeast of the
track's end. (The Weather Channel)

...1975...

Another "freshwater fury" hit the Great Lakes. A large ore carrier on Lake
Superior, the Edmund Fitzgerald, sank near Crisp Point with the loss of its
crew of 29 men. Eastern Upper Michigan and coastal Lower Michigan were
hardest hit by the storm, which produced wind gusts to 71 at Sault Ste
Marie MI, and gusts to 78 mph at Grand Rapids MI. Severe land and road
erosion occurred along the Lake Michigan shoreline. A popular hit song by
Gordon Lightfoot was inspired by the storm. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

A cold front brought snow to the Appalachian Region and freezing
temperatures to the central U.S. Up to nine inches of snow blanketed
Garrett County of extreme western Maryland. Freezing temperatures were
reported as far south as El Paso TX and San Angelo TX. Gale force winds
lashed the Middle Atlantic Coast and the coast of southern New England.
Thunderstorms brought fire quenching rains to Alabama, and produced large
hail and damaging winds to eastern North Carolina. Ahead of the cold front,
seven cities in Florida and Georgia reported record high temperatures for
the date as readings warmed into the 80s. (Storm Data) (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

Strong winds circulating around a deep low pressure system in southeastern
Ontario buffeted the northeastern U.S., with the Lower Great Lakes Region
hardest hit. Winds in western New York State gusted to 68 mph at Buffalo,
to 69 mph at Niagra Falls, and to 78 mph at Brockport. Four persons were
injured at Rome NY when a tree was blown onto their car. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Strong southwesterly winds prevailed along the eastern slopes of the
Rockies in Montana and Wyoming. Winds of 80 to 90 mph prevailed across the
northwest chinook zone of Montana, with gusts to 112 mph. Unseasonably warm
weather accompanied the high winds. Shortly after midnight the temperature
at Kalispell MT reached a record 59 degrees. Windy and wet weather
prevailed across Washington State. Strong southerly winds gusted to 70 mph
at Rattlesnake Ridge, near Hanford. Six rivers in western Washington State
rose above flood stage between the 9th and the 11th of the month, following
eight days of moderate to heavy rain. Rainfall over the western slopes of
the Cascade Mountains between the 3rd and the 10th ranged from 14 to 24
inches. High freezing levels also caused the early snowpack to melt, adding
to the runoff in the rain-swollen rivers. Damage was heaviest in Whatcom
County, where the Nooksack River caused nearly six million dollars damage,
mostly to roads and bridges. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 11TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1911...

The central U.S. experienced perhaps its most dramatic cold wave of record.
During the early morning temperatures across the Central Plains ranged from
68 degrees at Kansas City to 4 above North Platte NE. In Kansas City, the
temperature warmed to a record 76 degrees by late morning before the arctic
front moved in from the northwest. Skies become overcast, winds shifted to
the northwest, and the mercury began to plummet. By early afternoon it was
cold enough to snow, and by midnight the temperature had dipped to a record
cold reading of 11 degrees above zero. Oklahoma City also established a
record high of 83 degrees and record low of 17 degrees that same day
(11/11/11). In southeastern Kansas, the temperature at Independence plunged
from 83 degrees to 33 degrees in just one hour. The arctic cold front
produced severe thunder-storms and tornadoes in the Mississippi Valley, a
blizzard in the Ohio Valley, and a dust storm in Oklahoma. (David Ludlum)
(The Weather Channel) (The Kansas City Weather Alamnac)

...1940...

An Armistice Day storm raged across the Great Lakes Region and the Upper
Midwest. A blizzard left 49 dead in Minnesota, and gales on Lake Michigan
caused ship wrecks resulting in another 59 deaths. Up to seventeen inches
of snow fell in Iowa, and at Duluth MN the barometric pressure reached
28.66 inches. The blizzard claimed a total of 154 lives, and killed
thousands of cattle in Iowa. Whole towns were isolated by huge snowdrifts.
(David Ludlum)

...1955...

An early arctic outbreak set many November temperature records across
Oregon and Washington. The severe cold damaged shrubs and fruit trees.
Readings plunged to near zero in western Washington, and dipped to 19
degrees below zero in the eastern part of the state. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

A deepening low pressure system brought heavy snow to the east central U.S.
The Veteran's Day storm produced up to 17 inches of snow in the Washington
D.C. area snarling traffic and closing schools and airports. Afternoon
thunderstorms produced five inches of snow in three hours. Gale force winds
lashed the Middle and Northern Atlantic Coast. Norfolk VA reported their
earliest measurable snow in 99 years of records. (Storm Data) (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

Low pressure brought snow to parts of the Rocky Mountain Region. Totals in
the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado ranged up to 10 inches at
Summitville. Evening thunderstorms produced large hail in central Oklahoma
and north central Texas. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Veteran's Day was an unseasonably warm one across much of the nation east
of the Rockies. Temperatures warmed into the 70s and 80s from the Southern
and Central Plains to the southern half of the Atlantic coast. Thirty-four
cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Saint
Louis MO with a reading of 85 degrees. Calico AR and Gilbert AR reported
record highs of 87 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 12TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1906...

The mercury soared to 106 degrees at Craftonville CA, a November record for
the U.S. (The Weather Channel)

...1959...

Between Noon on the 11th and Noon on the 12th, a winter storm buried Helena
MT under 21.5 inches of snow, which surpassed their previous 24 hour record
by seven inches. (The Weather Channel)

...1968...

A severe coastal storm produced high winds and record early snows from
Georgia to Maine. Winds reached 90 mph in Massachusetts, and ten inches of
snow blanketed interior Maine. (David Ludlum)

...1974...

A great Alaska storm in the Bering Sea caused the worst coastal flooding of
memory at Nome AK with a tide of 13.2 feet. The flooding caused 12 million
dollars damage, however no lives are lost. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Heavy snow spread across much of New England. Totals in Massachusetts
ranged up to 14 inches in Plymouth County. The seven inch total at the
Logan Airport in Boston was their highest of record for so early in the
season, and the 9.7 inch total at Providence RI was a record for November.
Roads were clogged with traffic and made impassable as snowplow operators
were caught unprepared for the early season snowstorm. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in
the Lower Mississippi Valley during the afternoon and early evening hours.
Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Bovina MS. Morning
thunderstorms drenched Atlanta TX with more than four inches of rain. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Thirty-three cities reported record high temperatures for the date as
readings soared into the 70s and 80s from the Southern and Central Plains
to the Southern and Middle Atlantic Coast Region. The afternoon high of 80
degrees at Scottsbluff NE was a record for November, and highs of 76
degrees at Rapid City SD and 81 degrees at Chattanooga TN were the warmest
of record for so late in the season. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

NOVEMBER 13TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1933...

The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The
dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day
before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New
York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the
visibility to half a mile in Tennessee. (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel)

...1946...

General Electric scientists produced snow in the Massachusetts Berkshires
in the first modern day cloud seeding experiment. (The Weather Channel)

...1953...

Strong southeasterly winds associated with a Pacific cold front reached 70
mph at Sacramento CA to equal their all-time record. The previous record
had been established in a similar weather pattern on December 12th of the
previous year. (The Weather Channel)

...1981...

A powerful cyclone brought high winds to Washington State and Oregon. The
cyclone, which formed about 1000 miles west of San Francisco, intensified
rapidly as it approached the Oregon coast with the central pressure
reaching 28.22 inches (956 millibars). A wind trace from the Whiskey Run
Turbine Site, about 12 miles south of Coos Bay in Oregon, showed peak gusts
to 97 mph fifty feet above ground level. The wind caused widespread damage
in Washington and Oregon, with 12 deaths reported. As much as four feet of
snow fell in the Sierra Nevada Range of northern California. (Storm Data)

...1987...

A storm moving off the Pacific Ocean produced rain and gale force winds
along the northern and central Pacific coast, and heavy snow in the Cascade
Mountains. Cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S. Five cities
reported record low temperatures for the date, including Asheville NC with
a reading of 21 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Low pressure brought rain and snow and gusty winds to the northeastern U.S.
A thunderstorm drenched Agawam MA with 1.25 inches of rain in fifteen
minutes. Winds gusted to 58 mph at Nantucket MA. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Thirty-two cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date as readings warmed into the 70s as far north as
Michigan and Pennsylvania. Afternoon highs in the 80s were reported from
the Southern Plains to the southern Atlantic coast. Columbia SC reported a
record high of 86 degrees, and the high of 71 degrees at Flint MI was their
warmest of record for so late in the season. (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 14TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1964...

With the help of a fresh three inch cover of snow, the temperature at Ely
NV dipped to 15 degrees below zero to establish an all-time record low for
the month of November. That record of -15 degrees was later equalled on the
19th of November in 1985. (The Weather Channel)

...1974...

A storm produced 15 inches of snow at the Buffalo NY airport, and 30 inches
on the south shore of Lake Erie. (David Ludlum)

...1986...

An early season cold wave set more than 200 records from the northwestern
U.S. to the east coast over a seven day period. For some places it proved
to be the coldest weather of the winter season. (Sandra and TI Richard
Sanders - 1987)

...1987...

The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central
Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah
overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph
at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C.
soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a
foot of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

A massive storm produced snow and gusty winds in the western U.S., with
heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. Winds gusted to 66 mph at Show
Low AZ, and Donner Summit, located in the Sierra Nevada Range of
California, was buried under 23 inches of snow. Heavy rain soaked parts of
California, with 3.19 inches reported at Blue Canyon. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Unseasonably warm weather prevailed east of the Rockies. Temperatures
reached 70 degrees as far north as New England, and readings in the 80s
were reported across the southeast quarter of the nation. Nineteen cities
reported record high temperatures for the date. For the second time in the
month Dallas/Fort Worth TX equalled their record for November with an
afternoon high of 89 degrees. The high of 91 degrees at Waco TX was their
warmest of record for so late in the season. Heavy snow blanketed parts of
Wyoming overnight, with a foot of snow reported at Cody, and ten inches at
Yellowstone Park. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 15TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1900...

A record lake-effect snowstorm at Watertown NY produced 45 inches in 24
hours. The storm total was 49 inches. (14th-15th) (David Ludlum) (The
Weather Channel)

...1967...

A surprise snow and ice coating paralyzed Boston during the evening rush
hour. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Thunderstorms spawned twenty-two tornadoes in eastern Texas, Louisiana and
Oklahoma. A tornado moving out of northeastern Texas killed one person and
injured ninety-six others around Shreveport LA causing more than five
million dollars damage. Tornadoes in Texas claimed ten lives, and injured
191 persons. A tornado caused more than nineteen million dollars damage
around Palestine TX.

Severe thunderstorms spawned eighteen tornadoes in Mississippi and seven in
Georgia the next day, and thunderstorms in southeastern Texas produced wind
gusts to 102 mph at Galveston, and wind gusts to 110 mph at Bay City,
killing one person. There were a total of forty-nine tornadoes in the south
central U.S. in two days. The tornadoes claimed eleven lives, injured 303
persons, and caused more than seventy million dollars damage. (Storm Data)
(The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Oklahoma and northeastern Texas
to northern Indiana and southern Wisconsin from mid morning through the
pre-dawn hours of the following day. Thunderstorms spawned forty-four
tornadoes, including thirteen in Missouri, and there were more than two
hundred reports of large hail or damaging winds. A tornado in central
Arkansas hit Scott and Lonoke killing five people, injuring sixty others,
and causing fifteen million dollars damage. Another tornado hit Southside
AR killing one person, injuring ten others, and causing more than two
million dollars damage, and a tornado near Clarksville AR injured nine
persons and caused more than two million dollars damage.

A tornado moving through the southwest part of Topeka KS injured twenty-two
persons and caused nearly four million dollars damage. A tornado near Jane
MO killed one person and injured twelve others, and a tornado moving across
the southwest part of O'Fallon MO injured ten persons. Severe thunderstorms
also produced hail three and a half inches in diameter east of Denison TX,
and wind gusts to 85 mph at Kirksville MO. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1989...

Thunderstorms developing along a powerful cold front began to produce
severe weather in the Middle Mississippi Valley before sunrise, and by
early the next morning thunderstorms had spawned seventeen tornadoes east
of the Mississippi River, with a total of 350 reports of severe weather.
There were one hundred reports of damaging winds in Georgia, and five
tornadoes, and there were another four tornadoes in Alabama. Hardest hit
was Huntsville AL where a violent tornado killed 21 persons, injured 463
others, and caused one hundred million dollars damage. Thunderstorms in
Kentucky produced hail three inches in diameter in Grayson County, and wind
gusts to 110 mph at Flaherty. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the
eastern U.S. through the morning and afternoon hours. Severe thunderstorms
spawned 23 tornadoes, and there were 164 reports of damaging winds. There
were fourteen tornadoes in New Jersey, central and eastern New York, and
eastern Pennsylvania, and 122 reports of damaging winds. A tornado at
Coldenham NY killed nine school children and injured eighteen others, and
thunderstorm winds gusted to 100 mph at Malvern PA.

Thunderstorms spawned a total of thirty-nine tornadoes east of Great Plains
in two days, and there 499 reports of large hail and damaging winds. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 16TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1958...

More than six inches of snow fell at Tucson AZ. (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel)

...1959...

The most severe November cold wave in U.S. history was in progress. A
weather observing station located 14 miles northeast of Lincoln MT reported
a reading of 53 degrees below zero, which established an all-time record
low temperature for the nation for the month of November. Their high that
day was one degree above zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

High winds and heavy snow created blizzard conditions across parts of
eastern Colorado. Wind gusts reached 68 mph at Pueblo, and snowfall totals
ranged up to 37 inches at Echo Lake. In Wyoming, the temperature dipped to
14 degrees below zero at Laramie. Strong thunderstorms in Louisiana
drenched Alexandria with 16.65 inches of rain in thirty hours, with an
unofficial total of 21.21 inches north of Olla. Flash flooding in Louisiana
caused five to six million dollars damage. (15th-16th) (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

...1988...

A powerful low pressure system in the north central U.S. produced high
winds across the Great Lakes Region, with wind gusts to 60 mph reported at
Chicago IL. Heavy snow blanketed much of Minnesota, with eleven inches
reported at International Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1989...

Snow and gusty winds invaded the north central U.S. Winds gusting to 40 mph
produced wind chill readings as cold as 25 degrees below zero, and blizzard
conditions were reported in Nebraska during the late morning hours. High
winds around a powerful low pressure system produced squalls in the Great
Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Whitefish Point MI, and snowfall
totals in Michigan ranged up to 19 inches at Hart, north of Muskegon.
(15th-16th) (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 17TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1869...

Southwest winds of hurricane force swept the Berkshire and Green Mountains
of New England causing extensive forest and structural damage. (David
Ludlum)

...1927...

A tornado cut a seventeen mile path across Alexandria and southeastern
Washington D.C. injuring 31 persons. The tornado struck the Naval Air
Station where a wind gust of 93 mph was recorded. A waterspout was seen
over the Potomac River ninety minutes later. (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel)

...1953...

The temperature at Minneapolis MN reached 71 degrees, their warmest reading
of record for so late in the autumn. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

A storm in the Rockies produced 21 inches of snow at the Monarch ski resort
in Colorado, with 14 inches reported at Steamboat Springs CO. Early morning
thunderstorms in the southeastern U.S. drenched Mary Esther FL with 4.43
inches of rain. Gale force winds over the Great Lakes Region gusted to 49
mph at Johnstown PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Another in a series of storms brought heavy snow to the mountains of the
western U.S. Totals ranged up to 17 inches at Bob Scott Summit in Nevada.
Winds around Reno NV gusted to 80 mph. The Alta and Sundance ski resorts in
Utah received 14 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1989...

Freezing temperatures overspread the southeastern U.S. in the wake of the
severe weather outbreak of the previous two days. Eight cities reported
record low temperatures for the date, including Gilbert AR with a reading
of 8 degrees. A fast moving storm blanketed the Great Lakes Region and
Upper Ohio Valley with snow during the night. Totals ranged up to 12 inches
at Pellston MI and Little Valley NY. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

NOVEMBER 18TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1873...

A severe storm raged from Georgia to Nova Scotia causing great losses to
fishing fleets along the coast. In Maine, the barometric pressure reached
28.49 inches at Portland. (David Ludlum)

...1955...

An early season cold snap finally came to an end. Helena MT experienced 138
consecutive hours of subzero temperatures, including a reading of 29 below
zero, which surpassed by seven degrees their previous record for the month
of November. Missoula MT broke their November record by 12 degrees with a
reading of 23 below zero, and Salt Lake City UT smashed their previous
November record of zero with a reading of 14 below. Heavy snow in the Great
Basin closed Donner Pass CA, and total crop damage from the cold wave
amounted to eleven million dollars. (David Ludlum)

...1957...

A tornado, 100 yards in width, travelled a nearly "straight as an arrow"
27-mile path from near Rosa AL to near Albertville AL, killing three
persons. A home in the Susan Moore community in Blount County was picked up
and dropped 500 feet away killing one person. (The Weather Channel)

...1986...

The first of two successive snowstorms struck the northeastern U.S. The
storm produced up to 20 inches of snow in southern New Hampshire. Two days
later a second storm produced up to 30 inches of snow in northern Maine.
(Storm Data)

...1987...

It was a windy day across parts of the nation. Gale force winds whipped the
Great Lakes Region. Winds gusting to 80 mph in western New York State
damaged buildings and flipped over flat-bed trailers at Churchville. In
Montana, high winds in the Upper Yellowstone Valley gusted to 64 mph at
Livingston. Strong Santa Ana winds buffeted the mountains and valleys of
southern California. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms developing along a warm front drenched Little Rock AR with
7.01 inches of rain, smashing their previous record for the date of 1.91
inches. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

A second surge of arctic air brought record cold to parts of the north
central U.S. Eleven cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Rochester MN with a reading of 4
degrees below zero. Strong winds ushering the arctic air into the north
central U.S. produced squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region. Snowfall
totals in northern Ohio ranged up to twenty inches in Ashatabula County and
Geauga County.

(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 19TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1921...

The Columbia Gorge ice storm finally came to an end. In Oregon, 54 inches
of snow, sleet and glaze blocked the Columbia River Highway at the Dalles.
Apart from traffic on the river itself, all transportation between Walla
Walla WA and Portland OR came to a halt. Nine trains were stopped as
railroads were blocked for several days. (David Ludlum)

...1957...

Nineteen inches of snow covered the ground at Cresco IA, a record November
snow depth for the state. (The Weather Channel)

...1981...

An unusually early snowstorm struck the Twin Cities of Minnesota, with as
much as a foot of snow reported. The weight of the heavy snow caused the
newly inflated fabric dome of the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome in downtown
Minneapolis to collapse and rip. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

A sharp cold front pushed across the Great Lakes Region and the Mississippi
Valley. Northwest winds gusting to 50 mph in Iowa caused some property
damage around Ottumwa, and wind chill readings reached 16 degrees below
zero at Hibbing MN. Showers and thunder- storms over Florida produced 5.80
inches of rain in six hours at Cocoa Beach. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Strong thunderstorms developed during the mid morning hours and produced
severe weather across eastern Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley into
the wee hours of the night. Thunderstorms spawned twenty-one tornadoes,
including thirteen in Mississippi. One tornado killed two persons and
injured eleven others at Nettleton MS, and another tornado injured eight
persons at Tuscaloosa AL. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail in east
Texas and northern Louisiana, and Summit MS was deluged with six inches of
rain in four hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Gale force winds continued to produce squalls in the Lower Great Lakes
Region early in the day. Snowfall totals in western New York State reached
24 inches in southern Lewis County, with 21 inches reported at Highmarket.
Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the Northern and Central Plains
Region. Eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date,
including Denver CO with a reading of 79 degrees. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 20TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1869...

A second great windstorm in three days struck Vermont and New York blowing
railroad trains off their tracks. (David Ludlum)

...1900...

An unusual tornado outbreak in the Lower Mississippi Valley resulted in 73
deaths and extensive damage across Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.
(David Ludlum)

...1914...

The high temperature of 28 degrees at Atlanta GA was their earliest daily
high below the freezing mark. (The Weather Channel)

...1979...

A blizzard struck Cheyenne WY producing a record 19.8 inches of snow in 24
hours, and a record total of 25.6 inches in forty hours. Strong winds
created huge drifts stopping all transportation. (19th-21st) (The Weather
Channel)

...1987...

Blustery northwest winds created snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region and
the Upper Ohio Valley. Snowfall totals in Upper Michigan ranged up to 18
inches at Paradise. Lake City MI received 9.5 inches of snow in four and a
half hours. Up to a foot of snow blanketed Oswego County in western New
York State. Strong winds produced wind chill readings as cold as 22 degrees
below zero at Duluth MN. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms developing ahead of a fast moving cold front produced severe
weather in the Upper Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic Coast Region
during the afternoon and early evening. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 69 mph
at Kennedy Airport in New York City, and winds along the cold front itself
gusted to 56 mph at Cincinnati OH. The same storm produced snow in Kansas,
Missouri and Illinois, with eight inches reported at Rolla MO. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Low pressure brought thunderstorms and high winds to the northeastern U.S.
There were 193 reports of damaging winds with thunderstorms in New York
State, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Tornadoes touched down near Seaside
Park NJ and McAlevys Port PA. Winds with thunderstorms gusted to 92 mph at
Poughkeepsie NY, and reached 94 mph at Newburgh NY. High winds in the
Washington D.C. area, gusting to 73 mph, resulted in one death. (Storm
Data) (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 21ST

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1798...

A four day storm was in progress in the northeastern U.S. The storm dropped
a foot of snow on New York City and New Haven, and as much as three feet in
Maine and New Hampshire. The snow-storm ushered in a long and severe
winter, in some places the ground remained covered with snow until the
following May. (David Ludlum)

...1967...

Excessive rains in southern California caused the most severe flooding and
the most damaging mudslides in 33 years. Downtown Los Angeles received
eight inches of rain, and 14 inches fell in the mountains. (David Ludlum)

...1985...

Hurricane Kate made landfall during the evening hours near Mexico Beach FL.
Wind gusts to 100 mph were reported at Cape San Blas FL. It was the latest
known hurricane to hit the U.S. so far north. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Squalls in the Lower Great Lakes Region and the Upper Ohio Valley produced
14 inches of snow at Snowshoe WV, and nearly eight inches at Syracuse NY.
Eleven cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the
date. Record lows included 21 degrees at Pinson AL, 9 degrees at Syracuse
NY, and 8 degrees at Binghamton NY. Gale force winds lash the Middle and
Northern Atlantic Coast, and the strong northwesterly winds produced wind
chill readings as cold as 30 degrees below zero. Winds gusting to 60 mph at
Trumansburg NY toppled a chimney onto a nearby truck. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

High winds accompanied rain and snow in the northeastern U.S. Caribou ME
received eight inches of snow in six hours, and Fort Kent ME was blanketed
with a total of fourteen inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1989...

The storm which produced thunderstorms and high winds in the northeastern
U.S. the previous day, produced snow and high winds in New England, with
blizzard conditions reported in Maine. Winds gusted to 55 mph at Boston MA,
and reached 58 mph at Augusta ME, and hurricane force winds were reported
off the coast of Maine. Snowfall totals ranged up to 18 inches at Vanceboro
ME, with 17 inches at South Lincoln VT. There were thirty-five storm-
related injuries in Maine. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 22ND

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1641...

An observer at Boston MA recorded a "great tempest of wind and rain from
the southeast all night, as fierce as a hurricane, and thereupon followed
the highest tide which we have seen since our arrival here". (David Ludlum)

...1957...

Extremely destructive Santa Ana winds blew from Oxnard to San Diego and
inland parts of southern California. The high winds produced a 28,000 acre
brush fire on a 40-mile front west of Crystal Lake. People were ordered off
streets in some areas due to flying debris. (21st-22nd) (The Weather
Channel)

...1987...

Eight cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the
date. Elkins WV, reported a low of 5 degrees above zero. Gale force winds
continued along the Northern Atlantic Coast. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Wet and windy weather prevailed across the western U.S., with heavy snow in
some of the higher elevations. Winds gusted to 62 mph at Vedauwoo WY, and
reached 75 mph at Tillamook OR. Shelter Cove CA was drenched with 4.37
inches of rain in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Strong northerly winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Michigan,
with heavy snow in extreme southeastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee WI received
nine inches of snow, and in Racine County there were more than one hundred
automobile accidents. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 23RD

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1909...

Rattlesnake Creek was deluged with 7.17 inches of rain in 24 hours to
establish a record for the state of Idaho. (The Weather Channel)

...1943...

Northern New Hampshire was in the grips of a record snowstorm which left a
total of 55 inches at Berlin, and 56 inches at Randolph. The 56 inch total
at Randolph established a 24 hour snowfall record for the state. In Maine,
Middle Dam received a record 35 inches of snow in 24 hours. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Rain and gale force winds prevailed along the Northern Pacific coast.
Quillayute WA received 1.57 inches of rain in 24 hours, including nine
tenths of an inch in six hours. Heavy snow fell over northern Oregon and
the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Temperatures began to moderate
in the eastern U.S. following a bitterly cold weekend. (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

Low pressure crossing the Great Basin brought wintry weather to parts of
the western U.S. Up to a foot of snow blanketed Yellowstone Park, and winds
gusted to 70 mph at casper WY, and reached 95 mph near Reno NV. Up to seven
inches of rain was reported in the Grass Valley and Nevada City area of
California. Paradise CA was soaked with 5.37 inches of rain in 24 hours.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Low pressure tracking across the Carolinas brought heavy rain to parts of
the Southern Atlantic Coast Region for Thanksgiving Day, and blanketed the
Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England with heavy snow. The
storm produced up to nine inches of snow over Long Island NY, and up to 14
inches over Cape Cod MA, at Yarmouth. Totals of 4.7 inches at New York City
and 6.0 inches at Newark NJ were records for Thanksgiving Day, the 8.0 inch
total at Providence RI was a record for any given day in November, and the
6.5 inch total at Strasburg CT was a record for the month of November as a
whole. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 24TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1812...

Southwesterly winds of hurricane force sank ships and unroofed buildings at
Philadelphia and New York City. (David Ludlum)

...1863...

The "battle above the clouds" was fought on Lookout Mountain near
Chattanooga. Pre-frontal clouds obscured the upper battle- field aiding a
Union victory. (David Ludlum)

...1950...

The temperature at Chicago IL dipped to 2 below zero to equal their record
for the month established on the 29th in 1872. On the first of the month
that year Chicago established a record high for November with a reading of
81 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1982...

Hurricane Iwa lashed the Hawaiian Islands of Niihau, Kauai, and Oahu with
high winds and surf. Winds gusting to 120 mph caused extensive shoreline
damage. Damage totalled 150 million dollars on Kauai, and fifty million
dollars on Oahu. The peak storm surge on the south shore was six to eight
feet. It marked the first time in 25 years that Hawaii had been affected by
a hurricane. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southern Missouri,
southeast Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. Flooding was reported in Greene
County of southwestern Missouri. Springfield MO was drenched with more than
six inches of rain. Thunderstorms over southern Texas produced more than
eight inches of rain in Caldwell County and Hayes County, and thunderstorms
over south central Oklahoma produced one inch hail at Temple twice within
an hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Low pressure brought heavy snow and high winds to the Northern and Central
Rockies. Snowfall totals in Colorado ranged up to 40 inches at Wolf Creek
Pass, with 27 inches falling in 24 hours. Telluride CO received 32 inches
of snow, and winds atop Mines Peak gusted to 95 mph. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

"Mother Nature" completed a one-two punch in the northeastern U.S., as
record cold temperatures followed in the wake of record snows. A dozen
cities reported record low temperatures for the date. Morning lows of one
degree above zero at Hartford CT, 3 degrees at Portland ME, and 6 degrees
at Providence RI, were records for November. Houlton ME was the cold spot
in the nation with a morning low of 14 degrees below zero. (The National
Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 25TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1950...

A great storm hit the Northern and Central Appalachians with snow and high
winds. Winds reached hurricane force along eastern slopes of the
Appalachians, with gusts to 100 mph at Hartford CT, 110 mph at Concord NH,
and 160 mph at Mount Washington NH. Heavy rain also hit the eastern slopes,
with eight inches reported at Slide Mountain NY. The western slopes were
buried under heavy snow. The storm produced record snowfall totals of 27.7
inches at Pittsburgh PA, and 36.3 inches at Steubenville OH. The snow, and
record cold temperatures, resulted in 160 deaths. (25th-26th) (David
Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1970...

The temperature at Tallahassee FL dipped to 13 degrees, following a high of
40 degrees the previous day. The mercury then reached 67 degrees on the
26th, and highs were in the 70s the rest of the month. (The Weather
Channel)

...1983...

The "Great Thanksgiving Weekend Blizzard" hit Denver CO. The storm produced
21.5 inches of snow in 37 hours, closing Stapleton Airport for 24 hours.
The snow and wind closed interstate highways around Denver. Visibility at
Limon CO was down to zero for 24 hours. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

An early morning thunderstorm in southeastern Texas produced high winds
which rolled a mobile home east of Bay City killing two of the four
occupants. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in central and
eastern Texas, with nine inches reported at Huntsville, and 8.5 inches at
Wimberly. Snow fell across northern and central Lower Michigan, with totals
ranging up to nine inches at Cadillac. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and
northwest Texas during the day and into the night. Thunderstorms in Texas
produced softball size hail at Alba, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Krum. Hail
and high winds caused nearly five million dollars damage at Kaufman TX, and
strong downburst winds derailed twenty-eight freight cars at Fruitvale TX.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

A strong Pacific storm dumped one to three feet of snow on higher
elevations of the Sierra Nevada Range of California and Nevada. Snowfall
totals in California ranged up to 38 inches at Donner Summit, with 30
inches at the Sierra Ski Ranch. The storm also produced heavy snow in
Oregon, with 23 inches reported at Santiam Pass. Another storm crossing the
Central Rockies produced 12 to 18 inches of snow in the northern and
central mountains of Colorado. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 26TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1888...

A late season hurricane brushed the East Coast with heavy rain and gale
force winds. The hurricane passed inside Nantucket and over Cape Cod, then
crossed Nova Scotia. (David Ludlum)

...1896...

Snow and high winds hit the Northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi
Valley, with a Thanksgiving Day blizzard across North Dakota. The storm was
followed by a severe cold wave in the Upper Midwest. The temperature at
Pokegama Dam MI plunged to 45 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

A Thanksgiving Day storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in
northern New England and upstate New York. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged
up to twenty inches at Flagstaff Lake. Totals in New Hampshire ranged up to
18 inches at Errol. Gales lashed the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. A
second storm, over the Southern and Central Rockies, produced nine inches
of snow at Kanosh UT, and 13 inches at Divide CO, with five inches reported
at Denver CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Central Gulf Coast States
during the late morning and afternoon hours. Five tornadoes were reported
in Mississippi, with the tornadoes causing a million dollars damage at
Ruleville, and in Warren County. In Utah, the town of Alta was blanketed
with 15 inches of snow overnight, and during the day was buried under
another 16.5 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

A massive storm over the western U.S. produced heavy snow in Utah,
Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. The storm produced more than two feet of
snow in the higher elevations of northern and central Utah, bringing more
than sixty inches of snow to the Alta Ski Resort in the Wasatch Mountains.
Winds in Utah gusted to 60 mph at Bullfrog. The storm brought much needed
snow to the ski resorts of Colorado, with 19 inches reported at Beaver
Creek. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

NOVEMBER 27TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1883...

Fire engines were called out in New York City and New Haven CT as a result
of the afterglow of the sunset due to vivid red ash from the Krakatoa
Volcano explosion in August. (The Weather Channel)

...1898...

The "Portland" storm raged across New England producing gale force winds
along the coast and heavy snow inland. A foot of snow blanketed Boston MA,
and 27 inches fell at New London CT. Winds at Boston gusted to 72 mph, and
wind gusts to 98 mph were estimated at Block Island RI. A passenger ship,
the S. S. Portland, sank off Cape Cod with the loss of all 191 persons
aboard, and Boston Harbor was filled with wrecked ships. The storm wrecked
56 vessels resulting in a total of 456 casualties. (26th- 28th) (David
Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Wet weather prevailed across much of the nation east of the Rockies. Sunny
and cool weather prevailed in the western U.S. Snow fell in the central
U.S., with totals in Kansas ranging up to six inches at Burr Oak. Much of
the area from central Oklahoma to southwestern Minnesota experienced its
first snow of the winter season. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in Minnesota. Winds gusted
to 63 mph at Windom, and snowfall totals ranged up to 14 inches at Aitkin.
Snow drifts seven feet high closed many roads. Fargo ND reported a wind
chill reading of 34 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1989...

A storm system crossing the north central U.S. spread snow across the
Dakotas and Minnesota. Heavy snow fell in western South Dakota, with 18
inches reported at Galena. Strong winds associated with the storm gusted to
50 mph in the Great Lakes Region and the Great Plains, with blowing dust
reported in Kansas. Thunderstorms associated with the same storm system
produced damaging winds in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana during the evening,
with gusts to 73 mph reported east of Ypsilante MI. Unseasonably warm
weather prevailed ahead of the cold front. Twenty-three cities from the
Gulf coast to the Ohio Valley and the Mid Mississippi Valley reported
record high temperatures for the date, including Saint Louis MO with a
reading of 76 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 28TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1921...

New England was in the midst of a four day icestorm, their worst of record.
Ice was more than three inches thick in many places following the storm,
and property damage was in the millions of dollars. Northern New England
received heavy snow with more than two feet reported in some areas.
Overnight freezing rains continued through the day at Worcester MA while
the wind increased to a gale. Streets become impassable even on foot, and
whole towns were plunged into darkness without communication. The storm
caused 20 million dollars damage to power lines, telephone lines and trees.
(David Ludlum)

...1960...

A severe storm produced waves 20 to 40 feet high on Lake Superior. Duluth
MN was buried under a foot of snow, and clocked wind gusts to 73 mph. The
northern shore of Lake Superior was flooded, and property along the shore
was battered. Thousands of cords of pulpwood were washed into Lake
Superior, and up to three feet of water flooded the main street of Grand
Marais. Thunder accompanied the "nor'easter". (David Ludlum) (The Weather
Channel)

...1987...

Low pressure in the Middle Mississippi Valley produced a mixture of snow
and sleet and freezing rain from the Central Plains to the Upper
Mississippi Valley. Snowfall totals in Iowa ranged up to ten inches at Red
Oak. Totals in Nebraska ranged up to 11 inches at Shickley. Freezing rain
made roads treacherous in the Twin Cities area of southeastern Minnesota.
Bitter cold arctic air invaded the Northern High Plains Region. Laramie WY
was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 18 degrees below
zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms spawned five tornadoes in North Carolina during the early
morning hours. A powerful tornado ripped through one of the most densely
populated areas of Raleigh destroying hundreds of homes and damaging
thousands more. The tornado killed four persons along its 83 mile track,
and injured 154 others. Total damage was estimated at more than 77 million
dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Strong Santa Ana winds prevailed across southern California. Winds gusted
to 70 mph at the Rialto Airport, and several tractor- trailer trucks were
overturned east of Los Angeles. High winds also buffeted the northeastern
U.S., ushering arctic air into the region. Winds gusted to 60 mph at
Montpelier VT, and reached 66 mph at Saint Albans VT. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 29TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1896...

The mercury plunged to 51 degrees below zero at Havre MT. It marked the
culmination of a two week long cold wave caused by a stagnate high pressure
area similar to those over Siberia during the winter. During the month of
November temperatures across Montana and the Dakotas averaged 15 to 25
degrees below normal. (David Ludlum)

...1969...

Dense fog along the Jersey Turnpike resulted in a chain reaction of vehicle
collisions during the morning rush hour. A propane truck jacknifed and was
struck by a trailor truck, and other vehicles piled into the fiery mass.
(David Ludlum)

...1975...

Red River was buried under 34 inches of snow in 24 hours, establishing a
record for the state of New Mexico. (The Weather Channel)

...1985...

The temperature at Bismarck ND plunged to 30 degrees below zero to
establish their record low for the month of November. The high that day was
4 degrees below zero. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Snow blanketed the Upper Mississippi Valley, with heavy snow reported near
Lake Superior. Up to ten inches of snow was reported in Douglas County and
Bayfield County of Wisconsin. Brule WI received nine inches of snow. Heavy
rain soaked the Middle Atlantic Coast States, while gale force winds lashed
the coastline. Flooding was reported in Maryland and Virginia. (Storm Data)
(The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Nine inches of snow at Alta UT brought their total for the month to 164
inches, surpassing their previous November record of 144 inches. Snowbird
UT, also in the Little Cottonwood Valley, surpassed their November record
of 118 inches of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Strong Santa Ana winds diminished over southern California, but record cold
was reported in some of the California valleys, with readings of 27 degrees
at Redding and 31 degrees at Bakersfield. Gale force winds, gusting to 44
mph at Milwuakee WI, produced snow squalls in the Great Lakes Region. Sault
Ste Marie MI finished the month of November with a record 46.8 inches of
snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

NOVEMBER 30TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1875...

A severe early season cold wave set November records in the northeastern
U.S. The temperature dipped to 5 above zero at New York City, 2 below at
Boston MA, and 13 below at Eastport ME. (David Ludlum)

...1957...

Lee slope winds enhanced by Hurricane Nina gusted to 82 mph at Honolulu,
Hawaii, a record wind gust for that location. Wainiha, on the island of
Kauai, was deluged with 20.42 inches of rain, and 35 foot waves pounded
some Kauai beaches, even though the eye of the hurricane was never within
120 miles of the islands. (30th-1st) (The Weather Channel)

...1967...

A record November snowstorm struck the Washington D.C. area. It produced up
to a foot of snow in a 12 hour period. (David Ludlum)

...1976...

MacLeod Harbor AK reported a precipitation total for November of 70.99
inches, which established a state record for any month of the year. (The
National Weather Summary)

...1987...

Showers produced heavy rain in the northeastern U.S. Up to three inches of
rain drenched the Brandywine Creek Basin of Pennsylvania, and rainfall
totals in Vermont ranged up to two inches at Dorsett. Snow fell heavily
across Upper Michigan as gale force winds prevailed over Lake Superior. A
storm moving into the northwestern U.S. produced gale force winds along the
northern and central Pacific coast. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1988...

Snow in the Upper Great Lakes Region pushed the precipitation total for the
month at Marquette MI past their previous November record of 7.67 inches.
Santa Anna winds in southern California gusted to 75 mph at Laguna Peak.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Squalls produced heavy snow in the Lower Great Lakes Region, with 15 inches
reported at Chaffee NY and at Barnes Corners NY. Tropical Storm Karen
drenched parts of Cuba with heavy rain. Punta Del Este reported fourteen
inches of rain in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
