On This Day In Weather History...

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OCTOBER 3RD
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1841...
An October gale, the worst of record for Nantucket MA, caught the Cap Cod
fishing fleet at sea. Forty ships were driven ashore on Cape Cod, and 57
men perished from the town of Truro alone. Heavy snow fell inland, with 18
inches near Middletown CT. (David Ludlum)
...1912...
The longest dry spell of record in the U.S. commenced as Bagdad CA went 767
days without rain. (David Ludlum)
...1964...
Hurricane Hilda struck Louisiana spawning many tornadoes, and claimed
twenty-two lives. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders)
...1979...
The first killer tornado of record in October in Connecticut destroyed
sixteen vintage aircraft at the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks. The
tornado damaged more than one hundred homes causing 200 million dollars
damage. Three persons were killed, and 500 others were injured. (The
Weather Channel)
...1986...
Remnants of Hurricane Paine deluged Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas with 6
to 10 inch overnight rains. Hardy OK was drenched with 21.79 inches. Heavy
rain between September 26th and October 4th caused 350 million dollars
damage in Oklahoma. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...
Twenty-five cities in the Upper Midwest, including ten in Iowa, reported
record low temperatures for the date. Duluth MN, Eau Claire WI and Spencer
IA dipped to 24 degrees. Temperatures warmed into the 80s in the Northern
and Central High Plains Region. At Chadron NE, the mercury soared from a
morning low of 29 degrees to an afternoon high of 88 degrees. Temperatures
soared above 100 degrees in southern California. The high of 108 degrees at
Downtown Los Angeles was a record for October. (The National Weather
Summary)
...1988...
Cold Canadian air invaded the north central U.S. bringing an end to the
growing season across those states. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed in
the southwestern U.S. Phoenix AZ reported a record high of 105 degrees.
(The National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Unseasonably cold weather prevailed from the Pacific Northwest to the Upper
Mississippi Valley. A dozen cities reported record low temperatures for the
date, including Bismarck ND and Williston ND with readings of 16 degrees
above zero. An upper level weather disturbance brought snow to parts of
Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, with five inches reported at West Yellowstone
MT. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)