Weather history miscellany

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1890: The weather service is first identified as a civilian agency when Congress, at the request of President Benjamin Harrison, passes an act transferring the Signal Service’s meteorological responsibilities to the newly-created U.S. Weather Bureau in the Department of Agriculture. Click HERE for more information from us.code.house.gov.

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NASA Earth Observatory - 2016



Some Tea With Your River?(July 30, 2016)

https://www.geonames.org/5890060/baie-de-rupert.html

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1858: The only hurricane to impact California struck San Diego on this day. Two researchers with NOAA Michael Chenoweth and Christopher Landsea reconstructed the path of the storm using accounts from newspapers of the high winds. They estimated that if a similar storm were to have hit in 2004, it would have caused around $500 million in damage.

The image above is from a tweet by the NWS Office in San Diego, California.

1898: A Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Georgia on this day. This is the most recent major (Cat 3 or stronger) hurricane to make landfall in Georgia.






1894: A tornado passed over the Little Rock, Arkansas Weather Bureau office on this day.

The image above is from a tweet by the NWS Office in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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NASA Earth Observatory - 2000



MODIS Views the North Pole(May 5, 2000)

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https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in ... ory_oct_03

1780: A hurricane, which formed on October 1st, destroyed the port city of Savanna-la-Mar on the island of Jamaica on this day. By some estimates, this stormed caused 3,000 deaths. This storm is documented in the Jamaica Archives and Record Department. Click HERE [I got a 'Web server is down' message] for more information, including a Petition to the Governor requesting instant relief. For additional information on the deadly hurricane season of 1780, see this website from the History Channel.

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NASA Earth Observatory - 2010



Saint Pierre and Miquelon(May 23, 2009)

https://www.geonames.org/3424932/saint- ... uelon.html

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https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/10-4

1986 - Excessive flooding was reported along the Mississippi River and all over the Midwest, from Ohio to the Milk River in Montana. In some places it was the worst flooding of record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

1988 - Temperatures dipped below freezing in the north central U.S. Five cities in North Dakota and Nebraska reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a reading of 17 degrees above zero. Low pressure brought snow and sleet to parts of Upper Michigan. (The National Weather Summary)

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NASA Earth Observatory

September 22, 2024

September 29, 2024

Hurricane Helene Stirs Up Gulf Coast Waters

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https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in ... ory_oct_05

1864: A tropical cyclone hit India near Calcutta, devastating the city and killing about 60,000 people.
Click HERE to read the Report on the Calcutta Cyclone of 5th October 1864.

"Effects of the cyclone at Calcutta," from the Illustrated London News, 1864.

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NOAA Satellite Snapshots



Sun Releases Strong X9.0 Solar Flare(October 3, 2024)

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https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/10-6

1836 - A second early season snowstorm produced eleven inches at Wilkes Barre PA and 26 inches at Auburn NY. All the mountains in the northeastern U.S. were whitened with snow. (David Ludlum)

1984 - The temperature at Honolulu, Hawaii, reached 94 degrees to establish an all-time record at that location. (The Weather Channel)

1988 - Cool Canadian air prevailed across the central and eastern U.S. Toledo OH reported a record low of 27 degrees. Limestone ME received an inch of snow. Warm weather continued in the western U.S. Boise ID reported a record high of 87 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

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NASA Earth Observatory





Sprites, Camera, Action!(June 26, 2024)

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https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/10-7

1970 - Widespread flooding took place across Puerto Rico. Rainfall amounts for the day ranged up to seventeen inches at Aibonito. A slow moving tropical depression was responsible for six days of torrential rains across the island. Totals in the Eastern Interior Division averaged thirty inches, with 38.4 inches at Jayuya. Flooding claimed eighteen lives, and resulted in 62 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

1988 - Morning fog in the central U.S. reduced the visibility to near zero at some locations. Morning lows of 28 degrees at Rockford IL and 24 degrees at Waterloo IA were records for the date. Afternoon highs of 92 degrees at Hollywood FL and Miami FL were records for the date. (The National Weather Summary)

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NASA Earth Observatory



Autumn in Northern Mongolia(August 17 - September 26, 2024)

https://www.geonames.org/6620453/khoevsgoel.html

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1878: An estimated F3 tornado struck Monticello, Iowa, around 5:30 pm. The Catholic Church was demolished, along with several homes. The business portion of the town was comparatively uninjured. While no lives were lost, 11 people were injured. The German Church in Richland township was destroyed, along with other buildings in the surrounding county. A wind and hail storm occurred during the evening hours in Sigourney, Iowa, causing considerable damage. Fences and shade trees were blown down, and much glass was broken by hail, which fell in large stones. Click HERE for a newspaper account of this storm.

1946: A minimal Category 1 hurricane made landfall over Bradenton, Florida, before tracking north-northeast across Tampa Bay. The storm was the last hurricane to make direct landfall in the Tampa Bay area.
Well, it was. Why the Tampa Bay area is especially vulnerable as Hurricane Milton nears

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MODIS Image of the day

September 29, 2006

September 29, 2024

Shrinking Caspian Sea

https://www.geonames.org/630671/caspian-sea.html

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1804: The famous Snow Hurricane moved ashore near Atlantic City on this day. After briefly passing through Connecticut and into Massachusetts, cold air was entrained in the circulation with heavy snow falling between New York to southern Canada. Berkshires Massachusetts and Concord New Hampshire record two feet of snow with this hurricane. This storm produced the first observation of snow from a hurricane, but not the last. Hurricane Ginny of 1963 brought up to 18 inches (400 mm) of snow to portions of Maine. Click HERE for more information from the New England Historical Society.

The graphic above is from a tweet by the NWS Office in Boston, MA.

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MODIS - 2017



Atmospheric gravity waves in the Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Brazil(10/4/2017)

https://www.geonames.org/3388368/sao-luis.html

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https://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in ... ory_oct_10

1780: The Great Hurricane of 1780 made landfall on the island of Barbados on this day with estimated wind gusts of 200 mph. This hurricane went on to affect the islands of St. Vincent, where only 14 of 600 homes stood at Kings Town. St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, and Puerto Rico were all impacted by this hurricane. This storm is the deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, with between 20,000 and 22,000 deaths. Click HERE for more information from the NWS Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Above are estimated Hurricane tracks of 1780.

1846: A major hurricane, likely a Category 5, moved through the Caribbean Sea. This Great Havana Hurricane struck western Cuba on 10 October. It hit the Florida Keys on 11 October, destroying the old Key West Lighthouse and Fort Zachary Taylor.

The image above is from a tweet by the NWS Office in Key West, Florida.

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The deadliest storm in Atlantic history hit the Caribbean with 320 km/h winds

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MODIS - 2017



Low clouds in central China(10/6/2017)