This Date in Weather History

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alex
 Nov 20, 2020
lame. Sometimes gives gives the month n day, but not the year. lame.

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In this daily podcast, you’ll learn something new each day. AccuWeather Meteorologist, Evan Myers takes a look back on weather events that impacted this date in the past, uncovering history that were shaped by unbelievable weather conditions.

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This Date in Weather History Update
Jun 17, 2022
2014: Hail storm causes $400 million in damage in Abilene, TX
Jun 12, 2022
2008: F3 tornado strikes Scout camp near Little Sioux, IA
Jun 11, 2022
1752: Benjamin Franklin famously flies kite in thunderstorm
Jun 10, 2022
1984: Violent tornado outbreak in Russia
Jun 09, 2022
The 1953 Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak
Jun 08, 2022
1984: F5 tornado destroys 90% of Barneveld, WI
Jun 07, 2022
1944: How weather forecasting impacted D-Day
Jun 06, 2022
1925: Temperature reaches 100 degrees in Washington DC
Jun 05, 2022
1976: Strong tropical cyclone and 40' storm surge hits India
Jun 04, 2022
1921: Cloudburst causes 10' of flooding in Pueblo, CO
Jun 03, 2022
1889: Flooding of the Potomac River
Jun 02, 2022
1965: Tropical system causes 30k fatalities in Bangladesh
Jun 01, 2022
1889: The Johnstown Flood
May 31, 2022
1879: The Real-life inspiration for "The Wizard of Oz"
May 30, 2022
1914: Empress of Ireland and Storstad ships collide
May 29, 2022
1880: 1' of rain falls in less than 2 hours in Brackettville, TX
May 28, 2022
1896: The third most deadly tornado in U.S. history strikes St. Louis
May 27, 2022
2008: "Pneumonia Front" causes big temperature drops in Chicago
May 26, 2022
1987: A fisherman is struck and killed by lightning
May 25, 2022
1986: Severe and destructive storm strikes Texas
May 24, 2022
1908: Record flooding impacts north and central Texas
May 23, 2022
1933: 600-yd wide tornado destroys town of Liberal, KS
May 22, 2022
The May 1957 Tornado Outbreak
May 21, 2022
1918: Tornadoes strike Kansas town for 3 consecutive years
May 20, 2022
2007: Temperature reaches 115°F in Sibi, Pakistan
May 19, 2022
1894: Severe storms and wind sinks 9 ships on Lake Michigan
May 18, 2022
1814: Logs in swollen Maine rivers cause destruction
May 17, 2022
1874: The Mill River Flood
May 16, 2022
1968: Five tornadoes strike Iowa
May 15, 2022
1834: Late-season storm brings snow from Ohio to New England
May 14, 2022
1930: One of the few hail deaths in the US occurs
May 13, 2022
1934: Massive dust storm strikes Eastern US cities
May 12, 2022
2003: Record tornado outbreak impacts 25 US states
May 11, 2022
1889: Destructive tornado touches down in Reading, PA
May 10, 2022
1977: Powerful snowstorm strikes Northeast US
May 09, 2022
1360: Massive storms impact outcome of Hundred Years War
May 08, 2022
1840: Deadly Tornado strikes Natchez, MS
May 07, 2022
1937: The Hindenburg Disaster
May 06, 2022
1761: 5" of snow falls in Ashford, CT
May 05, 2022
1774: 4" of snow falls in Germantown, Philadelphia
May 04, 2022
1978: 11" of rain falls on "Sun Day" in New Orleans
May 03, 2022
2009: Storm collapses roof of Dallas Cowboys' practice facility
May 02, 2022
1854: 90 consecutive hours of rain falls in New England
May 01, 2022
1887: Massive Flooding at China's "Yellow River"
Apr 30, 2022
1991: Tropical storm surge floods Bangladesh
Apr 29, 2022
1992: "Grapefruit-sized" hail devastates parts of Texas
Apr 28, 2022
2004: High temperatures smash records across Southern California
Apr 27, 2022
1986: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Apr 26, 2022
1982: Lightning strike damages Alabama town's water supply
Apr 25, 2022
1993: Large tornado hits Interstate 44 in Tulsa
Apr 24, 2022
2013: Latest measurable snowfall on record in Wichita, Kansas
Apr 23, 2022
1980: Temperature reaches 100°F in Waterloo, Iowa
Apr 22, 2022
1963: Rare "Dust Devil" strikes Reading, PA
Apr 21, 2022
1982: Violent thunderstorms produce baseball-sized hail
Apr 20, 2022
1775: Paul Revere's Ride - Part II
Apr 19, 2022
1775: Paul Revere's Ride - Part I
Apr 18, 2022
1821: 12" of snow blankets Boston, MA
Apr 17, 2022
1851: The Lighthouse Storm
Apr 16, 2022
1912: The Sinking of the RMS Titanic
Apr 15, 2022
1986: World's heaviest hailstone falls in Bangladesh
Apr 14, 2022
1981: Person talking on phone killed by lightning
Apr 13, 2022
1841: 12" of snow falls in Philadelphia
Apr 12, 2022
1999: 3" of rain brings flooding to Hong Kong
Apr 11, 2022
1996: Spring storm dumps snow on US East coast
Apr 10, 2022
1993: Several tornadoes rip through West Bengal, India
Apr 09, 2022
1938: Blizzard leaves 20' snow drifts in Texas
Apr 08, 2022
1977: Wintry weather impacts first Blue Jays game
Apr 07, 2022
1936: Tornado devastates town of Gainesville, GA
Apr 06, 2022
1816: The Eruption of Mount Tambora
Apr 05, 2022
1933: The Akron airship disaster
Apr 04, 2022
1974: The "Super Tornado Outbreak"
Apr 03, 2022
1837: 17" of snow falls in St. Louis, MO
Apr 02, 2022
1997: The "Great April Fools Day Snowstorm"
Apr 01, 2022
1807: Early chronicled winter storm strikes upstate New York
Mar 31, 2022
1843: 2' of snow falls in Indiana
Mar 30, 2022
1848: Ice jam causes Niagara Falls to run dry
Mar 29, 2022
2005: Storms along East coast brings heavy rain and flooding
Mar 28, 2022
1980: Winnipeg, Manitoba reaches March record-high
Mar 27, 2022
2014: Powerful Nor'Easter strikes New England
Mar 26, 2022
1948: Tornado strikes Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City
Mar 25, 2022
1912: 25" of snow falls in Kansas City, MO
Mar 24, 2022
1913: The Great Flood
Mar 23, 2022
1936: Melting snow leads to massive flooding
Mar 22, 2022
1868: Late-March snowstorm slams East coast
Mar 21, 2022
1948: 32.5" of heavy snow falls in Juneau, AK
Mar 20, 2022
1958: The "Eve of Spring Snowstorm"
Mar 19, 2022
1925: The Tri-State Tornado
Mar 18, 2022
1776: Weather impacts the Revolutionary War
Mar 17, 2022
1843: Snowstorm from Gulf of Mexico to Maine
Mar 16, 2022
1935: "Black Blizzard" strikes Amarillo, TX
Mar 15, 2022
1870: The coining of the term "Blizzard"
Mar 14, 2022
1888: The Blizzard of '88
Mar 13, 2022
1990: Record high temperatures in Eastern US
Mar 12, 2022
1911: Snow depth record for US in Tamarack, CA
Mar 11, 2022
1869: Reddish snow falls across central France
Mar 10, 2022
1862 - The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Mar 09, 2022
2008: Major storm moves across Tennessee Valley
Mar 08, 2022
2017: Powerful tornado rips through Oak Grove, KS
Mar 07, 2022
1899: Cyclone Mahina
Mar 05, 2022
1909: Weather's impact on President Taft's inauguration
Mar 04, 2022
1994: Massive snowstorm dumps 30" in Central PA
Mar 03, 2022
1975: Tornadoes in Georgia leave a trail of destruction
Mar 02, 2022
2007: Clash of air masses results in violent weather
Mar 01, 2022
1994: Record cold grips parts of Pacific Northwest
Feb 28, 2022
1997: Several inches of snow on the summits of Hawaiian mountains
Feb 27, 2022
1645: Several feet of snow accumulates across New England
Feb 26, 2022
1961: One of the worst ice storms in North American history
Feb 25, 2022
1969: New England gets hit with 5-day long snowstorm
Feb 24, 2022
1802: Massive snowstorm dumps up to 4' in New England
Feb 23, 2022
1901: Heavy fog causes ship to crash and sink near San Francisco
Feb 22, 2022
1971: Clash of airmasses causes vicious tornado outbreak
Feb 21, 2022
1805: After 2 months, Potomac River thaws and ice jams break
Feb 20, 2022
1980: Pineapple Express leads to over 10" of rain falling in LA
Feb 19, 2022
2016: Massive winter storm from Appalachians to New England
Feb 18, 2022
1936: Temperature reaches -58 degrees at McIntosh, SD
Feb 17, 2022
1958: Massive snowstorm results in $550 million in damage
Feb 16, 2022
1895: The greatest snowfall event to hit Gulf Coast
Feb 15, 2022
1958: 16" of snow falls in Haleyville, AL
Feb 14, 2022
1899: Much of US suffers from arctic outbreak
Feb 13, 2022
1899: The coldest airmass to move into the US
Feb 12, 2022
1994: Airmass brings 1-2' of snow to the I-95 corridor
Feb 11, 2022
1972: Torrential downpours cause flooding in Calama, Chile
Feb 10, 2022
1969: The Mayor Lindsay Storm
Feb 09, 2022
1835: Bitter cold kills orange trees in Florida
Feb 08, 2022
2008: Powerful storm strikes Western US
Feb 07, 2022
The Blizzard of 2010
Feb 06, 2022
1892: Temperature reaches -90.4 in Verkhoyansk, Russia
Feb 05, 2022
The Super Tuesday Severe Weather Outbreak
Feb 04, 2022
1961: Massive snowstorm strikes Northeastern states
Feb 03, 2022
1952: The Groundhog Day Storm
Feb 02, 2022
2011: Massive storm dumps snow on plains states
Feb 01, 2022
1911: Tamarack, CA records 32.5' of snowfall in one month
Jan 31, 2022
1966: The most intense cold arctic outbreak to strike southern states
Jan 30, 2022
1921: The Great Olympic Blowdown
Jan 29, 2022
2014: Historic winter storm moves through Southern US
Jan 28, 2022
1922: The Knickerbocker Storm
Jan 27, 2022
1978: One of the greatest blizzards in North American history
Jan 26, 2022
1990: The "Burns Day storm"
Jan 25, 2022
1925: Solar eclipse causes rapid temperature drop in New Jersey
Jan 24, 2022
1916: The greatest 24-hour temperature drop in history
Jan 23, 2022
1943: Temperature in Black Hills, SD falls 50 degrees in minutes
Jan 22, 2022
1863: Union General Burnside's army gets stuck in mud
Jan 21, 2022
1937: The wettest Presidential Inauguration on record
Jan 20, 2022
1961: Snowstorm strikes DC the day before JFK's inauguration
Jan 19, 2022
1930: Temperature in Watts, OK reaches -27°F
Jan 18, 2022
1994: Driver in Edmonton gets car stuck under moving truck
Jan 17, 2022
1916: Storm brings several inches of snow to San Francisco
Jan 16, 2022
1780: New York Harbor and rivers freeze solid
Jan 15, 2022
1882: Snowfall brings 8-15" to parts of Southern California
Jan 14, 2022
1997: Ice storm strikes Houston, TX and parts of Louisiana
Jan 13, 2022
2008: Massive winter storm blasts Afghanistan with snow and ice
Jan 12, 2022
1918: Bitter cold immobilizes mail delivery in Midwest for 2 weeks
Jan 11, 2022
1982: Severe blizzard in Edinboro, PA
Jan 10, 2022
1975: Blizzard conditions shut down Winnipeg
Jan 09, 2022
1981: Snow accumulates in parts of Greece and Tunisia
Jan 08, 2022
"The Blizzard of '96"
Jan 07, 2022
2006: Tropical Storm Zeta
Jan 06, 2022
1988: Heavy lake-effect snow on E. side of Lake Ontario
Jan 05, 2022
1780: The Hard Winter
Jan 04, 2022
1961: The North American ice storm
Jan 03, 2022
1740: Delaware River freezes over
Jan 02, 2022
1864: Bitter cold on New Year's Day
Jan 01, 2022
1978: Severe ice storm strikes N. Texas
Dec 31, 2021
1880: Negative temperatures and bitter cold hit East coast
Dec 30, 2021
1830: "Winter of the Deep Snow" begins
Dec 29, 2021
1879: 17" of snow falls in Jerusalem
Dec 28, 2021
1992: Bitter cold strikes the Carolinas
Dec 27, 2021
2010: Major winter storm barrels up East coast
Dec 26, 2021
1775: Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware
Dec 25, 2021
1966: Christmas Eve coastal storm strikes East coast
Dec 24, 2021
1775: The Snow Campaign
Dec 23, 2021
1989: Severe cold strikes nation's midsection
Dec 22, 2021
2006: Blizzard strands 5,000 passengers at Denver Int.
Dec 21, 2021
1836: "The Sudden Freeze"
Dec 20, 2021
The 1948 NFL Championship game
Dec 19, 2021
2013: Record warmth spreads across Plains states
Dec 18, 2021
1903: The Wright Bros. historic flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Dec 17, 2021
1835: "Cold Wednesday"
Dec 16, 2021
1945: Intense lake effect snow event
Dec 15, 2021
1779: "Hard Winter"
Dec 14, 2021
1878: Bitter cold wave in southern California
Dec 13, 2021
1995: ”monster storm” slams Washington, Oregon and California
Dec 12, 2021
1905: Highest temperature in South American history
Dec 11, 2021
1699: First major ice storm in New England recorded history
Dec 10, 2021
1977: Massive snowstorm isolates London, Ontario for days
Dec 09, 2021
The 1703 Windstorm
Dec 08, 2021
1941: Weather's impact on Pearl Harbor
Dec 07, 2021
1970: Strong winds topple National Christmas Tree in DC
Dec 06, 2021
1953: Tornado outbreak strikes Vicksburg, MS
Dec 05, 2021
2002: The North Carolina ice storm
Dec 04, 2021
The Great Smog of 1952
Dec 03, 2021
1896: Snow breaks out and accumulates in Southern US states
Dec 02, 2021
1876: Northern half of CA records zero rain for month
Dec 01, 2021
2001: Buffalo, NY records zero snowfall for all of November
Nov 30, 2021
1975: 34" of snow falls in Red River, NM
Nov 29, 2021
1973: Violent weather breaks out in Southern US
Nov 28, 2021
1898: The Portland Storm
Nov 27, 2021
1983: Icy conditions lead to pileups on the Queen Elizabeth Way
Nov 26, 2021
1950: The Great Appalachian Storm
Nov 25, 2021
1863: The Battle Above the Clouds
Nov 24, 2021
2010: Golf ball-sized hail causes massive damage in Chicago area
Nov 23, 2021
1963: The Assassination of JFK
Nov 22, 2021
1970: Double-barreled storm brings snow and thunderstorms
Nov 21, 2021
2016: Major lake-effect event strikes East coast
Nov 20, 2021
Arctic cold outbreak leads to record temperatures in East US
Nov 19, 2021
1421: Storm on European coastline causes 10k fatalities
Nov 18, 2021
2013: Severe weather outbreak in Great Lakes and Midwest
Nov 17, 2021
2003: Mild temperatures alter moose migration
Nov 16, 2021
2006: Tornado outbreak in the Gulf Coast
Nov 15, 2021
1969: Lightning impacts the launch of Apollo 12
Nov 14, 2021
2014: 7-day cold streak comes to an end in Chicago, IL
Nov 13, 2021
1911: Buffalo, NY sets record high and low on the same day
Nov 12, 2021
1987: The Veterans Day Storm
Nov 11, 2021
2009: Tropical Storm Ida's impact on gas prices
Nov 10, 2021
1913: The Great Lakes Storm
Nov 09, 2021
1870: The First-issued storm warning in US history
Nov 08, 2021
1940: The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge
Nov 07, 2021
1953: Sudden snowstorm strikes Philadelphia
Nov 06, 2021
1992: Verkhoyansk, Russia records a high of -46°F
Nov 05, 2021
1927: The greatest natural disaster in Vermont history
Nov 04, 2021
2002: Dense fog causes traffic accidents in S. California
Nov 03, 2021
1819: 7" of snow falls in New York City
Nov 02, 2021
1972: Autumn storm brings cold and snow to central plains
Nov 01, 2021
1963: Philadelphia reaches 28 consecutive days without rain
Oct 31, 2021
1948: The "Donora Smog"
Oct 30, 2021
2012: Hurricane Sandy
Oct 29, 2021
2008: Powerful storm dumps snow on Northeast
Oct 28, 2021
1692: 6" of snow falls in Paris, France
Oct 27, 2021
1919: Temperature reaches -10°F in Bismarck, ND
Oct 26, 2021
1918: The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia
Oct 25, 2021
2005: Hurricane Wilma
Oct 24, 2021
1978: The Gale of '78
Oct 23, 2021
1969: Early-season heavy snow strikes New England
Oct 22, 2021
1988: Hurricane Joan causes locusts to cross Atlantic
Oct 21, 2021
1991: The Diablo Fire
Oct 20, 2021
1961: Heavy snow over the southern West Virginia mountains
Oct 19, 2021
1910: The opposite of a "Storm Surge" occurs
Oct 18, 2021
1781: A sudden storm hastens British defeat at Yorktown
Oct 17, 2021
2009: Early snowstorm dumps several inches on Northeast US
Oct 16, 2021
1954: Hurricane Hazel
Oct 15, 2021
1988: Thick ice hinders migration of gray whales
Oct 14, 2021
1777: The Battle of Saratoga
Oct 13, 2021
2006: Buffalo, NY pounded by lake-effect snow
Oct 12, 2021
1737: Hurricane and earthquake strike India
Oct 11, 2021
1989: Temperature falls 20 degrees in 10 minutes in Alberta
Oct 10, 2021
The 1804 "Snow Hurricane"
Oct 09, 2021
1901: 12" of rain falls in 6 hours in Galveston, TX
Oct 08, 2021
1970: Devastating flooding in Puerto Rico
Oct 07, 2021
1967: 19” of rain in 24 hours in Ucluelet, BC
Oct 06, 2021
1786: The Great Pumpkin Flood
Oct 05, 2021
1867: Category 2 Hurricane hits the Gulf Coast
Oct 04, 2021
1769: The earliest covering of snow in Philadelphia, PA
Oct 03, 2021
1983: Destructive flooding across Arizona
Oct 02, 2021
1837: Destructive hurricane strikes Texas coast
Oct 01, 2021
1970: The Laguna Fire
Sep 30, 2021
1988: Cold front causes severe weather in Missouri
Sep 29, 2021
1896: The Cedar Keys Hurricane
Sep 28, 2021
1816: The Black Frost
Sep 27, 2021
2004: Hurricane Jeanne
Sep 26, 2021
1939: “El Cordonazo” or “The Lash of St. Francis”
Sep 25, 2021
1888: Frost causes growing season in South to end prematurely
Sep 24, 2021
1993: 35" of rain falls in the summer for Cedar Rapids, IA
Sep 23, 2021
1989: Hurricane Hugo (Part 2)
Sep 22, 2021
1989: Hurricane Hugo - Part I
Sep 21, 2021
1972: Snow falls across northern Pennsylvania
Sep 20, 2021
1992: Lightning bolt strikes a high school football player
Sep 19, 2021
1926: Category 4 Hurricane hits South Florida
Sep 18, 2021
1923: "Diablo winds" spread fire to Berkeley, CA
Sep 17, 2021
1928: The Okeechobee Hurricane
Sep 16, 2021
1752: A Mid-September Cyclone in South Carolina
Sep 15, 2021
1700: The Rising Sun Hurricane
Sep 14, 2021
1857: Cyclone makes landfall near Wilmington, NC
Sep 13, 2021
1960: Hurricane Donna
Sep 12, 2021
2001: The 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
Sep 11, 2021
1976: Hurricane Kathleen
Sep 10, 2021
1944: The Great Atlantic Hurricane
Sep 09, 2021
1900: The Galveston Hurricane
Sep 08, 2021
1881: The Great September Heat Wave of 1881
Sep 07, 2021
1881: The Thumb Fire
Sep 06, 2021
1925: Temperature reaches 112°F in Alabama
Sep 05, 2021
1970: The Great Labor Day Storm
Sep 04, 2021
Strongest storm of the 1935 Hurricane Season
Sep 03, 2021
1775: The "Independence Hurricane"
Sep 02, 2021
1950: Temperature reaches 123°F in Yuma, AZ
Sep 01, 2021
1772: Hurricane strikes Island of St. Croix
Aug 31, 2021
1839: A Snow Hurricane
Aug 30, 2021
2005: Hurricane Katrina
Aug 29, 2021
1990: The Plainfield Tornado
Aug 28, 2021
1893: The Sea Island Hurricane
Aug 27, 2021
1883: The Eruption of Krakatoa
Aug 26, 2021
1635: The Great Colonial Hurricane
Aug 25, 2021
1992: Hurricane Andrew
Aug 24, 2021
1724: "Great Gust of 1724"
Aug 23, 2021
1992: 8-12” of snow falls in parts of Alberta
Aug 22, 2021
1984: Vicious hailstorm shuts down Colorado State Fair
Aug 21, 2021
1910: Hurricane-force winds spread fires
Aug 20, 2021
1896: One of the best-documented waterspout sightings
Aug 19, 2021
1955: Hurricane Diane
Aug 18, 2021
1969: Hurricane Camille
Aug 17, 2021
1909: 884 days of dry weather kicks off in CA
Aug 16, 2021
1979: An Unusual August Chill
Aug 15, 2021
1890: 3.15" of rain falls in an hour in Colorado Springs
Aug 14, 2021
1831: Rare "Blue Sun" observed in southern U.S.
Aug 13, 2021
1933: Temperature reaches 134° at Furnace Creek, CA
Aug 12, 2021
1980: Hurricane Allen
Aug 11, 2021
1778: Hurricane changes outcome of French/British naval battle
Aug 10, 2021
1976: Hurricane Belle
Aug 09, 2021
1812: The sinking of USS Hamilton and Scourge
Aug 08, 2021
1918: Extreme heat halts war material production lines
Aug 07, 2021
1983: Butterflies "carried" more than 625 miles in storm
Aug 06, 2021
The "Great Flood" of 1843
Aug 05, 2021
1881: Temperature reaches 122°F across Europe
Aug 04, 2021
1915: 5.77" of rain falls in Erie, PA
Aug 03, 2021
1922: The Swatow Typhoon
Aug 02, 2021
1985: 6" of rain falls in 24 hours in Cheyenne, WY
Aug 01, 2021
1861: Cherrapunji, India records a total of 366.14" of rain in July
Jul 31, 2021
1933: The Florida-Mexico Hurricane
Jul 30, 2021
1878: "Rainy Day" in Waynesburg, PA
Jul 29, 2021
1898: Heavy hailstorm strikes Chicago
Jul 28, 2021
1943: The first "Hurricane Hunters"
Jul 27, 2021
1890: The "Great Cyclone" strikes S. Lawrence, MA
Jul 26, 2021
1956: Sinking of the Andrea Doria
Jul 25, 2021
1930: Strongest tornado in Europe on record
Jul 24, 2021
1788: Hurricane over George Washington's Mt. Vernon
Jul 23, 2021
1498: Columbus' third voyage affected by excessive heat
Jul 22, 2021
1861: The first Battle of Bull Run
Jul 21, 2021
1977: Devasting flash flood strikes Johnstown, PA
Jul 20, 2021
1993: Mississipi River rises to 46' and floods St. Louis, MO
Jul 19, 2021
1942: Heavy rain and storms in PA causes flooding and damage
Jul 18, 2021
1996: The 2nd most-costly weather disaster in Illinois history
Jul 17, 2021
1945: The first nuclear device detonates in New Mexico
Jul 16, 2021
1643: One of the first reports on weather's impacts in America
Jul 15, 2021
1886: Twenty-four hundredths of an inch of rain falls in L.A.
Jul 14, 2021
1816: Snow falls in New England
Jul 13, 2021
1984: Rapidly-developing storm pounds Munich, Germany
Jul 12, 2021
1888: A day of extremes across the United States
Jul 11, 2021
1926: Lightning strike causes NJ ammunition dump explosions
Jul 10, 2021
1936: Temperature reaches 106°F at Central Park, NYC
Jul 09, 2021
1936: Record temperatures across Pennsylvania
Jul 08, 2021
1976: Two tornadoes rip through northern New Jersey
Jul 07, 2021
1928: "Grapefruit-sized" hail strikes Potter, Nebraska
Jul 06, 2021
1900: The Standard Oil refinery fire
Jul 05, 2021
1776: Independence Day
Jul 04, 2021
1863: The Battle of Gettysburg
Jul 03, 2021
The 1980 Heat Wave
Jul 02, 2021
1975: Heavy rain causes Red River to flood
Jul 01, 2021
2009: Temperature reaches 112 in Los Angeles, CA
Jun 30, 2021
1954: Hurricane Alice
Jun 29, 2021
1969: The Stonewall Uprising
Jun 28, 2021
1957: Hurricane Audrey
Jun 27, 2021
2007: The Great European Heat Wave
Jun 26, 2021
1966: Soviet Union launches first weather satellite
Jun 25, 2021
1991: 3.5" of rain falls in 28 minutes in Scranton, ND
Jun 24, 2021
1586: Hurricane strikes settler colony on Roanoke Island
Jun 23, 2021
1972: Hurricane Agnes
Jun 22, 2021
The Depression of 1893
Jun 21, 2021
1921: 11.5" of rain falls in McCone County, MT
Jun 20, 2021
1865: Juneteenth
Jun 19, 2021
1992: Airport control tower evacuated due to heavy thunderstorms
Jun 18, 2021
1859: Temperature reaches 133 in Santa Barbara, CA
Jun 17, 2021
1939: Frogs fall from sky before rain in Towbridge, England
Jun 16, 2021
1879: 7" of rain falls in McKinney, ND
Jun 15, 2021
1903: Massive, destructive flood strikes Heppner, OR
Jun 14, 2021
1907: Temperature reaches -2°F in Tamarack, CA
Jun 13, 2021
2014: Hail storm causes $400 million in damage in Abilene, TX
Jun 12, 2021
2008: F3 tornado strikes Scout camp near Little Sioux, IA
Jun 11, 2021
1752: Ben Franklin famously flies kite in thunderstorm
Jun 10, 2021
1984: Violent tornado outbreak in Russia
Jun 09, 2021
1953: Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak
Jun 08, 2021
1984: F5 tornado destroys 90% of Barneveld, IA
Jun 07, 2021
1944: How weather forecasting impacted D-Day
Jun 06, 2021
1925: Temperature reaches 100 degrees in Washington DC
Jun 05, 2021
1976: Strong tropical cyclone and 40' storm surge hits India
Jun 04, 2021
1921: Cloudburst causes 10' of flooding in Pueblo, CO
Jun 03, 2021
1889: Flooding of the Potomac River
Jun 02, 2021
1965: Tropical system causes 30k fatalities in Bangladesh
Jun 01, 2021
1889: The Johnstown Flood
May 31, 2021
1879: The real-life inspiration behind "The Wizard of Oz"
May 30, 2021
1914: Empress and Storstad ships collide
May 29, 2021
1880: 1' of rain falls in less than 2 hours in Brackettville, TX
May 28, 2021
1896: The third most deadly tornado in U.S. history strikes St. Louis
May 27, 2021
2008: "Pneumonia Front" causes big temperature drops in Chicago
May 26, 2021
1987: Man fishing in Louisiana gets struck and killed by lightning
May 25, 2021
1986: Severe and destructive storm strikes Texas
May 24, 2021
1908: Record flooding impacts north and central Texas
May 23, 2021
1957: The Ruskin Heights Tornado
May 21, 2021
1918: Tornadoes strike town for 3 consecutive years
May 20, 2021
2007: Temperature reaches 115°F in Sibi, Pakistan
May 19, 2021
1894: Severe storms and wind sinks 9 ships on Lake Michigan
May 18, 2021
1814: Logs in swollen Maine rivers cause destruction
May 17, 2021
1874: The Mill River Flood
May 16, 2021
1968: Five tornadoes strike Iowa
May 15, 2021
1834: Late-season storm brings snow from Ohio to New England
May 14, 2021
1930: One of the few hail deaths in the US occurs
May 13, 2021
1934: Massive dust storm strikes Eastern US cities
May 12, 2021
2003: Record tornado outbreak impacts 25 US states
May 11, 2021
1889: Destructive tornado touches down in Reading, PA
May 10, 2021
1977: Powerful snowstorm strikes Northeast
May 09, 2021
1360: Massive storms impact the outcome of the Hundred Years War
May 08, 2021
1840: Deadly tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi
May 07, 2021
1937: The Hindenburg Disaster
May 06, 2021
1761: 5" of snow falls in Ashford, CT
May 05, 2021
1774: 4" of snow falls in Germantown, Philadelphia
May 04, 2021
1978: 11" of rain falls on "Sun Day" in New Orleans
May 03, 2021
2009: Storm collapses roof of Dallas Cowboys' practice facility
May 02, 2021
1854: 90 consecutive hours of rain falls in New England
May 01, 2021
1887: Massive flooding at China's Yellow River
Apr 30, 2021
1991: Tropical storm surge floods Bangladesh
Apr 29, 2021
1992: "Grapefruit-sized" hail devastates parts of Texas
Apr 28, 2021
2004: Temperatures soar all across Southern California smashing records
Apr 27, 2021
1986: Chernobyl - Russia nuclear disaster
Apr 26, 2021
1982: Lightning strike leads to 50% of a town’s water supply being lost
Apr 25, 2021
1993: Large tornado hits Interstate 44
Apr 24, 2021
2013: Latest measurable snowfall on record in Wichita, Kansas
Apr 23, 2021
1980: Temperature reaches 100°F in Waterloo, Iowa
Apr 22, 2021
1963: Rare "dust devil" strikes Reading, PA
Apr 21, 2021
1982: Violent thunderstorms produce baseball-sized hail
Apr 20, 2021
1775: Paul Revere's Ride - Part II
Apr 19, 2021
1775: Paul Revere's Ride - Part I
Apr 18, 2021
1821: 12" of snow blankets Boston
Apr 17, 2021
1851: "The Lighthouse Storm"
Apr 16, 2021
1912: The Sinking of the RMS Titanic
Apr 15, 2021
1986: World's heaviest hailstone falls in Bangladesh
Apr 14, 2021
1981: Person killed from lightning while talking on the phone
Apr 13, 2021
1841: 12" of snow falls in Philadelphia, PA
Apr 12, 2021
1999: 3" of rain brings flooding to Hong Kong
Apr 11, 2021
1996: Spring storm dumps snow on US East coast
Apr 10, 2021
1993: Several tornadoes rip through West Bengal, India
Apr 09, 2021
1938: Blizzard leaves 20' snow drifts in Texas
Apr 08, 2021
1977: Wintry weather won't stop the first ever Blue Jays game
Apr 07, 2021
1936: Tornado devastates town of Gainesville, GA
Apr 06, 2021
1816: The Eruption of Mount Tambora
Apr 05, 2021
1933: The Akron airship disaster
Apr 04, 2021
1974: The "Super Tornado Outbreak"
Apr 03, 2021
1837: 17" of snow falls in St. Louis, MO
Apr 02, 2021
1997: The "Great April Fools Day Snowstorm"
Apr 01, 2021
1807: Early chronicled winter storm strikes upstate New York
Mar 31, 2021
1843: 2' of snow falls in Indiana
Mar 30, 2021
1848: Ice jam causes Niagara Falls to run dry
Mar 29, 2021
2005: Storms along East coast brings heavy rain and flooding
Mar 28, 2021
1980: Winnipeg, Manitoba reaches March record-high
Mar 27, 2021
2014: Powerful Nor'Easter strikes New England
Mar 26, 2021
1948: Tornado strikes Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City
Mar 25, 2021
1912: 25" of snow falls in Kansas City, MO
Mar 24, 2021
1913: The Great Flood
Mar 23, 2021
1936: Melting snow leads to massive flooding
Mar 22, 2021
1868: Late-March snowstorm slams East coast
Mar 21, 2021
1948: 32.5" of heavy snow falls in Juneau, AK
Mar 20, 2021
1958: The Eve of Spring Snowstorm
Mar 19, 2021
1925: The Tri-State Tornado
Mar 18, 2021
1776: Weather turns the tide in the Revolutionary War
Mar 17, 2021
1843: Snow from the Gulf of Mexico to Maine
Mar 16, 2021
1935: "Black Blizzard" strikes Amarillo, Texas
Mar 15, 2021
1870: The coining of the term "Blizzard"
Mar 14, 2021
1888: The Blizzard of '88
Mar 13, 2021
1990: Record high temperatures in Eastern US
Mar 12, 2021
1911: Snow depth record for US in Tamarack, CA
Mar 11, 2021
1869: Reddish snow falls across central France
Mar 10, 2021
1862: The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Mar 09, 2021
2008: Major storm moves across Tennessee Valley
Mar 08, 2021
2017: Powerful tornado rips through Oak Grove, KS
Mar 07, 2021
1962: Massive beach erosion along the New Jersey Coast
Mar 06, 2021
1899: Cyclone Mahina
Mar 05, 2021
1909: Weather's impact on President Taft's inauguration
Mar 04, 2021
1994: Massive snowstorm dumps 30" in Central PA
Mar 03, 2021
1975: Tornadoes in Georgia leave a trail of destruction
Mar 02, 2021
2007: Clash of air masses results in violent weather
Mar 01, 2021
1994: Record cold grips parts of Pacific Northwest
Feb 28, 2021
1997: Several inches of snow on the summits of Hawaiian mountains
Feb 27, 2021
1645: Several feet of snow accumulates across New England
Feb 26, 2021
1961: One of the worst ice storms in North American history
Feb 25, 2021
1969: New England gets hit with a 5-day snowstorm
Feb 24, 2021
1802: Massive snowstorm dumps up to 4' in New England
Feb 23, 2021
1901: Heavy fog causes ship to crash and sink near San Francisco
Feb 22, 2021
1971: Clash of airmasses causes vicious tornado outbreak
Feb 21, 2021
1805: After 2 months, Potomac River thaws and ice jams break
Feb 20, 2021
1980: Pineapple Express leads to over 10" of rain falling in LA
Feb 19, 2021
2016: Massive winter storm from Appalachians to New England
Feb 18, 2021
1936: Temperature reaches -58 degrees at McIntosh, SD
Feb 17, 2021
1958: Massive snowstorm results in $550 million in damage
Feb 16, 2021
1895: The greatest snowfall event to hit Gulf Coast
Feb 15, 2021
1958: 16" of snow falls in Haleyville, AL
Feb 14, 2021
1899: Much of US suffers from arctic outbreak
Feb 13, 2021
1899: The coldest airmass to move into the US
Feb 12, 2021
1994: Airmass brings 1-2' of snow to the I-95 corridor
Feb 11, 2021
1972: Torrential downpours cause flooding in Calama, Chile
Feb 10, 2021
1969: The Mayor Lindsay Storm
Feb 09, 2021
1835: Bitter cold kills orange trees in Florida
Feb 08, 2021
2008: Powerful storm strikes Western US
Feb 07, 2021
The Blizzard of 2010
Feb 06, 2021
1892: Temperature reaches -90.4 in Verkhoyansk, Russia
Feb 05, 2021
The Super Tuesday Severe Weather Outbreak
Feb 04, 2021
1961: Massive snowstorm strikes Northeastern states
Feb 03, 2021
The 1952 Groundhog Day Storm
Feb 02, 2021
2011: Massive storm dumps snow on plains states
Feb 01, 2021
1911: Tamarack, CA records 32.5' of snowfall in one month
Jan 31, 2021
1966: The most intense cold arctic outbreak to strike southern states
Jan 30, 2021
1921: The Great Olympic Blowdown
Jan 29, 2021
2014: Historic winter storm moves through Southern US
Jan 28, 2021
1922: The Knickerbocker Storm
Jan 27, 2021
1978: One of the greatest blizzards in North American history
Jan 26, 2021
1990: The Burns Day Storm
Jan 25, 2021
1925: Solar eclipse causes rapid temperature drop in New Jersey
Jan 24, 2021
1916: The world record 24-hour temperature variation
Jan 23, 2021
1943: Temperature in Black Hills, SD falls 50 degrees in minutes
Jan 22, 2021
1863: General Burnside's Army gets stuck in mud due to heavy rains
Jan 21, 2021
1937: The wettest Presidential Inauguration on record
Jan 20, 2021
1961: Snowstorm strikes DC the day before JFK's inauguration
Jan 19, 2021
1930: Temperature in Watts, OK reaches -27°F
Jan 18, 2021
1994: Driver in Edmonton gets car stuck under moving truck
Jan 17, 2021
1916: Storm brings several inches of snow to San Francisco
Jan 16, 2021
1780: New York Harbor and rivers freeze solid
Jan 15, 2021
1882: Snowfall brings 8-15" to parts of Southern California
Jan 14, 2021
1997: Ice storm strikes Houston, TX and parts of Louisiana
Jan 13, 2021
2008: Massive winter storm blasts Afghanistan with snow and ice
Jan 12, 2021
1918: Bitter cold immobilizes mail delivery in Midwest for 2 weeks
Jan 11, 2021
1982: Severe blizzard in Edinboro, PA
Jan 10, 2021
1975: Blizzard conditions shut down Winnipeg
Jan 09, 2021
1981: Snow accumulates in parts of Greece and Tunisia
Jan 08, 2021
The Blizzard of '96
Jan 07, 2021
2006: Tropical Storm Zeta dies off in Central Atlantic
Jan 06, 2021
1988: Heavy lake-effect snow on E. side of Lake Ontario
Jan 05, 2021
1780: The Hard Winter
Jan 04, 2021
1961: The North American ice storm
Jan 03, 2021
1740: Delaware river freezes over
Jan 02, 2021
1864: Bitter cold on New Year's Day
Jan 01, 2021
1978: Severe ice storm strikes N. Texas
Dec 31, 2020
1880: Negative temperatures and bitter cold hit East coast
Dec 30, 2020
1830: "Winter of the Deep Snow" begins
Dec 29, 2020
1879: 17" of snow falls in Jerusalem
Dec 28, 2020
1992: Bitter cold strikes the Carolinas
Dec 27, 2020
2010: Major winter storm barrels up East coast
Dec 26, 2020
1775: Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware
Dec 25, 2020
1966: Christmas Eve coastal storm strikes East coast
Dec 24, 2020
1775: The Snow Campaign
Dec 23, 2020
1989: Severe cold strikes nation's midsection
Dec 22, 2020
2006: Blizzard strands 5,000 passengers at Denver Int.
Dec 21, 2020
1836: "The Sudden Freeze"
Dec 20, 2020
The 1948 NFL Championship Game
Dec 19, 2020
2013: Record warmth spreads across Plains states
Dec 18, 2020
1903: The Wright Bros. historic flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Dec 17, 2020
1835: "Cold Wednesday"
Dec 16, 2020
1945: Intense lake-effect snow dumps 36-70" over W. New York
Dec 15, 2020
1779: "The Hard Winter"
Dec 14, 2020
1878: Bitter cold impacts S. California and citrus trees
Dec 13, 2020
1995: "Monster storm" slams Pacific Northwest
Dec 12, 2020
1905: Temperature reaches in 120°F Rivadavia, Argentina
Dec 11, 2020
1699: One of the first major ice storms in New England history
Dec 10, 2020
1977: Massive snowstorm dumps 40" on S. Ontario
Dec 09, 2020
The 1703 Windstorm
Dec 08, 2020
1941: The weather conditions at Pearl Harbor, HI
Dec 07, 2020
1970: Strong winds topple National Christmas Tree in DC
Dec 06, 2020
1953: Tornado outbreak strikes Vicksburg, MS
Dec 05, 2020
2002: The North Carolina ice storm
Dec 04, 2020
The Great Smog of 1952
Dec 03, 2020
1896: Snow breaks out and accumulates in Southern US states
Dec 02, 2020
1876: Northern half of CA records zero rain for month
Dec 01, 2020
2001: Buffalo, NY records zero snowfall for all of November
Nov 30, 2020
1975: 34" of snow falls in Red River, NM
Nov 29, 2020
1973: Violent weather breaks out in southern US
Nov 28, 2020
1898: The Portland Storm
Nov 27, 2020
1983: Icy conditions lead to pileups on the Queen Elizabeth Way
Nov 26, 2020
1950: The Great Appalachian Storm
Nov 25, 2020
1863: The Battle Above the Clouds
Nov 24, 2020
2010: Golf ball-sized hail causes massive damage in Chicago area
Nov 23, 2020
1963: The Assassination of JFK
Nov 22, 2020
1970: Double-barreled storm brings snow and thunderstorms
Nov 21, 2020
2016: Major lake-effect event strikes East coast
Nov 20, 2020
Arctic cold outbreak leads to record temperatures in East US
Nov 19, 2020
1421: Storm on European coastline causes 10k fatalities
Nov 18, 2020
2013: Severe weather outbreak in Great Lakes region and Midwest
Nov 17, 2020
2003: Mild temperatures alter moose migration
Nov 16, 2020
2006: Tornado outbreak in the Gulf Coast
Nov 15, 2020
1969: Lightning impacts the launch of Apollo 12
Nov 14, 2020
2014: 7-day cold streak comes to an end in Chicago, IL
Nov 13, 2020
1911: Buffalo, NY sets record high and low on the same day
Nov 12, 2020
1987: The Veterans' Day Storm
Nov 11, 2020
2009: Tropical Storm Ida's impact on oil production
Nov 10, 2020
1913: The Great Lakes Storm
Nov 09, 2020
1870: The First-issued storm warning in US history
Nov 08, 2020
1940: The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows bridge
Nov 07, 2020
1953: Sudden snowstorm strikes Philadelphia
Nov 06, 2020
1992: Verkhoyansk, Russia records a high of -46°F
Nov 05, 2020
1927: The greatest natural disaster in Vermont history
Nov 04, 2020
2002: Dense fog causes traffic accidents in S. California
Nov 03, 2020
1819: 7" of snow falls in New York City
Nov 02, 2020
1972: Autumn storm brings cold and snow to central plains
Nov 01, 2020
1963: Philadelphia reaches 28 consecutive days without rain
Oct 31, 2020
1948: The Donora Smog
Oct 30, 2020
2012: Hurricane Sandy
Oct 29, 2020
2008: Powerful storm dumps snow on Northeast
Oct 28, 2020
1692: 6" of snow falls in Paris, France
Oct 27, 2020
1919: Temperature reaches -10°F in Bismarck, ND
Oct 26, 2020
1918: The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia
Oct 25, 2020
2005: Hurricane Wilma
Oct 24, 2020
1878: "The Gale of '78"
Oct 23, 2020
1969: Early-season heavy snow strikes New England
Oct 22, 2020
1988: Hurricane Joan
Oct 21, 2020
1991: The Diablo Fire
Oct 20, 2020
1961: Record early, heavy, wet snow over the southern mountains
Oct 19, 2020
1910: The opposite of a "Storm Surge" occurs
Oct 18, 2020
1781: A sudden storm hastens British defeat at Yorktown
Oct 17, 2020
2009: Early snowstorm dumps several inches on Northeast US
Oct 16, 2020
1954: Hurricane Hazel
Oct 15, 2020
1988: Thick ice hinders migration of gray whales
Oct 14, 2020
1777: The Battle of Saratoga
Oct 13, 2020
2006: Buffalo, NY pounded by lake-effect snow
Oct 12, 2020
1797: Hurricane and earthquake strike India
Oct 11, 2020
1989: Temperature falls 20 degrees in 10 minutes in Alberta
Oct 10, 2020
The 1804 "Snow Hurricane"
Oct 09, 2020
1901: 12" of rain falls in 6 hours in Galveston, TX
Oct 08, 2020
1970: Devastating flooding in Puerto Rico
Oct 07, 2020
1967: 19” of rain in 24 hours in Ucluelet, BC
Oct 06, 2020
1786: The Great Pumpkin Flood
Oct 05, 2020
1867: Category 2 Hurricane hits the Gulf Coast
Oct 04, 2020
1769: The earliest covering of snow in Philadelphia, PA
Oct 03, 2020
1983: Destructive flooding across Arizona
Oct 02, 2020
1837: Destructive hurricane strikes Texas coast
Oct 01, 2020
1970: The Laguna Fire
Sep 30, 2020
1988: Cold front causes severe weather in Missouri
Sep 29, 2020
The 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane
Sep 28, 2020
1816: The Black Frost
Sep 27, 2020
2004: Hurricane Jeanne
Sep 26, 2020
1939: “El Cordonazo” or “The Lash of St. Francis”
Sep 25, 2020
1888: Frost causes growing season in South to end prematurely
Sep 24, 2020
1993: 35" of rain falls in the summer for Cedar Rapids, IA
Sep 23, 2020
1989: Hurricane Hugo (part 2)
Sep 22, 2020
1989: Hurricane Hugo (Part 1)
Sep 21, 2020
1792: Early season storm puts an end to the growing season
Sep 20, 2020
1992: Lightning bolt strikes a high school football player
Sep 19, 2020
1926: Category 4 Hurricane hits South Florida
Sep 18, 2020
1923: Diablo winds spread fire to Berkeley, CA
Sep 17, 2020
1928: The Okeechobee hurricane
Sep 16, 2020
1752: Mid-September Cyclone
Sep 15, 2020
1700: Rising Sun Hurricane
Sep 14, 2020
1857: Cyclone makes landfall near Wilmington, NC
Sep 13, 2020
1960: Hurricane Donna
Sep 12, 2020
September 11, 2001
Sep 11, 2020
1976: Hurricane Kathleen
Sep 10, 2020
The 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane
Sep 09, 2020
1900: The Galveston Hurricane
Sep 08, 2020
1881: Record heat scorches Eastern seaboard
Sep 07, 2020
1881: Yellow Tuesday
Sep 06, 2020
1925: Temperature reaches 112°F in Alabama
Sep 05, 2020
1970: The Great Labor Day Storm
Sep 04, 2020
Strongest storm of the 1935 Hurricane Season
Sep 03, 2020
1775: The Independence Hurricane
Sep 02, 2020
1950: Temperature reaches 123 °F in Yuma, AZ
Sep 01, 2020
1772: Hurricane Strikes St. Croix
Aug 31, 2020
1839: A Snow Hurricane
Aug 30, 2020
2005: Hurricane Katrina
Aug 29, 2020
The 1990 Plainfield Tornado
Aug 28, 2020
1893: The Sea Island Hurricane
Aug 27, 2020
1883: The eruption of Krakatoa
Aug 26, 2020
The Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635
Aug 25, 2020
1992: Hurricane Andrew
Aug 24, 2020
1724: "Great Gust of 1724"
Aug 23, 2020
1992: 8-12” of snow falls in parts of Alberta
Aug 22, 2020
1984: Vicious hailstorm shuts down Colorado State Fair
Aug 21, 2020
1910: Hurricane-force winds spread fires
Aug 20, 2020
1896: One of the best-documented waterspout sightings
Aug 19, 2020
1955: Hurricane Diane
Aug 18, 2020
1969: Hurricane Camille
Aug 17, 2020
1909: 884 days of dry weather kicks off in CA
Aug 16, 2020
1979: Unusual August Chill
Aug 15, 2020
1890: 3.15" of rain falls in an hour in Colorado Springs
Aug 14, 2020
1831: "Blue Sun" observed in southern U.S.
Aug 13, 2020
1933: Temperature reaches 127 degrees at Death Valley
Aug 12, 2020
1980: Hurricane Allen
Aug 11, 2020
1778: Hurricane changes outcome of French/British naval battle
Aug 10, 2020
1976: Hurricane Belle
Aug 09, 2020
1812: The sinking of USS Hamilton and Scourge
Aug 08, 2020
1918: Extreme heat halts production lines at Allied factories
Aug 07, 2020
1983: Butterflies "carried" more than 625 miles in storm
Aug 06, 2020
The Great Flood of 1843
Aug 05, 2020
1881: Temperature reaches 122 across Europe
Aug 04, 2020
1915: 5.77" of rain falls in Erie, PA
Aug 03, 2020
1922: The Swatow Typhoon
Aug 02, 2020
1985: 6" of rain falls in 24 hours in Cheyenne, WY
Aug 01, 2020
1861: Cherrapunji, India records a total of 366.14" of rain in July
Jul 31, 2020
1933: The Florida-Mexico hurricane
Jul 30, 2020
1878: "Rainy Day" in Waynesburg, PA
Jul 29, 2020
1898: Heavy hailstorm strikes Chicago
Jul 28, 2020
1943: The first hurricane hunters
Jul 27, 2020
1890: The "Great Cyclone" strikes S. Lawrence, MA
Jul 26, 2020
1956: Sinking of the Andrea Doria
Jul 25, 2020
1930: Strongest tornado in Europe on record
Jul 24, 2020
1788: Hurricane over George Washington's Mt. Vernon
Jul 23, 2020
1498: Columbus' third voyage
Jul 22, 2020
1861: First Battle of Bull Run
Jul 21, 2020
1977: Flash flood devastates Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Jul 20, 2020
1993: Mississipi River rises to 46' and floods St. Louis, MO
Jul 19, 2020
1942: Heavy rain and storms in PA causes flooding and damage
Jul 18, 2020
1996: The 2nd most-costly weather disaster in Illinois history
Jul 17, 2020
1945: The first nuclear device detonates in New Mexico
Jul 16, 2020
1643: One of the first reports on weather's impacts
Jul 15, 2020
1886: Twenty-four hundredths of an inch of rain falls in LA
Jul 14, 2020
1816: Snow falls in New England
Jul 13, 2020
1984: Rapidly developing storm pounds Munich
Jul 12, 2020
1888: A year of extremes across the United States
Jul 11, 2020
1926: Lightning strike causes NJ ammunition dump explosions
Jul 10, 2020
1936: Temperature reaches 109°F at Central Park, NYC
Jul 09, 2020
1936: Record high temperatures across Pennsylvania
Jul 08, 2020
1976: Two tornadoes rip through northern New Jersey
Jul 07, 2020
1928: Grapefruit-sized hail falls in Potter, Nebraska
Jul 06, 2020
1900: The Standard Oil refinery fire
Jul 05, 2020
1776: Independence Day
Jul 04, 2020
1863: The Battle of Gettysburg
Jul 03, 2020
The 1980 Heat Wave
Jul 02, 2020
1975: Heavy rain causes Red River to flood
Jul 01, 2020
1990: Temperature reaches 112 in Los Angeles, CA
Jun 30, 2020
1954: Hurricane Alice
Jun 29, 2020
1778: The Battle of Monmouth Court House
Jun 28, 2020
1957: Hurricane Audrey
Jun 27, 2020
2007: The Great European Heat Wave
Jun 26, 2020
1966: Soviet Union launches its first weather satellite
Jun 25, 2020
1991: 3.5" of rain falls in 28 minutes in Scranton, ND
Jun 24, 2020
1586: Hurricane strikes settler colony on Roanoke Island
Jun 23, 2020
1972: Hurricane Agnes
Jun 22, 2020
The Depression of 1893
Jun 21, 2020
1921: 11.5" of rain falls in McCone County, MT
Jun 20, 2020
1865: Juneteenth
Jun 19, 2020
1992: Severe storm forces airport evacuation in Indianapolis, IN
Jun 18, 2020
1859: Temperature reaches 133 in Santa Barbara, CA
Jun 17, 2020
1939: Frogs fall from sky before rain in Towbridge, England
Jun 16, 2020
1879: 7" of rain falls in McKinney, ND
Jun 15, 2020
1903: Massive, destructive flood strikes Heppner, OR
Jun 14, 2020
1907: Temperature reaches -2°F in Tamarack,CA
Jun 13, 2020
2014: Hail storm causes $400 million in damage in Abilene, TX
Jun 12, 2020
2008: F3 tornado strikes Scout camp near Little Sioux, IA
Jun 11, 2020
1752: Benjamin Franklin famously flies kite in thunderstorm
Jun 10, 2020
1984: Violent tornado outbreak in Russia
Jun 09, 2020
1953: Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak
Jun 08, 2020
1984: F5 tornado destroys 90% of Barneveld, IA
Jun 07, 2020
1944: How weather forecasting impacted D-Day
Jun 06, 2020
1925: Temperature reaches 100 degrees in Washington DC
Jun 05, 2020
1976: Strong tropical cyclone and 40' storm surge hits India
Jun 04, 2020
1921: Cloudburst causes 10' of flood waters in Pueblo, CO
Jun 03, 2020
1889: Flooding of the Potomac River
Jun 02, 2020
1965: Tropical system causes 30,000 fatalities in Bangladesh
Jun 01, 2020
1889: The Johnstown Flood
May 31, 2020
1879: The real-life inspiration for the "Wizard of Oz"
May 30, 2020
1914: Empress and Storstad ships collide
May 29, 2020
1880:  1' of rain falls in 2 hours in Brackettville, TX
May 28, 2020
1896: The third most deadly tornado in U.S. history strikes St. Louis
May 27, 2020
2008: "Pneumonia Front" causes big temperature drops in Chicago
May 26, 2020
1987: Man fishing in Louisiana gets struck and killed by lightning
May 25, 2020
1986: Severe and destructive storms strike Texas
May 24, 2020
1908: Record flooding impacts north and central Texas
May 23, 2020
1933: 600-yd wide tornado destroys town of Liberal, KS
May 22, 2020
The May 1957 Central Plains tornado
May 21, 2020
1918: Tornadoes strike Cordell, KS on the same day for three years
May 20, 2020
2007: Temperature reaches 115 in Sibi, Pakistan
May 19, 2020
1894: Severe storms and wind sinks 9 ships on Lake Michigan
May 18, 2020
1814: Logs in swollen Maine rivers cause destruction
May 17, 2020
1874: The Mill River Flood
May 16, 2020
1968: Five tornadoes strike Iowa
May 15, 2020
1834: Late-season storm brings snow from Ohio to New England
May 14, 2020
1930: One of the few hail deaths in the US occurs
May 13, 2020
1934: Massive dust storm strikes Eastern US cities
May 12, 2020
2003: Record tornado outbreak reaches its end
May 11, 2020
1889: Violent thunderstorms in PA cause tornado in Reading
May 10, 2020
1977: Powerful snowstorm strikes Northeast
May 09, 2020
1360: Massive storms impact the outcome of the Hundred Years War
May 08, 2020
1840: Deadly tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi
May 07, 2020
1937: The Hindenburg Disaster
May 06, 2020
1761: 5" of snow falls in Ashford, CT
May 05, 2020
1774: Heavy, wet snow blankets Germantown, PA
May 04, 2020
1978: Almost 11" of rain falls on "Sun Day" in New Orleans
May 03, 2020
2009: Roof collapses at Dallas Cowboys training facility
May 02, 2020
1854: After 90 hours of rain, flooding hits New England
May 01, 2020
1887: Massive flooding at China's Yellow River
Apr 30, 2020
1991: Tropical storm surge floods Bangladesh
Apr 29, 2020
1992: Devastating hailstorm strikes Texas
Apr 28, 2020
2004: Santa Ana winds cause uncommon heat
Apr 27, 2020
1986: The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Apr 26, 2020
1993: Lightning strike in AL causes town to lose 50% of water supply
Apr 25, 2020
1993: Large, destructive tornado strikes near Tulsa, OK
Apr 24, 2020
2013: Single-digit temperatures strike Great Plains
Apr 23, 2020
1980: Temperature reaches 100 degrees in Waterloo, IA
Apr 22, 2020
1963: Rare "Dust Devil" strikes Reading, PA
Apr 21, 2020
1982: Violent thunderstorms produce baseball-sized hail
Apr 20, 2020
1775: Paul Revere's Ride - Part 2
Apr 19, 2020
1775: Paul Revere's Ride - Part 1
Apr 18, 2020
1821: A foot of snow blankets Boston
Apr 17, 2020
1851: "The Lighthouse Storm"
Apr 16, 2020
1912: The Sinking of the RMS Titanic
Apr 15, 2020
1986: The World's Heaviest Hailstone Falls in Bangladesh
Apr 14, 2020
1981: Kincaid, IL: Person killed while talking on the phone
Apr 13, 2020
1841: 20" of snow dumps on Philadelphia
Apr 12, 2020
1999: 3" of rain floods Hong Kong
Apr 11, 2020
1996: Spring snowstorm dumps snow along East coast
Apr 10, 2020
1993: Several tornadoes rip through West Bengal, India
Apr 09, 2020
1938: Blizzard leaves 20' snow drifts in Texas
Apr 08, 2020
1977: Wintry weather won't stop the first ever Blue Jays game
Apr 07, 2020
1936: Tornado strikes Gainesville, GA
Apr 06, 2020
1815: The Eruption of Mount Tambora
Apr 05, 2020
1933: The USS Akron Disaster
Apr 04, 2020
1974: The "Super Tornado Outbreak"
Apr 03, 2020
1837: 17" of snow falls in St. Louis
Apr 02, 2020
1997: The Great April Fools Day Snowstorm
Apr 01, 2020
1807: Early chronicled winter storm strikes upstate New York
Mar 31, 2020
1843: 2' of snow falls in Indiana
Mar 30, 2020
1848: Massive ice jam stops flow at Niagra Falls
Mar 29, 2020
2005: Storms along East coast dumps rain and causes flooding
Mar 28, 2020
1980 - Winnipeg, Manitoba reaches March record-high
Mar 27, 2020
2014 - Powerful Nor'Easter strikes New England
Mar 26, 2020
1948 - Tornadoes strike Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City
Mar 25, 2020
1912 - 25" of snow falls in Kansas City
Mar 24, 2020
1913 - "The Great Flood"
Mar 23, 2020
1936 - Melting snow leads to massive flooding
Mar 22, 2020
1868 - Late-March snowstorm slams East coast
Mar 21, 2020
1948: Extreme wave pattern leaves 32.5” of snow in Juneau, AK
Mar 20, 2020
1958 - "The Eve of Spring Snowstorm"
Mar 19, 2020
1925 - The Tri-State Tornado
Mar 18, 2020
1776 - "Evacuation Day"
Mar 17, 2020
1843 - Snowstorm from Gulf of Mexico to Maine
Mar 16, 2020
1935 - "Black Blizzard" strikes Amarillo, TX
Mar 15, 2020
1870 - The Coining of the term "Blizzard"
Mar 14, 2020
1888 - The Blizzard of '88
Mar 13, 2020
1990 - Record High Temperatures in the East
Mar 12, 2020
1911 - Snow depth record for US in California
Mar 11, 2020
1869 - Reddish snow falls in France
Mar 10, 2020
1862 - The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
Mar 09, 2020
2008 - Major storm moves across the Tennessee Valley
Mar 08, 2020
2017 - Powerful tornado destroys nearly 500 homes
Mar 07, 2020
1962 - Massive beach erosion along the New Jersey Coast
Mar 06, 2020
1899 - Cyclone Mahina
Mar 05, 2020
1909 - Inauguration Day Blizzard
Mar 04, 2020
1994 - Massive snowstorm dumps 30" in Central PA
Mar 03, 2020
1975 - Tornadoes in Georgia leave a trail of destruction
Mar 02, 2020
2007 - Clash of air masses result in violent weather
Mar 01, 2020
February 29th - Leap Year Weather Events
Feb 29, 2020
1994 - Record cold in the Pacific Northwest
Feb 28, 2020
1997 - Several inches of snow on the summits of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Haleakala in Hawaii
Feb 27, 2020
1645 - Several feet of snow across New England makes travel virtually impossible for 3 weeks
Feb 27, 2020
1961 - One of the worst ice storms to strike North America
Feb 25, 2020
1969 - 5-day long New England snowstorm dumps close to 50" in some places
Feb 24, 2020
1802 - Massive snowstorm in New England leaves up to 4' of accumulation
Feb 23, 2020
1901 - Dense fog near San Francisco leads to sinking of freighter claiming 128 lives
Feb 22, 2020
1971 -Arctic cold plunges southward and causes blizzard conditions and a tornado outbreak
Feb 21, 2020
1805 - How ice jams slowed down navigation on the Potomac river
Feb 20, 2020
What is a Pineapple Express and how did it lead to over 10" of rain falling in LA?
Feb 19, 2020
A 2016 storm in Georgia leads to high winds, coastal flooding and high snow totals in North
Feb 18, 2020
1936 - Temperature reaches -58 F in McIntosh, SD
Feb 17, 2020
1958 - Massive snowstorm leaves behind $550 million in damage
Feb 16, 2020
1895 - The greatest snowfall to ever hit the Gulf coast
Feb 15, 2020
How snow in Alabama led to higher chicken coop construction standards
Feb 14, 2020
1899 - Much of the nation in the grip of an arctic outbreak
Feb 13, 2020
1899 - The coldest airmass to move into the United States in recorded history
Feb 12, 2020
1994: Airmass brings 1-2' of snow to the I-95 corridor
Feb 11, 2020
1972, the first rain in 10 years causes landslides in Calama, Chile
Feb 10, 2020
The "Mayor Lindsay Storm"
Feb 09, 2020
1835: Bitter cold kills orange trees in Florida
Feb 08, 2020
The 2008 Storm That Brought Heavy Rain, Snow, and High Wind Gusts
Feb 07, 2020
The Blizzard of 2010
Feb 06, 2020
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere
Feb 05, 2020
The Super Tuesday Severe Weather Outbreak
Feb 04, 2020
One of the truly great snowstorms of the mid-20th century in the US
Feb 03, 2020