Meteorological events that happened on October 2nd:1858A hurricane with category 1 winds hit San Diego, CA, the only documented hurricane to strike California in history. This occurred before official weather observations began. Winds of at least…

Meteorological events that happened on September 28th:1836The first of three early season snows brought 4 inches to Hamilton, NY and 2 inches to Ashby, MA.1837The sloop-of-war H.M.S. Racer encountered a hurricane in the Caribbean…

Meteorological events that happened on September 24th:Tornadoes and Hurricanes get all the press for their destructive powers, but floods actually carry a higher death toll. Floods are the United States biggest weather killer… over 100 people a…

Meteorological events that happened on September 10th:Today is the climatological peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season.1811As a tropical storm passed near Charleston, SC, it produced a significant tornado that moved northwest across the center of…

Listed are Meteorological events that happened on September 3rd:1815A powerful hurricane made landfall near Swansboro, NC. Damage was extensive at Onslow with great loss of life.1821A hurricane made landfall at Long Island, near Kennedy Airport,…

Meteorological events that happened on September 1st:1869Professor Cleveland Abbe of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society realized the value of plotting telegraph weather reports to forewarn about killer storm on the Great Lakes. Abbe assembled a…

Listed are Meteorological events that happened on July 31st:1769Hail fell 12 inches deep and lasted for 30 hours at Scituate, MA.1861Cherrapunji, India set a world monthly rainfall record with a total of 366.14 inches. Cherrapunji also holds…

Listed are Meteorological events that happened on July 19th:1886The third hurricane to cross the state of Florida in one month caused serious damage from Cedar Key to Jacksonville. Three early season hurricanes striking Florida made the Hurricane…

Meteorological events that happened on June 8th:1885A killing frost occurred at Fargo, ND. This date remains the latest on record.1918Residents in Oklahoma who were in the right place at the right time, were treated to a rare spectacle…

Meteorological events that happened on May 17th:Research on lightning deaths finds that most fatalities occur at the time that the storm appears to be ending. During the height of a thunderstorm most people are inside seeking protection from the…