Oct 01 2009
Nippy Weather
Our cool spell we have just entered her in New England is a reminder of what is to come. Last evening was the coldest we have had this Fall and in some areas in northern New Hampshire, they had a forecast for some of the white stuff, although it did not occur.
On this day in weather history, October 1, 1987, it was just a tad bit nippy as was recorded in this historical record from the archives of the National Weather Service. A blast of cold arctic air hit the north central U.S. An afternoon thunderstorm slickened the streets of Duluth MN with hail and snow, and later in the afternoon, strong northerly winds reached 70 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the Pacific northwest. Afternoon highs of 90 degrees at Olympia WA, 92 degrees at Portland OR, and 89 degrees at Seattle WA, were records for the month of October. For Seattle WA it marked the twenty- first daily record high for the year, a record total in itself.
