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Meteorological events that happened on November 22nd:
1641
An observer at Boston, MA recorded a "great tempest of wind and rain from the southeast all night, as fierce as a hurricane, and thereupon followed the highest tide which we have seen since our arrival here".
1720
New York City had an early severe cold snap. Doctor Colden wrote "my ink freezes as I write".
1957
On this date through the 22nd, extremely destructive Santa Ana winds blew from Oxnard to San Diego and inland across parts of southern California. The high winds produced a 28,000 acre brush fire on a 40-mile front west of Crystal Lake. People were ordered off the streets in some areas due to flying debris.
Strong storm pummeled Prince Rupert, British Columbia Canada with heavy rains and gale-force winds, and then was isolated as wind, water and mudslides combined to cut off road, air, marine and telephone services to the coastal city.
1965
Heavy storms drawing tropical moisture in the mountains and desert started on this day and ended on the 25th. Storm totals: 20 inches at Mt. San Gorgonio, 16 inches at Mt. San Jacinto, 9.59 inches at Cuyamaca, 6 to 9 inches at Banning-Cabezon, over 4 inches at Palm Springs, less than one inch near the Salton Sea. The one-day total was over 9 inches at Snow Creek. Roads and bridges washed out north and west of Palm Springs. Two people drowned attempting to cross the Whitewater River. Record flood levels were recorded at Tahquitz Creek. It was the largest flood on the Whitewater River since 1938.
1979
One last record from the 1979 winter storm: Cheyenne, WY’s deepest snow cover on record was recorded on this day with a snow depth of 26 inches.
1983
A snowstorm dumped 2 to 6 inches of snow over a large part of northwest, southwest and central Iowa. In addition, freezing rain accompanied the snow in some locations. The result was extremely hazardous roads and highways, with a glaze of ice underneath the snow. Power lines were downed by the ice, and many rural communities lost power for hours. Portland, Oregon received their 25th straight day of rain.
Some locations out west reported record low temperatures for the date including: Ely, NV: -6°, Idyllwild, CA: 16°, Palomar Mountain, CA: 24°, Borrego Springs, CA: 36°, Downtown Los Angeles, CA: 41° and Los Angeles, (LAX), CA: 42°-Tied.
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1984
A strong low pressure system developed east of Florida, and coupled with a high pressure to the northwest created a strong pressure gradient that led to gale force winds along the east coast. As the low moved slowly north heavy rains of up to 7 inches fell over south Florida. Palm Beach, FL received 4 inches of rain in 4 hours. There was extensive coastal flooding and beach erosion with many structures damaged or destroyed. Fishing piers and seawalls were damaged or destroyed. Damage ran into the millions and was confined to the shore except where heavy rain in the south caused local flooding. A man was killed when he stepped on a downed power line.
1987
15 cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Elkins, WV reported a low of 5°. Other record lows for the date included: Binghamton, NY: 12°, Milton, MA: 12°, Syracuse, NY: 13°, Avoca, PA: 15°-Tied, Georgetown, DE: 16°, Providence, RI: 16°-Tied, Bridgeport, CT: 18°, Newark, NJ: 19°, Islip, NY: 20°, New York (Kennedy Airport), NY: 20°, New York (LaGuardia), NY: 21°, Raleigh, NC: 23°-Tied, Wallops Island, VA: 24°-Tied and Cape Hatteras, NC: 28°. Further north, gale force winds continued along the Northern Atlantic Coast.
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1988
Wet and windy weather prevailed across the western U.S., with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. Winds gusted to 88 mph at Rollinsville, CO, 75 mph at Tillamook, OR and 62 mph at Vedauwoo, WY. Shelter Cove, CA was drenched with 4.37 inches of rain in 24 hours.
1989
Strong northerly winds produced squalls along the shore of Lake Michigan, with heavy snow in extreme southeastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI received 9 inches of snow, and in Racine County there were more than 100 automobile accidents.
An area of low pressure moved off the east coast bringing the first snow of the season to the parts of the Mid-Atlantic. Beginning on this day ending on the 23rd, Philadelphia, PA recorded 4.6 inches of snow fell, one of their earliest fall snow storms that produced 4 inches or more of snow. Other local totals included: 3.8 inches at Baltimore, MD, 3.5 inches at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., 2.2 inches at Dulles Airport at Sterling, VA, 2.2 inches at Williamsport, PA, 2 inches at Salisbury, MD, 2 inches at Avoca, PA and close to an inch at Harrisburg, PA.
Binghamton, NY set a record low with 10°.
1992
45 tornadoes touched down in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Georgia was hard hit with two F4, one F3 and three F2 tornadoes that killed 6 people and injured 144. Indiana had a total of 15 tornadoes on this day to set a record for an outbreak in November and for the month of November. One, an F4 multiple-vortex type, cut a 22-mile path through extreme southeastern Indiana and northern Kentucky. This tornado debunked the myth that twisters don't cross rivers, as this devastating tornado crossed the Ohio River twice. Indiana had a total of 15 tornadoes on this day to set two state records, the largest November tornado outbreak and the most tornadoes in November. This tornado outbreak made a significant contribution to what was to become the biggest November ever for the U.S. in terms of number of tornadoes.
1993
A major, slow-moving snowstorm affected much of South Dakota from this date through the 27th producing prolific amounts of snow. The heaviest snow amounts in the 2 to 3 foot range occurred in northeast South Dakota and in the northern Black Hills. Storm total snowfall amounts included: 37.7 inches at Lead, 31.8 inches at Westport, 28 inches at Britton, and 25.3 inches at Aberdeen. The 25.3 inches at Aberdeen was a single storm snowfall record and it made this November the snowiest November on record in Aberdeen. Much of the eastern third of South Dakota was brought to a standstill on the 24th bringing an early start to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The weight of the snow collapsed numerous structures in northeast South Dakota. Strong northwest winds and cold temperatures followed the storm plunging wind chill values to
-50°. Snowfall across northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota for the storm was generally 5 to 9 inches.
1996
A rare mesoscale supercell thunderstorm (for central California) spawned two tornadoes, an F0 and an F1 that struck the Lemoore Naval Air Station. This storm was part of a larger thunderstorm complex that also spawned an F1 tornado that touched down northeast of Merced and an F0 tornado that touched down northeast of Bakersfield. Hail as large as 2.5 inches in diameter also fell in association with the supercell that affected Lemoore Naval Air Station damaging vehicles.
A series of supercell thunderstorms erupted near Kingman, AZ. Four tornadoes were recorded with the largest being a half mile wide and touch down of 100 to 200 yards for nearly 20 minutes. It was estimated to be of F1 strength and caused significant damage.
1999
The first significant snowstorm of the year pounded Colorado with up to 20 inches of snow at Fairplay southwest of Denver and 9 inches in Denver. The snowstorm reduced visibilities, causing a massive 83 car pileup on I-70 west of Denver. Two people were killed and 30 were injured in the giant accident. The first blast of wintry weather followed unusually warm weather that had Denver averaging 12 degrees above normal for the first 3 weeks of the month.
2001
Gusty winds blew across the mountains of Tulare and Kern County in California. Indian Wells Canyon clocked a 97 mph gust and in the Kern County deserts Inyokern and Mojave reported gusts to 81 mph. The strong winds damaged roofs, blew out windows and took away signs in California City.
2003
Record snow falls across the southern Yukon as a Pacific storm system moved inland. The weather station on the Klondike Highway recorded 8.7 inches of snow. Mayo Airport measured 8.3 inches, the greatest daily November snowfall since records began in 1926 and the fourth snowiest day ever. A few locations out west reported record low temperatures for the date including: Spokane, WA: -5°, Madera, CA: 27°, Merced, CA: 28°, Hanford, CA: 29° and Redding, CA: 29°-Tied.
St. Paul, AK tied their record high with 43°.
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2005
A thick fog hung over parts of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada in the Fraser Valley and limited the day's high temperature to 42°. However, on the summit of nearby Grouse Mountain, the temperature above the surface inversion soared to 64°.
Further south a few locations reported record highs including: Redding, CA: 74°, Hanford, CA: 72°, Merced, CA: 72°, Madera, CA: 71° and Juneau, AK: 52°.
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2007
Unseasonably mild temperatures prevailed across Alaska. Seldovia reported a high of 52° and Anchorage & Fairbanks enjoyed afternoon highs of 40°. Homer & Bettles reported record highs of 49° and 37° respectively.
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