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Meteorological events that happened on November 27th:
1701
Anders Celsius, the astronomer who invented the Celsius, often called the centigrade thermometer scale was born on this date.
1883
Fire engines were called out in New York City and New Haven, CT as a result of the afterglow of the sunset due to vivid red ash from the Krakatoa Volcano explosion in August.
1898
The "Portland Storm” raged across New England producing gale force winds along the coast and heavy snow inland. 27 inches of snow fell at New London, CT and a foot of snow blanketed Boston, MA. Winds at Block Island, RI gusted to 98 mph while Boston, MA gusted to 72 mph. A passenger ship, the S. S. Portland, sank off Cape Cod with the loss of all 191 people aboard, and Boston Harbor was filled with wrecked ships. The storm wrecked 56 vessels resulting in a total of 456 fatalities.
1912
The only recorded November occurrence of snow to fall in northern Florida occurred as traces of snow were reported in Blountstown, Tallahassee, Marianna and Mt. Pleasant measured a half an inch.
1919
Snow brought a white blanket to area hills and valleys around San Diego. 8 inches fell in Morena, 5 inches at Carrizo Gorge, and 4 inches at Warner Springs.
Along with the snow, very cold air covered areas from the northern Plains, Rockies to the West Coast. Cheyenne, WY recorded a high of -4° which still remains the earliest day of the season that the temperature remained below zero. Some record low temperatures for the date included: Grand Forks, ND: -16°, Clayton, NM: -1° and Medford, OR: 13°.
1938
The second heavy snowfall to hit the Northeast in three days dropped a foot in parts of New Jersey and 14 inches in parts of New York. The snow in New England was the heaviest November snowfall since the Portland Storm of 1898. Philadelphia, PA reported 6.9 inches of snow, their greatest snow for any November day. 4.3 inches on the 25th and 7.2 inches from the 26th through this date brought the total of 11 inches on the ground in Philly. Washington, D.C. set a daily snowfall record with 6.8 inches on the 25th.
1939
0.65 inch of rain fell at San Diego, CA in just 15 minutes.
1977
Canadian high pressure brought scattered record lows from the Lakes to North Carolina while high pressure over Idaho generated offshore winds in southern California bringing some record highs. Sparta, WI fell to -18°, their coldest November temperature. Other record lows included: Grand Rapids, MI: 5°, Muskegon, MI: 5°-Tied, Bristol, TN: 15° and Raleigh, NC: 19°.
Record high temperatures for the date included: Borrego Springs, CA: 90°, Victorville, CA: 83°, Idyllwild, CA: 76°, Palomar Mountain, CA: 74° and Big Bear Lake, CA: 65°.
1981
A storm that started on this day dumped nearly two inches of rain in the LA area by 11.28. Three feet of new snow were recorded at Big Bear Lake. Highway deaths resulted.
A few locations reported record high temperatures for the date including: New Orleans, LA: 85°, Montgomery, AL: 83° and Atlantic City, NJ: 69°.
1983
The barometer dropped to 28.17 inches over the Netherlands as an intense area of low pressure moved in from Ireland and England. The reading is the country's lowest pressure on record.
Across southern California, Palm Springs, CA dropped to 34°, a record low for the date while Downtown Los Angeles, CA tied their record low for the date with 42°.
1987
Beginning on the date through the 29th, an early season snow storm hit western Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. Damage was mainly limited to trees and power lines. Automobile accidents were numerous and traffic was slowed to a crawl.
A few locations in California reported record low temperatures for the date including: Escondido, CA: 30°, Redding, CA: 30°, Santa Maria, CA: 30° and Stockton, CA: 28°.
1988
Snow and high winds created blizzard conditions in parts of Minnesota. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Windom, and snowfall totals ranged up to 14 inches at Aitkin. Snow drifts 7 feet high closed many roads. Fargo, ND reported a wind chill reading as low as -34°.
Beginning the previous day through this day, heavy snow was blown by high winds creating blizzard conditions across portions of southeastern South Dakota and much of Minnesota. Amounts around 6 inches were common, especially in southwest Minnesota, but the real problem was the combination of wind and snow. Winds gusting to over 50 mph produced drifts up to 6 to 7 feet deep forcing the closure of Interstate 90 from Sioux Falls, SD to well into Minnesota. The storm left thousands of travelers stranded across the area.
A few locations in Pennsylvania and New York reported record high temperatures for the date including: Syracuse, NY: 68°, Avoca, PA: 64° and Allentown, PA: 62°-Tied.
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1989
A storm system crossing the north central U.S. spread snow across the Dakotas and Minnesota. Heavy snow fell in western South Dakota, with 18 inches reported at Galena. Strong winds associated with the storm gusted to 50 mph in the Great Lakes Region and the Great Plains, with blowing dust reported in Kansas. Out ahead of this storm system, severe weather struck Lower Michigan, Ohio and Indiana with downburst winds and tornadoes. A tornado did a quarter million dollars of damage as it cut a six mile path south of Portland, MI. Another tornado caused minor damage over a three mile long path south of Durand, MI. Ypsilante, MI reported a wind gust of 73 mph.
Unseasonably warm weather prevailed ahead of the cold front. Many cities from the Gulf coast to the Ohio Valley and the Mid Mississippi Valley reported record high temperatures for the date including: Jackson, MS: 83°-Tied, Shreveport, LA: 82°, Little Rock, AR: 79°, Tupelo, MS: 79°-Tied, Memphis, TN: 77°, St. Louis, MO: 76°, Paducah, KY: 75°, Evansville, IN: 74°, Springfield, IL: 73°, Peoria, IL: 72°, Louisville, KY: 71°-Tied, Jackson, KY: 69°, Indianapolis, IN: 68°, South Bend, IN: 63° and Chicago, IL: 63°-Tied.
1990
Indian summer heat prevailed over the eastern half of U.S. setting over 70 records over a 2-day period courtesy of an upper level ridge of high pressure. Record highs temperatures for the date included: Tampa, FL: 86°, Montgomery, AL: 84°, Columbus, GA: 82°, Birmingham, AL: 81°, Huntsville, AL: 80°, Jackson, KY: 79° (eclipsed previous record by 10 degrees), Chattanooga, TN: 79°, Memphis, TN: 79°, Oak Ridge, TN: 79°, Tupelo, MS: 79°-Tied, Paducah, KY: 78°, Knoxville, TN: 78°, Nashville, TN: 78°, Louisville, KY: 77°, Louisville, KY: 77°, Bristol, TN: 77°, Lexington, KY: 76°, Evansville, IN: 75°, Columbus, OH: 75°, Pittsburgh, PA: 75°, Cincinnati, OH: 74°, Dayton, OH: 74°, Greensboro, NC: 74°, Youngstown, OH: 72°, Roanoke, VA: 72°, Buffalo, NY: 72°, Akron, OH: 71°, Cleveland, OH: 71°, Erie, PA: 71°, Asheville, NC: 71°-Tied, Indianapolis, IN: 70°, Mansfield, OH: 70°, Fort Wayne, IN: 69°, Detroit, MI: 69°, Toledo, OH: 69°, South Bend, IN: 68°, Milwaukee, WI: 67°, Chicago, IL: 67°, Alpena, MI: 67°, Flint, MI: 66°, Madison, WI: 65°, Rockford, IL: 65°, Lansing, MI: 65°, Grand Rapids, MI: 65°-Tied, Green Bay, WI: 63°, Houghton Lake, MI: 62° and Muskegon, MI: 62°.
A tornado moved across the southern edge of Rushville, IL and moved northeast causing extensive damage to homes, barns, and trees in the Scab Hollow area. At least three homes were destroyed. Another tornado uprooted 36-inch-diameter oak trees in southwest Mason County. A third tornado in Tazewell County destroyed 32 airplanes and four hangars as it moved across an airport, causing $1.5 million damage.
Out west, an upper level trough brought record low temperatures to a few locations including: Winnemucca, NV: -4°, Bishop, CA: 9°, Sacramento, CA: 30-Tied and Borrego Springs, CA: 36°.
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1994
Chicago, IL received a trace of snow making this their latest date for the first snow of the season. Their normal first snow occurs on October 30th.
High pressure brought chilly weather to southern California. Bishop, CA tied their daily record low with 9° and Long Beach, CA set a new record low with 38°.
Shreveport, LA tied their record high with 82°.
1995
A major winter storm lashed the southern two thirds of Wisconsin with thunder, heavy snow of 6 to 14 inches between Milwaukee and Madison, sleet, freezing rain, strong gusty winds, and near-blizzard whiteout conditions. Preceding the snow over southern Wisconsin there was a two to six hour period of sleet and/or freezing rain which glazed road surfaces. This was a dangerous storm which was forecasted two days in advance. The path of the responsible low pressure was from northern Missouri to southern Ontario, Canada. Some snowfall locations in Wisconsin included: Lone Rock: 11 inches, Richland Center: 10 inches, Owen: 8 inches, Mondovi: 7 inches and Viroqua: 6 inches.
Seven storms and melting snows beginning of this date through December 6th caused severe flooding along the Cedar River in Washington State.
1996
Hillsboro, WI plunged to -10°, their coldest November temperature on record while Jackson, KY set a daily record low of 24°.
1999
The islands of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu was devastated by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that left thousands homeless.
2001
A powerful winter storm, the first of the season, dumped between 3 and 8 inches of snow across portions of central and southwest Oklahoma. Isolated reports of up to 10 inches were reported across western north Texas. By the next day, Lawton, OK had 6 inches on the ground, while Munday, TX had accumulated 14 inches.
A few locations across North Carolina reported record high temperatures for the date including: Charlotte, NC: 77°, Greensboro, NC: 74°-Tied and Asheville, NC: 72°.
3.24 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Honolulu, HI. An amazing statistic, from March 1997 through November 2001, less rain than 3.24 inches fell every month.
2005
A surface low pressure system deepened across Oklahoma late the previous day in response to a strong upper level storm system over the Rocky Mountains. This tightened the pressure gradient across much of the region. This feature, along with a very well-developed mountain wave set up over the Guadalupe Mountains resulted in damaging winds across the mountains and adjacent plains of west Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The result was a National Weather Service cooperative observer measured several high wind gusts, the greatest 69 mph. His 18 foot flagpole was blown down by one of the wind gusts.
2006
Lightning killed five buffalo at a farm near Janesville, WI including a white buffalo calf born in August.
2008
A cold air funnel was captured on film near Moapa, NV. These funnels typically form as an upper level low pressure system moves overhead. They rarely touch the ground.
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