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WORLD
The Jet Stream in the Northern Hemisphere moved 250 miles to the north between 1979 & 2001.

CANADA

* MANITOBA
May 22 1980 Monthly record of 37 C in Winnipeg.

June 22 2007
Canadas strongest F5 tornado ever recorded strikes rural Elie, Manitoba

* videos found on Youtube




* NEWFOUNDLAND

Sep 9 1775 A hurricane struck eastern Newfoundland killing 4000, making it Canadas deadliest natural disaster.


* ONTARIO

Jun 2 1829 Tornado levelled Guelph, Ontario, leaving the town inactive for 3 years.

Aug 7 1844 An F3 tornado struck Galt near Waterloo, Ontario.

Apr 27 1854 A severe snowstorm in southwest Ontario caused some boats to sink over Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Apr 18 1855 An area between Collingwood and Niagara on the Lake was affected by tornados.

May 19 1860 A 500 meter wide tornado demolishes homes in Aurora, Ontario north of Toronto. 8cm hail also fell.

June 10 1880 A 200 meter wide tornado struck Listowel, Ontario.

May 15 1884 1/2 km wide tornado travelled from Elora to Goldstone, Ontario.

Jun 7 1885 10cm hail and tornado at Parkhill and St. Thomas, Ontario.


Jun 29 1897 An F2 tornado struck London, Ontario.

Jul 22 1998 9 + cm rainfall in 1 hour in London, Ontario.

Jul 15 2004
Peterboro, Ontario gets massive flooding from all time record single day rainfall of 9.5 inches ( Trent University station ). The airport had much less rainfall but still exceeded an average July at 4 inches.

July 8 2007
Tornado strikes near Mildmay, east of Lake Huron

* videos found on Youtube





Jul 2009
Severe storms strike Kincardine, Ontario along the shores of Lake Huron

* video found on Youtube


August 20 2009
Widespread Ontario tornado outbreak...18 in a day

* videos found on Youtube





June 2010
Massively destructive F3 tornado strikes from near Harrow to Leamington continuing to Point Pelee along the north shore of Lake Erie

* video found on Youtube of damage near Harrow



June 23 2010
Tornado ( at Midland ) and earthquake both in a day

* video found on Youtube


July 23 2010
Massive thunderstorms strike Essex County

* video found on Youtube of storm near Harrow


Dec 2010
The worst blizzard since 1978 strikes southern Ontario from Sarnia to London and south. Hundreds of people were stranded overnight on the 402 freeway east of Sarnia during white out conditions which buried cars by morning. 32 inches of snow fell over 3 days in London, Ontario

* videos found on Youtube




June 7 2011
Severe thunderstorms with hail over southern Huron County, Ontario overnight

* video found on Youtube


Jul 2 2011
Severe storms strike Pinery / Grand Bend in southern Huron County during the "summer of storms"

* videos found on Youtube



Jul 23 2011
Tornadic storm passing over Sarnia that shortly later spawned an F2 tornado at Reeces Corners

* videos found on Youtube



August 21 2011
Massive tornado the blew in off Lake Huron cuts the city of Goderich in half.
It would be among the worst natural disasters in Ontario in decades essentially destroying the historic downtown.

* videos found on Youtube





















August 24 2011
Tornadic thunderstorms strike southern Ontario once again. Especially striking hard on Huron County again.

* videos found on Youtube




SASKATCHEWAN

Jun 15 1887 16 cm rainfall in 1 day at Regina, Saskatchewan.

UNITED STATES

2011
The most extreme weather year in recorded history. During 2011 Texas has their lowest yearly rainfall on record also combined with their hottest summer ever recorded. At the same time, the Ohio Valley and Northeast had their wettest year on record.
Some yearly precip totals for 2011 include:
Cheviot, OH 74 inches; Cincinati - 70 inches ( old record was 65.2 in. in 1847 ); Cleveland - 62.4 inches; Columbus - 53 inches; Fernbank, OH 71 inches; Miamitown, OH 72 inches ( old records for Ohio are Little Mountain - 71 inches in 1870 and Mt Healthy - 72 inches in 1880;
Youngstown - 51 inches ( tie with 1911 ).
In Connecticut some totals include: Hartford - 67 inches.
In Pennsylvania some records include: Allentown - 69.7 inches; Harrisburg - 72 inches ( old record was 60 in. in 1863 ); Philadelphia - 62.3 inches ( old record - 61.2 in. in 1867 ); Williamsport - 68.4 inches ( old record of 61.3 in 1972 ).
In Kentucky some precip. totals include: Frankfort - 63.4 inches; Lexington - 66 inches; Louisville - 66 inches.
In New Jersey some totals included: Newark - 68 inches.
In New York some totals include: Binghampton - 66 inches ( old record 49 in. in 2006 ). IN Vermont some totals include: Burlington - 50 inches.
Many places had all time record high temperatures during 2011 which was the hottest summer in the U.S. since the alltime record of 1936. Some records include:
Gila Bend AZ ( 120 F ); Blythe CA ( 120 F ); Fairbanks AK ( 97 F on July 11 ); Newark NJ ( 108 F ).

ALABAMA

Dec 16 2000
Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado
* video found on internet


April 15 2011
Tuscaloosa, Alabama F4 tornado

* video found on internet









ALASKA

1912
The cataclysmic ereuption of the volcano Novarupta was the 2nd most powerful in recorded history. For 2 years, dust in the upper atmosphere darkened skies throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

ARKANSAS
July 2011
Humidex of 125 at Walnut Ridge & 122 F at Arkadelphia.
Record temperatures include: Fort Smith 115 F; Little Rock 114 F; Silver Hill 116 F

COLORADO

May 22 2008
Massive tornado strikes in eastern part of the state

* video found on Youtube


CONNECTICUTT
Danbury 9" Hartford 1.5"

FLORIDA

Jan 1977
Miami, Florida had its coldest day and only snowfall in recorded history. January 1977 is also the coldest month on record in the eastern U.S.



ILLINOIS

* video found on Youtube of Apr 30 2003 nighttime tornado chase


IOWA

* video found on Youtube of F3 Mapleton tornado

* video found on Youtube of night time tornado over Iowa City


May 25 2008
Violent tornado strikes Parkersburg, Iowa

* videos found on Youtube



April 9 2011
Northwest Iowa tornado

* video found on internet


KANSAS

* video found on Youtube of Kansas tornado chase


May 23 2008
Major tornado near Quinter KS

* video found on Youtube


June 11 2008
Major tornado strikes Manhattan, Kansas

* video found on Youtube


LOUISIANA
July 2011
Record temperature of 111 F at Caney.

MARYLAND

Aug 2011
Wettest August on record in parts of the state. Monthly rainfall totals include:
Fair Hill 14.2"

Sep 2011
Record monthly rainfall totals include:
Joppa 13"; Perry Hall 13" Street 15"

Oct 21 to 22 2011 Record Snowfall

Baltimore Co.
Bentley Spring 5" Lineboro 5.5" Parkton 3.5" Towson 1"

Caroll Co.
Linesboro 6" Manchester 7" Sykesville 8" Taneytown 5.5" Westminster 3.3"

District of Columbia 0 to 0.3 inches

Frederick Co.
Brunswick 2" Frederick 3" Harpers Ferry 4" Point of Rock 5.3" Sabillasville 11.5"

Garrett Co.
Eckhart Mines 4" Flintstone 4" Westernport/Keyser 6"

Harford Co.
Aberdeen 1" Fallston 0 Norrisville 4"

Montgomery Co.
Damascus 4" Gaithersburg 0.5 south county 0

Washington Co.
Hagerstown 4.5" Smithsburg 7.3"

MASSACHUSSETTS

Oct 21 to 22 2011 Record Snowfall
se of Albany 20"Becket 14" Great Barrington 15" Peru 23" Plainfield 11"

MICHIGAN

May 13, 1912
1.5 inches of snow fell in Detroit, the latest accumulation of 1 + inch on record.

Mar 28 1928
Tornados in Genesee and Oakland counties in Michigan. 14 tornados occured in all of Michigan, 3 were ranked F4.

Apr 3 1956
F5 Hudsonville tornado ( near Grand Rapids )

* videos found on internet









MISSISSIPPI

Apr 15 2011
Many tornados struck the state as part of the massive southeast outbreak.

* video found on Youtube of tornado at Leakesville.

* video found on Youtube of tornado near Jackson


MISSOURI

April 19 2011

* video found on Youtube of Missouri and Illinois tornados


May 23 2011
Killer F5 tornado strikes Joplin causing worst death toll for a single tornado in the U.S. since 1953

* video found on Youtube


July 2011
Record humidex of 126 F recorded at Poplar Bluff.
Branson and Ava recorded 109 F during the month of July.

NEBRASKA

June 17 2009
Massive tornado near the town of Aurora.

* video found on Youtube

* video found on Youtube of tornado in southern Nebraska


NEW ENGLAND

1635
The worst hurricane ever recorded struck New England and was estimated a Category 4 at eastern Long Island, then Category 3 as it passed over Rhode Island, Connecticutt and western Massachussetts. It was far worse than than the catastrophic 1938 "Long Island Express" hurricane. Forests of mature Oak/Hickory/Walnut were snapped and twisted. Homes were blown down and damage would still be visible 50 years later.
Hundreds of Native Americans and settlers were killed by the storm.

Aug 12 1778
A massive hurricane caused much damage in southeastern New England.

NEW ENGLAND

Feb 2013
One of the worst blizzards on record struck the region. Some snowfall totals include: Connecticut: Hamden - 40 inches, Milford - 38 inches, Oxford - 36 inches, E Haddam - 35.5 inches, Fairfield - 35 inches, New Haven - 34.3 inches, Hartford - 33 inches, Coventry - 32.5 inches, Stratford - 33 inches, Glastonbury - 33.5 inches; Maine: Gorham - 35.5 inches, Berwick - 32 inches, Portland - 32 inches, Lewiston - 25.5 inches; Massachussetts: Southwick - 28.3 inches, Worcester - 28 inches, Belmont- 27 inches, Shrewsbury - 27 inches, Wrentham - 26 inches, Boston - 25 inches, Blandford - 24 inches, Fall River - 24 inches; New Hampshire: Seabrook - 29.3 inches, Farmington - 27 inches, Nashua - 24 inches, Laconia - 23.6 inches, Concord - 20.3 inches; New York: Medford ( Suffolk Co. ) - 33.5 inches, Upton - 30.3 inches, Islip - 29.5 inches, Commack - 29.1 inches, E Seatucket - 28.5 inches, Scarsdale - 20.2 inches, Rochester - 12.4 inches, New York City - 12 inches ( avg ).

NEW JERSEY

W Milford 15.5"

NEW YORK

Jan 1977 Blizzard
Worst in state history. Much of New York State also had their snowiest month in history.

* videos found on internet




Oct 2011 Snowstorm
Copake Falls 13"
Brooklyn 2"
Staten Island 4"
Yonkers 4"

OHIO
Apr 3 1974
Worst day for tornados in state history as part of the 1974 Super Outbreak.

* video of Xenia tornado found on internet

* another tornado on same day across state line in Paker, Indiana


OKLAHOMA

1930s
Oklahoma was ground zero for the Dust Bowl - the worst drought in recorded history in the U.S.

* video found on Youtube


May 3 1999
F5 tornado among the strongest ever recorded on earth

* video found on Youtube


July 2011
Record temperature of 115 F at Atoka.

PENNSYLVANIA

Sep 2011

Record monthly rainfalls soak parts of eastern Pennsylvania just a month after many places had a record wet August. September rainfall totals include:

Chalfort 11.6"
Coaldale 10.6"
Dingmans Ferry 16.4"
Dyberry 11"
Elizabethville 22.8"
Furlong 9.3"
Glenmoore 8.4"
Lehighton 9.5"
Mechanicsburg 15.2"
Mifflinburg 14.8"
Milanville 11.3"
Milford 13.4"
Paxtonia 21.3"
Pennsburg 10.5"
Philadelphia AP 10.1"
Phoenixville 10.6"
Plymouth Meeting 13.4"
Port Matilda 11.6"
State College 10.5"
Sylvania 13.5"
Towanda 12.2"
Wellsboro 9"

Oct 21 to 22 2011
Record snowfalls for the month include:
Allentown 5.5"
Bristol 11"
Easton 13"
Kutztown 5.5"
Macungie 13"
Tobyhanna 13.3"

SOUTH DAKOTA

July 23 2010
* video found on Youtube of massive hail falling near the town of Vivian


TEXAS

Oct 21 to 22 1906
9 inches of snow fell at Amarillo

July 2011
Hottest month ever recorded in the state of Texas. It was also the hottest summer on record. Wichita Falls recorded 111 F and Dallas had their hottest day on record 88/111 F

Oct 29 2011
up to 5 inches of snow fell at Amarillo.

2011
According to tree ring records the year 2011 is a tie with 1789 for the worst drought since 1550 in Texas, even worse than the 1930s dust bowl.

VIRGINIA

Oct 2011
Record snowfalls for the month include:
Arlington 0.3" Berryville 3" Big Meadowns 9" Front Royal 6" Herndon 1" Leesburg 1.2" Lincoln 4.5" Linden 8" Luray 3" Mansassas 2.5" Marshall 3" Montebello 2" Mt Weather 6" Vienna 0.3" Winchester 5"

WEST VIRGINIA

Oct 21 to 22 2011 Record Snowfall
Mt Storm 14"