1982: An early fall snowstorm dropped 3 to 12 inches of wet snow over the southeastern corner of South Dakota. The wet snow combined with the gusty winds of 20 to 40 mph dropped wind chills to around zero. Numerous trees snapped downing power lines. Power outages were extensive from Vermillion to Mitchell. Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed amidst the height of the snowstorm. Almost a foot of snow fell in northern Union and southern Lincoln counties. High wind gusts knocked out television and radio transmitters in Sioux Falls. The weight of the snow collapsed a panel on the covered stadium at the University of South Dakota at Vermillion.

1844: Hurricane-force winds drove water from Lake Erie into downtown Buffalo, NY drowning 78 people.

1984: A thunderstorm produced an incredible 25 inches of rain in just 3 hours at Odem, TX, one of the greatest short term rains on record for the U.S.

1996: The Head of the Charles rowing competition in Boston had to be canceled because of a major storm system that was affecting the East Coast.

2005: Hurricane Wilma attained the lowest central pressure of any Western Hemisphere hurricane on record, bottoming out at 26.05 inches.