1982: Northern Lawrence and Southwest Butte Counties experienced strong winds during the afternoon of March 18, 1982. Winds gusting to 70mph in Spearfish and Belle Fourche areas overturned a trailer house near Belle Fourche. No injuries were reported.

1925: The incredible Tri State Tornado struck Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The F5 tornado stayed on the ground for 219 miles from Ellington, MO (or possibly even farther west) to Owensville, IN. Killing 695 people, it was the deadliest tornado in U.S. history. For three and a half hours, the tornado destroyed farms, homes, and schools. Virtually all of Gorham, IL was destroyed, and over half of its population was killed or injured. Griffin, IN lost 150 homes, and children were killed on their way home from school.

1952: A total of 151.73 inches of rain fell at Cilaos, Reunion Island, to set the world rainfall record for a five-day period.

1982: An F2 tornado, one of the strongest ever recorded in Hawaii, struck Honolulu.