1931: On this day in 1931, near record or record heat came to an end across central and northeast South Dakota as well as west central Minnesota. From September 9th through the 12th, many record highs were set at Aberdeen, Kennebec, Mobridge, Timber Lake, Watertown, and Wheaton. High temperatures during this four-day period ranged from 95 degrees to 109 degrees. Aberdeen rose to 107 degrees on the 10th, Kennebec rose to 109 on the 9th, Mobridge rose to 105 on the 9th, Timber Lake's high was 106 on the 9th, Watertown rose to 104 on the 10th, and Wheaton rose to 108 degrees on the 10th.

1944: An Air Force plane lost some of the rivets from its wings as it flew into the Great Atlantic Hurricane. The hurricane was a category 5.

1961: An F4 tornado spawned by Hurricane Carla destroyed about 200 buildings in Galveston, TX, at 3:15 in the morning. Eight deaths and 55 injuries were reported with this tornado.

1961: Super Typhoon Nancy generated 215 mph surface winds as determined by reconnaissance aircraft. Fortunately the storm was well out to sea 1400 miles south of Tokyo, though it would go on to devastate Japan four days later.

1979: Hurricane Frederic, a former Category 4 storm, made landfall at Dauphin Island, AL with 125mph winds. Though damage was widespread, timely evacuations resulted in almost no loss of life.

1988: The island of Jamaica was given a devastating hit by Hurricane Gilbert.