1986: Thunderstorm high winds along with several tornados brought damage to parts of western and central South Dakota from the late evening in the morning hours of the 25th. Winds were estimated up to 80 mph. Many trees and power poles were downed along with damage to many buildings. The tornadoes occurred near Newell, east of Cedar Butte, west of Murdo, 20 miles northwest of Pierre, and northwest of Ridgeview in Dewey County.

1992: South winds gusting to 50 to 55 mph across northeast South Dakota during the day toppled several trees and light poles. In Aberdeen, a front window was blown out of a store.

1926: At Riverside Ranger Station in Yellowstone National Park the temperature dropped to -9, the lowest recorded temperature in the United States in September.

1939: A tropical storm called "El Cordonazo" ("the lash" or "whip") made landfall near Los Angeles. It was the only time in the 20th Century that the center of a tropical storm made landfall still at tropical storm strength on the California coast.

1985: Hurricane Gloria was the first major storm to occur after the introduction of 24-hour cable news, and received unprecedented "wall-to-wall" coverage as it approached the East Coast.

2005: Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border as a Category 3 hurricane with 120mph winds.