1989 Weather Trivia Calendar
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1865 Regina recorded its lowest 1987 A damaging storm hit southern 1912 Hockey became weatherproof. In 1986 The tirst of 2 winter storms in 3 1956 An unusually long mild spell in 1966 A spectacular temperature An incredible cold wave began at temperature ever: - 50-, On this date in Vancouver Island with 117 kmlh winds. the first game ever played on artificial days struck New Brunswick. Moncton Nova Scotia brought frequent rains over change occurred at Pincher Creek Alta. Edmonton. The temperature remained 1974 it also recorded its highest-ever Trees were blown onlo houses and cars, ice in Canada, the New Westminster got 67 cm in 24 hours, a near record. a 2-week period. Mount Uniacke and Thermometer readings were -24.4' at far below O'F (-17.S'C) for 26 sea level air pressure: 106,40 kPa. and many power outages occurred. Royals defeated the Victoria Aristocrats On the 5th it was hit with another Ingonish Beach were soaked with over 7 AM, 0.6' at 8 AM. and -21.7' at 9 AM. consecutille days until Feb 2. The Canada's highest-ever sea level air S-3 at Victoria. The afternoon 25 cm. At the height of the storm, city 300 mm of rain. The temperature remained steady until coldest temperature was reached on the pressure was set on the same day: temperature at Victoria was 1.2' police switched to snowmobiles. AI 3 PM and then rose to 2Z for the rest 30th: -39.4'C. 106.76 kPa at Mayo YT. Bathurst, snowplow operators were on of the day. strike and a 30;;m fall remained piled up in the streets. 1986 Snow squalls continued to dump 1965 A small earthquake. measuring 1978 Severe wind and rain storms and 1911 Fort Vermilion Alta recorded a 1984 A local snow squall created a 1983 An intense rainstorm dropped a 1988 A cold Arctic air mass covered heavy snows to the lee of the Great 3.0 on the Richter scale. was recorded high tides inflicted considerable damage record low at -61.1', the lowest massive 200 car pile-up on the Queen record 141 mm of rain in 1 day at most of eastern Canada. Both Halifax Lakes. Authorities warned cottage near Hope, B.C. The quake triggered 2 in the Maritimes. Casualties included the temperature ever recorded in Canada Elizabeth Way near Burlington Ont; 89 SI. Alban's Nlld. A dam on the Exploits and Toronto recorded a low at -22', and owners in the Muskoka-Haliburton area slides from Johnson's Peak, the second wortd's second-longest wooden bridge outside of the Yukon, people were injured and vehicles River burst, causing an estimed $60 M similar temperatures prevailed in most 01 Ontario to clear their rools 01 snow of which trapped and killed 4 persons. al Rocklyn NB, Saint John recorded a suffered $1 M damage. damage to Grand Falls and Bishop's of eastern Quebec, Nova Scotia set a piled from 4 weeks of almost record gust of 143 kmlh and a I-minute Falls new 24-hour power consumption continuous snowfall. mean windspeed ot 111 kmlh, record, as did Toronto city, breaking a record set in the July 1987 heal wave, 1671 Quebec City received its first 1985 A severe storm dumped 71 em of 19S2 Wind gusts of 110kmlh, 1988 A storm dumped nearly 50 em at 1979 51. John's was isolated for a 1921 A violent windstorm with speeds snowfall the previous day in what was snow on Goose Bay, ils greatest 24- combined with -30' temperatures and snow on the Gaspe Peninsula. For the 2-week period as a resun ot a winter to 160 kmlh and gusts estimated at 250 probably its shortest winter ever. By hour snowfall ever. The previous day deep snow, paralyzed Scheffel\lille Que 3rd week in a row, schools in eastern storm on the 19th, followed by snow, kmlh blew down huge stands at mid-March, spring was settling in. Food the storm brought 25 to 35 cm of snow tor days. In PEl it was the coldest Quebec were closed because of heavy fog, drizzle, low ceilings, and limited Douglas Fir in southern British spoilage, resulting from the lack at cold to PEl and winds gusting to 115 kmlh, weather since 1877. Water froze in blowing and drifting. In the Easlern visibility from the 23rd to Feb 1. Air Columbia. weather, caused considerable hardship. causing the clOSing of the Trans-Canada pipes when power was cut to several Townships, however, several ski slopes Canada lost $0.5 M. Highway and the suspension of the CN homes. were forced to close because of lack of ferry sel\lice. snow. 1974 Seven persons were smothered 1966 Toronto received its greatest 1- 1958 An unusual Arctic mild spell 1620 At Churchill Man the Danish 1935 Between the 22nd and the 26th, 1978 Southern Ontario cleaned up under 1 to 8 m of snow brought down day snowfall: 39.9 em. On this date in occurred With temperatures of 0.0' al explorer Jens Munk reported that all 11 difterenl avalanches crossed the after a ravaging winter storm that cost by a large avalanche near Terrace BC. 1942, Winnipeg recorded its highest Alert, -1. r at Eureka, -3.9' atlsachsen, glass bottles containing beverages had railway line through Rogers Pass. The $41 M and contributed to 9 deaths. Prime avalanche conditions existed maximum temperature for January: 7.S'. and -5.0' at Resolute, These were higher burst in a sudden frost. A cannon also line was closed for 5 days. Skyscraper windows popped and travel record seasonal snowfall, new dry than any temperatures ever reported burst upon firing because the iron had was halted in Toronto where the air snow. low temperatures, and moderate previously during the 6 months from become brittle with the cold. pressure plunged to an all-time low of winds. November to April inclusive. 9415 kPa. Winds were 70 kmlh with gusts to 115 kmlh and the snowfall was 9cm. 1977 Southern Ontario was in the grip 1954 A freak tornado struck White 1988 Two weeks after a severe cold JanualY 23-24,1916 The temperature Unseasonably warm weather and a lack January 5, 1974 The temperature at Played in the Sun Bell at the United at a 3-day storm (28th to 31st) Point Beach NS near liverpool at 11 :40 snap, Ontario and Quebec were basking at Browning Montana dropped 100'F , at snow completely upset Wond Cup Vanda Station in the Antarctic climbed States, the Super Bowl has never described as the "worst winter storm in PM, accompanied by heavy hail and In mild, spring like weather. Daily from 44'F (6. TC) to -56'F (-48.9'C), tha skiing schedules in Europe In January to 15'C, the warmest ever recoroed in experienced the meteorological horrors memory". The 10;;m snowfalls, lightning and causing localized damage. maximum temperature records were set greatest 24-hour temperature fall ever 1988. A year earlier. Europe was in the AntarcllCa. visited upon our Grey Cup. The coldest whipped by 100 kmlh winds, piled into in downtown Toronto (12.0') and at recorded in the United States. On grip at a cold spell which disrupted Super Bowl ever played took place huge drifts. isolallng communities in the Montreal DOl\lal (10.8'). JanualY 22,1943, at Spearfish South transportation and caused tatalities from under sunny skies in New Orleans on Niagara Peninsula tor days. Dakota, the temperature rose 49'F in Turkey to the USSR, Even the chime of January 6,1972, when the Dallas 2 minutes, from -4-F (-20'C) at 7:30 AM Big Ben was frozen. Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins to 45'F (7.2'C) at 7:32 AM. 24-3 In 4'C temperatures. February 11, 1935 The mercury at How much rain can you get in half a The 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake 1979 For 17 consecutive days, 1916 Victoria's greatest one-day 1947 It was -63" at Snag YT, the lowest 1916 The centre block of the !frane, Morocco, dropped to -24', the day? Belouve, on La Reunion Island in Placid came close to disaster when temperatures at Eureka NWT got no snowfall amounted to 53.3 cm. temperature ever officially recorded in Parliament Buildings was an ice lowest temperature ever recorded in the Indian Ocean, recorded 1350 mm of unusually mild January weather melted higher than -45". The mean temperature Snowdrifts exceeded 175 cm along the North America. encrusted ruin after being destroyed by Africa. rain on 28-29 February 1964. most of the snow cover. Fortunately, the for February was -47.9", the lowest coast to Nanaimo. Streets were clogged a fire during the night. Firemen's coats weather changed at the last minute and mean temperature ever recorded in w~h cars and stalled transit vehicles. were frozen stiff and soldiers' unHonns a cold front brought enough snow for North America for any month. The fire department used horsedrawn were white with frozen spray as they the games to continue, although they wagons. February snowfall amounted to foughlthe blaze in -16" temperatures finished 2 days late. 117cm. and brisk winds. 5 6 • 7 8 9 10 11 1663 A massive earthquake struck 1875 Dr, Richard Neuitt recorded this 1947 Southern Saskatchewan was 1988 Volunteers from the Winnipeg 1987 A blizzard which hit SI. John's on 1776 A severe storm struck during the 1948 Saint John NB recorded its all Quebec, the Maritimes, and New description of a chinook at Lethbridge: reeling from a series of blizzards which Big Brothers completed the world's the 8th with 40 cm of snow and American siege of Quebec: "A heavy time lowest temperature: - 36.7".