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Weather on This Date - November 1

11/1/2018

November 1, 1861
A hurricane near Cape Hatteras, NC, battered a Union fleet of ships attacking Carolina ports, and produced high tides and high winds in New York State and New England. (David Ludlum)

November 1, 1966
Santa Anna winds fanned fires, and brought record November heat to parts of coastal California. November records included 86 degrees at San Francisco, 97 degrees at San Diego, and 101 degrees at the International airport in Los Angeles. Fires claimed the lives of at least sixteen firefighters. (The Weather Channel)

November 1, 1968
A tornado touched down west of Winslow, AZ, but did little damage in an uninhabited area. (The Weather Channel)

November 1, 1987
Early morning thunderstorms in central Arizona produced hail an inch in diameter at Williams and Gila Bend, and drenched Payson with 1.86 inches of rain. Hannagan Meadows AZ, meanwhile, was blanketed with three inches of snow. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed across the Ohio Valley. Afternoon highs of 76 degrees at Beckley WV, 77 degrees at Bluefield WV, and 83 degrees at Lexington KY were records for the month of November. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

November 1, 1988
Low pressure brought gales and locally heavy rain to the northeastern U.S. The rainfall total of 1.46 inches at Newark NJ was a record for the date. New York City was soaked with more than two inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

November 1, 1989
A strong cold front ushered snow and arctic air into the north central U.S. Snow whitened North Dakota and the Central High Plains Region. Up to five inches of snow blanketed Denver CO. Yellowstone Park WY was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 4 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

November 1, 2014
Northeast Georgia received their first snow of the season, around a half inch to near 2 inches. Even though the accumulation was limited to the northeastern part of the state, snow flurries were observed as far south as the northern Atlanta metro area. Although snowfall records across northeast Georgia are somewhat limited, based on records that are available this was the earliest in the season that snowfall has been measured. The previous earliest snowfall at Blairsville was November 10 (1968) and at Helen and Cleveland it was November 12 (1968). (NWS Atlanta)

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