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Weather Patterns from 1900's-1990's

By lmmullis611

  • 1900

    1900
    In 1900 a huge hurricane hit Galveston, Texas with surge waves that flooded Galveston killing over 8000 people. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1910

    First case of Spanish Influenza pandemic occurs during winter flu season in March of 1918 when the first case was reported at Fort Riley, Kansas. By October, 195,000 dead in U.S. and by 1920, some 20 million dead worldwide. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1920

    Tri-State Tornado claims 695 lives during 3.5 hours, leaving 219-long track through Ohio Valley. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html 1928- Great Okeechobee Flood and Hurricane kills up to 3,500.

  • 1930

    1930s- Dust Bowl drought impacts 100 million acres of Great Plains.
    1935- Florida Keys Hurricane first of two Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in U.S. during 20th Century. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1940

    Global cooling occurs between mid-1940s and early 1970s.
    1941-1942- Chinese Drought causes 3 million to perish due to starvation. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1950

    Nov. 1950- Severe storm event produces blizzard and severe winds in 22 states.
    Dec. 1952- Great Smog of London directly kills 4000, with 4000 additional deaths from related causes. Also see NPR story on the Killer Fog of '52.
    Jan.-Feb. 1953- Storm surges in Europe cause nearly 2000 deaths.
    Sept. 1958- Typhoon Vera hits Japan, killing nearly 5,000, leaving 1.5 million homeless. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1960

    1969- Hurricane Camille slams into Mississippi at nearly 200 mph with storm tides of 25 feet. Heavy rains and flooding followed, with 28 inches of rain in central Virginia. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1970

    1971- Flooding in Vietnam kills 100,000.
    1972- Blizzard in Iran leaves 4000 dead.
    1977- The "North Pacific" climatic regime shift making the end of a ~30 year cool phase of the PDO (Pacific Decadal http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1980

    Globally averaged second warmest decade in the past 140 years.
    1982-1983 El Niño severely impacts fishing industry in Ecuador and Peru, disrupting weather throughout the Pacific Basin. Estimated $21 billion in damages in 1997. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html

  • 1990

    Globally averaged as the warmest decade in the past 140 years, with 1998 being the warmest year on record.
    1992- Hurricane Andrew causes $25 billion in damages.
    1993- Great Midwest Flood along the Mississippi and its tributaries caused $18B in damages. Considered to be greater than a 500 year flood event. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/100.html