1985
- January 20
- Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago, Illinois). [1]
- January 21
- -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C), Caesar's Head, South Carolina (state record). [1]
- -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell, North Carolina (state record). [1]
- January 22
- -30 degrees F (-34 degrees C), Mountain Lake Bio Station, Virginia (state record). [1]
- Cold wave damages 90 percent of Florida's citrus crop. [1]
- January 26
- In Mendoza Province, Argentina, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurs. Six people killed, at least 238 injured and about 12,500 homes destroyed or damaged. [53]
- February 1
- -61 degrees F (-52 degrees C), Maybell, Colorado (state record). [1]
- -69 degrees F (-56 degrees C), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record). [1]
- February 10
- -61 degrees F (-52 degrees C), Maybell Colorado (state record). [1]
- March 3
- Offshore Valparaiso, Chile, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. At least 177 people killed, 2,575 injured and extensive damage in central Chile. [53]
- March 16
- In Leeward Islands, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. [53]
- March 17
- Near the coast of Central Chile, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. [53]
- March 18
- In Mindanao, Philippine Islands, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs. [53]
- March 19
- In Bolivia, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs. [53]
- April 18
- In Yunnan Province, China, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurs. Twenty-three people killed, 300 injured. [53]
- April 24
- In Luzon, Philippine Islands, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. [53]
- May 10
- In New Britain Region, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs. Felt at Rabaul and strongly in many parts of Papua New Guinea. [53]
- May 14
- Northwest of Madagascar, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurs. [53]
- May 25
- Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. [1] [85]
- May 31
- 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and Ontario, Canada kill 41 and injure more than 1,000. [1] [85]
- July 3
- In the New Britian region, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurs. [53]
- July 29
- In Hindu Kush Region, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. [53]
- August 15
- In Hungary, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurs. [53]
- August 21
- Near the coast of Northern Peru, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurs. At least 100 people injured, 60 homes destroyed and damage to other buildings in the Chimbote area. Felt along the coast of Peru from Chiclayo to Chincha. [53]
- August 23
- In Southern Xinjiang, China, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs. At least 71 people killed, 162 injured, about 15,000 homeless and about 85 percent of the buildings destroyed in the Wuqia-Shufu area. [53]
- September 19
- In Michoacan, Mexico, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs. At least 9,500 people were killed, about 30,000 were injured, more than 100,000 people were left homeless, and severe damage was caused in parts of Mexico City and in several states of central Mexico. [1] [53] [85]
- September 21
- Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurs. Additional casualties and damage in the Mexico City area. Felt in many parts of central Mexico. Local tsunami recorded at Acapulco with maximum amplitude of 1.4 metres. [53]
- September 27
- Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits the Atlantic coast. [1]
- October 5
- In Northwest Territories, Canada, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. [53]
- October 11
- In Guatemala, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurs. [53]
- October 13
- In Tajik SSR, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. At least 29 people killed, 80 injured and about 8,000 homeless in the Kayrakkum-Gafurov area. [53]
- October 27
- In Algeria, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. [53]
- November 13
- Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts, killing an estimated 23,000 people in Colombia. [1] [85]
- December 23
- In Northwest Territories, Canada, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. [53]
1986
- January 29
- In southern Sumatra, Indonesia, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurs. [53]
- January 31
- In Ohio, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurs. [53]
- March 20
- 228 KPH gust of wind strikes Cairngorm (United Kingdom record). [1]
- March 31
- In Central California, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. [53]
- April 5
- In Peru, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs. At least 16 people killed, 170 injured and 2,000 houses destroyed in the Cuzco area. [53]
- April 14
- Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200. [1]
- Hailstones weighing 2.2 pounds (880 grams) fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. [84]
- April 26
- In Himachal Pradesh, India, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs. Six people killed, about 30 injured and 85 percent of the houses damaged in the Dharmsala, India area. [53]
- April 30
- In Michoacan, Mexico, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs. [53]
- May 5
- In Turkey, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. Fifteen people killed, 100 injured and approximately 4,000 houses damaged. [53]
- May 7
- In Andreanof Islands, Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs. Tsunami generated with observed wave heights up to 175 cm. [53]
- May 13
- In the Georgia-Turkey border region, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. [53]
- June 11
- Near the coast of Venezuela, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs. [53]
- June 24
- In Papua New Guinea, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs. [53]
- July 8
- In North Palm Springs, California, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. [53]
- July 13
- In the California - Mexico border region, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs. [53]
- July 21
- In the California - Nevada border region, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs. [53]
- August 6
- A low-pressure system moving from South Australia and redeveloping off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimetres of rain in a day on Sydney. [84]
- August 21
- Lake Nios volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746. [1] [84]
- August 30
- In Romania, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs. Two people killed, 558 injured, and about 55,000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12,500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area, USSR. [53]
- September 13
- In Southern Greece, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. At least twenty people killed, about 300 injured, 2,500 homeless and 1,500 buildings damaged or destroyed. [53] [84]
- October 10
- In El Salvador, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs. At least 1,000 people killed, 10,000 injured, 200,000 homeless and severe damage and landslides in the San Salvador area. Felt strongly in parts of Guatemala and Honduras. [1] [53] [84]
- October 20
- In the Kermadec Islands region, a magnitude 8.3 earthquake occurs. [53]
- November 14
- In Taiwan, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. Fifteen people killed, 44 injured. [53]
- December 7
- In Bulgaria, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs. [53]
1987
- January 26
- In Algeria, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurs. [53]
- February 9
- Brownsville, Texas is deluged with seven inches of rain in just two hours; flooding in some parts of the city is worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967. [83]
- March 6
- In the Colombia - Ecuador border region, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs. Approximately 1,000 people killed, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage in Ecuador. About 27 km of the oil pipeline in Ecuador destroyed or badly damaged. [1] [53]
- May 7
- 105 degrees F in Sacramento, California. [1]
- May 22
- 30 killed in a Texas tornado. [1]
- June 10
- In Illinois, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurs. [53]
- July 17
- Ten teens die in Guadalupe River flood (Comfort, Texas). [1]
- July 31
- A Force 4-rated tornado devastates eastern Edmonton, Alberta. Hardest hit are an industrial park and a trailer park. 27 people are killed and hundreds injured. Hundreds more are left homeless and jobless. [83]
- August 8
- In Northern Chile, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs. Five people killed, 112 injured and more than 1,000 houses destroyed. [53]
- October 1
- In Southern California, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. Eight people killed, many injured, about 2,200 homeless and more than 10,400 buildings damaged. Felt strongly in much of southern California. [1] [53]
- October 2
- In Peru, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurs. [53]
- October 16
- 175-kph winds cause blackout in London and much of southern England. [1] [83]
- November 17
- In the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs. [53] [83]
- November 24
- In Southern California, magnitude 6.5 and 6.7 earthquakes occur, about 12 hours apart. Felt throughout much of southern California from San Diego and Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Nevada and Tempe, Arizona. Also felt at Tijuana and Ensenada, Mexico. [53]
- November 25
- Category 5 Typhoon Nina smashes the Philippines with 165 mph (266 km/h) winds and devastating storm surge, causing destruction and 1,036 deaths. [83]
- November 30
- In the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. [53]
1988
- January 22
- In Tennant Creek, Australia, magnitude 6.3, 6.4, and 6.6 earthquakes occur. Felt over two-thirds of Australia. [53]
- February 20
- 500 die in heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1]
- March 6
- In the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurs. [53]
- March 10
- Avalanche at Swiss ski resort "Klosters" nearly kills Prince Charles. [1]
- July 17
- Highest temperature ever recorded in San Francisco, California: 103 degrees F (39 degrees C). [1]
- August 6
- In Myanmar, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs. Five people killed, 42 injured. Felt throughout Bangladesh and northeastern India. [53]
- August 10
- In Solomon Islands, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurs. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages along the southwestern coast of San Cristobal where a tsunami flooded 50-100 metres inland. [53]
- August 20
- In the Nepal-India border region, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. 721 people killed, 6,553 injured and 64,470 buildings damaged in eastern Nepal. At least 277 people killed, thousands injured and extensive damage in northern Bihar, India. Felt in large parts of northern India from Delhi to the Burma border and in much of Bangladesh. [53]
- September 12
- Hurricane Gilbert, strongest ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica. [1] [82]
- September 13
- Hurricane Gilbert becomes strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in Western Hemisphere. [1]
- October 24
- Typhoon Ruby sinks Philippine ferry; hundreds drown. [1]
- November 6
- In the Burma-China Border Region, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs. 730 people killed, 3,900 injured, 267,000 homeless, 29 reservoirs severely damaged and 67 percent of the public buildings destroyed in the Lancang-Menglian area, China. [53]
- November 25
- In southern Quebec, Canada, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. Felt to the east coast, and as far south as Washington, D.C. [1] [53]
- November 30
- Cyclone lashes Bangladesh, Eastern India; 317 killed. [1]
- December 1
- 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless. [1]
- December 2
- A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead. [82]
- December 6
- In southern Iran, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. [53]
- December 7
- In Armenia, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. At least 25,000 people killed, 19,000 injured and 500,000 homeless. Damage totals US$16.2 billion. [1] [53] [82]
- Year
- Global mean surface temperature at highest point since accurate measurements in 1880. [58]
1989
- January 22
- In Tajikistan, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs. Two hundred seventy-four people killed, many injured, extensive damage. [53]
- March 10
- In Malawi, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurs. At least 9 people killed, 100 injured, about 50,000 left homeless. [53]
- March 13
- A geomagnetic storm causes the collapse of the Hydro-Quebec power grid. Six million people are left without power for nine hours. Some areas in the northeastern U.S. and in Sweden also lose power, and auroras are seen as far south as Texas. [43]
- April 25
- Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs. [53]
- April 27
- Hurricane in Bangladesh, kills 500. [1]
- May 7
- In the Burma-China border region, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurs. At least one person killed, 91 injured and 5,300 houses destroyed. [53]
- June 9
- Rare tornado in Philadelphia kills one. [1]
- June 26
- In Hawaii, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs. Two events about 5 seconds apart. Five people injured slightly, 5 homes destroyed and about 100 homes damaged. [53]
- July 20
- 93 degrees F, highest overnight low ever recorded in Phoenix, Arizona. [1]
- July 23
- Winds gust to 85 MPH at Fort Smith, Arkansas. [1]
- August 1
- In Papua, Indonesia, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurs. About 120 people killed and 125 injured by landslides which buried two villages. [53]
- August 20
- In Ethiopia, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. [53]
- August 29
- Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs. [53]
- September 4
- In Semidi Islands, Alaska, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurs. [53]
- September 17
- Hurricane Hugo begins four day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62. [1]
- September 18
- Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico. [1]
- September 21
- Hurricane Hugo makes landfall in South Carolina, causing US$7 billion in damage. [43]
- September 22
- In Sichuan Province, China, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. At least 54 people injured, about 4,270 houses destroyed. [53]
- October 17
- In Loma Prieta, California, an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale occurs. Three events about 1.5 and 3.0 seconds apart. Sixty-two people killed, 3,757 injured and damage estimated at US$5.6 billion. [1] [43] [53]
- October 18
- In Northeastern China, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs. At least 29 people killed, 150 injured and about 27,500 houses damaged. [53]
- October 29
- In Algeria, magnitude 5.9 and 5.6 earthquakes occur 12 minute apart. At least 30 people killed, 245 injured. [53]
- November 4
- Typhoon Gay devastates the Thai province of Chumphon. [43]
- November 20
- In Sichuan Province, China, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs. Four people killed, 161 injured and at least 1,000 homes destroyed. [53]
- In southern Iran, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurs. [53]
- December 22
- US cold wave:
- -4 degrees F in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
- -6 degrees F in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
- -12 degrees F in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
- -18 degrees F in Denver, Colorado,
- -23 degrees F in Kansas City, Missouri,
- -42 degrees F in Scottsbluff, Nebraska,
- -47 degrees F in Hardin, Montana and
- -60 degrees F in Black Hills, South Dakota.
[1]
- December 28
- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. Estimated damage: US$1.1 billion. [1] [43] [53]
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