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Canada

1 November 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba: An Alberta Clipper with record November winds of 87 km/h (54 mph) gusting to 113 km/hr (70 mph) roar across the city.

2 November 1945, Prince Rupert, British Columbia: Major wind and rain storm hits the area. Coming after several days of snow in the mountains, the rain causes over 30 slides and washouts, two trapping a train carrying 141 American soldiers for two days.

3 November 1922, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: A northwesterly gale spawns huge waves that causes severe damage along the northern coast. Winds exceed 130 km/hr (80 mph) during the storm.

4 November 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver sets a record high at 18.4°C (65.1°F), the warmest November day to date.

5 November 1975 Regina, Saskatchewan: The city's warmest November day to date: 23.3°C (74°F).

5 November 2003 Kelowna, British Columbia: A big November chill descends on Kelowna, the morning brought a low of -13°C (8.6°F), about 5 C^o (9 F^o ) colder than it gets in January.

6-7 November 1880, Lake Ontario: A Great Lakes gales wrecks or disables a score of ships, including the Belle Sheridan, a collier just 15 km (10 miles) from Toronto. Only one of seven crew members survive.

6-13 November 1969, Quebec: Severe ice storm between Quebec City and Manicouagan River power dams causes over $1.5 million damage to transmission lines and towers. over 30 transmission towers under construction are brought down.

7 November 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Early major snowstorm dumps 30 cm (12 inches) on the city. Winds gust to 90 km/hr (56 mph) creating whiteout conditions.

8 November 1876, Fredericton, New Brunswick: Two days or rain dump 125 mm (4.9 inches) on Fredericton. The rail line near Lawrence Station is washed out causing the derailment of the morning St. John-Fredericton run.

9 November 1913, Lower Great Lakes: A White Hurricane, the Great Storm of 1913, wrecks 34 ships and drowns over 270 mariners.

9 November 2005, Hamilton, Ontario: A rare November tornado, an F-1 category storm, hits a local school about 4 pm and lasts 10 minutes. Two students are slightly hurt.

10 November 1975, Lake Superior: Severe autumn storm sinks the ore-carrier Edmund Fitzgerald off northern coast west of Sault Ste Marie.

11 November 1983, Flores Island, British Columbia: Strong waterspout observed over Millar Channel near Flores Island off the west coast of Vancouver Island, packing 110 km/h (69 mph) wind gusts.

12 November 1863, Belleville, Ontario: A severe windstorm topples an outhouse into the Moira River. No trace is ever found of the woman who occupied it at the time.

12-13 November 2003, Southwestern Ontario: An intense storm system starts with a line of severe thunderstorms and damaging winds the evening of the 12th. By morning, the howling, polar winds gusting in excess of 110 km/h (68 mph) drives snowsqualls over the region, damaging buildings and trees and cutting power to thousands.

13-14 November 2004, Yarmouth. Nova Scotia: An early season snowstorm takes a toll on the Nova Scotia. Yarmouth receives 53.4 cm (21.0 inches) on the 13th and an additional 8.6 cm (3.4 inches) the next day for a storm total of 62 cm (24.4 inches), its second 50-cm-plus (20 inch) snowfall over two days in 2004. Strong winds combined with the heavy, wet snow across the province knocks out transmission towers leaving more than 100,000 without power.

14 November 1997, Toronto, Ontario: A heavy early-season snowstorm dumps 22 cm on Greater Toronto. Drivers are thwarted by lack of snow removal from the roads due to municipal budget cuts.

15 November 1942, Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton's record one-day November snowfall, 39.9 cm (15.7 inches) is accompanied by temperatures dropping -25°C (-13°F).

16 November 2005, Regina, Saskatchewan: Regina's temperature plunges to a record low of -29.5°C (-23°F).

17 November 1819, Montreal, Quebec: A lightning bolt strikes the spire of Notre Dame church around noon. Eight hours later, the iron cross fell to the ground.

18 November 1931, Cape Hopes Advance, Ungava Peninsula, Quebec: Hourly average wind speed of 201 km/h (126 mph) is recorded: Canada's record wind speed.

19-24 November 1947, Fort Resolute, Northwest Territories: 153.7 cm (60.5 inches) of snow falls over five day period.

21 November 1922, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: An intense blizzard levels nearly a third of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company's utility poles, cutting off Cape Breton.

22 November 1957, Prince Rupert, British Columbia: Strong storm pummels Prince Rupert with heavy rains and gale-force winds, then isolates it as wind, water and mudslides combine to cut off road, air, marine and telephone services to the coastal city.

22 November 2003, Southern Yukon: Record snow falls across the southern Yukon as a Pacific storm system moved inland. The weather station on the Klondike Highway records 22 cm (8.7 inches) of snow. Mayo Airport measures 21 cm (8.3 inches): the greatest daily November snowfall since records began in 1926 and the fourth snowiest day ever.

22 November 2005, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia: A thick fog hangs over regions of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley and limits the day's high temperature to 5.5°C (42°F). However, on the summit of nearby Grouse Mountain, the temperature above the surface inversion soars to 18°C (64°F).

23 November 1956, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: A mild day in the Territories as high reaches a record 7.8°C (46°F).

24 November 1950, Toronto, Ontario: A major early-season snowstorm dumps 30.5 cm (12 inches) of the white on Toronto, its greatest one day November snowfall.

25 November 2006, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Football players and 13,000 fans brave wind chills of –30 C (-22 F) at the Vanier Cup game, the Canadian college football championship.

27 November 1997, Maritime Provinces: An early season snowstorm buries the Maritimes with 20-25 cm (8-10 inches) of wet, heavy snow.

28 November 1985, Kenora, Ontario: The low temperature plungest -31.3°C (-24.3°F), the coldest local November night on record.

29 November 1919, Leamington, Ontario: The southwestern Ontario community of Leamington experiences a rare November tornado.

November 1917, Swanson Bay, British Columbia: 2235.5 mm (88 inches) of precipitation falls in the month.

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United States

1 November 1870 Washington, DC: General Albert J. Myer orders the first simultaneous gathering of weather data across the United States. The information is used to produce the first national weather maps.

1-2 November 2000, Hilo, Hawaii : Heavy and persistent rains across the eastern half (windward side) of the "Big Island" of Hawaii drop 27.24 inches (692 mm) of rain at the Hilo Airport in a 24-hour period, breaking the previous 24-hour rainfall record.

2 November 1961, Atlanta, Georgia: The temperature at Atlanta soars to 84°F (28.9°C) establishing a record for November.

3 November 1946, Denver, Colorado: Snowstorm deposits 30.4 inches (77.2 cm) of white on the Mile-High City.

3 November 1991, Alamosa, Colorado: In Alamosa, the temperature plunges to -26 °F (-32 °C) shattering the old record by 18 F degrees (10 C deg) as record cold grips Colorado.

4 November 1927, Green Mountains, Vermont: Torrential rains, up to 15 inches (381 mm) in the higher elevations, produce the worst flood in Vermont history. Runoof sends streams on a rampage that devastates the Winooski Valley. Flooding claims 200 lives and causes $40 million in damage.

5 November 1894, Southern New England States: 1894 - Election Day Snowstorm buries Connecticut with 10-12 inches (25-30 cm) of snow. Much of southern New England is hit by the blizzard.

6 November 2005, Evansville, Indiana: An F3 tornado strikes with little warning about 2 am destroying hundreds of homes, businesses and churches along a 20-mile path on both sides of the Ohio River. About 200 people are injured, 22 killed in Evansville and surrounding areas.

7 November 1940, Tacoma, Washington: Near gale force winds cause the collapse of the First Narrows Bridge. "Galloping Gertie" as the suspension bridge was known, vibrated excessively when winds reached the structure's resonance frequency.

8 November 1870, Washington, DC: The first storm warning is issued by the U.S. Signal Corps Weather Service.

8 November 1914, Bagdad, California: After a record rain-free streatch of 767 days, it finally rains in Bagdad, California.

8 November 1999, Kennebec, South Dakota: The temperature reaches 89 °F (31.7 °C), breaking the all time record for the warmest November maximum temperature ever recorded in the state.

9 November 1864, Chester, Illinois: On Election Night, a violent tornado strikes a ferry on Mississippi River near Chester blowing away all but the hull. The boiler and engines are found up the bluff. Half of Chester is destroyed and twenty die during the storm.

9-10 November 1913, Great Lakes: A storm system, later known as the "Freshwater Fury," raises gale conditions on the Great Lakes. Eight ships and over 250 sailors are lost as "monster waves" develop on Lake Huron. A total of 17 ships are sunk on the Lakes during the storm.

9-10 November 1998, Iowa and Minnesota: Extremely strong storm system moves across the Great Plains. Minnesota (28.43 inches / 96.28 kPa) and Iowa (28.54 inches / 96.65 kPa) report record low barometric pressure readings for the states.

10 November 1998, Wisconsin and Michigan: The same intense storm generates extreme winds over the upper Great Lakes. Winds gust to 95 mph (152 km/h) at Mackinac Island, MI and 93 mph (149 km/h) at La Crosse, WI.

10-11 November 2002, Tennessee and Ohio Valley Region: A late-season, major outbreak of tornadoes causes damage in 13 states. A total of 75 tornadoes touch down on Sunday (10th), resulting in at least 36 deaths.

11 November 1911, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma : An arctic cold front, known as a Blue Norther, roars across the state. Temperature at Oklahoma City dives from a record high of 83°F (28.3°C) to an midnight low of 17°F (-8.3°C), also a record. By early morning on the 12th, the temperature had dropped to 14°F (-10°C) – a drop of 69 F degrees (38.3 C deg) in less than 24 hours.

11 November 1911, Janesville, Wisconsin : The same intense winter storm spawns a tornado (later classified as F4 on the Fujita Scale) that strikes a community near Janesville. Within an hour of the tornado, the residents must deal with blizzard conditions and temperatures near 0°F (-18°C).

11 November 1955, Washington and Oregon: Arctic outbreak brings bone-chilling temperatures across Oregon and Washington with lows near 0°F (-18°C) in western Washington and -19°F (-28°C) in eastern Washington.

11-12 November 1911, Chicago, Illinois: Chicago experiences its biggest day-to-day temperature drop. From a record high of 74°F (23.3°C) at 4 PM on the 11th, the mercury falls to a low of 14°F (-10°C) by noon on the 12th – a drop of 61 F degrees (33.9 C deg) in 20 hours.

12 November 2003, Los Angeles County, California: An intense rush-hour rainstorm drops up to 5 inches (130 mm) of rain in two hours, snarling traffic with flooded roads.

13 November 1933, Great Plains to New York State: First great "Dust Bowl Storm" spreads dust and pall over eastern half of the country.

14 November 1969, Cape Kennedy, Florida: Forty-three seconds into its flight to the moon, Apollo 12 struck by lightning, knocking out its electronic navigation system, nearly forcing mission to be "scrubbed".

15 November 1900, Watertown, New York: A lake-effect snowstorm buries Watertown with 45 inches (114 cm) in 24 hours. The storm total was 49 inches (124 cm).

15-18 November 2004, Texas: Several days of heavy rainfall in the Texas Hill Country dumps 5 to 10 inches (127 to 254 mm), producing widespread flooding.

16 November 1958, Tucson, Arizona: Tucson receives more than six inches (15 cm) of snow.

16 November 1959, Lincoln, Montana: Lincoln 's morning temperature plummets to minus 53°F (-47.2°C) , establishing America's all-time November low temperature.

17 November 1869, Berkshire and Green Mountains, New England: Hurricane-force winds from the southwest batter the Berkshire and Green Mountains causing extensive forest and structural damage.

18 November 1988, Little Rock, Arkansas: Thunderstorms building along a warm front inundate Little Rock with 7.01 inches (178 mm) of rain, smashing their previous record for the date.

19 November 1921, Oregon:The Columbia Gorge ice storm finally ends after burying parts of Oregon with 54 inches (137 cm) of snow, sleet and glaze. River, road and rail transportation between Walla Walla WA and Portland OR comes to a halt.

19-21 November 1798, Northeastern States: The infamous Long Storm sweeps across the the northeastern US spreading deep snow from Maryland to Maine. The storm dumps a foot (30 cm) of snow on New York City and New Haven, and as much as three feet (90 cm) on Maine and New Hampshire. Storm opens the famous Long Winter of 1978-99 which continues to drop snow on the region as late as May.

20 November 1987, Upper Peninsula, Michigan: Strong, cold northerly winds bury the UP coast with lake-effect snow. Snowfall totals in Upper Michigan reach as much as 18 inches (45.7 cm) at Paradise. Lake City is blanketed with 9.5 inches (24.1 cm) in four and a half hours.

21 November 1985, Mexico Beach, Florida: Hurricane Kate makes landfall during the evening hours near Mexico Beach. Wind gusts to 100 mph (160 km/h) are reported at Cape San Blas.

21-22 November 2004, Southern California: Up to 3 feet (90 cm) of snow blankets Southern California's San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains east of Los Angeles. and even whiten nearby desert areas.

23 November 1909, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho: A heavy rain deluges Rattlesnake Creek with 7.17 inches of rain in 24 hours, establishing the Idaho state record.

23-24 November 1982, Hawaiian Islands:Hurricane Iwa, the first hurricane to strike Hawaii since Dot in 1959, blows across the islands of Niah, Kauai and Oahu with winds gusting above 130 mph (208 km/h) and sustained winds were near 100 mph (160 km/h).

24 November 1812, New York and Pennsylvania: A powerful Southwester with hurricane-force winds sinks ships and unroofs buildings at Philadelphia and New York City.

25 November 1926, Arkansas: Killer tornado strikes Belleville and Portland. 53 die.

25 November 1950, Columbus, Ohio: Record low temperature of 5°F (-15°C) greets the fans heading for the Michigan-Ohio State football game. But this was no ordinary tilt between the conference rivals. Played under heavy, blowing snow, it became known as the Blizzard Bowl.

26 November 1984, Copper City Utah: Lake-effect snows produce by Utah's Great Salt Lake drops up to 20 inches (51 cm) of snow on Copper City.

26-28 November 2005 , Great Falls, Montana: Great Falls experiences its heaviest snowstorm on record with a three-day total of 18.1 inches (46 cm).

27 November 1898, New England: The Portland storm, named after the SS Portland howls across New England. A foot (30 cm) of snow blankets Boston Massachusetts, and 27 inches (69 cm) covers New London Connecticut. Gale force winds along the coast reach 72 mph at Boston and gust to 98 mph at Block Island Rhode Island. The passenger ship SS Portland sinks off Cape Cod with the loss of all 191 persons aboard.

27 November 2006, Janesville, Wisconsin: Lightning kills five buffalo at a farm near Janesville including white buffalo calf born in August.

27-28 November 1912, Northern Florida: The only recorded November occurrence of snow fall in northern Florida. Traces of snow are reported in Blounstown, Tallahassee, Marianna and Mt. Pleasant measured 0.5".

28 November 1988, Raleigh, North Carolina: A powerful F4 tornado tears through one of the most densely populated areas of Raleigh during the early morning hours. The twister destroys hundreds of homes and damaging thousands more. The tornado kills four and injures 154 others over its 83-mile (133 km) path. Total damage is estimated at more than $77 million.

29 November 1896, Havre, Montana: The temperature plummets to minu 51°F (-46.1°C).

30 November 1957, Honolulu, Hawaii: During Hurricane Nina, the highest wind gust in Honolulu history is reported at Honolulu Airport: 82 mph (132 km/h).

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World

1-6 November 1570, Western Europe: The All Saints Day Floods kills an estimated 400,000 people in Western Europe.

1 November 1997, Western Pacific: Super Typhoon Keith's central pressure drops to 87.2 kPa as it passes between Guam and Siapan and peak winds register at 296 km/h (184 mph).

2 November 2001, Central Finland: An intense storm, dubbed Cyclone Manfred by the Deutscher Wetterdienst, begins as rain, then turns to heavy wet snow. Some 40,000 households lose power for up to 24 hours. The storm appears to be one of the strongest depressions to ever hit Finland.

3 November 1924, Geneva, Switzerland: A rare warm November day in Geneva as the mercury rises to 23 °C (73.4 °F).

4 November 1994, The Netherlands: A record warm November day in The Netherlands when highs reach 21.1°C (70 °F) in Oost Maarland and Beek.

5 November 1948, Vlieland, Netherlands: A waterspout makes landfall on this northern Dutch island. While it passes over the local weather station, the anemometer measures a gust of 202 km/h (126 mph), the strongest gust ever recorded in the Netherlands.

5 November 2001, Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane Michelle batters Cuba and the Bahamas while Hurricane Noel moved toward Newfoundland in the north Atlantic. This is the first time that two hurricanes have formed in November in the Atlantic/Carribbean Ocean basin since 1994.

5 November 2005, Porto Alegre, Brazil: A severe thunderstorm drenchs this state capital with up to 100 mm (4 inches) of rain in less than an hour, the heaviest rain in decades.

6 November 1959, North Island, New Zealand: On Hawkins Hill, located on North Island, the wind speed reaches 248 km/h (155 mph), the windiest event ever recorded on North Island.

7 November 2001, The Phillipines: Typhoon Lingling strikes the southern Phillipines killing 54 with 110 missing in Camiguin.

9 November 1921, Haifa, Israel: The greatest 24-hr rainfall in Israeli history falls on Haifa: 272.5 mm (10.73 inches)

9-11 November 2001, Algiers, Algeria: Heavy rains, more than the average month's total of 93mm (3.7 inches), fall on Algiers in just a few hours. The resulting massive floods and mudslides devastate northern Algeria and kill more than 700 people causing nearly $300 million worth of damage.

10 November 1993, Black Sea, Russia: Violent storm over the Black Sea closes thr Russian oil terminal port of Novorossisk for 20 days. "Bora" winds reported as high as 180 km/h (112 mph) sinks at least seven ships.

11 November 1099, North Sea: Violent storm in the North Sea kills 100,000 people in England and The Netherlands.

11 November 1990, Mobara, Japan: Extremely unusual F4 tornado strikes Mobara, causing severe damage and 60 injuries.

13 November 1970, Bangladesh: Cyclone sweeps over the nation, then known as East Pakistan, pushing 15 metre (49 ft) storm surge against the coast at high tide. Flooding kills 500,000. Over 50 million people are affected by the storm rain, wind and surge.

14 November 1970, Croatia: Winds associated with a strong Mediterranean Sea gust to 200 km/hr (125 mph) toppling trees, damaging roofs and disrupting power and communications.

15 November 2006, Eastern Pacific Ocean: With sustained winds of nearly 110 mph (177 km/h), Hurricane Sergio becomes the strongest tropical storm to form in the eastern Pacific basin this late in the year, according to U.S. National Hurricane Center records. At the time, the storm sat about 485 miles (780 kilometers) south of Manzanillo, Mexico.

16-20 November 2006, Western Afghanistan: Heavy rainfall generates flash flooding that causes 120 deaths in the Badghis, Farah and Uruzgan provinces.

17 November 1910, Riposto, Sicily: A heavy rain storm deposits 464.8 mm (18.3 inches) in 24 hours on Riposto.

18 November 1421, North Sea Coast, The Netherlands: St. Elizabeth's Flood kills 10,000 people as 72 Dutch villages are swept away when waves from an intense storm system breach coastal dikes.

18 November 2004, Scandinavia: Locally heavy snow and strong winds batter much of the region. Throughout southern and central Sweden, snow accumulates to 20 cm (8 inches). Strong winds, gusting over 100 km/hr (60 mph), combine with snow and rain to produce wind damage in parts of Norway and Denmark.

17-18 November 2002, Morocco: A strong cold front trekking across Morocco produces worst flooding in 30 years. Floods cause at least 60 deaths.

20-21 November 2004, Slovakia: Wind gusts clocked at 175 km/h (108 mph), the strongest since records began being kept in 1936, destroys approximately half of all the timber in the country's High Tatras mountains. Officials put the loss at tens of millions of dollars.

21 November 2000, Vladivostok, Russia: A blinding snowstorm buries Vladivostok with as much as 1.5m (5 ft) of snow closing all schools.

23 November 1993, Guantanamo Province, Cuba: Severe flooding occurs through the Guantanamo Province as an average of 175.5 mm (6.9 inches) of rain falls over the region. The resultant flooding kills 22 and leaves 6,500 homeless. Thousands of hectares of vegetable crops are destroyed.

23 November 2002, Nikkaluokta, Sweden: Extreme cold envelopes northern Sweden. The low temperatures at Nikkaluokta drops to -30^oC (-22^oF), over 17C^o (30F^o) below normal.

24 November 1981, The Philippine Islands: Typhoon Irma, the worst typhoon in a decade hits the Philippines leaving 236 people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.

26 November 1940, Indre Matre, Norway: Norway's rainiest day records 230 mm (9.06 inches)

26-27 November 1703, Great Britain: The worst storm in British history. A fierce storm batters Britain with high winds perhaps reaching 100 mph (160 km/h). Thousands of lives are lost due to the storm, including 8-10,000 at sea. The event is so monumental that Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe writes a book The Storm to describe the destruction.

27 November 1983, The Netherlands: An intense low pressure system moving from Ireland and England drops the barometer to 95.39 kPa (28.17 inches) over the Netherlands. The reading is the country's lowest pressure of record.

30 November 2005, North Atlantic Ocean Basin: The official 2005 hurricane season ends with the emergence of Tropical Storm Epsilon, the the 26th named storm of the busiest hurricane season on record. Epsilon threatens Bermuda with dangerous surf conditions. (But it is not the last to form this calendar year.)

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