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Finished with 2.21" Heard some thunder as well last night.

Back to reality. Highs in the 50's with a stiff Lake breeze. Rain possible later.

October 12 1969: Snow accumulates in several locations. Minneapolis receives 2 inches, while St. Cloud records 3.6 inches, Redwood Falls gets 1.7 inches, and Springfield records 1.5 inches. 1918: Dry fall weather sets the stage for dangerous fires. Several fires roar through large areas of Carlton and St. Louis Counties. The towns of Cloquet, Moose Lake and Brookston are the hardest hit. The Carlton County Vidette calls it a 'Hurricane of burning leaves and smoke'. At least 453 fatalities are reported, and possibly as many as 1,000 occurred. Over 11,000 people would be left homeless. For Monday, October 12, 2026 1836 - A third early season storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Bridgewater NY received 18 inches, a foot of snow fell at Madison NY, and for the third time all the mountains of the northeastern U.S. were whitened. (David Ludlum) 1918 - Forest fires ravaged parts of Minnesota from the Duluth area northeastward, claiming the lives of 600 persons. Smoke with a smell of burnt wood spread to Albany NY and Washington D.C. in 24 hours. Smoke was noted at Charleston SC on the 14th, and by the 15th was reported in northeastern Texas. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1962 - The "Columbus Day Big Blow" occurred in the Pacific Northwest. It was probably the most damaging windstorm of record west of the Cascade Mountains. Winds reached hurricane force, with gusts above 100 mph. More than 3.5 billion board feet of timber were blown down, and communications were severely disrupted due to downed power lines. The storm claimed 48 lives, and caused 210 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum) 1987 - Floyd, the only hurricane to make landfall the entire season, moved across the Florida Keys. Floyd produced wind gusts to 59 mph at Duck Key, and up to nine inches of rain in southern Florida. Sixteen cities in the Ohio Valley and the Middle Mississippi Valley reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 27 degrees at Paducah KY, and 24 degrees at Rockford IL and Springfield IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Twenty cities in the Upper Midwest reported record low temperatures for the date, including International Falls MN with a reading of 17 degrees. The town of Embarass MN reported a morning low of 8 degrees. Snow showers in the northeastern U.S. produced five inches at Corry PA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Temperatures again warmed into the 80s in the Central Plains Region and the Middle Mississippi Valley, with 90s in the south central U.S. Six cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Fort Smith AR with a reading of 92 degrees. Strong winds along a cold front crossing the Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley gusted to 61 mph at Johnstown PA. (The National Weather Summary) Observances: 12 Mon Columbus Day (Most regions) 12 Mon National Savings Day 12 Mon World Arthritis Day 12 Mon Native Americans' Day 12 Mon National Farmers Day 12 Mon Indigenous Resistance Day 12 Mon International: Day of respect for cultural diversity 12 Mon Farmers Day 12 Mon National Freethought Day 12 Mon National Gumbo Day 12 Mon National Pulled Pork Day 12 Mon National Vermont Day

.91 overnight for a total of 3.74 That was about 14% of my yearly total to date.

2.05" total. Great soaking rain.

Storm total of 1.52” in Syosset & 1.48” in Muttontown.

First freeze potential for IAD on Sunday morning and first frost for many 'burbs.

.50" today. 2.24" total

For the valley BAF 2.04, CEF 1.84.

Well is getting slow to fill here again. Soil moisture sensor is 37cb which is getting a little dry for the subsurface…even after 1/3” of rain. Usually that value is dropping (getting more moist) as the soil temp steps down in the fall. As usual we get the crumbs to SNE’s feast.

Imby/Columbia 2.29” for Sunday’s event.

Low of 56 with “only” 2.36” of rain. Looks like a few nice warm days upcoming.

Another 0.40 overnight....Total 2.20"

Wed/Thu looks like the first regional soaker in quite awhile.

Total event = 1.80 Sunday + 0.40 overnight = 2.20"

Ended up with a total of 4.09" more then expected.

This didn’t work out to well…just 5.5 days later, we get 2” plus from the cane in the gulf. Long range modeling can be horribly inaccurate.

Had a thundershower here between 1:30 and 2:30 am during which the rain came down pretty hard. The storm total went from 2.20" to 3.45", wowza.

Over 2” here as well. Just solid rain all day and night.

Looks like maybe our first frost and freeze this coming weekend

Nah…just a little cool shot in a sea of warmth.

That would be considerably below normal highs…but whatever.

Euro Copernicus temps D, J, F & M. Precip AN along the east coast similar to Euro seasonal.

Event total 3.25" here.

0.34” Need some rain