As scientists came to understand global warming, they realized that climate patterns were bound to change — hence, climate change. And indeed, each year we’re seeing weather that prompts old-timers to remark, “Never seen anything like this in my lifetime.” On this page I’m going to log the unusual, the “unheard of,” or the record weather event, commencing today, Oct. 29, 2011. I keep meaning to do this, and I always forget.
- Oct. 29, 2011 — Daytime snow in NYC — unheard of in October, according to the Weather Channel.
- Oct. 30, 2011 — Record October snowfall in the Northeast, with millions without power.
- Nov. 5, 2011 — Very early snow on Mt. Laguna, about 60 miles east of San Diego.
- Nov. 9, 2011 — Epic storm striking the Alaska coast.
- Nov. 16, 2011 — Possible tornadoes overnight kill at least three around Charlotte, NC, and Rock Hill, SC.
- Nov. 17, 2011 — Rain results in Philadelphia’s wettest year on record.
- Nov. 2011 — Ridiculously warm across most of the country the entire month.
- Dec. 1, 2011 — Santa Ana winds gone wild in California, causing widespread devastation around LA county.
- Dec. 19, 2011 — A huge high-plains blizzard cripples the Midwest beginning this day.
- Winter, 2011-12 — Didn’t even happen in the Asheville area as daffodils began to emerge in December and the season closes out with a high of 79°.
- March 6, 2012 — 2012 tornado season kicks off with extremely destructive tornadoes.
- March, 2012 — The warmest March on record, ever.
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