October 11: Today in Weather ...

…1836: For the third straight Wednesday, snow fell in New York State. Thirty five inches fell at Cornell University in Hamilton.
…1906: Extremely cold weather for the all-Chicago World Series between the Cubs and White Sox. The game time temperature on this date was just 43 degrees, but the day before, snow flurries had menaced the fans and players along with freezing temperatures.
…1918: One of the most violent earthquakes in Puerto Rico history created a giant tsunami that killed 116 people.
…1925: Early season snowstorm dumps 2 feet on snow across New Hampshire and Vermont.
…1954: Extreme flooding in Chicago along the Chicago River. 6.72 inches of rain fell in 48 hours. Some places reported ten inches of rain. Damage totaled $10 million.
…1988: Boy, what a comeback. The morning low at Gunnison CO was 12 degrees, which was the lowest in the nation. But by afternoon, the mercury had risen a remarkable 54 degrees to an afternoon high of 66.