Place: New England Year: 1927 Event: Great Vermont Flood: Two-day rain or 2-3rd day of 9 inch plus rainfall sent rivers in western New England over their banks on Nov. 3rd-4th. Winooski Valley devastated: 84 dead in Vermont, 200 dead in all of New England, traffic stopped, $40 million in damages.
Place: Minneapolis, MN Year: 1991 Event: Minus 3 degrees -- earliest ever below-zero reading.