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On This Day In Weather History - November 28

Local


1976   The record low of plus one is the record low for the month as well (along with November 8, 1991).


National


1905   Sailors on a ship that got stuck 100 miles off the shore of Lake Superior near Duluth, MN froze to death.

1960   A winter storm produced 20 to 40 foot waves on Lake Superior near Duluth. Duluth was buried by a foot of snow whipped by 70 mph winds. Property along the north shore of the lake was flooded and battered by high winds. Thousands of cords of hardwood were washed into the lake and up to 3 feet of water flooded the main street of Grand Marais, WI.

1979   A sightseeing tour of Antartica turned into tragedy as a DC-10 filled with 237 passengers and 20 crewmembers crashed into the slopes of Mount Erebus. Low clouds and whiteout conditions forced pilots to rely on instrumentation and an incorrect flight plan which flew the plane into the side of Mount Erebus.