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In 1986, remnants of Hurricane Paine proved to be a royal pain to the residents of Oklahoma and Southeast Kansas, where many areas were inundated with 6 to 14 inches of rain. The heaviest rains overwhelmed part of Kay County, Oklahoma, where as much as a mind-boggling 21.79 INCHES were measured. The heavy rains that occurred between September 26th and October 4th, resulted in $350 million damage in Oklahoma.

In 1969, Denver measured 9.8 inches of snow. The 31.2 inch total for the month would make 1969 the snowiest October on record for the Mile High City. It would also be Denver's coldest October on record with an average monthly temperature of 38.9 degrees, exactly 4 degrees colder than the 2nd place occupant, 2009.

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In 1912, at the opposite end of the rainfall spectrum, the longest dry spell in U.S. history began in Bagdad, CA.  They went without rain for just a shade over 2 years, 767 days to be exact.

In 1841, it proved to be a very bad day for fishing and sailing off Cape Cod, as the Cape Cod fishing fleet was caught in the worst gale on record ever to strike Nantucket, MA. Forty ships were driven ashore at Cape Cod where 57 sailors perished.
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