Place: Tacoma, WA
Year: 1940
Event: High winds struck the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge at a critical angle, causing caused vibrations which eventually collapsed the $6 million, four-month-old bridge. Maximum wind speed of 31 mph recorded in downtown Tacoma; probably higher over Puget Sound.

Place: Minneapolis, MN
Year: 1991
Event: Minus 6 degrees -- record low for the date.