From NWS
1908: Snow mixed with rain at times across about the western half of Iowa from the night of October 22nd through most of the day on the 23rd. At most locations the snow melted as it fell and failed to accumulate, however a few areas did receive measurable snowfall with the highest totals recorded in far southwestern Iowa. Snowfall amounts in that area included 4.0 inches at Atlantic, 5.0 inches at Corning, 6.5 inches at Bedford, and an amazing 11.0 inches at Clarinda.

23 October 1091 → England’s earliest known tornado was also one of its strongest on record. It has been rated as an EF4, and devastated central London. The church at St. Mary le Bow was badly damaged with four rafters, each 26 feet long, driven 22 feet into the ground. Other churches in the area were demolished, as were over 600 houses. London Bridge was destroyed. 23 October 1761 → A violent hurricane struck New England, causing tremendous damage in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. 23 October 1920 → Tetsuya Fujita, inventor of the Fujita Scale, was born. 23 October 2002 → Visibility was reduced to less than 100 meters during the Australian Dust Storm. It was the worst dust storm in 30 years.

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