Western U.S. Anomaly Page

Western U.S. Anomaly Page - MWIND Top 10

Rank	Date	MWIND	Description	References
1	02 July 1997	4.962	Strong summer trough; >1" rain in northern CA and OR
2	26 June 1996	4.701	Deep trough; severe weather outbreak in MT
3	17 July 1987	4.684	Record rain OR/ID/MT; Yellowstone F4 Tornado	Fujita 1989; Evans and Johns 1995
4	13 October 1962	4.663	Intense low - Columbus Day windstorm - northern CA to the Pacific NW
5	10 July 1979	4.590	Unseasonably strong trough into the Pacific Northwest
6	16 November 1986	4.578	Cut-off near Baja; 1-2" rain southern CA
7	24 December 1983	4.561	Significant windstorm in lee of Cascade Mountains, WA
8	26 June 1969	4.545	Heavy rain from the Pacific NW to MT and ND
9	22 August 1968	4.539	Strong trough along west coast; locally heavy rain in northern CA
10	18 January 1988	4.532	Major winter storm; Great Basin into the Northern Plains