/ Today's Weather Almanac / Weather Almanac: October 17 Weather Almanac: October 17 October 17 Today's Weather Fact... On this date in 1950, Hurricane King struck Miami, Florida. The storm's winds reached 150 mph. The small but strong storm killed four people and caused $28 million in damages. Infoplease Daily IQ Other Weather Facts Select month and date: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Related LinksWeather CentralMeteorologyWinter StormsTropical StormsThunderstormsLightningTsunamisUltraviolet Index