TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Monday August 24, 2015.
This is the 236th day of the year, there are 129 days left.
On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
In 1906 A cloudburst deluged Guinea VA with more than nine inches
of rain in just forty minutes.
In 1968 Lightning struck the Crawford County fairgrounds
in Pennsylvania killing two persons and injuring
72 others.
In 1987 Autumn-like weather prevailed across the north central
and northeastern U.S. Seven cities reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN with
a reading of 37 degrees. Temperatures in Florida soared
to 98 degrees at Pensacola and 99 degrees at
Jacksonville. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the
Southern High Plains Region, with 5.40 inches at Union
NM, and 7.25 inches reported west of Anthony NM.
In 1988 Thunderstorms in the Delaware Valley of eastern
Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 95 mph around
Philadelphia, and gusts to 100 mph at Warminster.
A tropical depression drenched the Cabo Rojo area of
southwestern Puerto Rico with up to ten inches of rain.
San Juan received 5.35 inches of rain.
In 1989 Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather in eastern Montana and western sections of the
Dakotas. Thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to
76 mph at Jordan, and golf ball size hail at Rock
Springs, which collected three to four feet deep in
ditches. Lewiston ID reported a record 1.50 inches of
rain for the date, and a record rainfall total for August
of 2.63 inches.
In 1992 Hurricane Andrew hit first near Homestead, Florida, and
again on the 26th in Louisiana. Its total damage was
$30 billion, a US record. Wind gusts to near 165 mph were
reported at the National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables.
Originally a category 4, it was upgraded to a category 5
after new hurricane research 10 years later.
In 2014 Hurricane Marie in the Eastern North Pacific Basin,
reached catgeory status, the first in that basin since
Hurricane Celia in 2010.
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