TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday August 30, 2015.
This is the 242nd day of the year, there are 123 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 1776 General Washington took advantage of a heavy fog to
evacuate Long Island after a defeat. Adverse winds kept
the British fleet from intervening.
In 1839 A hurricane moved from Cape Hatteras NC to offshore New
England. An unusual feature of the hurricane was the
snow it helped produce, which whitened the Catskill
Mountains of New York State. Considerable snow was also
reported at Salem NY.
In 1982 A tropical depression brought torrential rains to
portions of southern Texas. Up to twelve inches fell
south of Houston, and as much as eighteen inches fell
southeast of Austin. The tropical depression spawned
fourteen tornadoes in three days. Record cold gripped
the northeastern U.S. Thirty-one cities in New England
reported record lows, and areas of Vermont received up
to three inches of snow.
In 1987 Eight cities in California and Oregon reported record
high temperatures for the date, including Redding CA and
Sacramento CA where the mercury hit 100 degrees.
In 1988 Thunderstorms drenched Georgia and the Carolinas with
heavy rain, soaking Columbia SC with 4.10 inches in three
hours. Fresno CA was the hot spot in the nation with a
record high of 109 degrees. Duluth MN tied their record
for the month of August with a morning low of 39 degrees.
In 1989 Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced
large hail in Montana and North Dakota during the evening
and early nighttime hours. Hail three inches in diameter
was reported 20 miles south of Medora ND, and
thunderstorms over Dawson County MT produced up to three
inches of rain. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size
hail at Roundup MT, Dazey ND and Protection KS.
In 2003 (30th-Sept. 1) Seven vehicles were swept off of the KS
Turnpike, with 4 fatalities...due to flash flooding.
Rainfall totals over much of Indiana ranged from 6-10
inches.
In 2012 Tropical Storm Leslie formed in the Atlantic basin. This
is the second earliest formation of the 12th named storm
in a season on record, eclipsed only by Luis in 1995.
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