TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Tuesday July 4, 2017.
This is the 185th day of the year, there are 180 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 Thomas Jefferson bought his first thermometer, and signed
the Declaration of Independence. It was cloudy and 76 degrees.
In 1911 The northeastern U.S. experienced sweltering 100 degree
heat. The temperature soared to 105 degrees at Vernon VT
and North Bridgton ME, and to 106 degrees at Nashua NH,
to establish all-time records for those three states.
Afternoon highs of 104 at Boston MA, 104 at Albany NY,
and 103 at Portland ME, were all-time records for those
three cities.
In 1956 A world record for the most rain in one minute was set at
Unionville MD with a downpour of 1.23 inches.
In 1988 Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over the Central Gulf
Coast Region for the second day in a row. Monroe LA was
deluged with 3.75 inches in two hours. Aberdeen SD and
Rapid City SD reported record high temperatures for the
date, with readings of 105 degrees.
In 1989 Independence Day was "hot as a firecracker" across parts
of the country. Nineteen cities, mostly in the north
central U.S., reported record high temperatures for the
date, including Williston ND with a reading of 107
degrees. In the southwestern U.S., highs of 93 at
Alamosa CO, 114 at Tucson AZ, and 118 at Phoenix AZ,
equalled all-time records for those locations.
In 2009 (4th-5th) From 9pm July 4 to 7am July 5, lightning
detection equipment observed Mothers Natures fireworks...
a total of eleven thousand strikes across Arkansas in that
time period. From 1am to 2am July 5, five hundred strikes
were observed in Pulaski County (Little Rock area) alone.
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