TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday July 8, 2017.
This is the 189th day of the year, there are 176 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 1816 Frost was reported in low places throughout New England.
In 1886 (8th-9th) Nearly every house in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota was
moved off its foundation by a disastrous hailstorm.
In 1950 The town of York NE was deluged with 13.15 inches of rain
in 24 hours to establish a state record.
In 1975 Three people were killed and six others were injured when
lightning struck a walnut tree near Mayo FL. The nine
people were stringing tobacco under a tin shed when the
bolt hit the nearby tree.
In 1987 Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced wind gusts to
90 mph at Waterloo IA, 6.38 inches of rain at Tescott KS,
and for twenty-five minutes produced ping-pong ball size
hail at Drummond OK.
In 1988 Thirty cities in the north central and northeastern U.S.
reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley
WV equalled their all-time record with a high of 93
degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned
seven tornadoes in Adams and Logan counties of eastern
Colorado, and hail caused 2.3 million dollars damage in
Adams, Logan and Washington counties.
In 1989 Sixteen cities in the central and western U.S. reported
record high temperatures for the date. The high of
103 degrees at Denver CO equalled their record for July,
and the 110 degree reading at Rapid City SD equalled
their all-time record high. Denver reported a record
five straight days of 100 degree heat, and Scottsbluff NE
reported a record eight days in a row of 100 degree weather.
--- SBBSecho 3.00-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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