TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday July 9, 2017.
This is the 190th day of the year, there are 175 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 1860 A hot blast of air in the middle of a sweltering summer
pushed the mercury up to 115 degrees at Fort Scott KS and
Lawrence KS.
In 1882 Ice formed on the streets of Cheyenne WY during a rare
summer freeze.
In 1936 The temperature hit an all-time record high of 106 degrees
at the Central Park Observatory in New York City, a record
which lasted until LaGuardia Airport hit 107 degrees on
July 3rd in 1966.
In 1968 Columbus MS received 15.68 inches of rain in 24 hours to
establish a record for the state.
In 1987 Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Michigan.
A tornado near Munising MI destroyed part of a commercial
dog kennel, and one of the missing dogs was later
found unharmed in a tree top half a mile away.
In 1988 Twenty-three cities in the eastern U.S. reported record
high temperatures for the date. Alpena MI and Buffalo NY
suffered through their sixth straight day of record heat.
The percentage of total area in the country in the grips
of severe to extreme drought reached 43 percent, the
fourth highest total of record. The record of 61 percent
occurred during the summer of 1934.
In 1989 Morning thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in
southern Lower Michigan and northern Indiana. Up to 5.6
inches of rain was reported in Berrien County MI. Sioux
Falls SD reported a record high of 108 degrees.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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