TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday July 14, 2017.
This is the 195th day of the year, there are 170 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 1936 Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe
drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. Record high
temperatures were established in sixteen states that
summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the
Great Plains Region. On this particular date, afternoon
highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged
108.7 degrees.
In 1955 Lightning forked into the crowd at England's Ascot race track,
bowling people over "like nine-pins." 2 died, 44 injured.
In 1957 Hail, with some stones up to an inch in diameter, covered
the ground to a depth of three inches ruining crops in
the Bath area of New Hampshire.
In 1987 Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches
of golf ball size hail near Grafton IA, completely
stripping corn stalks in the area. Hail caused more than
a million dollars damage to crops in Worth and Mitchell
counties, and another million dollars damage in Ada and
Crawford counties. Unseasonably cool weather prevailed
in the Great Plains Region. Eight cities reported record
low temperatures for the date, including Duluth MN with
a reading of 37 degrees.
In 1988 Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging
winds in the Northern Atlantic Coast Region during
the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms also
spawned a rather strong tornado near Westtown NY, and
drenched Agawam MA with four inches of rain.
In 1989 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather from eastern New Mexico to central Nebraska. One
hundred soldiers were injured by flying debris and
collapsing tents during a thunderstorm near Trinidad CO.
Thunderstorms in Colorado produced wind gusts to 77 mph
at La Junta. Early morning thunderstorms produced
torrential rains over parts of Louisiana, with 7.50
inches at Carencro, and 5.85 inches at Morgan City.
--- SBBSecho 3.01-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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