TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday July 16, 2017.
This is the 197th day of the year, there are 168 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 1920 A severe hailstorm over parts of Antelope and Boone
counties in Nebraska stripped trees of bark and foliage,
ruined roofs, and broke nearly every window facing north.
In 1946 The temperature at Medford OR soared to an all-time high
of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave. During
that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at
Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records.
In 1975 An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of
Tucson AZ with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous
lightning strikes. A thirteen year old boy was swept
through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before
being rescued.
In 1987 Showers and thundestorms in the southwestern U.S. ended
a record string of thirty-nine consecutive days of
100 degree heat at Tucson AZ. A thunderstorm at Bullhead
City AZ produced wind gusts to 70 mph reducing the
visibility to near zero in blowing dust. Southerly winds
gusting to 40 mph pushed temperature readings above
100 degrees in the Northern Plains. Rapid City SD
reported a record high of 106 degrees, following a record
low of 39 degrees just three days earlier.
In 1988 Thirty-seven cities in the eastern U.S. reported
record high temperatures for the date. Highs of 96 at
Bluefield WV and 104 at Charleston WV were all-time
records, and highs of 98 at Binghamton NY, 99 at Elkins
WV, and 103 at Pittsburgh PA, tied all-time records.
Highs of 104 at Baltimore MD and 105 at Parkersburg WV
were records for July, and Beckley WV equalled their
record for July with a high of 94 degrees. Martinsburg
WV was the hot spot in the nation with a reading of
107 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms raked
the northeastern U.S. with large hail and damaging winds.
In 1989 Showers and thunderstorms developing along a stationary
front drenched the Middle Atlantic Coast States with
heavy rain, causing flooding in some areas. More than
five inches of rain was reported near Madison VA and
Ferncliff VA. Hot weather prevailed in Texas.
San Angelo reported a record high of 106 degrees.
In 2009 A large complex of thunderstorms produced widespread
hail, flooding, strong winds, lightning damage, and power
outages, as it tracked across west and south Arkansas.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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