TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Saturday July 29, 2017.
This is the 210th day of the year, there are 155 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 1898 The temperature at Prineville OR soared to 119 degrees to
establish a state record, which was tied on the 10th of
August at Pendleton.
In 1905 Heavy rain in southwestern Connecticut caused a dam
break, and the resulting flood caused a quarter of
a million dollars damage at Bridgeport. As much as
eleven inches of rain fell prior to the flood.
In 1981 Fifty cattle, each weighing 800 pounds, were killed by
lightning near Vance AL. The lightning struck a tree and
then spread along the ground killing the cattle.
In 1987 Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Minnesota to
Indiana and Illinois. A thunderstorm at Janesville WI
produced wind gusts to 104 mph which flipped over two
airplanes, and blew another 300 feet down the runway.
The northeastern U.S. experienced some relief from the
heat. Nine cities reported record low temperatures for
the date, including Saint Johnsbury VT with a reading of
42 degrees. Barnet VT reported a morning low of
33 degrees, with frost on vegetation.
In 1988 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe
weather in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hail three inches in
diameter was reported south of Saint Cloud MN. Hot
weather prevailed in the western U.S. Fresno CA reported
a record thirteen straight days of 100 degree heat.
In 1989 Morning thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest produced more
than five inches of rain west of Virgil SD. Afternoon
and evening thunderstorms deluged the foothills and
adjacent plains of Colorado with heavy rain. Rains of
six to seven and a half inches fell in eight hours north
of Greeley. Hail and heavy rain caused several million
dollars damage in Weld County.
In 2003 Monsoon rains triggered landslides, snapped electricity
cables, and inundated a large part of South Asia. The
heaviest 1-day rain in 25 years pummeled Karachi,
Pakistan, with 4 inches of rain, leaving 14 dead.
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* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - wx1der.dyndns.org (57:57/10)
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