TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Sunday June 28, 2015.
This is the 179th day of the year, there are 186 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 1775 The Battle of Monmouth in central New Jersey was fought
in sweltering heat. The temperature was 96 degrees in
the shade, and there were more casualties from the heat
than from bullets.
In 1892 The temperature at Orogrande UT soared to 116 degrees to
establish a record for the state.
In 1923 A massive tornado hit Sandusky OH, then swept across Lake
Erie to strike the town of Lorain. The tornado killed 86
persons and caused twelve million dollars damage. The
tornado outbreak that day was the worst of record for the
state of Ohio up til that time.
In 1975 Lee Trevino and two other golfers are struck by lightning
at the Western Open golf tournament in Oak Brook IL.
In 1980 The temperature at Wichita Falls TX soared to 117 degrees,
their hottest reading of record. Daily highs were 110
degrees or hotter from June 24th to July 3rd.
In 1987 Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced
severe weather in the north central U.S. Thunderstorms
in Nebraska produced wind gusts to 70 mph and baseball
size hail at Arapahoe, and wind gusts to 80 mph along
with baseball size hail at Wolback and Belgrade. Six
cities in the Ohio Valley reported record low tempera-
tures for the date, including Cincinnati OH with a
reading of 50 degrees.
In 1988 Showers and thunderstorms brought much needed rains to
parts of the central U.S. Madison WI received 1.67
inches of rain, a record for the date, and their first
measurable rain since the Mother's Day tornado outbreak
on the 8th of May.
In 1989 Evening thunderstorms deluged Winnfield LA with eleven
inches of rain in four hours and fifteen minutes, and
Baton Rouge LA reported 11 inches of rain in two days.
Totals in west central Louisiana ranged up to 17 inches.
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Northern
High Plains. Two inch hail broke windows in nearly every
building at Comstock NE. Thunderstorms in North Dakota
produced two inch hail at Killdeer, and golf ball size
hail at Zap.
In 2014 The national high and low temperature for today in the
contiguous United States, both occurred in California.
The morning low in Tuolumne Meadows was 30 degrees, and
the afternoon high in Death Valley was 116 degrees...an
86 degree spread across one state!!
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