TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Friday July 10, 2015.
This is the 191st day of the year, there are 174 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 1913 The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in
Death Valley CA, the hottest reading of record for North
America. Sandstorm conditions accompanied the heat. The
previous day was 129 degrees, with a morning low of 93
degrees.
In 1926 A lightning bolt struck an ammunition magazine in
northern New Jersey, and a big red ball of fire leaped
into the air triggering a series of explosions. All
buildings within a half mile radius were destroyed, and
debris fell as far as twenty-two miles away. Sixteen
persons were killed, and property damage was seventy
million dollars.
In 1936 Afternoon highs of 112 degrees at Martinsburg WV,
109 degrees at Cumberland MD and Frederick MD,
110 degrees at Runyon NJ, and 111 degrees at Phoenixville
PA, established all-time record highs for those four
states. It was the hottest day of record for the Middle
Atlantic Coast Region.
In 1979 The temperature at El Paso TX hit 112 degrees, and all-
time record for that location. The next day was 110 degrees.
In 2013 Several strong and severe thunderstorms erupted across
Arkansas, with several reports of damaging winds. A mobile
home fire in Royal, Arkansas, was started by a lightning
strike.
In 1987 An early morning thunderstorm in Minnesota produced wind
gusts to 91 mph at Waseca. Later in the day,
thunderstorms in South Dakota produced wind gusts to 81 mph
at Ipswitch, and baseball size hail near Hayes and Capa.
In 1988 Thunderstorms brought welcome rains to parts of the
central U.S., but produced severe weather along the
New England coast, in the Great Lakes Region, in North
Carolina, and in the Southern Plateau Region. Strong
thunderstorm winds gusting to 80 mph at Bullfrog UT sank
three boats on Lake Powell.
In 1989 Severe thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes in the
northeastern U.S. One powerful (F-4) tornado struck
Hamden CT and New Haven CT, causing 100 million dollars
damage at Hamden, and another 20 million dollars damage
around New Haven. Forty persons were injured in the
tornado. Seventy persons were injured in a tornado which
traveled from Watertown CT to Waterbury CT, and another
powerful (F-4) tornado touched down near Ames NY injuring
twenty persons along its 43.5 mile track. It was the
strongest tornado of record for eastern New York State.
In 2003 Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and resulting flash
affected much of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
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