

JULY 1ST

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1792...

A tremendous storm (a tornado or hurricane) hit Philadelphia and New York
City. Many young people were drowned while out boating on that Sunday.
(David Ludlum)

...1911...

The high of just 79 degrees at Phoenix AZ was their coolest daily maximum
of record for the month of July. The normal daily high for July 1st is 105
degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1979...

It snowed almost half a foot (5.8 inches) at Stampede Pass WA, a July
record. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Lake Charles LA was drenched with a month's worth of rain during the early
morning. More than five inches of rain soaked the city, including 2.68
inches in one hour. A thunderstorm in the southern Yakima Valley of
Washington State produced high winds which downed trees up to six feet in
diameter. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Twenty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported
record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 48 degrees at Providence RI,
48 degrees at Roanoke VA, 49 degrees at Stratford CT, and 48 degrees at
Wilmington DE, were records for the month of July. Boston MA equalled their
record for July with a low of 50 degrees. Five inches of snow whitened
Mount Washington NH. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Showers and thunderstorms associated with the low pressure system which was
once Tropical Storm Allison continued to drench parts of Mississippi,
Louisiana and eastern Texas. Late night thunderstorms produced 12.58 inches
of rain at Biloxi MS in six hours, and 10.73 inches at Gulfport MS.
Flooding in Mississippi over the first six days of the month caused 55
million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 2ND

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1833...

An unusually large New England tornado, one half to three quarters of a
mile wide, went from Salem Pond to Norton Pond VT, and then into Canada. It
"prostrated" nearly everything in its path. (The Weather Channel)

...1843...

An alligator reportedly fell from the sky onto Anson Street in Charleston
SC during a thunderstorm. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Thunderstorms in Colorado produced hail as large as golf balls northwest of
Kiowa, which accumulated to a depth of twelve inches. Hail two and a half
inches in diameter was reported at Black Forest. Hail damaged 900 acres of
crops south of the town of Wiggins. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1988...

Twenty-six cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for
the date. The morning low of 47 degrees at Roanoke VA broke the July record
set the previous day. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the south central U.S., with 158
reports of large hail and damaging winds through the day. Evening
thunderstorms in northeastern Texas produced softball size hail which
caused more than five million dollars damage at Allen, and wind gusts to 90
mph at Dallas, which injured eight persons and caused seven million dollars
damage. Winnfield LA reported 29.52 inches of rain in six days, for a total
of 62.50 inches for the first six months of the year. Midland TX reported
an all-time record high of 112 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather
Summary)

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...An unusual storm near Rich Valley IN covered a twenty square foot area
with eight inches of snow. The snow was surrounded by hail. (David Ludlum)

JULY 3RD

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

The "Dog Days" traditionally begin this day of the year. The hot weather
period received its name from Sirius, the brightest visible star in the sky
and known as the dog star. Sirius rises in the east at the same time as the
sun this time of the year. (The Weather Channel)

...1966...

The northeastern U.S. was in the midst of a sweltering heat wave. The
temperature at Philadelphia reached 104 degrees. Afternoon highs of 102
degrees at Hartford CT, 105 degrees at Allentown PA, and 107 degrees at
LaGuardia Airport in New York City established all-time records for those
two locations. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Lightning struck and killed three men playing golf on a course near
Kingsport TN. The three men had sought shelter from the rain under a tall
tree on a small hill. Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain in New
Jersey, with 5.2 inches reported at Trenton State College. (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms around Fort Worth TX produced wind gusts to 76 mph at
Burleson, along with two inches of rain in thirty minutes. The record low
of 46 degrees at Youngstown OH was their sixth in a row. (The National
Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

...1989...

Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in the eastern U.S.
Bowling Green KY was soaked with 4.99 inches of rain during the morning
hours, and up to ten inches of rain deluged Oconee County SC. The
temperature at Alamosa CO soared to a record warm reading of 91 degrees,
following a record low of 35 degrees the previous day. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 4TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1776...

Thomas Jefferson paid for his first thermometer, and signed the Declaration
of Independence. According to his weather memorandum book, at 2 PM it was
cloudy and 76 degrees. (David Ludlum)

...1911...

The northeastern U.S. experienced sweltering 100 degree heat. The
temperature soared to 105 degrees at Vernon VT and North Bridgton ME, and
to 106 degrees at Nashua NH, to establish all-time records for those three
states. Afternoon highs of 104 at Boston MA, 104 at Albany NY, and 103 at
Portland ME, were all-time records for those three cities. (The Weather
Channel)

...1956...

A world record for the most rain in one minute was set at Unionville MD
with a downpour of 1.23 inches. (The Weather Channel) (The National Severe
Storms Forecast Center)

...1987...

Thunderstorms around the country provided extra fireworks for Independence
Day. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Clearwater KS, eight
inches of rain in four hours at Menno SD, and three inches of rain in just
fifteen minutes at Austin KY. Morning thunderstorms drenched Oneonta AL
with 8.6 inches of rain, their greatest 24 hour total in thirty years of
records. The heavy rain caused mudslides and serious flooding, claiming two
lives. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain over the Central Gulf Coast Region for
the second day in a row. Monroe LA was deluged with 3.75 inches in two
hours. Aberdeen SD and Rapid City SD reported record high temperatures for
the date, with readings of 105 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Independence Day was "hot as a firecracker" across parts of the country.
Nineteen cities, mostly in the north central U.S., reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Williston ND with a reading of 107
degrees. In the southwestern U.S., highs of 93 at Alamosa CO, 114 at Tucson
AZ, and 118 at Phoenix AZ, equalled all-time records for those locations.
(The National Weather Summary)

JULY 5TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1891...

Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more have to be put to death
due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid City SD. (The Weather Channel)

...1900...

A spectacular three day fire began when a bolt of lightning struck a
refinery in Bayonne NJ. (David Ludlum)

...1916...

A hurricane produced 82 mph winds, an 11.6 foot tide, and a barometric
pressure of 28.92 inches at Mobile AL. (David Ludlum)

...1937...

The temperature at Medicine Lake MT soared to 117 degrees to establish a
state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

Midale and Yellow Grass in Saskatchewan hit 113 degrees to establish an
all-time record high for Canada that same day. (The Weather Channel)

...1970...

The morning low at Death Valley CA was 103 degrees, and the high that
afternoon was 120 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Severe thunderstorms raked south central Kansas for the second morning in a
row. Thunderstorm winds again gusted to 80 mph at Clearwater, and in the
Wichita area reached 100 mph. Twenty-five persons were injured at a trailer
park at El Dorado Lake. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned eleven tornadoes in Montana and
three in North Dakota. Baseball size hail was reported at Shonkin MT, and
wind gusts to 85 mph were reported south of Fordville ND. Twenty cities in
the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date,
including Fargo ND with a reading of 106 degrees. Muskegon MI equalled
their July record with a high of 95 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1989...

Moisture from what once was Tropical Storm Allison triggered thunderstorms
over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, which deluged Wilmington DE with a
record 6.83 inches of rain in 24 hours, including 6.37 inches in just six
hours. Up to ten inches of rain was reported at Claymont, northeast of
Wilmington. July 1989 was thus the wettest month in seventy years for
Wilmington, with a total of 12.63 inches of rain. Alamosa CO reported an
all-time record high of 94 degrees, and Pierre SD hit 113 degrees. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 6TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1893...

A violent tornado killed 71 persons on its forty-mile track across
northwestern Iowa. Forty-nine persons were killed around Pomeroy, where
eighty percent of the buildings were destroyed, with most leveled to the
ground. Photos showed most of the town without a wall or tree left
standing. (The Weather Channel)

...1928...

A hailstorm at Potter NE produced a stone which was 5.5 inches in diameter,
and seventeen inches in circumference, weighing a pound and a half. (David
Ludlum)

...1985...

Lightning struck a large transformer in Salt Lake County sending a 200 foot
fireball into the air and blacking out almost the entire state for up to
five hours. (The Weather Channel)

...1986...

Thunderstorm rains during the mid morning hours, and again during the
evening, produced major flash-flooding at Leavenworth KS. The official
rainfall total was 10.37 inches, but unofficial totals exceeded twelve
inches. At nearby Kansas City, the rainfall total of 5.08 inches was a
daily record for July. (Storm Data)

...1987...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather in twenty-one states east of the
Rockies, with severe weather reported in Kentucky and Indiana for the
second day in a row. A thunderstorm produced more than five inches of rain
in one hour near Reynolds IL. Rochester NY was soaked with 3.25 inches, a
record 24 hour total for the month of July. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...1988...

Thirty-six cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported
record high temperatures for the date. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at
International Falls MN and 101 degrees at Flint MI equalled all-time
records. Highs of 96 degrees at Muskegon MI and 97 degrees at Buffalo NY
were records for July. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Unseasonably hot weather prevailed in the southwestern U.S. Ten cities
reported record high temperatures for the date, including Las Vegas NV with
a reading of 115 degrees. Hanksville UT reached 112 degrees, Bullhead City
AZ hit 120 degrees, and Death Valley CA soared to 126 degrees. (The
National Weather Summary)

JULY 7TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1905...

The mercury soared to 127 degrees at Parker AZ to tie the state record
established at Fort Mohave on the 15th of June in 1896. (The Weather
Channel)

...1915...

A severe wind and thunderstorm caused heavy damage and 38 deaths in and
near Cincinnati OH. Many older buildings were demolished. The steamship
"Dick Fulton" was overturned. (The Weather Channel)

...1981...

Montana was in the midst of a snowstorm that dumped ten inches at Glacier
National Park, and produced winds to 90 mph. Meanwhile, Denver CO set a
record high with a reading of 101 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes in Colorado, and three in West Texas.
Thunderstorms also produced softball size hail at Bula TX. In the midst of
a record thirty-nine day string of 100 degree days, the temperature at
Tucson AZ dipped to 66 degrees, marking their third straight record low for
the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thirty-eight cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported
record low temperatures for the date. Youngstown OH hit 100 degrees, and
for the second day in a row, Flint MI reached 101 degrees, equalling
all-time records for those two cities. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather during the day, with more than 100
reports of large hail and damaging winds from Ohio to Massachusetts and New
Hampshire. Thunderstorm winds reached 90 mph in Sullivan County NH, and
golf ball size hail was reported in Pennsylvania. Twenty-four cities,
mostly in the southwestern U.S., reported record high temperatures for the
date. Afternoon highs of 105 degrees at Cedar City UT and 114 degrees at
Moab UT were all-time records for those locations. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

JULY 8TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1816...

Frost was reported in low places throughout New England. (David Ludlum)

...1950...

The town of York NE was deluged with 13.15 inches of rain in 24 hours to
establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

...1975...

Three people were killed and six others were injured when lightning struck
a walnut tree near Mayo FL. The nine people were stringing tobacco under a
tin shed when the bolt hit the nearby tree. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Waterloo
IA, 6.38 inches of rain at Tescott KS, and twenty-five minutes OF ping-pong
ball size hail at Drummond OK. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thirty cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record
high temperatures for the date. Beckley WV equalled their all-time record
with a high of 93 degrees. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned
seven tornadoes in Adams and Logan counties of eastern Colorado, and hail
caused 2.3 million dollars damage in Adams, Logan and Washington counties.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Sixteen cities in the central and western U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date. The high of 103 degrees at Denver CO equalled
their record for July, and a 110 degree reading at Rapid City SD equalled
their all-time record high. Denver reported a record five straight days of
100 degree heat, and Scottsbluff NE reported a record eight days in a row
of 100 degree weather. (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 9TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1860...

A hot blast of air in the middle of a sweltering summer pushed the mercury
up to 115 degrees at Fort Scott KS and Lawrence KS. (David Ludlum)

...1882...

Ice formed on the streets of Cheyenne WY during a rare summer freeze.
(David Ludlum)

...1936...

The temperature hit an all-time record high of 106 degrees at the Central
Park Observatory in New York City, a record which lasted until LaGuardia
Airport hit 107 degrees on July 3rd in 1966. (The Weather Channel)

...1968...

Columbus MS received 15.68 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a record
for the state. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Michigan. A tornado near Munising
MI destroyed part of a commercial dog kennel, and one of the missing dogs
was later found unharmed in a tree top half a mile away. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Twenty-three cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures
for the date. Alpena MI and Buffalo NY suffered through their sixth
straight day of record heat. The percentage of total area in the country in
the grips of severe to extreme drought reached 43 percent, the fourth
highest total of record. The record of 61 percent occurred during the
summer of 1934. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Morning thunderstorms produced very heavy rain in southern Lower Michigan
and northern Indiana. Up to 5.6 inches of rain was reported in Berrien
County MI. Sioux Falls SD reported a record high of 108 degrees. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 10TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1913...

The mercury hit 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley CA, the
hottest reading of record for the North American continent. Sandstorm
conditions accompanied the heat. The high the previous day was 129 degrees,
following a morning low of 93 degrees. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...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. (David Ludlum)

...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. (The
Weather Channel)

...1979...

The temperature at El Paso TX hit 112 degrees, an all-time record for that
location. The next day was 110 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1980...

The temperature in downtown Kansas City MO hit 109 degrees, following a
sultry overnight low of 89 degrees. The daily low of 89 degrees was the
warmest of record for Kansas City, and overall it was the hottest July day
of record. It was the seventh of a record seventeen consecutive days of 100
degree heat, and the mean temperature for the month of 90.2 degrees was
also an all-time record for Kansas City.

...1987...

An early morning thunderstorm in Minnesota produced wind gusts to 91 mph at
Waseca. Later that day, thunderstorms in South Dakota produced wind gusts
to 81 mph at Ipswitch, and baseball size hail near Hayes and Capa. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...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. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Severe thunderstorms spawned seventeen tornadoes in the northeastern U.S. A
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. (Storm Data) (The National
Weather Summary)

JULY 11TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1888...

Heavy snow reached almost to the base of Mt Washington NH, and the peaks of
the Green Mountains were whitened. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Early morning thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 90 mph at Parkston SD,
and wind gusts to 87 mph at Buffalo MN. Later in the day strong
thunderstorm winds at Howard WI collapsed a circus tent injuring 44
persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southern Texas, with totals ranging up
to 13 inches near Medina. Two men drowned when their pick-up truck was
swept into the Guadalupe River, west of the town of Hunt. Ten cities in the
eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Baltimore MD
reported a record high reading of 102 degrees for the second day in a row.
(Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from North
Dakota to Indiana. Thunderstorms in North Dakota produced tennis ball size
hail at Carson. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at
Fort Wayne. Five cities in the Southern Atlantic Coast Region reported
record high temperatures for the date, including Lakeland FL with a reading
of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 12TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1951...

The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest
of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the
flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten
inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand
persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City
was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million
dollars property damage. (The Kansas City Weather Alamnac)

...1980...

Lightning struck a large broiler house in Branford FL, and the ensuing fire
broiled 11,000 nearly ready broilers. Firemen were able to save a few
thousand chickens, however. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Cool air invaded the High Plains Region. Eight cities reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Sheridan WY with a reading of 37
degrees. Thunderstorms developing along the cold front in the central U.S.
produced 6.5 inches of rain at Fort Dodge IA, and 2.5 inches in one hour at
St Joseph MO. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather over the Dakotas, including
baseball size hail at Aberdeen SD, and softball size hail near Fullerton
ND. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in Arkansas and northeastern Texas,
with 6.59 inches reported at Mesquite TX in just an hour and fifteen
minutes. Garland TX reported water up to the tops of cars following a
torrential downpour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Early morning thunderstorms over eastern Kansas deluged McFarland with more
than six inches of rain. Afternoon thunder- storms in Wyoming produced up
to eighteen inches of dime size hail near Rock Springs, along with
torrential rains, and a three foot high wall of mud and water swept into
the town causing more than 1.5 million dollars damage. Evening
thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and Arkansas, deluging
Dardanelle AR with 3.50 inches of rain in less than twenty minutes. About
seventy cows were killed when lightning struck a tree in Jones County TX.
(The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 13TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1895...

A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty thousand dollars
damage. It also descended into the Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York
City killing one person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay.
(David Ludlum)

...1975...

Dover DE was deluged with 8.50 inches of rain to establish a 24 hour record
for the state. (The Weather Channel)

...1977...

Lightning struck a key electrical transmission line in Westchester County
of southeastern New York State plunging New York City into darkness. (David
Ludlum)

...1980...

Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis TN, 108 degrees at Macon GA, and
105 degrees at Atlanta GA, established all- time records for those three
cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington GA was just two degrees shy of
the state record. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Unseasonably cool weather prevailed across the Midwest. Ten cities reported
record low temperatures for the date, including Casper WY with a reading of
39 degrees. By way of contrast, record heat was reported in the eastern
U.S., with highs of 93 degrees at Burlington VT, and 101 degrees around
Miami FL. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

"Mother Nature" took a day off. There were just three reports of severe
weather across the country, and just one record high temperature reported.
Thunderstorms brought much needed rains to the Tennessee Valley area,
producing nine inches at Senatobia MS. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

A thunderstorm at Albany GA produced 1.40 inches of rain in forty minutes,
along with wind gusts to 82 mph. Afternoon highs of 98 degrees at Corpus
Christi TX, 110 degrees at Tucson AZ, and 114 degrees at Phoenix AZ,
equalled records for the date. Greenwood MS reported 55.65 inches of
precipitation for the year, twice the amount normally received by mid July.
(Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 14TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...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. (David Ludlum)

...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. (The
Weather Channel)

...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 County and Mitchell
County, and another million dollars damage in Ada County and Crawford
County. 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. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

...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. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...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. (Storm Data)
(The National Weather Summary)

JULY 15TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1916...

A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the
southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass NC was drenched with more than 22
inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted
in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. (David Ludlum)

...1954...

The temperature at Balcony Falls VA soared to 110 degrees to establish a
state record. (The Weather Channel)

...1983...

The Big Thompson Creek in Colorado flooded for the second time in seven
years, claiming three lives, and filling the town of Estes Park with eight
to ten feet of water. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Unseasonably cool weather spread into the south central and eastern U.S.
Fifteen cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including
Houghton Lake MI with a reading of 37 degrees. The high temperature for the
date of 58 degrees at Flint MI was their coolest of record for July.
Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, injuring a
cow near Donovan IL. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Twenty-six cities east of the Mississippi River reported record high
temperatures for the date. Charleston WV established an all-time record
high with a reading of 103 degrees, and Chicago IL reported a record fifth
day of 100 degree heat for the year. A severe thunderstorm moving across
Omaha NE and the Council Bluffs area of west central Iowa spawned three
tornadoes which injured 88 persons, and also produced high winds which
injured 18 others. Winds at the Omaha Eppley Airport reached 92 mph. Damage
from the storm was estimated at 43 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Thunderstorms drenched Kansas City MO with 4.16 inches of rain, a record
for the date. Two and a half inches of rain deluged the city between Noon
and 1 PM. Afternoon thunderstorms in South Carolina deluged Williamstown
with six inches of rain in ninety minutes, including four inches in little
more than half an hour. (The National Weather Summary)(Storm Data)

JULY 16TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...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. (The Weather Channel)

...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.
(David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...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. (The Weather Channel)

...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. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1988...

Thirty-seven cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures
for the date. Highs of 96 degrees at Bluefield WV and 104 degrees at
Charleston WV were all-time records, and afternoon highs of 98 degrees at
Binghamton NY, 99 degrees at Elkins WV, and 103 degrees at Pittsburgh PA,
tied all- time records. Highs of 104 degrees at Baltimore MD and 105
degrees 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. (The National Weather Summary)

...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. (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 17TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1934...

One of the worst heat waves in the history of the nation commenced. During
the last two weeks of the month extreme heat claimed 679 lives in Michigan,
including 300 in Detroit alone. (The Weather Channel)

...1941...

A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end.
Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires.
(David Ludlum)

...1952...

Thunderstorms helped the temperatur at Key West FL to dip to 69 degrees, to
equal their July record established on the first of July in 1923. (The
Weather Channel)

...1957...

On a warm and sunny day at Wilmington DE, with a high of 86 degrees, a dust
devil suddenly appeared. It tore most the roof off one house, and stripped
shingles from a neighboring house. A TV aerial was toppled, and clothes
were blown off clothes lines. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Slow moving thunderstorms caused flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas
resulting in tragic loss of life. A bus and van leaving a summer youth camp
stalled near the rapidly rising river, just west of the town of Comfort,
and a powerful surge of water swept away 43 persons, mostly teenagers. Ten
drowned in the floodwaters. Most of the others were rescued from tree tops
by helicopter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

A dozen cities in the eastern U.S., and six others in California, reported
record high temperatures for the date. Downtown San Francisco CA, with a
high of 103 degrees, obliterated their previous record high of 82 degrees.
Philadelphia PA reported a record five straight days of 100 degree heat,
and Baltimore MD reported a record eight days of 100 degree weather for the
year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather along the
Middle Atlantic Coast, and over southern New England. (The National Weather
Summary)

...1989...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather from South Dakota to Lousiana, with
126 reports of large hail and damaging winds during the day and night.
Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail four inches in diameter in Frontier
County, and at North Platte, causing millions of dollars damage to crops in
Frontier County. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 90 mph at
Peggs. Tahlequah OK was drenched with 5.25 inches of rain. (Storm Data)
(The National Weather Summary)

JULY 18TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1889...

A cloudburst in West Virginia along the small creeks in Wirt County,
Jackson County and Wood County claimed twenty lives. Rockport WV reported
nineteen inches of rain in two hours and ten minutes that Thursday evening.
Tygart Creek rose 22 feet in one hour, and villages were swept away on
Tygart, Slate, Tucker, and Sandy Creeks. (The Weather Channel)

...1942...

A record deluge occurred at Smethport in northern Pennsylvania, with 30.7
inches in just six hours. The downpours and resultant flooding in
Pennsylvania were devastating. (David Ludlum)

...1986...

One of the most "photo-genic" tornadoes touched down in the northern
suburbs of Minneapolis MN during the late afternoon. The very slow moving
tornado actually appeared live on the evening news by way of an aerial
video taken by the KARE-TV helicopter crew. The tornado, unlike most, was
quite the prima donna, staying visible to tens of thousands of persons for
thirty minutes. It was moderate in intensity, with winds of 113-157 mph,
and caused 650 thousand dollars damage. (Storm Data)

...1987...

Cool weather prevailed in the western U.S. Seven cities reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Alamosa CO with a reading of 38
degrees. The low of 52 degrees at Bakersfield CA was a record for July. Up
to eight inches of snow covered the Northern Sierra Nevada Range of
California from a storm the previous day. During that storm, winds gusting
to 52 mph at Slide Mountain NV produced a wind chill reading of 20 degrees
below zero. Susanville CA reached 17 degrees that previous day, Blue Canyon
CA dipped to a July record of 36 degrees, and the high of 44 degrees at
Klamath Falls OR smashed their previous record for July by ten degrees.
(The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Sweltering heat continued in California, with record highs of 111 degrees
at Redding and 112 degrees at Sacramento. Death Valley CA hit 127 degrees.
Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the Central Plains Region
produced baseball size hail at Kimball NE, wind gusts to 79 mph at Colby
KS, and six inches of rain near Lexington NE. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, northern Texas and
Arkansas during the afternoon, and into the night. Thunderstorms produced
baseball size hail at Stamford TX, and wind gusts to 92 mph near
Throckmorton TX. Record heat continued in the southwestern U.S. Phoenix AZ
reported a record high of 115 degrees, and a 111 degree reading at Midland
TX was second only to their all-time record high of 112 degrees established
sixteen days earlier. (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 19TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1886...

A hurricane from the Gulf of Mexico crossed Florida causing great damage
from Cedar Keys to Jacksonville. (David Ludlum)

...1960...

Cow Creek and Greenland Ranch in Death Valley CA reported morning lows of
102 degrees. The afternoon high at Greenland Ranch was 124 degrees, and the
high at Cow Creek that afternoon was 126 degrees. The coolest low for the
entire month for both locations was 82 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

...1974...

A severe thunderstorm with winds to 80 mph and up to two inches of rain
washed out four to five foot deep sections of roadway in Lake Havasu City
AZ. Three persons in a station wagon died as it was carried 3000 feet down
a wash by a ten foot wall of water. (The Weather Channel)

...1977...

Thunderstorms produced torrential rains over parts of southwestern
Pennsylvania. Some places receive more than twelve inches in a seven hour
period. The heavy rains cause flash flooding along streams resulting in
widespread severe damage. The cloudburst floods Johnstown with up to ten
feet of water resulting in 76 deaths, countless injuries, and 424 million
dollars damage. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Fifteen cities in the western and the southeastern U.S. reported record low
temperatures for the date, including Winnemucca NV with a reading of 33
degrees. Flagstaff AZ reported a record low of 34 degrees. Afternoon and
evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in New York State and New
Jersey. High winds and hail two inches in diameter injured two persons and
caused considerable damage to crops in the Pine Island area of central New
York State. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced more than five inches of rain at Red
Cloud, including two inches in fifteen minutes. Torrid temperatures
continued over California, with record highs of 115 degrees at Red Bluff
and 116 degrees at Redding. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Early morning thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley produced 5.50
inches of rain south of Alexander AR in just ninety minutes, and flash
flooding which resulted claimed the life of one woman. Thunderstorms in
Indiana produced 4.95 inches of rain in twelve hours east of Muncie. Eight
cities in the southwestern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the
date, including Las Vegas NV with a reading of 115 degrees, and Phoenix AZ
with a high of 116 degrees. The low that night at Phoenix of 93 degrees was
the warmest of record for that location. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

JULY 20TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1930...

The temperature at Washington D.C. soared to an all-time record of 106
degrees. The next day Millsboro reached 110 degrees to set a record for the
state of Delaware. July 1930 was one of the hottest and driest summers in
the U.S., particularly in the Missouri Valley where severe drought
conditions developed. Toward the end of the month state records were set
for Kentucky with 114 degrees, and Mississippi with 115 degrees. (David
Ludlum)

...1934...

The temperature at Keokuk IA soared to 118 degrees to establish a state
record. (The Weather Channel)

...1953...

Twenty-two inches of hail reportedly fell northeast of Dickinson ND. (The
Weather Channel)

...1986...

The temperature at Charleston SC hit 104 degrees for the second day in a
row to tie their all-time record high. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather across Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 87 mph at Mosinee WI, and
strong thunderstorm winds capsized twenty-six boats on Grand Traverse Bay
drowning two women. Thunderstorms produced nine inches of rain at Shakopee
MN, with 7.83 inches reported in six hours at Chaska MN. Thunderstorms in
north central Nebraska produced hail as large as golf balls in southwestern
Cherry County, which accumulated to a depth of 12 inches. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

The temperature at Redding CA soared to an all-time record high of 118
degrees. Showers and thunderstorms produced much needed rains from New
England to southern Texas. Salem IN was deluged with 7.2 inches of rain
resulting in flash flooding. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Showers and thunderstorms in the Middle Atlantic Coast Region soaked
Wilmington DE with 2.28 inches of rain, pushing their total for the period
May through July past the previous record of 22.43 inches. Heavy rain over
that three month period virtually wiped out a 16.82 inch deficit which had
been building since drought conditions began in 1985. Thunderstorms in
central Indiana deluged Lebanon with 6.50 inches of rain in twelve hours,
and thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 84 mph at Flagler
Beach. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 21ST

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1911...

The temperature at Painter WY dipped to 10 degrees to equal the record low
for July for the continental U.S. (The Weather Channel)

...1934...

The temperature reached 109 degrees at Cincinnati OH to cap their hottest
summer of record. The state record for Ohio was established that day with a
reading of 113 degrees near the town of Gallipolis. (David Ludlum)

...1975...

Six inches of rain fell across Mercer County NJ in just ten hours causing
the worst flooding in twenty years. Assunpink Creek crested eleven feet
above flood stage at Hamilton and Trenton, the highest level of record.
Traffic was brought to a standstill, and railway service between New York
City and Washington D.C. was cut off for two days. Flooding left 1000
persons homeless, and caused an estimated 25 million dollars damage. (David
Ludlum)

...1987...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Utah to North Dakota, spawning a
dozen tornadoes in North Dakota. Thunderstorms in North Dakota also
produced baseball size hail at Clifford which caused four million dollars
damage, and high winds which toppled a couple of eighty foot towers cutting
off power to the town of Blanchard. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1988...

While cool air invaded the central U.S., unseasonably hot weather continued
over the western states. The temperature at Spring Valley NV soared from a
morning low of 35 degrees to an afternoon high of 95 degrees. Fallon NV
reported an all-time record high of 108 degrees, and Death Valley CA
reported their sixth straight day of 120 degree heat. (The Weather Channel)
(The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Afternoon thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts to 92 mph at
Jacksonville, damaging thirteen light planes at Herlong Field. Five cities
in Texas reported record low temperatures for the date. Corpus Christi TX
equalled their record low for the date with a reading of 71 degrees, and
then tied their record high for the date that afternoon with a reading of
97 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 22ND

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1918...

A single bolt of lightning struck 504 sheep dead in their tracks at the
Wasatch National Forest in Utah. Sheep often herd together in storms, and
as a result the shock from the lightning bolt was passed from one animal to
another. (David Ludlum)

...1986...

Hurricane Estelle passed 120 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands creating a
ten to twenty foot surf. The large swells resulted from a combination of
high tides, a full moon, and 50 mph winds. The hurricane also deluged Oahu
Island with as much as 6.86 inches of rain on the 24th and 25th of the
month. (Storm Data)

...1987...

Barrow AK receives 1.38 inches in 24 hours on the 21st and 22nd, an
all-time record for that location. The average annual precipitation for
Barrow is just 4.75 inches. Thunderstorms in Montana produced 4 to 6 inches
of rain in Glacier County causing extensive flooding along Divide Creek.
Missoula MT received 1.71 inches of rain in 24 hours, a record for the
month of July. (The National Weather Summary) (The Weather Channel)

...1988...

Six cities in the south central U.S. reported record low temperatures for
the date, including Pueblo CO with a reading of 48 degrees. Thunderstorms
over the Atlantic Coast Region drenched Wilmington NC with 6.49 inches of
rain in about eight hours. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Showers and thunderstorms prevailed across the southeastern third of the
country. Afternoon thunderstorms in Florida produced wind gusts to 86 mph
at Zephyrhills, and gusts to 92 mph at Carrollwood and Lutz. Thunderstorm
winds gusting to 69 mph at Crystal Lake damaged nineteen mobile homes.
(Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 23RD

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1788...

A weather diary kept by George Washington recorded that the center of a
hurricane passed directly over his Mount Vernon home. The hurricane crossed
eastern North Carolina and Virginia before moving into the Central
Appalachians. Norfolk VA reported houses destroyed, trees uprooted, and
crops leveled to the ground. (David Ludlum)

...1898...

A two hour thunderstorm deluged Atlanta GA with 4.32 inches of rain. More
than a foot of water flooded Union Depot. Many street car motors burned out
while trying to run through flooded streets. It grew so dark before the
afternoon storm that gas lights were needed. (The Weather Channel)

...1923...

Sheridan WY was drenched with 4.41 inches of rain, an all-time 24 hour
record for that location. Associated flooding washed out 20 miles of
railroad track. (22nd-23rd) (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms produced a record ten inches of rain in six and a half hours
at Minneapolis MN, including 5.26 inches in two hours. Flash flooding
claimed two lives and caused 21.3 million dollars damage. Streets in
Minneapolis became rushing rivers, parking lots became lakes, and storm
sewers spouted like geysers. A tornado hit Maple Grove MN causing five
million dollars damage. Baseball size hail was reported at Olivia MN. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Lower Michigan and northern Ohio,
over eastern sections of the Dakotas, and over the Central High Plains
Region. Showers and thunderstorms soaked Wilmington NC with another two
inches of rain, following six and a half inches the previous day. (The
National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Morning thunderstorms in the central U.S. drenched central Oklahoma with up
to six inches of rain. Afternoon thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 85
mph at Fort Smith AR. Evening thunderstorms over Florida spawned a tornado
which touched down three times in south Fort Myers causing nearly three
quarters of a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

JULY 24TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1886...

Rain fell at Lawrence KS for the first time in four weeks. Rain fell over
much of the state of Kansas that day relieving a severe drought which began
in May. The very dry weather ruined crops in Kansas. (David Ludlum)

...1942...

The temperature at Las Vegas NV hit 117 degrees to set an all- time record
for that location. (The Weather Channel)

...1947...

One of the most powerful strokes of lightning ever measured yielded 345,000
amperes of electricity in Pittsburgh PA. (The Weather Channel)

...1952...

The temperature at Louisville GA soared to 112 degrees to establish a state
record. (The Weather Channel)

...1980...

Claudette, a weak tropical storm, deluged southeastern Texas with
torrential rains. The Houston suburb of Alvin received 43 inches, a 24 hour
record for the U.S. (David Ludlum)

...1987...

Twenty-one cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for
the date. The high of 91 degrees at Beckley WV was their hottest reading in
25 years of records, and marked their third straight day of record 90
degree heat. Bakersfield CA dipped to 60 degrees, marking their eighth
straight morning of record cool weather. (The National Weather Summary)

...1988...

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds
in Oklahoma, and over Nebraska and Wisconsin. Thunderstorms produced wind
gusts to 75 mph at Brainerd NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Afternoon thunderstorms produced some flash flooding in New Mexico.
Albuquerque NM was deluged with an inch and a half of rain in forty
minutes. Evening thunderstorms soaked Whie Pine PA with two inches of rain
in one hour. Quiet weather prevailed across the rest of the nation, as
"Mother Nature" took a brief summer vacation. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 25TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1891...

The mercury hit 109 degrees at Los Angeles CA marking the peak of a torrid
heat wave. (David Ludlum)

...1956...

The Andrea Doria sank in dense fog near Nantucket Lightship MA. The ship
was rammed by the Swedish-American liner, Stockholm, forty-five miles off
the coast of Massachusetts. Fifty-two persons drowned, or were killed by
the impact. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1986...

Tremendous hailstones pounded parts of South Dakota damaging crops,
buildings and vehicles. Hail piled two feet deep at Black Hawk and northern
Rapid City. Hail an inch and a quarter in diameter fell for 85 minutes near
Miller and Huron, piling up to depths of two feet. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Sixteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for
the date. Beckley WV equalled their all-time record high of 91 degrees,
established just the previous day. It marked their fourth day in a row of
90 degree heat, after hitting 90 degrees just twice in the previous 25
years of records. The water temperature of Lake Erie at Buffalo NY reached
79 degrees, the warmest reading in 52 years of records. (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced severe weather from central Kansas to western
Kentucky and southern Illinois during the day. Thunder- storms produced
tennis ball size hail at Union MO, and winds gusts to 65 mph at Sedalia MO.
Five cities in Washington and Oregon reported record high temperatures for
the date. Medford OR hit 107 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1989...

Early afternoon thunderstorms over west central Missouri drenched the town
of Ferguson with four inches of rain. Early evening thunderstorms in
Pennsylvania produced more than two inches of rain north of Avella in one
hour. (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 26TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1819...

Twin cloudbursts of fifteen inches struck almost simultaneously at Catskill
NY and Westfield MA. Flash flooding resulted in enormous erosion. (David
Ludlum)

...1943...

Tishomingo OK baked in the heat as the mercury soared to 121 degrees, a
state record. (The Weather Channel)

...1960...

The temperature at Salt Lake City UT hit 107 degrees, an all-time record
high for that location. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced hail two inches in
diameter in McHenry County IL, and wind gusts to 70 mph at Auburn ME. A
wind gust of 90 mph was recorded at Blairstown NJ before the anemometer
broke. The high winds were associated with a small tornado. The record high
of 88 degrees at Beckley WV was their sixth in a row. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in the MIddle Atlantic
Coast Region, and in the south central U.S. Eight cities in the
northwestern and north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for
the date. Salem OR hit 103 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeastern Teas, with more
than three inches reported at the Widllife Refuge in southwestern Chambers
County. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Montana, with wind
gusts to 62 mph reported at Helena. Eight cities from Maine to Minnesota
reported record high temperatures for the date, including Newark NJ with a
reading of 99 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 27TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1926...

A hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach FL. The hurricane caused 2.5
million dollars damage in eastern Florida, including the Jacksonville area.
(David Ludlum)

...1939...

The temperature at Lewiston ID hit 117 degrees to establish an all-time
record high for that location. (The Weather Channel)

...1943...

On a whim, and flying a single engine AT-6, Lieutenant Ralph O' Hair and
Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly into a hurricane. It started
regular Air Force flights into hurricanes. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Thunderstorms in Minnesota spawned a tornado which moved in a southwesterly
direction for a distance of thirty miles across Rice County and Goodhue
County. Trees were uprooted and tossed about like toys, and a horse lifted
by the tornado was observed sailing horizontally through the air.
Thunderstorms drenched La Crosse WI with 5.26 inches of rain, their second
highest 24 hour total of record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm
Data)

...1988...

Hot weather prevailed in the north central U.S. Williston ND reported a
record high of 108 degrees. Thunderstorms produced severe weather in the
eastern U.S., and in southeastern Texas. Richland County SC was soaked with
up to 5.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S. Yuma AZ
experienced their most severe thunderstorm of record. Strong thunderstorm
winds, with unofficial gusts as high as 95 mph, reduced visibilities to
near zero in blowing dust and sand. Yuma got nearly as much rain in one
hour as is normally received in an entire year. The storm total of 2.55
inches of rain was a record 24 hour total for July. Property damage due to
flash flooding and high winds was in the millions. (Storm Data)

Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin and northern Illinois
to New England, with 103 reports of large hail and damaging winds through
the day. Thunderstorms in Wisconsin produced hail three inches in diameter
near Oshkosh, and wind gusts to 65 mph at Germantown. (The National Weather
Summary)

JULY 28TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1819...

A small but intense hurricane passed over Bay Saint Louis MS. The hurricane
was considered the worst in fifty years. Few houses were left standing
either at Bay Saint Louis or at Pass Christian, and much of the Mississippi
coast was desolate following the storm. A U.S. cutter was lost along with
its thirty-nine crew members. The storm struck the same area that was hit
150 years later by Hurricane Camille. (David Ludlum)

...1930...

The temperature at Greensburg KY soared to 114 degrees to set a state
record. (The Weather Channel)

...1934...

The temperature at Grofino ID climbed to 118 degrees to establish a record
for Idaho. (The Weather Channel)

...1952...

A severe storm with hail up to an inch and a half in diameter broke
windows, ruined roofs, and stripped trees of leaves near Benson AZ. The
temperature dropped to 37 degrees, as hail was three to four inches deep,
with drifts 46 inches high. (The Weather Channel)

...1986...

Severe thunderstorms moving out of South Dakota across Iowa produce high
winds which derailed eighteen piggyback trailer cars of a westbound freight
train near Boone IA. Sixteen of the cars fell 187 feet into the Des Moines
River. The thunderstorms also spawned a number of tornadoes, including one
which caused twenty-five to fifty million dollars damage at Sloan, near
Sioux City IA. (Storm Data)

...1987...

Thunderstorms in Nevada produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Searchlight,
reducing visibilities to near zero in blowing dust and sand. Thunderstorms
in Montana drenched Lonesome Lake with 3.78 inches of rain. (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

Thunderstorms drenched Wilmington NC with 3.33 inches of rain, bringing
their monthly total 14.46 inches. Seven cities in Michigan and Minnesota
reported record high temperatures for the date. Marquette MI hit 99
degrees, and the record high of 94 degrees at Flint MI was their tenth of
the month. (The National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Afternoon thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in
Massachusetts. Early evening thunderstorms over Florida produced wind gusts
to 68 mph at Fort Myers, and evening thunder-storms in South Dakota
produced nearly two inches of rain in twenty minutes at Pierpoint. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 29TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...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. (The Weather
Channel)

...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. (David Ludlum)

...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. (The Weather Channel)

...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 plane 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 reported on vegetation. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

...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. (Storm Data) (The
National Weather Summary)

...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. (Storm
Data) (The National Weather Summary)

JULY 30TH

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1949...

The state record for Connecticut was established when the town of
Greenville registered an afternoon high of 102 degrees. (The Weather
Channel)

...1965...

The temperature at Portland OR reached 107 degrees to equal their all-time
record high. (The Weather Channel)

...1979...

A forty-minute hailstorm bombed Fort Collins CO with baseball to softball
size hail. Two thousand homes and 2500 automobiles were damaged, and about
25 persons were injured, mainly when hit on the head by the huge stones. A
three month old baby died later of injuries. (The Weather Channel)

...1987...

Afternoon highs of 105 degrees at Aberdeen SD, 102 degrees at Bismarck ND,
and 102 degrees at Pueblo CO, were records for the date. Pueblo CO reported
just .09 inch of rain for the first thirty days of the month. (The National
Weather Summary)

...1988...

A dozen cities in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record
high temperatures for the date. Downtown Baltimore MD hit 103 degrees,
marking a record eight days of 100 degree heat for the month, and ten for
the year. The high of 101 degrees at Billings MT marked a record seventeen
days of 100 degree heat for the year. Thunderstorms produced severe weather
in the northeast, with nearly fifty reports of large hail or damaging winds
in Pennsylvania and New York State. A tree fell on a car at Erie PA
injuring four persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1989...

Morning thunderstorms over central Missouri deluged Columbia with 5.98
inches of rain causing flash flooding. Daytime thunder- storms in Kentucky
drenched Paducah with 1.73 inches of rain in less than half an hour.
Evening thunderstorms in the north central U.S. produced wind gusts to 78
mph east of Moccasin MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

JULY 31ST

HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS

...1976...

A stationary thunderstorm produced more than ten inches of rain which
funneled into the narrow Thompson River Canyon of northeastern Colorado. A
wall of water six to eight feet high wreaked a twenty-five mile path of
destruction from Estes Park to Loveland killing 156 persons. The flash
flood caught campers, and caused extensive structural and highway damage.
Ten miles of U.S. Highway 34 were totally destroyed as the river was twenty
feet higher than normal at times. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

...1986...

The temperature at Little Rock AR soared to 112 degrees to establish an
all-time record high for that location. Morrilton AR hit 115 degrees, and
daily highs for the month at that location averaged 102 degrees. (The
Weather Channel)

...1987...

The deadliest tornado in 75 years struck Edmonton, Alberta, killing 26
persons and injuring 200 others. The twister caused more than 75 million
dollars damage along its nineteen mile path, leaving 400 families homeless.
At the Evergreen Mobile Home Park, up to 200 of the 720 homes were
flattened by the tornado. (The National Severe Storms Forecast Center)

Afternoon highs of 106 degrees at Aberdeen SD, and 102 degrees at Ottumwa
IA and Rapid City SD, established records for the date. It marked the
seventh straight day of 100 degree heat for Rapid City. Baltimore MD
reported a record twenty-two days of 90 degree weather in July. Evening
thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Lemmon SD, and wind gusts to
80 mph at Beulah ND. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...1988...

Twenty-one cities in the north central U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Sioux City IA with a reading of 107
degrees. The reading of 105 degrees at Minneapolis MN was their hottest
since 1936. Pierre SD and Chamberlain SD, with highs of 108 degrees, were
just one degree shy of the hot spot in the nation, Palm Springs CA. (The
National Weather Summary)

...1989...

Overnight thunderstorms soaked eastern Kansas and western Missouri with
heavy rain. Four and a half inches of rain was reported at Nevada MO.
Evening thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 75 mph at
Covington. Six cities in the north central U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Williston ND with a reading of 105
degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
