Tuesday Daily Weather Summary

DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

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HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 13 July

From the files of the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO and Intellicast

...1895...A tornado struck Cherry Hill in northern New Jersey near Hackensack, killing three people and 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) (Intellicast)
...1936...Wisconsin's state record high was set with 114 degrees at Wisconsin Dells. A record high for the state of Michigan was set at Mio with 112 degrees. (Intellicast)
...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 near Indian Point in Westchester County of southeastern New York State plunging New York City into darkness. Looting resulted in one billion dollars loss during the massive 24-hour blackout. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...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, equaled 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)
...1993...The temperature at Barrow, AK soared to 79 degrees to set an all-time record high. (Intellicast)

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