Friday Daily Weather Summary

DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY

Friday, 13 July 2012

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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)

14 July

...1886...Los Angeles had its greatest 24-hour July rainfall with 0.24 inches. (Intellicast)
...1934...Record high temperature for New Mexico was set with 116 degrees at Oragrande. This record has been eclipsed by 6 degrees in June 1994. (Intellicast)
...1936...Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. All-time record high temperatures were established in sixteen states that summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the Great Plains Region. A Hoosier State record high of 116 degrees was set at Collegeville, IN. On this particular date, afternoon highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged 108.7 degrees. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast)
...1954...The temperature reached 118 degrees at Warsaw and Union in Missouri to set the Show-Me State's highest temperature on record. A record high temperature for the state of Illinois was also set at East St. Louis with a 117-degree reading. (NCDC)
...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 of 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)
...1995...Big heat wave continued in the central and eastern U.S. with all time highs at Chicago/Midway with 106 degrees, La Crosse, WI with 108 degrees, South Bend, IN at 100 and Toledo, OH at 104 set all-time highs. Boston, MA and Burlington, VT both hit 100 degrees. (Intellicast)

15 July

...1916...A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass, NC was drenched with 22.22 inches of rain, a 24-hour rainfall record for the Tarheel State, and at the time, a 24-hour record for the U.S. (The current 24-hour rainfall record for the US is 43 inches set 25-25 July 1979 at Alvin, TX). Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. (David Ludlum) (Intellicast) (NCDC)
...1954...The temperature at Balcony Falls, VA soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record for the Old Dominion. (The Weather Channel)
...1980...All-time record high temperature of 108 degrees was set at Memphis, TN. (Intellicast)
...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, as the thermometer reached 102 degrees. 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 that 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)
...1993...Four inch diameter hail fell at Hot Springs, SD. In North Dakota, Jamestown recorded 6.40 inches of rain, Fargo 5.09 inches and Bismarck 4.08 inches. (Intellicast)
...1995...An unusually strong Mesoscale Convective Complex known as a derecho raced through New York and New England during the early morning hours at speeds exceeding 70 mph. A tremendous amount of damage was reported from powerful hurricane force winds. A major blow-down across the Adirondacks with thousands of trees toppled (causing three fatalities). Winds reached 92 mph in Otis, MA and small tornadoes occurred at Greenfield and Huntington. Later that day farther south, oppressive heat and humidity continued as Danbury, CT topped at 106 degrees a new record for the Nutmeg State. (Intellicast)

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