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1 August 1674 → A strong tornado struck Utrecht, Netherlands. It damaged several churches and almost all of the town's windmills.
1 August 1983 → A thunderstorm at Andrews AFB in Maryland produced a microburst wind gust of 149 mph. Air Force One with President Reagan aboard had landed there just 10 minutes earlier.
1 August 1986 → A powerful thunderstorm produced 100-mph winds and large hail in eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing 71 million dollars damage, and injuring 19 persons. Crops were mowed to the ground and roofs were blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long and 30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of Pittsburg.
From http://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Aug_01
1 August 1983: During the early afternoon hours, a strong microburst swept across Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.  Although the base anemometer was not calibrated at extreme wind speeds, the peak gust hit 149 mph. It was reported that Air Force One, with President Reagan on board, landed less than 10 minutes prior to the peak gust.
1 August 1986: A powerful thunderstorm produced 100-mph winds and large hail in eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing 71 million dollars damage, and injuring 19 persons. It was one of the worst thunderstorms of record for Kansas. Crops were mowed to the ground in places and roofs blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long and 30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of Pittsburg.
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2 August 1954 → Severe thunderstorms produced golf ball sized hail for 30 minutes in north central Kansas. One drift of hail measured 200 feet long, 70 feet wide and 3 feet deep.
2 August 1985 → An aircraft accident occurred at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at approximately 6 p.m. Neither the crew nor air traffic control was aware that below what appeared to be a rather insignificant thunderstorm existed a strong downdraft of cold, dense air. Upon final approach, the pilot of the Lockheed L-1011 ran into the microburst and was unable to lift out of it. He lost control of the aircraft, hitting several objects on the ground before finally crashing into a water tank near the runway. 137 people were killed and 28 were injured. 
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=downburst
2 August 1985: Strong and sudden wind gusts cause a plane crash at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in Texas that kills 135 people. The rapid and unexpected formation of a supercell, an extremely violent form of thunderstorm, led to the tragedy. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sudden-thunderstorm-causes-plane-crash
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3 August 1864 → The crew of a Union fleet witnessed a waterspout move right past their ship, causing no damage, in Albemarle Sound, NC.
3 August 1960 → A severe squall line with hurricane force winds crossed Chicago and then proceeded across Lake Michigan. Two hours later a seiche caused the lake to rise as much as four feet along the Chicago shore. One man died clinging to a rope on the lake side of a filtration plant near Navy Pier.
3 August 1970 → Hurricane Celia crossed the Texas coastline midway between Corpus Christi and Aransas Pass. Celia moved west-northwest across southern Texas with the storm center passing near Mathis, Eagle Pass, and Del Rio. Sustained winds at 130 mph and peak gusts to 180 mph were reported at both George West and Tilden. Property damage reached about $1 million.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/crp/?n=celia1970
3 August 2011 → Little Rock, AR set their all-time high temperature record of 114 degrees.
3 August 1970: Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. Hurricane Celia made landfall near Port Aransas as a major Hurricane, category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds of 130 mph. Click HERE for more information from the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi, Texas.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/crp/?n=hurricanecelia
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4 August 1644 → The first weather observations made on a regular basis in the U.S. were taken by Reverend John Campanius Holm in Wilmington, DE.
4 August 1881 → The all-time highest European temperature occurred in Seville, Spain where it was a scorching 122 degrees.
4 August 1904 → Half of Waconia, MN was destroyed by an F4 tornado. Thirty homes were utterly destroyed, and the debris was carried for miles.
4 August 2003 → While flying a refueling mission supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, a US KC-135 was struck twice by lightning within 8 minutes. The stunned aircrew landed safely with only minor damage to the aircraft.
4 August 2008: Severe storms moved across northern Illinois and Indiana with tornadoes and very strong winds reported. With tornado sirens blaring, the game at Wrigley Field between Cubs and Astros was stopped as fans were told to evacuate to the lower concourse. Passengers at O'Hare International Airport were evacuated to lower levels of buildings as well. An estimated 350 flights were cancelled. Click HERE for more information from the National Weather Service Office in Chicago. http://www.weather.gov/lot/2008aug04
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Radar image at 745 PM of the Mesoscale Convective System which was in its mature bow echo stage as it moved through Cook, Du Page, and Will counties. Worthy to note are the circular looking portions north and south of the bowing segment. These are referred to as bookend vortices, which can enhance the rear inflow jet creating stronger winds at the surface. Image Courtesy from the National Weather Service Office in Chicago.
4 August 2009: The strongest tornado to hit Quebec since the same date in 1994 ripped through Mont-Laurier. The F2 tornado tore through the small western Quebec town seriously damaging about 40 homes. Two men were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Click HERE for more information from Climat-Quebec. http://www.climat-quebec.qc.ca/home.php?id=p20&mpn=ev_mto_sig&lg=en
Tornado http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/Aug%204%2C%202009%20Quebec%20Tornado.jpg
Image Courtesy from Environment Canada.

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5 August 1980 → Hurricane Allen reached Category Five status for the first of three times during its long path across the Atlantic with a pressure of 911 millibars while south of Puerto Rico.  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/allen1980.html
5 August 1987 → Severe thunderstorms raked eastern South Dakota where a dozen tornadoes were reported along with softball sized hail at Bowdle and wind gusts to 90 mph at Watertown. Three tornadoes struck within 25 minutes of each other near Kennebec.
5 August 1875: Several tornadoes moved across northern and central Illinois. One of the stronger tornadoes touched down in Warren County. This tornado badly damaged or destroyed 25 homes with 2 people killed and 15 injured. Another in a series of tornadoes touched down near Knoxville and moved east into northern Peoria County. 14 people were hurt and 20 farms destroyed by this family of tornadoes, described by eyewitnesses as looking like a "monstrous haystack". Click HERE for a few more pictures from Western Illinois University. 
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/search/collection/wiu_digimgc/searchterm/tornado
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Fisher Foundry 329 North Randolph Street, Macomb, IL, destroyed by tornado in 1875. Image Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, Western Illinois University Libraries. 

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6 August 1890 → Thunderstorms left 4 inches of hail covering the ground in parts of Iowa. The hail eventually drifted into six foot mounds, and, in some places, remained on the ground for nearly a month.
6 August 1977 → Eighteen tornadoes, ten downbursts, and seventeen microbursts struck a three county area near Springfield, IL. One of the tornadoes grew to F3 strength.
6 August 2000 → In addition to rain, fish also fell on Great Yarmouth, England, during a thunderstorm.
6 August 1959: Hurricane Dot crossed Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands producing sustained winds of 105 mph with gusts to 125 mph. Over 6 inches of rain fell with over 9 inches on the Big Island of Hawaii. The sugar cane crop on Kauai sustained $2.7 million in damages.
6 August 1993: Virginia experienced its worst tornado outbreak ever as 18 tornadoes ripped through the state in 5 hours. The most devastating tornado caused severe damage in the historic part of Petersburg. The storm then moved on to Pocahontas Island and into Colonial Heights. There, the storm ripped apart a WalMart store, killing three people and injuring nearly 200. The F4 twister was the first known violent tornado in Virginia history. It killed a total of 4 people and injured 246 along its 12 mile path. Total damages were nearly $50 million. Click HERE for more information from the NWS office in Baltimore.  http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/Historic_Events/tornadoes/AUG6-93.htm
Click HERE for a 20th Anniversary video from WTVR.com 
http://wtvr.com/2013/08/06/history-looks-back-at-tri-cities-tornado-of-1993/
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7 August 1904 → A flash flood near Pueblo, CO washed a train from the tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge was weakened by the flood waters and gave way under the weight of the train, dashing most of the cars into the torrent.
7 August 1986 → Severe thunderstorms produced tornadoes at Bedford, MA and Providence, RI. An F2 tornado in Bedford, MA ruined three planes. The Rhode Island storm, rated F2, touched down in Cranston and moved into South Providence, injuring 20 people.
7 August  1924: A tornado causing F4 damage moved southeast from south of Osseo, WI to Black River Falls, WI. One person was killed as a home was leveled and a boy was killed running to the storm cellar near the start of the path. Two people died as farm homes were swept away near the northeast edge of Black River Falls. Damage totaled $200,000 dollars as 50 farms were hit and buildings were unroofed in the town of Northfield. The tornado followed the present route of Interstate 94.
7 August 1980: Hurricane Allen bottomed out at 899 millibars (26.55 inches of mercury) while moving through the Yucatan Channel in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. This was the second lowest pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere up to that time. Allen's winds at the time were sustained at 190 mph.
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Hurricane Allen on August 7th, 1980. Image courtesy from NOAA.

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7 August 1679...The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. The ship disappeared on the return leg of its maiden voyage from Lake Michigan. (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Griffon  See discussion on Green Bay. 
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8 August 1882 → An August snowstorm was reported by a ship on Lake Michigan, dumping 6 inches of snow and slush on the deck. Snow showers were reported at shore points.
8 August 1983 → The temperature at Big Horn Basin, WY reached 115 degrees to establish a state record.
8 August 1988 → The Chicago Cubs held their first Major League Baseball night game in Wrigley Field's 74 year history. It was rained out in the 4th inning.
8 August 1874: Swarms of Rocky Mountain locust invaded Denver, Colorado. Millions were seen cruising through the air. The insects were apparently picked up by a thunderstorm gust front and carried in to the city. The grasshoppers ravaged crops in surrounding counties for the last month. Click HERE for more information about The Year of the Locust, 1874.  http://www.historynet.com/1874-the-year-of-the-locust.htm
8 August 2007: A tornado bounces across Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York, ripping off roofs and damaging dozens of buildings. The EF-2 twister hop-scotched through Brooklyn's Bay Ridge and Sunset Park neighborhoods around 6:30 am.
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9 August 1930 → Perryville, TN reached 113 degrees, setting the record high for the state.
9 August 1945 → An American B-29 dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The second choice of targets was Kokura, which was the location of a large munitions plant. However, the cloud cover over Kokura that day prevented the dropping of the bomb, even after 3 attempts.
9 August 2003 → Europe sweltered in a deadly heat wave as Britain and Germany both recorded their hottest temperatures since records had been kept. The temperature soared to 105 degrees at Roth in Bavaria and 100.2 degrees in London. 
9 August 1878: The second most deadly tornado in New England history struck Wallingford, Connecticut, killing 34 persons, injuring 100 others, and completely destroying thirty homes. The tornado started as a waterspout over a dam on the Quinnipiac River. It was 400 to 600 feet wide, and had a short path length of two miles. The deadliest New England tornado occurred in 1953 when an F4 killed 90 people in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Artist's conception of tornado damage from the Wallingford Tornado of 1878. Illustration first published in Harper's Weekly, 1878.
9 August 1969: An F3 tornado hit Cincinnati, Ohio, killing four persons and causing fifteen million dollars property damage. The tornado moved in a southeasterly direction at 40 to 50 mph.
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10 August 1856 → A hurricane possibly of Category 4 strength roared out of the Gulf of Mexico into southern Louisiana. Isle Derniere was engulfed by sea and storm with the loss of about 200 people on the island, with another 100+ at sea. The island was stripped of all vegetation and was split into several separate islands, as is still the case today. The island's highest point was five feet above sea level, but the storm surge reached a height of 13 feet. The waves reduced the subsequent elevation of the island(s) by two feet.
10 August 1882 → Sandusky, OH reported a four-minute snow squall during the morning. Suburbs around Chicago reported frost, while a killing frost struck parts of Iowa.
10 August 1989 → Phoenix, AZ reported its first high below 100 degrees in 64 days. Meanwhile, 23 cities in the southeastern United States reported record lows.
10 August 2003 → Barrow, AK recorded their third thunderstorm of the summer -- the most ever in one year.
From http://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Aug_10
10 August 1884: An earthquake, centered near New York City and registering a magnitude 5.5, hit the region a little after 2 PM. The tremor made houses shake, chimneys fall, and residents wonder what the heck was going on, according to a New York Times article two days later. Click HERE for more information from the USGS.   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1884_08_10.php
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10 August 1856: A hurricane destroyed Isle Dernieres or Last Island, a pleasure resort south-southwest of New Orleans on this day. The highest points of the island were under five feet of water. The resort hotel was destroyed, along with the island's gambling establishments. Over 200 people perished, and the island was left void of vegetation and split in half. Only one cow remained on the island after the catastrophe. Last Island is now only a haven for pelicans and other sea birds. The steamer Nautilus foundered during the storm. The lone survivor clung to a bale of cotton and washed ashore sometime later.
A map showing Isle Derniere 
Image Courtesy from the USGS. 
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/Aug%2010%2C%201856%20Isle%20of%20Derniere.jpg

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11 August 1812 → A volunteer weather observer began taking daily weather observations at New Bedford, MA. Observations continued to be taken by subsequent generations and continued until May 31, 2002, making it the longest continuous weather record taken by public weather observers for any one U.S. location.
11 August 1954 → An F2 tornado struck nine miles north of Caribou, ME. Two barns were destroyed and one house was thrown into another, killing one person. Potatoes were "dug up and scattered."
11 August 1958 → A hailstone weighing 2.14 pounds fell at Strasbourg, France.
11 August 1967 → A 56,000 acre fire in northern Idaho, called the Sundance Fire, was started by lightning. It occurred after one of the hottest and driest summers on record. The heat produced whirlwinds of flame with 300-mph winds that flung giant trees through the air like matchsticks.
11 August 1987 → Snow plows were used to clear drifts of hail off of roadways after a severe thunderstorm passed through parts of Wyoming. Hail drifted up to 2 feet deep near Hulett and Alva.
11 August 1999 → A rare tornado touched down in downtown Salt Lake City, UT. Trees were uprooted and windows were shattered by the F2. The Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz, incurred roof damage. There was 1 fatality and more than 100 injured. 
 http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/tornado.php
11 August 2011 → Del Rio, TX received 4.47" of rain, which was more than the total they had received during the entire previous eleven months. 3.40" of the deluge occurred in one hour.
11 August 1940: A Category 2 hurricane struck the Georgia and South Carolina coast. A 13-foot storm tide was measured along the South Carolina coast, while over 15 inches of rain fell across northern North Carolina. Significant flooding and landslides struck Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia during the system's slow trek as a weakening tropical storm, and then as an extratropical cyclone, through the Southeast. The landslides which struck North Carolina were considered a once in a century event. Damages relating to the storm totaled $13 million (1940 USD) and 50 people perished.
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Image Courtesy from the Weather Prediction Center.
11 August 1999: An F2 tornado touched down in the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. The tornado lasted ten minutes and killed one person, injured more than 80 people, and caused more than $170 million in damages. It was the most destructive tornado in Utah's history, and awakened the entire state's population to the fact that the Beehive State does experience tornadoes. Click HERE for more information from the NWS office in Salt Lake City.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/climate/tornado.php

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Orange fireball is a power sub-station exploding. Image Courtesy from the NWS office in Salt Lake City.
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12 August 1778 → A hurricane struck Rhode Island, causing extensive damage. It prevented an impending sea battle between the French and British during the Revolutionary War.
12 August 2001 → Osoyoos, British Columbia reached a record August temperature of 107F.
12 August 2004: Hurricane Charley was the third named storm and the second hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity it attained 150 mph winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It made landfall in southwestern Florida at maximum strength, making it the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew struck Florida in 1992.
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The MODIS sensor aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Hurricane Charley on August 13 at 12:35 p.m. EDT. At the time this image was taken Charley was rapidly gaining strength and would reach category 4 status just 90 minutes later. Maximum sustained winds at 2:00 p.m. were at 145 mph and Charley was moving towards the north-northeast at 20 mph.
12 August 2005: A tornado strikes Wright, Wyoming, a coal-mining community, killing two and destroying 91 homes and damaging about 30 more in around the town.
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13 August 1950 → Hurricane Able was the first Atlantic hurricane to be given a "phonetic" name. The first storm was named with an "A", the second with a "B", and so on. It was not until 1953 that actual names were given to tropical storms.  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/able1950.html
13 August 1955 → Hurricane Connie dumped copious amounts of rain as it moved up the East Coast. Over five inches of rain fell on New York City in twenty hours, flooding the city's subways.  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/connie1955filledrainwhite.gif
13 August 1982 → A thunderstorm struck Barrow, AK with pea-sized hail and 43mph winds.
13 August 1986 → 3.04 inches of rain fell in Flagstaff, AZ, the most ever for a single day in August in the city.
13 August 2004 → After passing just west of Key West with 110-mph winds, Hurricane Charley intensified rapidly and possessed 145-mph gusts just three hours later as it made landfall on the west coast of Florida. The storm crossed the state, bringing 100-mph winds to Walt Disney World. It re-emerged over the Atlantic Ocean still as a Category 1 hurricane, and then curved northward into the Carolinas. There were 15 fatalities.  
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/?n=charley 
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/mhx/HurricaneCharley.html
13 August 2011 → Powerful thunderstorm winds caused a large concert stage to collapse at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, killing seven people and injuring 48.  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/?n=aug132011svr
13 August 2012 → At 4 pm Needles, CA reported light rain with a temperature of 115 degrees, which is the world's hottest temperature ever recorded while rain was falling.
13 August 1831: The Great Barbados hurricane was an intense Category 4 hurricane that left cataclysmic damage across the Caribbean and Louisiana in 1831. From August 11 through the 13, Bermudians were amazed to see the sun with a decidedly blue appearance, giving off an eerie blue light when it shone into rooms and other enclosed places. Ships at sea as far west as Cape Hatteras reported that "their white sails appeared a light blue colour." A month later it was learned that the astounding blue sunlight had coincided with a terrible hurricane that caused 1,477 people to lose their lives. It was assumed that the hurricane was intensive enough to cause unusual disturbance in the higher atmospheric strata, and refraction, diffraction or absorption of light rays, to cause the blue reflection. Because the sun appeared bluish-green, Nat Turner took this as the final signal, and began a slave rebellion a week later on August 21.
13 August 1991: Stockton, California received 0.05 inch of rainfall on this day. Since 1949, this is the only measured rainfall in Stockton on August 13th.
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14 August 1968 → Relatively few tornadoes occur in Utah, but on this day an F2 struck West Weber, destroying a house and carrying its roof 220 feet.
14 August 1971 → Australia's deadliest tornado killed three people at Kin Kin in Queensland.
14 August 2004 → A large amount of hail flowed into a dry wash near Clayton, NM and piled up to a height of 15 feet. Some of the ice was still there a month later.   http://www.physics.nmt.edu/~rsonnenf/atmospheric/Pubs/New%20Mexico%20Geology%20Vol%2026.pdf
14 August 1953: Hurricane Barbara hits North Carolina as a category 2 hurricane. Damage from the hurricane was fairly minor, totaling around $1.3 million (1953 USD). Most of it occurred in North Carolina and Virginia from crop damage. The hurricane left several injuries, some traffic accidents, as well as seven fatalities in the eastern United States; at least two were due to electrocution from downed power lines. Offshore Atlantic Canada, a small boat sunk, killing its crew of two.
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Surface weather analysis of Hurricane Barbara on 14 August 1953.
14 August 1969: Hurricane Camille, a powerful, deadly, and destructive hurricane formed just west of the Cayman Islands on this day. It rapidly intensified and by the time it reached western Cuba the next day it was a Category 3 hurricane.
National Hurricane Center track map of Hurricane Camille
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Hurricane Camille was spawned on August 5th by a tropical wave off the coast of Africa. The storm became a tropical disturbance four days later on the 9th and a tropical storm on the 14th with a 999-millibar pressure center and 55 mph surface winds. Image Courtesy from USGS.
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15 August 1787 → The most extensive pre-Civil War tornado outbreak known in America struck New England from Connecticut to New Hampshire. No major towns were struck, but many farms were leveled. Orchards were swept away, and sod in pastures was ripped from the ground. A house in New Hampshire was obliterated, and the debris carried for three miles.
15 August 1946 → Parts of St. Louis, MO were deluged with more than 8 inches of rain in 24 hours.
http://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Aug_15

15 August 1787: Tornadoes were reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Wethersfield, Connecticut was hard hit by the tornado outbreak. There, a woman and her family were caught in the open. She and her son were killed. Clothes from the family farm were carried three miles away. This event is regarded to be the most significant tornado outbreak in early New England history.
http://www.weather.gov/images/abr/wxhistory/August/August%2015%2C%201787%20-%20Earlist%20Known%20Tornado%20Outbreak.jpg 
Image Courtesy from the NWS in Boston, MS.  
15 August 1983: Hurricane Alicia formed on this day and was the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. It struck Galveston and Houston, Texas directly, causing $2.6 billion (1983 USD) in damage and killing 21 people. This is the worst Texas hurricane since Hurricane Carla in 1961. In addition, Alicia was the first billion-dollar tropical cyclone in Texas history.
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Thermal infrared image of Hurricane Alicia making landfall on August 18 at 0800 UTC. Image Courtesy from the NOAA.
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16 August 1777 → The Battle of Bennington, during the Revolutionary War, was fought after being delayed a day by rain. The rain delayed British reinforcements and allowed the Vermont Militia to arrive in time, enabling the Americans to score a victory by defeating two British armies, one at a time.  http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/107bennington/107bennington.htm
16 August 1952 → The village of Devon of Lynmouth, England, was flooded after 9 inches of rain fell in a single day. Streets and buildings were demolished, and nine people were killed.
16 August 1777: The Battle of Bennington, delayed a day by rain, was fought. The rain delayed British reinforcements, and allowed the Vermont Militia to arrive in time, enabling the Americans to win a victory by defeating two enemy forces, one at a time.
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The Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Vermont.
16 August 1992: One of the most destructive United States hurricanes of record started modestly as a tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on August 14. The wave spawned a tropical depression on August 16, which became Tropical Storm Andrew the next day. Click HERE for more information from the National Hurricane Center.  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/#andrew
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Hurricane Andrew on August 23 at approximately 1231 UTC. This image was produced from data from NOAA-12, provided by NOAA.
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17 August 1915 → Galveston was again struck by a major hurricane, but the outcome was far different from the 1900 disaster, thanks to the city's new seawall.
17 August 1937 → The first official Weather Bureau radio meteograph (radiosonde) sounding was made at East Boston Airport.
17 August 1969 → Hurricane Camille smashed into the Mississippi coast near Pass Christian. Winds gusted to 190 mph near Bay Saint Louis, MS. The hurricane claimed 256 lives and caused $1.3 billion damage. Several ocean-going ships were carried over 7 miles inland by the hurricane. The hurricane produced winds to 200 mph, and a storm surge of 24.6 feet.   http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=1969_08_17_hurricane_camille
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/nws/cam1.html
17 August 1899: Hurricane San Ciriaco set many records on its path. Killing nearly 3,500 people in Puerto Rico, it was the deadliest hurricane to hit the island and the strongest at the time, until 30 years later when the island was hit by the Hurricane San Felipe Segundo, a Category 5 hurricane, in 1928. It was also the tenth deadliest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. San Ciriaco is also the longest lasting Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, lasting for 28 days. On August 17, the hurricane turned back to the northwest and made landfall near Hatteras, North Carolina on the following day. San Ciriaco remains the strongest hurricane to make landfall on the Outer Banks since 1899.
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Surface Weather Analysis of the hurricane known as "Hurricane San Ciriaco" of 1899 on August 13.
17 August 1946: An estimated F-4 tornado kills 11 people and injured 100 others in the Mankato, Minnesota area around 6:52PM. The deaths and most of the injuries occurred in the complete destruction of the 26 cabins at the Green Gables tourist camp, 3 miles southwest of Mankato. A 27 ton road grader was reportedly hurled about 100 feet. Another tornado an hour later destroys downtown Wells, Minnesota.
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Tornado destruction of Green Gables Cabin Camp showing office, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Image Courtesy from the Blue Earth County Historical Society. 
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18 August 1955 → Remnants of Hurricane Diane killed 38 vacationers at Camp Davis near East Stroudsberg, PA when up to a foot of rain fell.
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http://www.nps.gov/dewa/historyculture/upload/cmsnmsDIANE.pdf
18 August 1983 → Hurricane Alicia, a category 3 storm, made landfall near Galveston. Winds gusted to 130 mph with a storm surge of 12 feet. 22 tornadoes were spawned. Parts of Houston received 11 inches of rain. 12 people died and 1800 were injured. Total damage was estimated at $3 billion.   http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/?n=hurricanes_climatology_1980s#Alicia1983
18 August 1925: During the late morning hours a severe hailstorm struck southeastern Iowa completely destroying crops along a path six to ten miles wide and 75 miles long. The hail also injured and killed poultry and livestock, and caused a total of 2.5 million dollars damage. The hailstorm flattened fields of corn to such an extent that many had to leave their farms in search of other work.
18 August 1931: The Yangtze River in China peaks during a horrible flood that kills 3.7 million people directly and indirectly over the next several months. This was perhaps the worst natural disaster of the 20th century. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel. 
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yangtze-river-peaks-in-china 
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19 August 1845 → What was likely an EF5 tornado devastated Montville, France around midday, resulting in many fatalities. Most deaths occurred when factories were destroyed and the workers were flung some distance by the wind. The buildings were swept clean off their foundations with debris as large as boards and planks found 23 miles away.
19 August 1991 → Hurricane Bob slammed into New England as a category 2 storm with 95 mph sustained winds and gusts of 125 mph at Block Island, RI and 105 mph at Newport, RI. A storm surge of 15 feet occurred in Upper Buzzards Bay. Portland, ME had a 24 hour record rainfall of 7.83 inches. Total damage exceeded $1.5 billion and 17 people were killed. It was the worst Hurricane in the Northeast since Donna in 1960.  
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/bob1991.html
19 August 1991 → The Civil Defense Director for Codington County, SD, reported that lightning was so frequent and vivid from nearby nighttime thunderstorms that he drove for 10 minutes without needing his headlights! At one point a lightning strike occurred within 10 feet of his car. The strike splattered mud onto his vehicle, drained his battery, and caused problems with the car's electrical system.
19 August 2010 → Today ended a 2-month long heat wave in Russia when daily maximum temperatures in Moscow were as much as 27 degrees above average. The heat wave caused 15,000 deaths, 600 wildfires, and $15 billion loss of economic growth. 
19 August 1890: South Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was hit by an estimated F3 tornado. About 400 buildings were destroyed in the industrial and poorer residential section of town. The death toll was 16 and damage was estimated at $400,000 dollars. Click HERE for more information from the NWS office in Binghamton, New York.  http://www.weather.gov/bgm/august191890wilkesbarretornado
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This is the tornado track image is Courtesy from the NWS office in Binghamton, New York.
19 August 1896: The famous Cottage City (Oak Bluffs) waterspout occurred off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The vortex was 3,600 feet high, formed three times, and was well photographed. Click HERE for more information from the Boston Globe.  
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Image Courtesy from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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20 August 1886 → A hurricane completely destroyed the town of Indianola, TX. After being wiped out, the town was not rebuilt.
20 August 1971 → Heavy rains caused severe flooding in North Vietnam, killing 100,000.
20 August 1886: The 1886 Indianola Hurricane destroyed the town of Indianola, Texas and as such had a significant impact on the history and economic development of Texas. The storm ended the rivalry between Galveston and Indianola as the chief port of Texas. With the abandonment of Indianola and the unwillingness of the former residents to rebuild close to shore, Galveston became the most important Texan port until the 1900 Galveston Hurricane led to the rise of Houston as a major port. It was the fifth hurricane of the 1886 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit the United States.
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Indianola, Texas. Circa 1875. Image courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
20 August 1910: The Great Fire of 1910 finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires that burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. 
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Wallace, Idaho after the fires. Image Courtesy from the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
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21 August 1883 → What was likely an F5 tornado devastated the north side of Rochester, MN. The tornado derailed a train and leveled farms. 40 people were killed.  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=aug211883   (see item from MPX)
21 August 1888 → A "grand spectacle" of four waterspouts near Jacobson, MD overturned boats and moved ashore. 15 people were injured. Another tornado moved east-northeast near Still Pond, MD killing 10 people in a cannery. A total of 11 deaths and 40 injuries were reported from this tornado.
21 August 1918 → Tyler, MN suffered a direct hit by an F4 tornado. Six hundred buildings were damaged or destroyed and 36 lives were taken, including three when the town's hospital was struck.
21 August 1984 → The State Fair in Pueblo, CO had to be closed during a vicious hailstorm. Nine people were hurt, including one seriously.
21 August 1856: The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oak tree growing from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a windstorm on this day in 1856. According to tradition, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within the hollow of the tree to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter. Click HERE for pictures of the tree from the Connecticut Historical Society.  http://connecticuthistory.org/the-charter-oak-fell/

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21 August 1883: An estimated F5 tornado caused extensive damage to Rochester Minnesota on this day. The enormous roar was said to have warned most Rochester residents, as the massive funnel cut through the north side of town. Over 135 homes were destroyed, and another 200 damaged. Many of the 200 plus injuries were very serious and other deaths probably occurred but not listed as part of the 37 total mentioned. This damaging tornado eventually led to the formation of the Mayo Clinic. Click HERE for more information.  http://www.mnopedia.org/event/rochester-cyclone-1883
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Damage from the Rochester, Minnesota tornado of 1883. Image from the Minnesota Digital Library.
21 August 2007:  Thunderstorms produced large hail in southeast South Dakota, mainly near the Missouri River, during the late afternoon and early evening of August 21st. Very large hail fell in the Dante area in Charles Mix County, including a state record size hailstone certified as 6 and 7/8 inches in diameter, with a circumference of 18 inches and a weight of one pound. The heaviest stone was verified at 6 1/8 inches in diameter with a weight of 1.25 pounds. Damage included holes in roofs, broken rafters, broken awnings, numerous broken windows and dented vehicles, damaged siding, divots in the ground up to 12 inches long and 3 inches deep, and damaged crops. The state record hailstone was broken on July 30th, 2010 with the United States record hailstone in Vivian. Click HERE for more information from the NWS office in Sioux Falls.
http://www.weather.gov/fsd/20070821-hail-dante
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Hailstone measuring 6 and 7/8 inches, compared to a softball and baseball.
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22 August 1998 → The remnants of Hurricane Charley dumped 17.09 inches of rain on Del Rio, TX. More rain fell in one day than normally falls there in a year.
22 August 1999 → The citizens of Corpus Christi were very shaken when Hurricane Bret, a Category 4 hurricane with top winds of 140 mph, swirled around the Gulf of Mexico picking up steam as it headed toward the Texas coast. As Bret approached the coast, forecasters feared the hurricane would strike the city, but the storm turned west and came ashore in sparsely populated Kenedy County the early evening of August 22.
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/bret1999.html

22 August 1893: Four hurricanes are observed in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time, a record at that time. Over a century would pass, 1998 before four hurricanes would again rage together in the Atlantic.
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22 August 1994: Hurricane John, about 345 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii had winds of 175 mph and pressure at 920 millibars or 27.17 inches of mercury, making it one of the strongest hurricane ever in the Central Pacific. Its 31-day existence made John the longest-lasting tropical cyclone recorded in both the Pacific Ocean and worldwide, surpassing both Hurricane Tina's previous record in the Pacific of 24 days in the 1992 season and the 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane's previous world record of 28 days in the 1899 Atlantic season. John was also the farthest-traveling tropical cyclone in both Pacific Ocean and worldwide, with a distance traveled of 7,165 miles, out-distancing previous record holders Hurricane Fico in the Pacific of 4,700 miles in the 1978 season and Hurricane Faith worldwide of 6,850 miles in the 1966 Atlantic season.
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23 August 1893 → New York City was hit by a Category 2 hurricane that brought a 30-foot storm surge to the southern shore of Long Island.
23 August 1964 → A Navy Reconnaissance flight into Hurricane Cleo suffered severe structural damage during a penetration north of Puerto Rico.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/mfl/news/Cleo.pdf
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/cleo1964.html
23 August 2000 → Super Typhoon Bilis crossed Taiwan killing 14 people and injuring 80. The torrential rains caused mudslides, which trapped 18 people. The typhoon had sustained winds of 143 mph. The typhoon weakened somewhat over Taiwan before continuing on and hitting China. 282 buildings were destroyed in Beijing and an additional 57 people were killed.
23 August 1724: Known as the "Great Gust of 1724". Almost all tobacco and much of the corn crops were destroyed by this violent tropical storm, which struck Chesapeake Bay. Violent floods of rain and prodigious gust of wind were seen upon the James River. Some homes were wrecked and several vessels were driven ashore. Storm was likely followed by a second hurricane just five days later causing rain for many straight days that caused the Virginia floods of 1724.

23 August 1933: A hurricane made landfall near Nags Head, North Carolina and tracked up the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane moved over Norfolk, Virginia and Washington, DC. A seven foot tide flooded businesses in Norfolk, Virginia. Described in the American Meteorological Society's August 1933 weather review as "one of the most severe storms that has ever visited the Middle Atlantic Coast." Click HERE for vintage photos provided by The Washington Post.  
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/08/23/vintage-photos-the-1933-chesapeake-potomac-hurricane-flooding-in-washington-d-c/

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Flood of August 23, 1933. Rock Creek tunnel under Massachusetts AVE in Washington DC. Image Courtesy from the Library of Congress.
23 August 2005: Hurricane Katrina formed from Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas. Katrina would become the costliest ($81.2 billion) and one of the most deadly hurricanes (1,836 lives) in U.S. history.
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24 August 1906 → The U.S.'s 40-minute rainfall record was set with 9.25" at Guinea, VA.
24 August 1968 → Lightning struck the Crawford County fairgrounds in northwest Pennsylvania killing 2 persons and injuring 72.
24 August 1992 → Hurricane Andrew, packing 165 mph sustained winds along its path, came ashore in southern Florida near Homestead. The storm left 15 people dead and $26 billion in damage.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/?n=andrew
24 August 1992: Hurricane Andrew made landfall in southern Florida at 4:30 AM on this day. The strong winds caused catastrophic damage in Florida, with Miami-Dade County cities of Florida City, Homestead, and Cutler Ridge receiving the brunt of the storm. About 63,000 homes were destroyed and over 101,000 others were damaged. This left roughly 175,000 people homeless. As many as 1.4 million people were left without electricity at the height of the storm. In the Everglades, 70,000 acres (280 km2) of trees were knocked down. Additionally, rainfall in Florida was substantial, peaking at 13.98 in (355 mm) in western Miami-Dade County. About $25 billion in damage and 44 fatalities were reported in Florida. Click HERE for more information from the National Hurricane Center.   http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1992andrew.html
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The last radar image taken from NHC before the WSR-57 radar was blown off the roof, 0835 UTC August 24, 1992.
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25 August 1814 → A tornado hit Washington, DC during the burning of the Capitol and killed invading British soldiers.

25 August 1948 → New Zealand's deadliest tornado killed 3 people and injured 80 at Waikato. Two hundred buildings were damaged by the F2.

25 August 1814: In the early afternoon, a strong tornado struck northwest Washington D.C. and downtown. The severe tornadic storm arrived the day that the British Troops had set fire to the Capitol, the White House and other public buildings. The storm's rains would douse those fires. The tornado did major structural damage to the residential section of the city. More British soldiers were killed by the tornado's flying debris than by the guns of the American resistance. The tornado blew off roofs and carried them high up into the air, knocked down chimneys and fences and damaged numerous homes. Some homes were destroyed. It lifted two pieces of cannon and deposited them several yards away. At least 30 Americans were killed or injured in the heavily damaged buildings and an unknown number of British were killed and injured.

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British soldiers set fire to Washington on August 24, 1814, prior to the worst storm that had been seen in Washington for years. Image Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park.
 
25 August 1948: One of the worst tornadoes to strike New Zealand occurred at Hamilton on this day. This estimated F2tornado killed three people, injuring dozens, and destroying or severely damaging almost 150 houses and 50 business premises in Hamilton and Franklin. Click HERE for tornado damage picture from the Hamilton Heritage.  http://hamiltonlibraries.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16653coll13
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26 August 1883 → The Krakatoa Volcano exploded in the East Indies. The explosion was heard more than 2500 miles away, and every barograph around the world recorded the passage of the air wave (sometimes up to seven times). Giant ocean waves 125 feet high and traveling 300 mph devastated everything in their path, hurling ashore coral blocks weighing up to 900 tons, and killing more than 36,000 people. Winds carried volcanic ash around the globe in 13 days, producing blue and green suns in the tropics, and then vivid red sunsets in higher latitudes. The temperature of the earth lowered one degree for the next 2 years, eventually recovering to normal almost 5 years later.
26 August 1908 → South Carolina's greatest flood ever caused flooding statewide. Every river in the state rose above flood stage, many as high as 22 feet above flood.
26 August 1864: A train running from Cincinnati to Chicago was derailed by a tornado in Dearborn County, Indiana, or 75 miles southeast of Indianapolis. Two train cars were lifted from the tracks and dropped in a ravine which injured 30 people.
26 August 1976: A weak tornado touched down briefly in the Hockley Hills near Kiana, AK, about 29 miles north of the Arctic Circle. This is the most northerly report of a tornado on record. Kiana is 545 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
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27 August 1881 → A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near Savannah, GA and is estimated to have killed about 700 people.
27 August 1893 → A Category 3 (possibly Category 4) hurricane slammed into Savannah, GA with a 16 foot storm surge. It is estimated that one to two thousand people were killed.
(See also See http://chronicle.augusta.com/content/blog-post/rob-pavey/2010-09-01/georgia-rarely-gets-hit-hurricanes-here-s-why# )
27 August 1964 → Miami took a direct hit from Hurricane Cleo. Winds gusted to 135 mph, while the hurricane caused $125 million in damage. Hurricane Hunter flights through the storm were so turbulent that one airman was injured to the point that he was unable to fly again. It was the first direct hit on Miami in 14 years.  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/cleo1964.html
27 August 1971 → Tropical Storm Doria swept directly over New York City, flooding subways in the Big Apple. http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/doria1971.html
27 August 1973 → Canada's largest hailstone, 4.5" in diameter, fell on Cedoux, Saskatchewan.
27 August 1854: A tornado struck downtown Louisville around noon on Sunday, August 27th, 1854. It first touched down near 25th Street southwest of downtown, and lifted at the intersection of 5th and Main Streets. Although the tornado was only on the ground for 2¼ miles, the twister claimed at least 25 lives. Many of those who perished were killed in the Third Presbyterian Church, where 55 people were gathered for Sunday church services. Straight-line winds that accompanied the tornado did significant damage along the Ohio River front, where at least one boat sunk.
27 August 1883: Krakatoa Volcano exploded in the East Indies. The explosion was heard more than 2500 miles away, and every barograph around the world recorded the passage of the air wave, up to seven times. Giant waves, 125 feet high and traveling 300 mph, devastated everything in their path, hurling ashore coral blocks weighing up to 900 tons, and killing more than 36,000 persons. Volcanic ash was carried around the globe in thirteen days producing blue and green suns in the tropics, and then vivid red sunsets in higher latitudes. The temperature of the earth was lowered one degree for the next two years, finally recovering to normal by 1888. Click HERE for more information from the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology.  http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/history/1883.shtml
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An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. This is a view of Krakatoa during the Earlier Stage of the Eruption on Sunday the 27th, of May, 1883.
27 August 2005: Hurricane Katrina reached Category 3 intensity in the Gulf of Mexico about 335 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph.
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28 August 1937 → A devastating cyclone hit Hong Kong, killing 11,000.
28 August 1990 → Plainfield, IL was struck by an F5 tornado, destroying several businesses and Plainfield High School. An apartment complex in Crest Hill was hit and 8 residents were killed. While the extent of F5 damage was not widespread, many residents were affected by this fast-moving tornado. There was a total of 29 fatalities from this storm.  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/lot/newsletter/summer2010.pdf
28 August 2011 → After striking eastern North Carolina on the 27th as a Category 1 hurricane, Hurricane Irene weakened to a tropical storm as it moved into New York and New England. Widespread flooding occurred from New Jersey through New York to Vermont, with 14 river flooding records broken in the Empire State alone. Ten thousand flights were canceled and several interstates were closed. Forty people lost their lives.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/wx_events/hur/Irene/index.html
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/events/Irene2011/
28 August 1973: An F4 tornado touched down near Canaan, New York, and moved into western Massachusetts. Three people were killed in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts when a truck stop was completely destroyed, and another person died in a destroyed house nearby.
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An overturned tractor-trailer rig lay amidst the ruin of the Berkshire Truck Plaza in West Stockbridge after being hit by the tornado. Image from The Boston Globe.
28 August 1990: Between 3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. a devastating tornado ripped a 16.4 mile-long path through portions of Kendall and Will counties in northern Illinois. At its strongest, the tornado was rated F5, the highest rating a tornado can be given. A total of 29 people were killed and 350 more were injured. An estimated $160 million in damages occurred. The tornado's path width ranged from 200 yards to half a mile. A total of 470 homes were destroyed and another 1000 homes were damaged. Sixty-five thousand customers lost power. Click HERE for more information from the National Weather Service office in Chicago.  http://www.weather.gov/media/lot/newsletters/summer2010.pdf  ???
New version http://www.weather.gov/lot/Plainfield_Tornado_Anniversary
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Aerial view of damage path looking east from Illinois 126 west of Plainfield.
28 August 2005: Hurricane Katrina attained Category 5 status on the morning of August 28 and reached its peak strength at 1800 UTC that day, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and a minimum central pressure of 902 mbar (26.6 inHg).
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Hurricane Katrina, as pictured in the Gulf of Mexico at 21:45 UTC on August 28, 2005.

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29 August 1965 → Mount Washington, NH reported 2.5 inches of snow -- a national record for the month of August.
29 August 1994 → Hurricane John, also known as Typhoon John, lasted 30 days as it affected both the northeast and northwest Pacific basins making it the longest lasting tropical cyclone. It formed in the northeast Pacific, reached hurricane force there, moved across the dateline and was renamed Typhoon John, and then finally recurved back across the dateline and renamed Hurricane John again.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/summaries/1994.php#John
29 August 2005 → Hurricane Katrina, a strong Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds and a high storm surge, came ashore along the Louisiana/Mississippi border. The massive storm brought 12 hours of hurricane force winds and up to a 28-foot storm surge to the Mississippi coast. New Orleans was inundated.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/?n=katrina   http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/?n=katrina_rita2005
29 August 1960: The storm that would become Hurricane Donna forms near Cape Verde off the African coast. It would go on to cause 150 deaths from Puerto Rico to New England over the next two weeks. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel. 
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-donna-is-born
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The background image is from NASA. Tracking data from the National Hurricane Center.
29 August 2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. Click HERE for more information from the History Channel.  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-katrina-slams-into-gulf-coast
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AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Niemi. New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (2005:08:29 17:24:22), showing Interstate 10 at West End Boulevard, looking towards Lake Pontchartrain. The 17th Street Canal is just beyond the left edge of the image. The breach in the levee of that canal was responsible for much of the flooding of the city in the hours after the hurricane. In the foreground, the intersection is the juncture of I-10, running from the bottom of the photo and curving out of the photo to the left, with the western end of I-610, which extends off the photo from the center right, and the West End entrance/exit from I-10. The block shaped building at center left front is a pumping station, one of those used to pump water from heavy rains off city streets in more normal times. The far eastern end of Veterans Memorial Boulevard is seen just back from the interchange extending to the left. The view looks north toward Lake Pontchartrain. The stretch of ground with no buildings from the Interchange to the lake is Pontchartrain Blvd. (on the left) and West End Blvd. (on the right), with a linear park (formerly the route of the New Basin Canal) between them. Smoke can be seen rising near the lake, probably from the burning of the Southern Yacht Club building.
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30 August 1776 → General George Washington took advantage of a heavy fog to evacuate Long Island, NY after a defeat. Adverse winds kept the British fleet from intervening. The move saved the Continental Army to fight another day.
30 August 2003 → Four children and their mother were killed when their minivan was washed from the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia after torrential rains flooded the highway.
30 August 1838: A major tornado, possibly the worst in Rhode Island history, passed south of Providence. It uprooted and stripped trees of their branches, unroofed or destroyed many houses, and sucked water out of ponds. The tornado barely missed a local railroad depot, where many people were waiting for a train. Five people were injured by the tornado. Click HERE for an account of the tornado from Robert Hare, M.D., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania, published January 1, 1839.  https://archive.org/details/jstor-1005326
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31 August 1954 → Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing 60 persons and causing $450 million damage. It was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England that year.   http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/700s/wea00407.jpg
31 August 1979 → Category 5 Hurricane David destroyed 70% of the Dominican Republic and took the lives of 2,000 of her citizens. The storm would go on to strike the U.S. and produce torrential rains up the entire length of the East Coast.   http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/david1979.html
31 August 1993 → A category 3 Hurricane Emily lashed the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The Hatteras weather buoy recorded a gust of 98 mph and was deluged with 7.51 inches of rain. Diamond Shoals coastal marine buoy recorded sustained winds of 103 mph with gusts to 148 mph after the eye passed.  http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/storms/emily93_gen.html
From http://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Aug_31
31 August  1886: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook Charleston, South Carolina around 9:50 pm on this day. This is the most damaging earthquake to occur in the southeast United States. This earthquake caused 60 deaths and between 5 to 6 million dollars in damage to over 2,000 buildings in the southeast United States. Click HERE for more information, including pictures, from the USGS.  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1886_09_01.php
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Brick House at 157 Tradd Street, wrecked by Charleston earthquake of August 31, 1886.
31 August  1935: The most intense hurricane (the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935) to make landfall was a modest tropical depression on this day. This hurricane went through phenomenal intensification to become a Category 5 hurricane by September 2nd.

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See also From MPX "This Day in Weather History"  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/WxHistory.php
New version: From MPX "This Day in Weather History"  http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory 
This "Day in Weather History" contains come memorable weather events and trivia from 1805 to the present day for much of Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. Many sources were used to research and compile the data. The Twin Cities/Chanhassen National Weather Service would especially like to thank the Minnesota State Climatology Office and its contributors for their input into this database.
August 1
1 Aug 1955: A thunderstorm in Becker County dumped a foot of rain at Callaway.
August 2
2 Aug 1831: Unseasonably cool air spread into Minnesota  with light frost reported at Ft. Snelling.
August 3
3 Aug 1896: A violent hailstorm destroyed two thirds of the crops in Swift County.
August 4
4 Aug 1904: Half of Waconia was destroyed by an F4 tornado. Thirty homes were utterly destroyed, and the debris was carried for miles.   (This entry was not in 2016 version)
4 Aug 1898: Storms dumped 4.5 inches of rain on Montevideo.
August 5
5 Aug 1904: A Detroit Lakes woman was hit by lightning. It melted her hairpins and steel in her corset but did not kill her.
August 6
6 Aug 1969: Tornadoes swept across northern Minnesota, hitting Ely, Backus, Outing and Dark Lake. Damage could still be seen 20 years later in the BWCA.
See entry for date on http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
6 Aug 1866: Torrential rain dumped 10.30 inches at Sibley in 24 hours. Widespread flooding washed out bridges and drowned many people. In Fillmore County it is known as the "Wisel Flood" because 3 members of the Wisel family perished in the flood.
August 7
7 August 1968: 7.09 inches of rain fell at Mankato. 1,200 homes had slight to heavy damage. Highways 169 and 22 were blocked by mud slides.
7 August 1955: The climate record of George W. Richards of Maple Plain ended. He recorded weather data with lively notations on phenology and weather events. He began taking observations when he was eleven in 1883. He continued to take observations for 72 years, with 66 years as a National Weather Service Cooperator.
7 August 1896: The final day of a massive heat wave brought high temperatures of 104 degrees to Le Sueur and Mazeppa.
7 August 1863: A Forest City observer saw what he called a "perfect tornado." He noted that it "drove principally from west to east and lasted about one half hour."
August 8
8 August 1930: A record high temperature of 102 degrees was set at Redwood Falls.
August 9
9 August 1948: 7.72 inches of rain fell at Mankato.
August 10
10 August 2004: Cool Canadian air was ushered in on strong northwest winds. International Falls had its record coldest high temperature for this date with 49 degrees. The Twin Cities only saw a high of 59 degrees.
10 August 1939: Very heavy rain fell at Two Harbors, accumulating to 5.2 inches of rain.
August 11
11 August 1945: Nearly 8 inches of rain fell from a downpour over Red Wing.
11 August 1899: A lightning bolt from 'clear skies' destroyed a storefront in Fisher, Polk County. It is possible for lightning bolts to extend outward from nearby storms, striking locations that appear safe under blue skies.
August 12
12 August  2000: Record-setting dew points developed in Minnesota. The Twin Cities had a dew point of 76 degrees F, with a rare dew point of 80 degrees at Faribault.
12 August 1821: An eight-day heat wave ended at Ft. Snelling. Temperatures were in the 90's each day.
August 13
13 August 1964: Minnesota received an early taste of fall, with low temperatures of 26 degrees in Bigfork and 30 degrees in Campbell.
See also entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory

August 14
14 August 1978: The Boundary Waters area was hit by a strong tornado. Some of the damage could still be seen 10 years later.
August 15
15 August 1936: St. Paul sweltered with a high temperature of 108 degrees.
(According to NOWData, this temperature is highest for MSP area ThreadEx site)
See entry for date in  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
August 16
16 August 1981: Chilly air was felt across Minnesota with Tower reporting a low temperature of 33 degrees.
August 17
17 August 1946: A tornado killed 11 people in the Mankato area around 6:52PM. A 27-ton road grader was hurled about 100 feet. Another tornado an hour later destroyed downtown Wells.   See also http://www.weather.gov/abr/This_Day_in_Weather_History_Aug_17
August 18
18 August 1953: Four heifers near St. Martin were lucky; a tornado picked them up and set them back down again, unharmed.
August 19
2007: A record 24-hour maximum rainfall of 15.10 inches was set in Hokah, MN (Houston county). This 24-hour total contributed to the record monthly maximum rainfall of 23.86 inches that was set in Hokah during August of 2007.  
NOTE: The 24-hour rainfall total represents an all-time state record for Minnesota.  See also the 19 August entry from http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory 
and  http://www.weather.gov/arx/aug1907
19 August 1980: Strong winds at Belle Plaine severely damaged five planes.
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
August 20
20 August 1904: Both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul were hit by tornadoes. This event was the highest official wind speed ever recorded in Minnesota over one minute (110 mph in St. Paul).  In Sep 2011, a winds were measured at 121 mph over a 10-minute interal by a MnDOT aneometer near Donaldson. 
August 21
21 August 1918:  Minnesota's third deadliest tornado struck Tyler, destroying the downtown area and leaving 36 dead.
21 August 1886: High winds hit Northfield with winds blowing at 60 mph for 20 minutes. Peak gusts from 75 to 80 mph were recorded.
21 August  1883: A series of tornadoes touched down in southeastern Minnesota, resulting in 40 fatalities and over 200 injuries. Appalled by the lack of medical care received by the victims of the tornado, Mother Alfred Moes, founder of the Sisters of St. Francis, proposed to build and staff a hospital if Dr. W.W. Mayo would provide medical care. St. Marys Hospital opened in 1889 with 27 beds and eventually grows into the Mayo Clinic. 
1883: The 4th deadliest tornado in Minnesota history hit Rochester. The tornado killed 31 residents and injured 100 more. Appalled by the lack of medical care received by the tornado's victims, Mother Alfred Moes, founder of the Sisters of St. Francis, proposed building and staffing a hospital if Dr. W.W. Mayo would provide medical care. St. Marys Hospital opened in 1889 with 27 beds and eventually grew into the Mayo Clinic.
See discussion in ABR History of Day entry
See entry for date from ARX http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory and a special 
http://www.weather.gov/arx/aug211883
August 22
22 August  1910: Daylight was dimmed in Duluth due to smoke from Rocky Mountain forest fires.
22 August 1870: Downpours across southern Minnesota produced 5 inches at Sibley, and 3.49 inches at Ft. Snelling. Much of the wheat crop was damaged.
August 23
23 August 1955: Hail in Houston County resulted in drifts that piled to a foot deep at Rushmore.
August 24
24 August 2006: Tornadoes and large hail struck southern Minnesota. One person died and 37 were injured when a strong tornado began 4 miles west-southwest of Nicollet in Nicollet County and moved almost due east for 33 miles to near Waterville in Le Sueur County. Many storm chasers captured the tornado on video. The largest hail reported was grapefruit-sized at New Prague in Scott County.
24 August 1934: Early cool air invaded southern Minnesota. Rochester and Fairmont reported low temperatures of 34 degrees.
August 25

25 August 1976: The Roy Lake Fire resulted in 2,600 acres being burned during a drought.

25 August 1875: A tornado struck near Hutchinson.

August 26

26 August 1915: Unseasonably cold air led to killing frosts across Minnesota, with a low temperature of 23 degrees at Roseau.

August 27

27 August 1992: A chilly night was reported in Embarrass, where the temperature dipped to 28 degrees.
	
August 28

28 August 1989: Baseball-sized hail pummeled Pequot Lakes.

August 29

29 August 1948: An airliner crashed during a thunderstorm near Winona, killing 37 people on board.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_421  NW Airlines Martin 202 aircraft. 
(Crash site was at Fountain City, WI.) 
29 August 1863: A devastating killing frost affected most of Minnesota, killing vines and damaging corn.
August 30
30 August 1977: Flooding occurred on the southwest side of the Twin Cities, with the MSP International Airport receiving 7.28 inches of rain in 4 1/2 hours.
August 31
31 August  1949: The earliest snowfall on record for Minnesota occured on this date. A trace of snow was recorded at the new Duluth airport.
31 August  1947: A tornado hit Le Center, killing one person.
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This "Day in Weather History" contains memorable weather events for much of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Many sources were used to research and compile the data.

August 1
1880: On August 1, 1880, the wood schooner Tom Boy, while carrying over 2,000 kegs blasting powder, sprang a leak in heavy seas during a gale and foundered 2 miles offshore off Presque Isle, northwest of Marquette in Lake Superior while trying to make Marquette. The crew just had time to cut away her yawl before she went down, and they were picked up by the steamer Selah Chamberlain 3 hours later. Her skipper later said it had been his ninth shipwreck.
2002: On August 1, 2002, three areas of severe storms moved across the U.P. with widespread tree damage along with power outages and flooding rain. Republic saw over 5 inches of rain this day. A 6 inch diameter tree was snapped off 3 miles east southeast of Wetmore at 1437 EST with gusts as high as 69 mph and nine inch diameter trees were blown down 7.4 miles west southwest of Steuben at 1450 EST and a one foot diameter tree was blown down in Steuben at 1452 EST. There were also numerous trees blown down with 75 mph wind gusts at 1450 EST 18 miles northwest of Nahma. A tree was blown down on M-123 15 miles north of Newberry at 1525 EST. Numerous 18 inch diameter trees were blown down 8 miles southeast of Three Lakes at 1155 EST with gusts up to 81 mph. Widespread severe thunderstorms struck Upper Michigan as a strong surface low pressure center moved northeast into Ontario and its attendant warm and cold fronts interacted with a warm, moist and unstable airmass over the northwest Great Lakes. Thunderstorms first developed in Upper Michigan during the pre-dawn hours over the west, then continued off and on through the day before exiting Luce and Schoolcraft Counties late in the afternoon. Trees were knocked down in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the early morning. There were numerous reports of wind damage, large hail, and torrential flooding rains. Wind gusts estimated as high as 80 mph near Houghton peeled a roof off a warehouse, overturned a truck, and downed numerous trees and power lines. Numerous trees were blown down in Hermansville at 0710 EST. One thunderstorm bombarded Escanaba with golf ball-sized hail (1.75 inch) at 0736 EST and dropped enough rain to inundate the intersection of US-2, M-35, and US-41 with a foot of water. Nearby Gladstone measured 2.06 inches of rain and Wetmore in Alger County logged 2.40 inches in a short time. Winds to 65 mph blew the roof off of a house in Ewen at 0455 EST. Numerous 6 inch diameter hardwood trees were blown down 3 miles east of Wakefield at 0500 EST. Winds to 60 mph blew down numerous trees and power lines in Bruce Crossing at 0500 EST. Trees were downed at Eagle Harbor, Lac La Belle, Copper Harbor, Gay and Eagle River at 0508 EST with gusts up to 81 mph. Numerous trees were blown down 19 miles north of Iron River at 0525 EST. Trees were blown down across power lines at Watersmeet at 0520 EST and a two foot diameter pine tree was blown down across power lines 4 miles east of Watersmeet at 0527 EST. A wind gust to 70 mph brought down trees across Highway 26 and knocked down electric power and telephone lines at Donken at 0453 EST. Six inch diameter trees were blown down in Dollar Bay at 0500 EST. Numerous trees were blown down 2 miles south of Kenton at 0525 EST. A 62 mph wind gust was recorded 7 miles west of Marquette at 0555 EST. A one foot diameter tree was blown down across power lines in Harvey at 0615 EST. Four inch diameter branches were broken off in Watson at 0655 EST. A 60 mph wind gust broke off a 16 inch diameter tree branch that fell on a motor home 20 miles north of Newberry at 0700 EST. A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported by a ship on Lake Superior 2 miles north of Grand Marais, MI at 0745 EST. 1.50 inch hail (ping pong ball sized) fell at 1130 EST 16 miles north of Iron River. Later, numerous trees and power lines were down along US-45 at Watersmeet at 1145 EST with gusts up to 81 mph. Large trees were blown down on Brooks Street in Michigamme at 1203 EST. Numerous trees were blown down 7 miles southeast of Watersmeet at 1254 EST. Several small trees were snapped off and 8 inch diameter branches were broken off in Amasa at 1255 EST and a 1 foot diameter tree was blown down 19 miles northeast of Iron River at 1256 EST. Moran had a 58 mph gust at 1640 EST. Numerous 14-16 inch diameter trees were blown down 4 miles north of Hessel at 1645 EST.
1976: On August 1, 1976, after a very dry spring and summer, a lightning strike in late July started the Seney fire. This was the first day the fire was spotted by a plane for the Michigan DNR. It was 1/4 acre in size at that time. Rainfall for June through August 1976 was 38 percent of normal. Only 0.50-inch fell in Marquette for the month of August. The water table at the Seney National Wildlife Refuge was a foot below normal allowing old vegetation, peat and dried out muck to burn. The Seney Wildlife Refuge did a prescribed burn test fire of 1 acre that could not be put out and was a separate fire.
2008: On August 1, 2008, severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging wind over portions of central Upper Michigan in the afternoon. Six inch diameter trees were downed and penny sized hail fell at Cornell and large branches were knocked down. 1.5-inch hail (ping pong ball sized) caused damage to cars and several trees and many branches were knocked down with one downed tree greater than one foot in diameter and a large poplar tree was also snapped 1 mile north of Carbondale. 2 inch hail (hen egg sized) fell 1 mile south of Carbondale. Several one to two foot diameter trees were snapped off and uprooted between Beattie Creek Lane and Number 7 Road. Damage occurred on the east and west side of Highway M-35 1 mile north of Ingallston. A two foot diameter rotted elm tree was knocked down in Wells. A six-inch diameter tree limb and several three-inch diameter branches were knocked down in Escanaba. Golf ball sized hail (1.75 inch) fell 2 miles south of Stonington. Six-inch diameter branches were knocked down and pea-sized hail fell along Highway US-2 west of Escanaba.
August 2
1988: On August 2, 1988, Spalding recorded a high temperature of 102F. A complex of heavy thunderstorms brought 2.11 inches of record daily rainfall to WFO Marquette with the city of Marquette getting over 3 inches. The rainfall from this event exceeded the total rainfall for the months of June and July 1988 combined. 1.75-inch hail (golf ball sized) fell 5.8 miles south southwest of Harvey in the late afternoon.
See  entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
1982: On August 2, 1982, a severe thunderstorm in Pelkie, MI dropped 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball sized) in the late evening. Half dollar sized hail (1.25 inch) fell 0.9 mile southwest of Painesdale and 5.8 miles east southeast of South Range in the early evening.
2004: On August 2, 2004, a severe thunderstorm broke off four to eight inch thick branches 2 miles southeast of Ensign in the early afternoon. A strong cold front passed over Upper Michigan. The arrival of the front and daytime heating triggered some showers and thunderstorms, mainly over south central and eastern Upper Michigan. Some of the storms became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds across portions of Delta and Schoolcraft Counties. Heavy rain swelled the Cut River in central Mackinac County. The river washed out part of the west approach to the bridge that carried US-2 across the river and caused $40,000 in damage. A portion of Epoufette Bay Road was also washed out. The flooding took about an hour and a half to disperse in the Epoufette area.
2007: On August 2, 2007, a lightning strike ignited a wildfire over the Lake Superior State Forest in Luce County during a period of moderate to extreme drought conditions. The Sleeper Lake Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres within a week and eventually swept across 28 square miles, consuming more than 18,000 acres of forests and wetlands before it was fully contained in late August. The fire threatened permanent and seasonal residences as well as commercial business along County Road 407 north of Halfway Lake to Pine Stump Junction and east along County Road 420 toward Stuart Lake. At the height of fire, approximately 250 people per day were working the fire, along with four National Guard Blackhawk helicopters, two CL215 water bombers from Minnesota and an helicopter aerial ignition team from Ontario. Equipment and personnel costs for fighting the fire were in excess of $7 million. It was the third largest wildfire in Michigan's recorded history at the time. No major injuries were reported.
August 3
1974: On August 3, 1974, 5.92 inches of rain fell for 24 hours in Sault Ste Marie, which is the heaviest rainfall record of all time at that station. Some basements were flooded in the city.
1988: On August 3, 1988, an F0 tornado touched down in the early evening 11.6 miles NW of Ironwood, MI. It had a damage path of 0.2 mile and a width of 20 yards.
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
1993: On August 3, 1993, a severe thunderstorm dropped 1.5-inch hail (ping pong ball sized) in Escanaba in the mid afternoon.
August 4
2005: On August 4, 2005, a severe thunderstorm brought down several 3-inch diameter tree limbs 1 mile southwest of Escanaba in the mid evening.
2006: On August 4, 2006, a severe thunderstorm brought trees and power lines down near Gogebic County Airport in the mid evening with $5000 in property damage and two to three-inch diameter branches down with a few trees down at Wakefield with $2000 in property damage. 
August 5
1947: On August 5, 1947, temperatures reached 100F in Sault Ste Marie. Houghton had a high temperature of 103F, Marquette topped out at 102F with a low of 82F, the warmest low temperature in August ever.
1875: On August 5, 1875, the wood scow-schooner Ella Doak was bound from Ludington, MI to Hedgehog with a partial load of riprap, when she was driven ashore in a gale and wrecked at Hedgehog Harbor, WI near Death's Door in the bay of Green Bay.
1950: On August 5, 1950, the wood fishing tug Vernon, was rammed and sank in dense fog by freighter Harry Colby off Grand Marais, MI in Lake Superior. Colby picked up her crew.
1977: On August 5, 1977, an F1 tornado touched down 5.8 miles southeast of Sault Ste Marie in the late afternoon. The tornado headed east for 1.6 miles, crossed the Saint Mary's River and caused $25,000 worth of property damage as it lifted on the west side of Sugar Island.
1979: On August 5, 1979, 1.75-inch hail (golf ball sized) fell 2.4 miles southeast of Moran in Mackinac County at 0300 EST out of a severe thunderstorm.
1989: On August 5, 1989, 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball sized) fell 0.8 mile west of the Bay Mills Reservation in the late afternoon in a severe thunderstorm.
2010: On August 5, 2010, a father and his son both drowned in high waves and strong rip currents in Grand Marais Harbor in the mid afternoon. Northwest winds gusting over 30 mph at times contributed to the high waves and strong rip currents. High waves and rip currents also led to the drownings of two swimmers near Presque Isle in Marquette.
August 6
1947: On August 6, 1947, temperatures again reached 100F in Sault Ste Marie.
August 7
1933: On August 7, 1933, after above normal temperatures that summer and a very dry July and early August, fires broke out on the 5th and 6th. The fires spread through slashings and cutover land and were reported on this day from Keweenaw to Gogebic counties and from Iron and Delta counties to Marquette county. About 2,000 men were fighting these fires. The fire around Diorite was 6 miles long and 4 miles wide at its peak. Many firefighters from surrounding towns fought this fire and kept it from getting to Diorite. Fires were also reported near Hogsback Mountain northwest of Marquette with strong winds pushing the fire completely over the mountain. In Baraga County, a 700 acre fire near Arnheim occurred with four farm houses being saved. The Delta and Menominee Fire District had 65 fires during this period, the largest number of any area in the U.P.
1887: On August 7, 1887, the wood schooner I.N. Foster, was driven into 2-foot shallows during a storm 250 feet from water deep enough to float her in shallows around Washington Island in Lake Michigan. She was stripped and abandoned, but later a channel was dredged to her and she was recovered in August 1888.
1912: On August 7, 1912, the steel, bulk freighter James Gayley, while carrying coal, collided with the steamer Rensselaer in a dense fog 35 miles east of Manitou Island in Lake Superior and sank in 16 minutes. Cool thinking on the part of both skippers is credited with saving all on board.
1979: On August 7, 1979, a severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts up to 70 mph, 1 mile east northeast of Sault Ste Marie in the St. Mary's River in the early morning.
1996: On August 7, 1996, straight line winds from thunderstorms knocked down 6-inch diameter branches in the city of Ironwood in the early morning. No property damage was reported. A series of microbursts struck Iron County during the early morning. The first was in Iron River where several trees between 12 and 20 inches in diameter were downed over a two block area. The wind tore aluminum sheeting off the roof of a garage, drove a 2X4 piece of wood through the siding of a house, and broke several windows. One of the trees clipped the south side of a garage roof. Combined damage in Iron River was estimated to be $5000. The second microburst was on County Road 424, 9 miles southeast of Iron River. This area consisted of downed trees between 6 and 10 inches in diameter covering a 100 foot wide swath. No property damage occurred with this microburst. The final area was 6 miles west of Crystal Falls covering the intersection of US highway 2 and Oss Road. This area also contained downed trees up to 20 inches diameter and covered a 250-yard wide and one-mile long swath. No property damage observed. A downburst of winds downed several large trees between the west side of Marquette and Harvey in the early morning. The storm also damaged 3 power cells at the Board of Light and Power which knocked out power to 3000 customers for 3 hours and caused $30,000 in property damage. 
August 8
1933: On August 8, 1933, vast tracts of timber were destroyed in the southern U.P. with farm buildings and at least one sawmill and logging camp reduced to ashes. Hundreds of people, both permanent residents and summer vacationers fled as the fires spread. Many head of livestock were killed from the fires.  A fire in Nelma, Wisconsin broke out and jumped the Brule River into Iron County Michigan. The fire moved into the Hagerman Lake District. Highway M-73 was closed for several hours due to the dense smoke. Sometime during the height of the dry spell in the summer of 1933, a wildfire broke out on Sugar Island near Sault Ste Marie. The summer home of former Governor Chase Osborn and a forest preserve were saved.
1888: On August 8, 1888, the wood steam tug Fawn, while carrying lumber, foundered in a gale at Death's Door Passage in the bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
2000: On August 8, 2000, three large trees and a power pole were brought down in a severe thunderstorm in Faithorn in the mid evening causing $1500 in damage. Shingles were blown off a roof 5 miles north of Daggett in the mid evening causing $1000 in damage.
2001: On August 8, 2001, a severe thunderstorm caused 8 to 10-inch diameter trees to be blown down, blocking highway H-13 at 1005 EST 4 miles south of Munising with gusts up to 63 mph. 6 inch diameter limbs broken off in Rockland at 0758 EST. 8-inch diameter limbs broken off in Ontonagon at 0808 EST. A large tree was blown down 3 miles east of Hancock and a large tree was blown down, partially blocking the highway 8 miles southeast of Houghton at 0810 EST. A 61 mph gust was measured at KCMX ASOS at 0814 EST. A line of severe thunderstorms with damaging winds crossed the northern counties of Upper Michigan in the morning. 18 inch diameter trees blown down 30 miles north of Marquette at 0910 EST. Trees were blown down in Trowbridge Park and 6 inch diameter trees blown down in Marquette at 0915 EST. Several 20 inch diameter trees were blown down across county road 438 2 miles southwest of McMillan at 1050 EST. The thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front and produced wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. There were numerous reports of downed trees as the squall line quickly moved east. 8 and 12 inch diameter trees blown down 8 miles north of Baraga at 0822 EST. Several 20 inch diameter trees blown down across county road 438 2 miles southwest of McMillan at 1050 EST. The thunderstorms developed ahead of a warm front and produced wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. There were numerous reports of downed trees as the squall line quickly moved east. A line of thunderstorms moved across eastern Upper Michigan during the early afternoon hours. These storms produced numerous reports of severe hail. Numerous trees blown down across tour route 8 miles southwest of Seney in Seney Wildlife Refuge at 1040 EST. Winds from these storms also downed numerous trees in Curtis at 1110 EST and in Engadine at 1120 EST. One tree fell on a car, injuring the occupant.
August 9
1862: On August 9, 1862, the wood schooner, 3-mast Oriole, while carrying iron ore, was rammed broadside by the upbound sidewheeler Illinois and cut in two. Illinois, in danger of sinking, made for Munising, while Oriole was left behind to founder quickly several miles NE of Grand Island, off Munising, MI in Lake Superior. The accident happened in fog. Oriole had passengers aboard, 3 of whom were lost. Bound Marquette for Erie, PA. The 1 survivor drifted 35 hrs in a yawl, then was rescued by the steamer Globe. The Illinois, which had proceeded on her upward voyage after ascertaining that she was not, in fact, sinking, was subject of much angry criticism. 10-13 people lost their lives in this collision.
2005: On August 9, 2005, a cold front advancing through a moist and unstable airmass, triggered a severe thunderstorm squall line which tore through much of west and central Upper Michigan in the morning and early afternoon. The squall line produced widespread damage to large trees and power lines. The Upper Peninsula Power Company estimated around 175 customers in the Witch Lake area of western Marquette County were without power due to the storms. Power outages and several trees were down in Watersmeet in the mid morning. Numerous large trees were blown down in a three-mile swath 13 miles northwest of Beechwood in the mid morning with wind gusts estimated to be as high as 92 mph. Wind gusts were measured at 89 mph, 1 mile north of Iron River. Six-inch diameter tree snapped and 12-inch diameter tree blown over on Turner Road 9 miles east of Channing with gusts up to 81 mph. One tree down and several tree limbs down 1 mile north of Perronville. 86 mph wind gusts blew numerous trees down on Highway US-41 2 miles south of Trenary in the late morning. One lane of the highway was blocked. Numerous trees and power lines downed in Witch Lake and several trees were down along Highway M-35 3 miles northwest of McFarland in the mid morning. A 69 mph wind gust brought power lines down and a 65-foot maple tree down 9 miles southwest of Munising. A 92 mph wind gust 4 miles northeast of Trenary caused numerous trees to be blown down on Forest Highway H05. Awnings blown off campers and trees down 4 miles northeast of Steuben. Trees blocked north and south bound lanes and stranded vehicles between the trees. Numerous trees were down in Perkins and Brampton and several 6-8 inch diameter trees were down in Escanaba. Numerous trees were down on power lines on the Stonington Peninsula. The squall line reached eastern Upper Michigan early in the afternoon, producing pockets of wind damage. Several pine trees lost large limbs in Eckerman in Chippewa County and trees and power lines were downed at Raber. Six to eight-inch diameter tree down on County Road 460 4 miles south of Newberry and a tree was down on home on County Road 458, one-half mile east of County Road 117 5 miles south southwest of Newberry at 1230 EST. A line of thunderstorms, which formed on the 8th in the Dakotas, held together as it moved across the northern tier of states. Tree damage occurred in and west of Curtis and two boats on the south shore of Manistique Lake were flipped over at 1213 EST causing $6000 in damage.
1886: On August 9, 1886, the wood steam tug George Hand was working over the wreck of Canadian prop Algoma at Little Schooner Island off Isle Royale, when she was blown ashore. Abandoned to underwriters, but later recovered.
1958: On August 9, 1958, an F1 tornado touched down in the late afternoon 5.2 miles west of Iron River just east of Lake Ottawa in Iron County.
1998: On August 9, 1998, a severe thunderstorm brought two 6-8 inch diameter trees down 1 mile south of Palmer in the mid evening.
2004: On August 9, 2004, six-inch thick branches were broken off and a flag was ripped off a flagpole at Gladstone during a severe thunderstorm in the mid afternoon and several large trees were knocked down 2 miles northwest of Gladstone. Quarter sized hail (1.25 inch) was reported 2 miles northeast of Cedar River late in the afternoon. A strong upper disturbance and cold front triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms over Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the afternoon and early evening. Some of the storms east of Iron Mountain and Marquette became severe, dropping large hail and producing damaging winds in Menominee, Marquette, and Delta Counties. Hail as large as golf balls (1.75 inch) fell just south of Harvey in Marquette County under the most intense thunderstorm.
2009: On August 9, 2009, a low pressure trough moving through a moist and humid airmass triggered thunderstorms across Upper Michigan on the morning of the 9th. Several locations saw heavy rain from the storms and a few storms caused wind damage in Marquette County. A 12 to 18 inch diameter jack pine tree was knocked down across Townline Road and numerous other small branches were down along the road 2 miles south southwest of Harvey at 0300 EST and several large tree branches were down along Highway M-35 north of County Road 492 4 miles east of Negaunee. An observer 6.7 miles southeast of Ontonagon measured 1.93 inches of rain in 2 hours. 
August 10
1894: On August 10, 1894, the wood schooner, 2-mast Belle Laurie, while carrying cedar posts, foundered at Garrett Bay, WI in the bay of Green Bay in a storm.
1899: On August 10, 1899, the wood, bulk freight Ontario, while carrying light or coal with two schooners in tow, went ashore in fog and was destroyed by wave action. Bound for Nipigon, Ontario. Her boilers are still ashore on Battle Island, Ontario in Lake Superior near Rossport, Ontario.
1971: On August 10, 1971, a severe thunderstorm produced a 58-mph wind gust 3.7 miles southwest of Laurium in the early morning.
2008: On August 10, 2008, a Negaunee man drowned while swimming near Picnic Rocks in Marquette at 4:34 pm. A long shore current developing between the shore and rocks was believed to be a contributing factor in the drowning. The Marquette Coast Guard indicated a north wind of 10 to 15 knots with waves reported to be 3 to 5 feet at the time of the drowning.
August 11
1989: On August 11, 1989, 1.25-inch hail (half dollar size) fell one mile east northeast of Sault Ste Marie in the St. Mary's River in the mid afternoon out of a severe thunderstorm.
2011: On August 11, 2011, a waterspout was observed for 15 to 20 seconds over the Dead River Basin in the afternoon.
August 12
1992: On August 12, 1992, a record low temperature of 38F was set at WFO Marquette.
1976: On August 12, 1976, a test fire or prescribed burn that began as a one acre fire in Seney Wildlife Refuge grew to 200 acres and could not be contained. This fire combined with the lightning strike fire that started in late July, grew into one 2,000 acre blaze and this blaze could not be contained and continued to grow.
1870: On August 12, 1870, the wood schooner George W. Ford, struck a reef near Eagle Harbor, MI in the Keweenaw in Lake Superior in a gale and sank quickly. Salvage was not attempted due to her age and condition.
2011: On August 12, 2011, nickle to quarter-sized hail (0.75 inch to 1.00 inch) was observed at the far west end of Big Manistique Lake just east of Germfask or 9 miles southwest of Laketon in the mid afternoon. 
August 13
1992: On August 13, 1992, a record low temperature of 34F occurred at WFO Marquette, the coldest temperature ever for that early in the season. An observer in Chassell reported a low temperature of 29F.
1993: On August 13, 1993, winds gusted to 63 mph at the Drummond Island Municipal Airport when a gusty severe thunderstorm wind blew across the island in the early afternoon. No damage was reported.
2010: On August 13, 2010, a cold front moving across the region, triggered several severe thunderstorms over western Upper Michigan in the evening. A tree fell down on Chaney Lake Road 8 miles southwest of Dunham and a tree was blown down on power lines 1 mile southeast of Ironwood. Multiple trees were blown down on Highway US-2 between Wakefield and Marenisco.
August 14
1992: On August 14, 1992, WFO Marquette had a record low temperature of 35F.
1878: On August 14, 1878, the Ontonagon lighthouse keeper noted that the schooner Donston was struck by lightning which knocked 10 feet off the main mast.
1869: On August 14, 1869, the wood schooner Art Palace, was a 'floating bagnio' [read 'brothel'] and was lying at anchor when driven ashore off Cedar River, MI on the bay of Green Bay by a gale and was reportedly a total loss. Her skipper, known as 'Commodore Peg-Leg' and her crew of 'a half-dozen model artistes' made it to shore and lived for a time in the woods nearby. The vessel was eventually recovered.
2009: On August 14, 2009, lightning downed a tree near the intersection of Dickinson Boulevard and Wright Street in Kingsford. The street was blocked to traffic as crews cleaned up the debris. 
August 15
1992: On August 15, 1992, WFO Marquette had a record low temperature of 38F.
1879: On August 15, 1878, the Ontonagon lighthouse keeper observed three waterspouts that were about two miles from the lighthouse out over Lake Superior.
1978: On August 15, 1978, an F1 tornado touched down 4.1 miles SW of Iron River in the mid afternoon just to the west of Snipe Lake in Iron County. It was on the ground for 0.5 mile and was 50 yards wide and did $25,000 worth of property damage.
1997: On August 15, 1997, a severe thunderstorm produced strong thunderstorm winds that downed a 20 inch diameter tree and blew tarpaper off a roof in Fortune Lake in the late evening.
2000: On August 15, 2000, strong winds developed in the wake of an area of showers and thunderstorms that moved across west central Lower Michigan and Lake Michigan in the early morning hours. Wind gusts reached 50 knots (60 MPH) along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Mackinac County. Outside of a few tree limbs being blown down, no damage reports were received following this event.
2009: On August 15, 2009, a 16-year old male was carried by rip currents away from the beach and out to deeper water. His 66-year old grandfather attempted a rescue, but was also overcome by waves and/or rip currents. Onlookers at the scene managed to retrieve the two, but revival attempts were unsuccessful. The two were declared dead at a St Ignace hospital. The incident occurred near the Pointe Aux Chenes sand dunes, about 10 miles northwest of St Ignace. 
August 16
1863: On August 16, 1863, the wood schooner, 2-mast Matt Root, while carrying corn, was bound Chicago for a lower lakes port, when she foundered in a squall in 480 ft of water 4 miles off the Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan. Her crew came ashore in her yawl.
1988: On August 16, 1988, early in the morning, a severe thunderstorm moved through downtown Marquette and dropped 1-inch hailstones (quarter sized) and then moved east and gave Munising over 2 inches of rain. This was the first of four distinct bands to plow through the area this day. A severe thunderstorm rolled through Marquette into Alger Counties in the mid morning. Hundreds of trees were blown down, a fisherman drowned near the White Rocks which are 2-3 miles offshore of Marquette, buildings were damaged and thousands lost power, some for several days. The storms formed over Lake Superior and moved through Marquette and Alger counties. The storm brought the seas up to 8 feet from calm on Lake Superior with blinding rain in a matter of moments. Several fishing boats were damaged as well as they sought shelter in the Upper Harbor, but the wind and waves pushed them 2 miles southeast at the Lower Harbor instead. A church steeple at the historic First Methodist church was tilted by the violent northwest straight-line winds from the storm. The highest recorded wind gust in the city of Marquette was 65 mph on the north side while an anemometer at Middle Island Point just north of the city recorded a 95 mph wind gust before the power went out. Around a 1000 trees were estimated to have been down in Presque Isle park in Marquette. This was the second storm to hit Marquette that day. A 60 mph wind gust was reported at 0810 EST 3.2 miles northeast of Negaunee and a 64 mph wind gust occurred in Marquette at 0835 EST. A tornado was spotted near Republic around 6:00 PM, but no damage was reported. 1.50 inch hail (ping pong ball sized) fell 0.6 mile southwest of Republic at 1715 EST. WFO Marquette had a daily record rainfall of 1.59 inches while the city of Marquette had 2.06 inches. A 62 mph wind gust occurred 1.4 miles east northeast of Palmer at 1955 EST. 1.75 inch hail (golf ball sized) fell 11.2 miles east of Manistique at 2140 EST. Another tornado occurred in the late evening 2.3 miles ENE of Naubinway in Mackinac County. The F1 tornado was on the ground for 0.6 mile and was 60 yards wide. An 83 mph wind gust in a severe thunderstorm was measured in Grand Marais, MI late in the evening.
1978: On August 16, 1978, an F1 tornado touched down early in the morning 2.6 miles NW of Hulbert, MI in Chippewa County. It was on the ground for 0.50 mile, a path width of 27 yards which did $250,000 in property damage.
1968: On August 16, 1968, an F1 tornado touched down in the early evening 0.8 mile ESE of Rock, MI in Delta county. It was on the ground for 0.5 mile, damage width of 33 yards and did $25,000 worth of property damage.
1997: On August 16, 1997, an F0 tornado touched down shortly after midnight in Northland in Marquette County. It was on the ground for 8 minutes, moved 0.3 mile and was 150 yards wide. Several 12 to 18 inch diameter trees were uprooted and 4 chairs and a metal frame glass picnic table were blown off a deck of a house. Only one chair was damaged ($10 value). No other objects or buildings were damaged.
1998: On August 16, 1993, rain at the rate of 1.00 inch per hour caused street flooding in the city of Iron Mountain.
2010: On August 16, 2010, a deep low pressure system moving through Ontario produced damaging west winds over the Keweenaw Peninsula in the afternoon. The Houghton County Sheriff reported multiple trees down on power lines across the northern part of the county.
August 17
1905: On August 17, 1905, the wood schooner-barge, 3-mast John M. Hutchinson, while carrying iron ore, opened her seams and sank in heavy weather, going down in deep water off 14-mile Point, east of Ontonagon, MI in Lake Superior. The crew were saved by her tow vessel, the steamer Caledonia. After the accident, members of her crew claimed she was overloaded.
1937: On August 17, 1937, the first official Weather Bureau radio meteograph (radiosonde) sounding was made at East Boston Airport.
1984: On August 17, 1984, a severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 97 mph 5.7 miles north northeast of Mount Horace Greeley in Keweenaw County in the late afternoon.
2002: On August 17, 2002, a 90-mph wind gust was recorded by a co-op observer in Phoenix. In the wake of a strong summer storm system that moved into Ontario, high winds buffeted Upper Michigan during the evening. The exposed Keweenaw Peninsula was hardest hit, where there were reports of numerous trees down and power outages. A 60 mph wind gust was reported in Menominee due to a wake low with numerous trees and power lines blown down. Strong winds developed in the wake of a thunderstorm complex that moved across Wisconsin and Lake Michigan. The buoy on Lake Michigan halfway between Washington Island (WI) and North Manitou Island (MI) reported a wind gust of 54 knots (62 mph).
August 18
1871: On August 18, 1871, the wood schooner Gen. Winfield Scott, while carrying lumber, was bound Menominee for Chicago when she sprang a leak in a gale and capsized off Spider Island, WI in Death's Door in Lake Michigan. Crew clung to her for 13 hours until rescued by the passing schooner Ethan Allen. Her wreckage eventually came ashore on Hog Island, just east of Washington Island.
1892: On August 18, 1892, an unnamed wood pile driver sprang a leak and foundered in a gale near Muskallonge Lake Lifesaving Station in Lake Superior. USLS saved her one crewman, as they had done on July 15 of the same year, when the same thing had happened.
1987: On August 18, 1987, an F0 tornado touched down in the mid afternoon 8.8 miles south of Marquette or 5.8 miles SSW of Harvey. It caused $300 worth of property damage, was on the ground for 0.1 mile and was 20 yards wide.
2004: On August 18, 2004, trees and power lines were knocked down by gusty west winds. A powerful cold front swept across Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the afternoon. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms accompanied the frontal passage. One thunderstorm in Menominee County became severe and produced wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, which felled large trees near Stephenson. A gusty southwest wind turned sharply to the northwest soon after the frontal passage, and wind gusts approaching 60 mph blew down trees and caused power outages on the Keweenaw Peninsula.
August 19
1955: On August 19, 1955, a high temperature of 95F occurred in Marquette.
1973: On August 19, 1973, an F1 tornado touched down 0.6 mile SE of Republic in the mid afternoon. It was on the ground for 0.5 mile, was 33 yards wide, and caused $2500 worth of property damage.
1978: On August 19, 1978, golf ball sized hail (1.75 inch) fell 1.7 miles south southwest of Houghton out of a severe thunderstorm in the early morning.
1983: On August 19, 1983, a severe thunderstorm produced a 75-mph wind gust in Lake Superior 5.6 miles north of Copper Harbor in the early morning.
2011: On August 19, 2011, a deep low pressure system moving through northwest Ontario pushed a warm front across western Upper Michigan in the morning hours followed by a cold frontal passage in the afternoon. The frontal boundaries produced several severe thunderstorms and two weak tornadoes over western Upper Michigan. The spotter at the headquarters of Porcupine Mountains State Park reported severe downdrafts, trees falling, dime-sized hail, significant lightning and heavy rain and runoff for approximately 20 minutes. Four large trees fell across roads, blocking lanes in the park 4 miles west of Silver City at 0647 EST. A strong EF0 tornado with winds estimated around 85 mph touched down at the River Pines RV Park and Campground at 0705 EST and then skipped northeastward across the village lifting on the east side of the Ontonagon Golf Course. Most of the damage was confined to snapped and uprooted trees, snapped power poles, a small flipped boat, minor roof damage, and some structural damage to a garage. There were no injuries and $20,000 in damage. An apple tree six inches in diameter was knocked down and various tree branches three inches in diameter were also down. Hanging plants were blown off the porch 5.7 miles south southeast of Greenland at 0715 EST. 1 inch hail (quarter sized) fell 1 miles south of South Republic at 1555 EST. Pea to penny-sized hail was also reported 3.5 miles south of Republic. 1.25 inch hail (half dollar sized) fell 4.1 miles north of Menominee at 1505 CST. Eight to ten-inch diameter tree down on road 2.9 miles north of Menominee at 1628 CST. About a dozen trees were uprooted and numerous branches broken in the Escanaba River State Forest along the Menominee River with an EF0 tornado that crossed the river into Michigan, then went back into Wisconsin at 1556 CST 3.6 miles east southeast of Wausaukee, Wisconsin. 
August 20
1887: On August 20, 1887, the wood fish tug, A. Booth was on her way to Duluth in tow after being sunk about a year earlier on August 27th, 1886 in a storm 20 miles southwest of Grand Marais, Minnesota. She was brought up in late July 1887. A gale on Lake Superior tore off some of her floatation barrels and she capsized and sank in 120 feet of water 6 miles from Duluth.
1888: On August 20, 1888, an F2 tornado with a damage path 100 yards wide, touched down in downtown Marquette in the mid afternoon and moved northeast. This tornado unroofed an entire business block. It was colorfully described as 'a huge bird, with long fan-like wings revolving in a circular movement around a funnel-shaped body.'
1926: On August 20, 1926, the wood, passenger and package freight Saronic had big waves overturn her coal-fired galley stove, catching her ablaze. She was run ashore on Cockburn Island in the North Channel of Lake Huron to save the vessel and crew, but still burned to the waterline. The hull was later recovered and rebuilt to the barge W.L. Kennedy. An engraving of her appeared on the face of the 1907-08 Canadian dollar bill. Her crew called her 'Betsy.'
2010: On August 20, 2010, thunderstorms developed well north of a warm front that was moving into Southwest Lower Michigan. A couple of storms produced wind damage. A barn was destroyed, and several trees were snapped off at Rudyard in the early evening. $16,000 in property damage was caused by this severe thunderstorm. The Michigan DNRE reported several large trees down near Blind Sucker Flooding 8 miles west of Deer Park causing $3000 in damage. A camper was flipped over by thunderstorm winds at Muskallonge State Park 2 miles west northwest of Deer Park at 1901 EST causing $2000 in damage. 1 inch hail (quarter sized) fell 11 miles north of Manistique at 1748 EST. Golf ball sized hail (1.75 inch) fell 3 miles southeast of Germfask at 1806 EST.
August 21
1955: On August 21, 1955, the high temperature was 94F in Marquette.
See entry for the date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
2003: On August 21, 2003, two large trees were knocked over along highway M-123 8 miles north of Newberry. Several trees were blown down along highway M-77 3 miles north of Seney at 1330 EST. Several travel trailers were damaged and numerous trees were blown down in Muskallonge State Park 22 miles north of Newberry. A cold front moving across Michigan's Upper Peninsula kicked off scattered showers and thunderstorms during the morning and early afternoon. Several of the thunderstorms became severe over eastern Upper Michigan, producing high winds and large hail. Thunderstorms developed in moist, unstable air ahead a cold front that moved through Wisconsin and across Lake Michigan. The storms produced wind gusts to 51 knots at the Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light and at Sister Bay and a gust to 49 knots at the buoy on Lake Michigan midway between Washington Island (WI) and North Manitou Island (MI) at 0200 EST.
August 22
1942: On August 22, 1942, flash flooding from rain occurred on a branch of the Ontonagon River August 21st and 22nd. Roads were washed out, bridges flooded and 3 people were killed as a flash flood wave of 10-12 feet swept down a valley and stripped their creek-side cabin off its foundation. A portion of Highway 45 north of Bruce Crossing was washed away while the bridge over the Ontonagon in Ontonagon was in danger of being wrecked by debris.
1968: On August 22, 1968, an F2 tornado touched down in the early afternoon in Herman, MI. It was on the ground for 0.3 of a mile and had a damage width of 67 yards.
1977: On August 22, 1977, an F1 tornado touched down in the late afternoon 2.7 miles south of Newberry. This tornado was on the ground for 1.5 miles with a width of 60 yards and caused $25,000 worth of property damage.
August 23
1998: On August 23, 1998, strong downburst winds from a severe thunderstorm felled a large pine tree on a small camper in a National Forest Campground in Gogebic County in the late morning 6 miles southeast of Watersmeet causing $5000 in property damage. The occupant inside the camper was killed. A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado that just missed Menominee. 1.5-inch diameter hail (ping pong ball sized) fell in the Birch Creek area. As the storm moved out over the bay of Green Bay, a funnel cloud was spotted east of Menominee. This travelled east and formed a waterspout that hit Door County, WI. The waterspout came ashore as a tornado near Egg Harbor and was 1/2-mile wide and leveled or damaged at least 25 homes and businesses in the area. 1-inch hail (quarter sized) fell 6 miles north of Menominee in the late afternoon. A severe thunderstorm in Sault Ste Marie with gusts up to 60 mph caused several trees to be toppled across the city in the late afternoon. One tree fell against a house damaging the roof...a porch and some siding. A large tree was down over County Road 581 10 miles south west of Ishpeming in the late evening. Two foot diameter tree snapped off seven feet above ground in Marquette in the late evening. Tree fell on a house, damaging some shingles and siding and causing $1000 in damage. 18-inch diameter tree down on a van in Rockland and a tree was down across Creek Road near Mass City causing $3000 in damage in the mid evening.
See information from GRB https://www.weather.gov/grb/082398_DoorCoTornado
See entry for day from http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
1968: On August 23, 1968, a severe thunderstorm produced a 58-mph wind gust 1.3 miles east of Negaunee in the mid afternoon.
1976: On August 23, 1976, the Seney wildfire had a strong northwest wind to help it grow explosively and it made its largest run this day.
1907: On August 23, 1907, the wood side-wheel tug E.T. Carrington, sprang a leak during a gale and foundered 15 miles out of Duluth on Lake Superior while inbound for Duluth from Ashland. Her crew was rescued by the steamer Frederick B. Wells.
2008: On August 23, 2008, strong west winds up to 37 mph kicked up high waves during a fishing tournament in Grand Traverse Bay on Lake Superior in the morning. The high waves sank a 16-foot fishing boat claiming the life of a 42 year-old Laurium man. Two other fisherman from the boat were rescued as they struggled to stay afloat in the rough waters.
August 24
1976: On August 24, 1976, the Seney fire grew tenfold to 20,000 acres and put out smoke that made it hard to drive across the Seney stretch.
1891: On August 24, 1891, the wood schooner-barge, 2-mast Genesee Chief, while carrying shingles, was severely waterlogged in a storm and was towed in and abandoned at a dock at Cheboygan. After an examination, she was declared a constructive total loss. The hulk was later towed out and scuttled in Duncan Bay in the south channel of the Straits of Mackinac in Lake Huron.
1896: On August 24, 1896, the wood schooner Granger, while carrying cedar lumber bound to Chicago, went aground and wrecked on Seul Choix Point, MI in Lake Michigan in a sou'wester gale, and was a total loss.
1998: On August 24, 1998, a severe thunderstorm in Sault Ste Marie with gusts to 60 mph caused several trees to be toppled across the city in the early morning.
2011: On August 24, 2011, strong west to northwest winds in the wake of a cold front gusted near 60 mph over portions of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the afternoon. A 59 mph peak wind gust was measured at the Michigan Tech University Keweenaw Research Center at 1300 EST.
August 25
1993: On August 25, 1992, WFO Marquette tied the coldest high temperature for that date also set in 1971 of 57F.
1896: On August 25, 1896, a strong southwest wind occurred near Ontonagon. The swamp caught fire and the winds fanned the flames towards the city. Piles of lumber and sawdust were everywhere in the Diamond Match Company's two sawmills and these caught fire. The wind gusts estimated near 75 mph helped to continue to move the fire through Ontonagon. 344 buildings were burnt to the ground, among them the entire Diamond Match Company plant along with 40 million feet of lumber as well as the wood schooner barge City of The Straits which continued to burn into the 26th and two iron bridges along with nearly 300 houses. One person died in the fire. Some 2000 people became homeless that afternoon in a short period of time. The St. Paul railroad gave free passes to the fire victims to any town that the train served. 400 residents took advantage of the offer and left. A refugee camp was set up and housed up to several hundred people well into the fall. Diamond Match Company never rebuilt and eventually after a long judicial fight paid a tax on 40 million board feet of lumber which was the only 'aid' Ontonagon got from the corporation that once dominated the town.
1883: On August 25, 1883, the wood schooner-barge Dot, while carrying iron ore, was lost from the tow of steamer M.M. Drake in a gale and, leaking heavily, she was abandoned by her crew. The Drake picked them up and went on her way, leaving the vessel to founder in deep water several miles off Grand Marais, MI in Lake Superior.
2003: On August 25, 2003, golf ball sized hail (1.75 inch) was reported with a severe thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Gladstone in the late afternoon. The combination of afternoon heat and low level convergence along the boundaries separating the higher inland temperatures from cooler lake modified air caused scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop during the afternoon. Some of the storms over central Upper Michigan became severe, producing large hail. One and a quarter inch diameter hail (half dollar sized) was reported 3 miles north of Gwinn. A gust to 58 mph was reported 12 miles north of Beaver Island in Lake Michigan at 1935 EST.
August 26
1816: On August 26, 1816, an unnamed Montreal canoe, while carrying cargo and prisoners, capsized while under sail in a storm in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. Some of the lost were reportedly prisoners being transported. 10 people perished.
1870: On August 26, 1870, the wood schooner Thornton, while carrying ore, sprang a leak in heavy weather in a gale and foundered near the foot of Cockburn Island, Ontario 15 miles southeast of False Detour passage in Lake Huron. Her crew took to the yawl and watched as the schooner broke up due to the release of confined air in the hull and went down. It was claimed that she was very unseaworthy at time of loss.
1875: On August 26, 1875, the package and bulk freighter Comet, was carrying ores, pig iron and sacks of wool. While trying to pass the Beatty Line steamer Manitoba on a foggy night, signals were misunderstood and Comet veered into the path of Manitoba and was rammed on the port side about 25 feet aft of the stem, cutting her nearly in two. She sank in 5 minutes or less 7 miles southeast of Whitefish Point in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior and lies in 300 feet of water. Bound Marquette for Cleveland. 11 of 21 perished in this event.
1896: On August 26, 1896, the wood schooner, 3-mast Phineas S. Marsh, while carrying limestone blocks, was driven in by a gale and struck bottom near Crisp Point, MI in Lake Superior. Her crew took to the rigging as she sank, from whence they were rescued by the Lifesaving Service. She broke up soon after and was declared a total loss Aug 30.
2003: On August 26, 2003, an approaching cold front triggered early morning showers and thunderstorms. One line of thunderstorms moving southeast from Ironwood all the way to northern Lake Michigan caused gusty winds in excess of 60 mph that felled numerous large trees. A 12-inch diameter tree was blown down 8 miles west of Watersmeet. A 66-mph wind gust was recorded at Bark River with severe thunderstorms and numerous eight-inch diameter trees were broken off 8 miles southwest of Garden with gusts up to 75 mph. A 12-inch diameter tree was uprooted with gusts up to 75 mph 3 miles east of Randville and trees as large as 14 inches in diameter were blown down 6 miles south of Foster City. Numerous trees were knocked down 6 miles west of Crystal Falls. Several trees were blown down in Harris.
2004: On August 26, 2004, scattered showers and thunderstorms developed over Upper Michigan during the day on the 26th and continued overnight into the 27th. With the approach of a low pressure trough, some of the thunderstorms turned severe during the evening. In Marquette County, one storm dropped golf ball-sized hail just southeast of Harvey. Quarter sized hail (1-inch) was reported in Iron County 9 miles south of Crystal Falls as well as large branches broken off of trees. 
August 27
1896: On August 27, 1896, fire broke out in a row of wooden buildings in Sault Ste Marie. 20 buildings were destroyed.
1960: On August 27, 1960, a 63-mph wind gust was observed out of a severe thunderstorm in the early evening 2.8 miles north of Marquette.
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
1990: On August 27, 1990, 2.75-inch hail (baseball sized) fell out of a severe thunderstorm 5.2 miles north of Manistique at 1700 EST.
2010: On August 27, 2010, an 18-year male Northern Michigan University student from Detroit, MI drowned at Picnic Rocks in Marquette in the evening. South winds gusting over 20 mph produced a strong longshore current which contributed to the drowning death and also caused two other swimmers to go into distress at the same time.
August 28
1863: On August 28, 1863, the wood sidewheel steamer, passenger and package freight Sunbeam, while carrying passengers, was caught in a gale above Eagle Harbor while in company of the steamer Michigan. She broke up and foundered offshore between Ontonagon and Portage Lake near Keweenaw Point in Lake Superior. Her 29 crew members took to her small lifeboats and were all lost except the wheelsman who had forsaken a boat for a piece of floating wreckage. He sustained himself for over 30 hours on the contents of a large bottle of port wine that had drifted near. Built with an unusual and unsuccessful Wittaker side propeller propulsion system, which was removed after its first year of service in favor of a standard sidewheel powerplant.
1870: On August 28, 1870, the wood scow-schooner, Chaska, was wrecked near Duluth in a northwesterly gale in Lake Superior.
1898: On August 28, 1898, the wood ship Superior, while carrying iron ore, was bound Escanaba for Toledo, when she opened her seams in heavy waves during a gale and began to roll terribly and take on water. She let her barge Sandusky go and made for the Beavers. She was run into the shallows on the north side of Gull Island, where she quickly broke up 1 mile west of Gull Island Light, Beaver Islands in Lake Michigan. The crew remained with her for quite awhile, but when the ship began to fall apart they abandoned and made a hard pull to St James in her yawl.
2003: On August 28, 2003, an F0 waterspout over Lake Superior moved onshore at Silver Island just off the shore from Eagle Harbor in the late morning and was 10 miles WNW of Copper Harbor. The tornado had a damage path of 0.1 mile and was 10 yards wide. The tornado knocked down a tree on the island before it dissipated.
2007: On August 28, 2007, a small line of thunderstorms produced wind damage in central Chippewa County. A shed was damaged, and several large tree limbs were downed in the mid evening 3 miles south of Rudyard. Earlier, severe thunderstorms brought trees down across Escanaba...amount and sizes unknown. Widespread power outages with $4000 in property damage. A tree was downed 2 miles northwest of Iron Mountain in the late afternoon. Numerous trees and power lines down along County Road 607 and near Highway M-95 in Breitung Township. A home along County Road 607 sustained damage when a tree fell on it with $12,000 in property damage and a tree was downed in Hardwood. 1 inch hail (quarter sized) fell in Carney in the mid afternoon. Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind over the Escanaba Harbor in the evening. Trees down and power outages across Escanaba. 
August 29
1926: On August 29, 1926, the wood, bulk freight Zillah, while carrying limestone, began to leak in a summer storm. She coasted in a circle as the crew gathered what belongings they could, then rolled over and sank in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior while steamer William B. Schiller stood by to take off her people, with help from the U.S. Coast Guard. Wreck located in 1975.
1983: On August 29, 1983, 1.5-inch hail (ping pong ball sized) fell out of a severe thunderstorm 2.8 miles west of Palmer and 1.25-inch hail (half dollar sized) fell in Marquette in the early afternoon.
August 30
1873: On August 30, 1873, the wooden schooner, 3-mast Cambridge, while carrying iron ore, was thrown on a rocky shore at Big Bay Point near Marquette, MI in a gale, where she broke up in another gale in early September. She had been bound Marquette for Cleveland.
1892: On August 30, 1892, the steel, bulk freight Western Reserve, while carrying light, broke in two and sank in a relatively mild gale off Deer Park, MI in Lake Superior. She was one of the first steel steamers built for use on the lakes and her loss to hull failure caused a great furor and eventually new laws for the testing of steel for shipbuilding. Of her two lifeboats, one capsized near shore, and the other was never seen again. Capt. Peter Minch (the owner) and most of his family were lost. USLS crewmen on beach patrol ultimately recovered 16 bodies. 26 of the 27 crew members perished.
Also on cassette tape “Lake Superior Shipwrecks – Stories by Dr. Fred Wolff
1961: On August 30, 1961, a severe thunderstorm put out a 76-mph wind gust 5.2 miles northwest of the Huron Mountain Club in northern Marquette County in the early morning. 
August 31
1947: On August 31, 1947, the month of August had record heat for the month as Marquette had an average monthly temperature of 70.9 degrees.
1955: On August 31, 1955, a moderate drought continued in Dickinson county with half the average rainfall received since July 1, 1955. Damage to crops due to the dry weather and heat.
1992: On August 31, 1992, August ended up with an average monthly temperature of 59.2 degrees which was 3.4 degrees below average. What was unusual was it was slightly warmer than July 1992 at WFO Marquette which is unusual to have August be warmer than July.
1933: On August 31, 1933, Marquette received 0.80 inches of rain for August, 30 percent of normal. Several fires broke out in Gogebic, Ontonagon and Mackinac County. The largest fire was near Lake Pomeroy in Marenisco Township in Gogebic County with 4,000 acres burned in 3 days.
1976: On August 31, 1976, the Seney fire grew to 40,000 acres. 1,000 firefighters were dispatched to fight the fire and the National Guard helped to transport and feed the firefighters. 29 states sent help to fight the fire.
1892: On August 31, 1892, the wood schooner-barge, 2-mast Guiding Star separated from steamer Toledo in a storm, where she stranded and wrecked near Big Bay Point, MI in Lake Superior. The crew had to build a ladder from the wreckage to get up the bluff.
2007: On August 31, 2007, severe drought conditions expanded eastward into Eastern Upper Michigan during August. It was a dry summer in the region, especially in the Upper Peninsula. Dryness started in late May, with just 0.30 inches of rain at Sault Ste Marie after May 16th through the end of the month. June rainfall of 1.74 inches was 1.26 inches below normal. Similarly, July rainfall at the Sault was 1.50 inches, 1.64 inches below normal. August rainfall totaled 1.03 inches, a full 2.44 inches below normal. The hay crop in Eastern Upper Michigan was 50 to 70 percent of normal. The resulting lack of feed led some farmers to cut their cattle herds. A burning ban was issued for the majority of the state in mid-August, the first such ban since 1998. Significant rains in September would eventually alleviate the drought.
2000: On August 31, 2000, severe thunderstorms brought trees down from wind and lightning in Iron Mountain and Norway with gusts up to 63 mph in the early evening. 12 inches of water was near shopping mall in Iron Mountain with some street flooding. A foot of water on Main Street and US-2 flooded from Norway to 1/2 mile west. Highway U.S. 2 and Lake Antoine Road flooded in Quinnesec. Localized heavy rain of one to two inches caused urban flooding in southern Dickinson county in the evening. The worst flooding was in the Crystal Lake area of Iron Mountain. The flood waters receded within 1 to 1 1/2 hours after the storm ended. Four-inch diameter trees were down 6 miles west southwest of Gwinn.
2010: On August 31, 2010, a severe thunderstorm knocked over a large tree onto a house in Iron River late in the evening causing $15,000 in property damage.
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Above from MQT Today in History http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history

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From La Crosse  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
"This Day in Weather History" contains come memorable weather events and trivia across southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin. Many sources were used to research and compile the data.
August 1
1988: The following locations had their hottest August temperature: La Crosse, WI (105), Necedah, WI (105, also hottest day on record), Dodge, WI (104, also hottest day on record), Hatfield, WI (104), Theilman, MN (104, also hottest day on record), Caledonia, MN (102).
1967: A weak F0 tornado touched down in Dodge County, MN and an F1 occurred in Ithaca, WI. Neither tornado caused any injuries or deaths.
1953: Mauston, WI (3.78") rain.
1935: La Crosse, WI (3.04") rain.
1931: Rochester, MN (3.27", wettest August day).
1928: Grand Meadow, MN (3.04") rain.
1888: A tornado occurred around 11 PM in Trempealeau County, WI.
August 2
2001: In WI: Owen (3.35"), Hillsboro (3.33"), Medford (3.15") rain.
1988: Sparta, WI (102, hottest August temperature).
See  entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
1981: Fayette, IA (5.28", wettest August day), Prairie du Chien, WI (4.7"), Elkader, IA(4.36", wettest August day), Lancaster, WI (4.05") rain.
1980: An F1 tornado occurred during the early morning in Howard County, IA.
1964: Preston, MN (101, tied 7/18/1964 for hottest day on record) and Jump River, WI (100, hottest day on record).
1963: A 98-mph wind gust was reported in La Crosse County, WI.
1953: Lansing, IA (3.76") rain.
1935: La Crosse, WI (3.04") and Cresco, IA (3") rain.
1884: An F2 tornado moved northeast from 3 miles southwest of Cazenovia, WI to near Ironton, WI. Ten buildings were unroofed or destroyed in Cazenovia and another ten on farms northeast of that town. The event dissipated by the time it reached Ironton. Twenty horses and cattle were killed. 
August 3
1988: Elkader, IA (106, hottest August temperature).
See entry for date at http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
1964: Owen, WI (101, hottest day on record).
1960: Olmsted County, MN reported 80-mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
1959: Caledonia, MN (4.02"), Genoa, WI (3.68"), Prairie du Chien, WI (3.36"), Lansing, IA (3.28"), and Viroqua, WI (3.2") rain.
1956: Jump River, WI (3.21") rain.
1952: Medford, WI (3.43") rain.
1930: The following locations had their hottest August temperature: Fayette, IA (104), Lancaster, WI (103), Grand Meadow, MN (102), and Rochester, MN (100, tying the hottest August temperature with several other dates: 8/4/1947, 8/15/1936, 8/23/1948, 8/24/1948).
1924: Viroqua, WI (3.6") and La Crosse, WI (2.95") rain.
1908: Richland Center, WI (102, hottest August temperature).
August 4
1990: Westby, WI (4.37", wettest August day) and Ontario, WI (3.03") rain.
1982: Muscoda, WI (5.33", wettest day on record), Soldiers Grove, WI (3.76"), and Dorchester, IA (3.45") rain.
1979: Three F1 tornadoes touched down during the early morning in Winneshiek County, IA. Two of these tornadoes caused an injury.
1961: A large F2 tornado touched down in Austin, MN destroying garages, unroofing one home, and damaging many more. It also caused 2 injuries. In addition to the tornado, baseball size hail (2 3/4") was reported in Floyd County, IA. Rochester, MN (2.30") rain.
1947: Rochester MN (100, tying the hottest August temperature with several other dates: 8/3/1930, 8/15/1936, 8/23/1948, 8/24/1948) and Waukon, IA (99).
1924: New Hampton, IA (3.54") and Charles City, IA (3.48") rain.
1916: La Crosse, WI (2.93") rain.
1897: Cresco, IA (3.06") rain.
1896: Medford, WI (100, hottest August temperature).
1888: A tornado occurred in Trempealeau County, WI around 9:40 PM.
August 5
1998: Prairie du Chien, WI (3.88") rain.
1955: Goodrich, WI (3.1", wettest August day).
1945: Austin, MN (3.49"), Decorah, IA (3.25"), and Cresco, IA (3.1") rain.
1935: La Crosse, WI (2.61") rain.
1916: Hillsboro, WI (3.60") and Caledonia, MN (3.05") rain.
August 6
2013: Strong to severe thunderstorms rolled through the area this night, bringing winds from 40-50 mph (sporadic pockets of wind damage where wind speeds were likely over 60 mph) along with some 1" hail. Downed tress and power lines were reported. Northwest Clark county, near the town of Thorp, WI, and right around Sparta in Monroe County, appear to have received the most wind damage.
1969: Rochester, MN (2.37") rain.
See entry for date on http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1968: A weak F0 tornado touched down in both Monroe (Norwalk) and Crawford (Ferryville) Counties, WI and two F0 tornadoes were reported in 14 miles southeast of Viroqua, WI and 15 miles northeast of Viroqua in Vernon County.
1951: Lynxville, WI (6.42", wettest day on record), Fennimore, WI (4.86"), Waukon, IA (4.72", wettest August day), Steuben, WI (3.90", wettest August day), Decorah, IA (3.64", wettest August day), and Prairie du Chien, WI (3.11") rain.
1935: Hillsboro, WI (3.9") rain.
August 7
1991: Rochester, MN (2.02") rain.
1980: 80-mph wind gusts moved through Olmsted, Houston, Winona and Mower Counties in southeast Minnesota. Necedah, WI (5", wettest day on record), Ontario, WI (3.80", wettest August day), and Mather, WI (3.42") rain.
1973: Trempealeau, WI (3.15") rain.
1963: Alma, WI (3.38") and Wabasha, MN (3.30") rain.
1925: Richland Center, WI (3.29", wettest August day) and Postville, IA (3.20") rain.
1924: An F4 tornado moved southeast from south of Osseo, WI to Black River Falls, WI. One person was killed as a home was leveled and a boy was killed running to the storm cellar near the start of the path. Two people died as farm homes were swept away near the northeast edge of Black River Falls. Damage totaled $200, 000 as 50 farms were hit and buildings were unroofed in the town of Northfield (F2). The tornado followed the present route of Interstate 94. 
August 8
1991: Platteville, WI (4.62", wettest August day), Grand Meadow, MN (3.4"), Dorchester, IA (3.3"), Lancaster, WI (3.2"), Hokah, MN (3.17"), Galesville, WI (3.02"), and Readstown, WI (3.00") rain.
1980: in WI: Neillsville (5", wettest day on record), Mather (4.06"), Readstown (3.79", wettest August day), Hatfield (3.71"), Hillsboro (3.54"), Westby (3.42"), Sparta (3.25"), Mauston (3.2"), Necedah (3.19", 8.19" total for the 8th and 9th) rain.
1970: Waucoma, IA (3.95"), Elkader, IA (3.7"), and Hokah, MN (3.55", wettest August day) rain.
1942: Rochester, MN (2.94") rain.
1905: An F2 tornado moved east-northeast, damaging or destroying 6 homes in Fillmore County, MN. This tornado tracked into Winona County, MN before dissipating. Also, on this date, an F1 tornado touched down near La Crosse, WI, crossing the Mississippi River, and just missed an excursion steamer with 500 people on board. La Crosse (2.06") rain.
1904: Mather, WI (28, coldest August temperature).
August 9
1999: A weak tornado touched down near Rice Lake, MN but damage was limited to fields and a few trees.
1998: Winona, MN (3.4") rain.
1993: An F2 tornado moved east across Chickasaw County, IA from 5 miles west of New Hampton to New Hampton. Several farmsteads were damaged. Two people injured were in their car 5 miles west of New Hampton when it was spun into the air and dropped in the ditch facing the opposite direction. Debris from a nearby building shattered the windows in the car as well. Flooding also closed 21 miles of roads in the county from this storm.
1990: 80-mph thunderstorm wind gusts were reported in Chickasaw County, IA and an F1 tornado did little damage as it moved across farm fields and narrowly missed several farmsteads near Schley, IA.
1984: Lake City, MN (3.05") rain.
1980: Winona, MN (4.10") rain.
1979: An F2 tornado touched down in Hillsboro, WI and it moved east and lifted just south of Wonewoc, WI. A plane was destroyed, and barns and homes were damaged; some were leveled. Marble Rock, IA (3.11") rain.
1949: Oelwein, IA (3.87") rain.
1909: New Hampton, IA (4.3") rain.
August 10
1998: Charles City, IA (6.3"), Minnesota City, MN (3.70", wettest August day), and Rushford, MN (3.2") rain.
1994: Winona, MN (3.00") and Rochester, MN (2.93") rain.
1993: New Hampton, IA (5.2", wettest August day).
1980: In IA: Osage (6.37", wettest day on record), Charles City (6.30", wettest August day), Marble Rock (5.60", wettest day on record), New Hampton (5"), Fayette (3.92"), and Waucoma (3.15") rain.
1979: Mauston, WI (3.55") rain.
1974: La Crosse, WI (2.73") rain.
August 11
1994: Genoa, WI (3.79") rain.
1972: An F1 tornado touched down during the evening in Richland County, WI.
1921: Fayette, IA (3.76") rain.
1909: St Charles, MN (4.45"), West Concord, MN (3.20"), and La Crosse, WI (3.18")rain.
1907: A tornado tracked from near La Crosse, WI eastward (along where Interstate 90 is currently) toward Tomah. Property damage was estimated at $100, 000 and it caused 2 injuries.
1887: A tornado occurred around 4 PM in Richland County, WI.
1863: A tornado occurred during the early morning in New Lisbon, WI.
August 12
1985: An F2 tornado set down south of Kendall, WI, destroying a barn and damaging a home before moving northeast into Juneau County. The tornado moved from the countryside into New Lisbon, ripping through a trailer court on the northern edge of town before dissipating on the north edge of Castle Rock Lake. A couple was killed and 22 others were injured in Juneau County. Seventeen of the 35 mobile homes were destroyed while 3 homes and a gasoline station just north of the trailer court were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, including 100 acres of forest at Buckhorn State Park. Over $620, 000 in damage occurred. This was known as the "New Lisbon Tornado". Also, on this date, a small, weak F1 tornado touched down along Blueberry Lane in Washburn, WI. The tornado moved northeast and caused $110, 000 damage to a machine shed and barn, and toppled numerous trees including a 100 year old forest of pines.
1982: Sparta, WI (32, coldest August temperature and earliest freezing temperature).
1909: Rochester, MN (2.04") rain.
1906: Decorah, IA (3.5") rain.
August 13
2010: Two rounds of severe weather struck the region: one during the early morning hours and the other in the afternoon and early evening. Damaging wind gusts and heavy rain inducing flash flooding were the main severe weather impacts, with two tornado touchdowns in southeast Minnesota. There was some hail, but generally small and isolated in nature. Most of the severe weather impacted southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. One tornado (EF1) was near Hayfield, MN with the other (EF0) near Rock Dell, MN. Some rainfall amounts from these storms…in MN: Wabasha 4.16, Theilman 3.81, Kellogg 3.43, Zumbro Falls 3.20, Reeds Landing 3.00, Lake City 1.87. In WI: Alma 3.45, Blair 2.00, Osseo 1.90, Mondovi 1.81.
1995: An F0 tornado briefly touch downed 1 mile southwest of Rochester, MN. It caused extensive damage to an office plaza roof, uprooted several large trees, and knocked down power lines.
1964: Oelwein, IA (37, coldest August temperature).
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1943: Rainfall for this day totaled: In WI: Prairie du Chien (4"), Lancaster (3.5"), Platteville (3.08"). In IA: Postville (4.52"), Osage (3.73"), Cresco (3.62"), Elkader (3").
1911: Grand Meadow, MN (6.41", wettest day on record), Prairie du Chien, WI (4"), and Decorah, IA (3.26") rain.
1909: Grand Meadow, MN (3.85") rain.
1907: Osage, IA (37, coldest August temperature).
August 14
1995: Black River Falls, WI (5.72", wettest day on record), Blair, WI (5.31"), Mather, WI (3.32"), and Minnesota City, MN (3.27") rain.
1987: Fayette, IA (3.12") rain.
1981: Dodge, WI (3.28") rain.
1971: Hillsboro, WI (3.23") rain.
1964: The following locations recorded their coldest August temperature: Theilman, MN (32, also earliest freezing temperature), Mauston, WI (33), and Caledonia, MN (35).
1909: Mauston, WI (4.65", wettest day on record), Winona, MN (3.42"), Viroqua, WI(3.05"), La Crosse, WI (2.98") rain.
August 15
2000: Medford, WI (3.75") rain.
1993: Slow moving thunderstorms produced torrential rain across Mower County, MN. Rainfall exceeded 4.00" over most of the county with the highest total of 10.25" at Adams, MN. Significant flooding occurred within the city of Austin, MN, where 1, 000 homes suffered water damage. Most of the damage occurred when sewer systems backed up into basements, but several homes suffered flood damage from both the Cedar River andTurtle Creek which flow through the city. The Cedar River in Austin rose rapidly out of its banks through the day. It crested at 21.3 ft (6.3 ft above flood stage) by 7 PM CDT. Upto this time, it was the second highest stage of record for Austin, being surpassed only by the July 17, 1978, flood which crested at 21.9 ft. Turtle Creek crested at 7.7 ft by 4 PMCDT. Several basements were flooded near Granger, MN as the Upper Iowa River overflowed its banks. In excess of 4.00" of rain fell in a short period of time across southern portions of Fillmore County, MN. Other rainfall totals: Cresco, IA (4.36"), Harmony, MN (4.12"), Decorah, IA (3.43"), Austin, MN (3.1"), Waukon, IA (3").
1944: La Crosse, WI (2.01") rain.
1942: An F2 tornado moved northeast across Washington Township, IA and it caused $4, 000 in damage.
1940: Guttenberg, IA (3.25", wettest August day).
1936: Rochester MN (100, hottest August temperature and tied with several other dates: 8/3/1930, 8/4/1947, 8/23/1948, and 8/24/1948). 
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
August 16
1983: A small (F0) tornado caused extensive damage to a farm and home just east of Christie, WI. An empty silo was leveled and the top of another blown off. The house was tilted. The electric meter and all but one top story window was blown out. An outhouse and shed were knocked over. Further down the road, another barn was blown down along with a tree and chopper wagon.
1963: 3" hail fell during the early afternoon over Olmsted County, MN.
1952: Alma, WI (3.75", wettest August day).
1938: Sparta, WI (3.03") rain.
1898: Two barns were "blown to pieces" and seven homes were damaged just east of Fairbank, IA by an F2 tornado.
1852: A tornado occurred in Monroe County, WI.
August 17
1994: An F0 tornado touched down briefly in an open field just east of Osage, IA. Large hail pelted sections of the county.
1988: The following locations recorded their hottest August temperature: Charles City(104), New Hampton, IA (104), Platteville, WI (103, also hottest day on record), Oelwein, IA (103, also tied with 7/31/1988 for hottest day on record), Hillsboro, WI (101, also hottest day on record), and Lynxville, WI (101, also tied for hottest day with 7/7/1980).
1983: Curtiss, WI (4.16", wettest August day) and Owen, WI (2.18") rain.
1955: Alma, WI (100, hottest August temperature).
1938: Lansing, IA (3.14") rain.
1937: Viroqua, WI (103, hottest August temperature).
August 18
2005: The largest tornado outbreak in Wisconsin history (to date) occurred, with 27 tornadoes touching down. Severe weather was not confined to just Wisconsin though, as parts of southeast Minnesota were also affected. The severe conditions were the result of an area of low pressure which tracked across southern Wisconsin during the afternoon hours. Thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon over southeast Minnesota and shifted into western Wisconsin by mid afternoon. At the same time, a warm front moved through southwest Wisconsin providing a favorable wind profile for thunderstorms with tornadoes. Locally, a total of 7 tornadoes touched down, on or near the following locations: Dexter, MN at 12:50 pm, Centerville, WI at 2:18 pm, Esofea, WI at 3:46 pm, Viola, WI from 4:05 to 4:40 pm, Muscoda to Orion, WI from 4:40 to 4:55 pm, eastern Monroe County, WI at 4:54 pm, and southwest Adams County, WI at 5:39 pm. The tornadoes were all rated F0-F1 on the Fujita scale. Most of the structural damage occurred with the Esofea, Viola, Muscoda to Orion, and the Eastern Monroe County tornadoes. There was only one report of minor injuries with the tornadoes, which occurred when a mobile home was destroyed by the Esofea tornado.
See also https://www.weather.gov/mkx/081805-stoughton-record-outbreak
2001:  Cold air funnels were reported by the public and law enforcement officials in Trempealeau County during the evening. One of these funnels actually touched down making it a tornado near Osseo, WI. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
1994: Cresco, IA (3.54") rain.
1990: Hatfield, WI (3.15") and Medford, WI (3") rain.
1979: Fayette, IA (3.10") rain.
1976: Fayette, IA (3.59") rain.
1918: Charles City, IA (3.59") rain.
August 19
2009: Severe thunderstorms led to 4 weak tornado touchdowns (EF0) in northeast Iowa, mostly between 3 and 4 pm. There was some spotty damage to some homes and barns, but mostly to trees and crops. The tornadoes were near: Fredericksburg, West Union, Calmar and Elma.
2007: Rainfall and flooding of historic proportions struck parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley on Saturday night, August 18th, continuing through Sunday, August 19th. Rainfall in excess of 10 to 12 inches fell in some areas, with the main swath of heaviest rain centered along a line from Claremont and Rochester, MN to La Crosse, Viroqua and Muscoda, WI. 24 hour rainfall records (for the 18th-19th) were set in the following locations: Hokah (15.10), Viroqua, WI (9.23), La Crescent, MN (7.95), Gays Mills, WI (7.41), Westby, WI (7.17), Genoa, WI (7.10), Prairie du Chien, WI (6.52), La Farge, WI (6.14), Spring Grove, MN (5.65). The Hokah total also set the 24-hour rainfall record for the entire state of Minnesota. A warm front extended across northern Iowa and central Illinois on Saturday, and continued to sit there through Sunday. A very moist and warm air mass rose up and over this boundary, providing the fuel for showers and thunderstorms. Due to the depth of the warm layer, and considerable amount of moisture, the stage was set for heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms developed on Saturday, eventually orientating into a west to east moving line from the northern Plains, through southern Minnesota, and then into southwest Wisconsin Saturday night. In addition, due to the training nature of the storms, the heavy rain persisted for hour after hour, with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour common. Flood of records were recorded at the Middle Fork Whitewater River at Whitewater State Park, MN (19.24 ft) and the Root River at Houston, MN 18.75 ft). Many other sites had top 5 record crests.
See also http://www.weather.gov/arx/aug1907
1999: Lanesboro, MN (3.62", wettest August day).
1996: A small F0 tornado was reported by law enforcement and the public just north of Davis Corners, IA. It moved across open fields for several hundred yards, flattening corn, but did not hit any buildings.
1995: Mather, WI (3.63") rain.
1990: Platteville, WI (3.52"), Lanesboro, MN (3.12"), and Rochester, MN (2.16") rain.
1980: An F1 tornado touched down during the early morning in Grant County, WI. Preston, MN (3.31") rain.  
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
1972: Winona, MN (4.22", wettest August day).
1961: Winona, MN (3.21") rain.
1926: Chatfield, MN (5.17") rain.
1924: Grand Meadow, MN (3.54") rain.
1918: A hail storm dropped baseball sized hail (2.75") 5 miles south of Randalia in FayetteCounty, IA, causing $50, 000 in property damage and $500, 000 in crop damage.
1918: Fayette, IA (3.14") rain.
1912: Prairie du Chien, WI (3.7") and Fayette, IA (3.48") rain.
1907: Caledonia, MN (6.50", wettest August day) and Grand Meadow, MN (3.7") rain.
1889: St. Charles, MN (3") rain.
August 20
1968: Blair, WI (3.58") rain.
1952: Mather, WI (3.66") rain.
1950: the following WI locations recorded their coldest August temperature: Owen (28), Blair (33), Platteville (38), Trempealeau (40), Alma (42), and Lynxville (44). Cresco, IA (34) also recorded their coldest August temperature.
1939: Neillsville, WI (3.87") and La Crosse, WI (3.03") rain.
1928: an F4 tornado initially touched down in Winnebago County, IA, moved through Freeborn County, MN, and hit the south side of Austin, MN. About $600, 000 of the million in total loses was to about 100 homes in Austin (estimated F3 damage). Five of the 6 deaths were in Austin and their was 60 injuries. Later in the day, an F3 tornado moved from 3 miles north of New Amsterdam, WI to 2 miles south of West Salem, WI. Three farm homes and five barns were destroyed. Many cattle were killed. Damage was estimated at $60, 000. It also caused 3 injuries. Mondovi, WI (3.04") rain.
1926: Hillsboro, WI (3.95"), Neillsville, WI (3.4"), and Hatfield, WI (3.25") rain.
1920: New Hampton, IA (3.78") rain.
1916: Prairie du Chien, WI (104, hottest August temperature).
1907: Decorah, IA (3.25") rain.
August 21
1979: Rochester, MN (2.09") rain.
1966: Lancaster, WI (4.5") and Oelwein, IA (4.44") rain.
1955: The following locations recorded their hottest August temperatures: Decorah, IA(104, also hottest temperature on record), Mauston, WI (102), Osage, IA (102), Cresco, IA (101), and Genoa, WI (100).
See entry for the date in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
1950: Prairie du Chien, WI (3.47") rain.
1936: Neillsville, WI (3.25") rain.
1926: Mather, WI (4.13") rain.
1883: An F5 tornado moved east northeast from 4 miles northwest of Hayfield, MN passing through and devastating Rochester, MN. At least 10 of the 40 farms hits in Dodge County, MN were leveled and at least 5 people were killed. Over 135 homes were destroyed and another 200 damaged (mostly on the north side of town). Many of the injuries were very serious and other deaths probably occurred, but are not listed in the total. The tornado derailed a train causing many injuries. At least one crew member was killed. This tornado was a large factor in the subsequent development of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Total damage was estimated at $700, 000. In addition to this tornado, an F2 tornado moved northeast through Pleasant Grove (10 miles south of Rochester). It hit two hours before the major event to the north (tornado listed prior to this one). Most of the damage occurred on four farms and at least one was completely destroyed. It caused 2 deaths and 10 injuries. An F3 tornado moved east northeast from 2 miles north of St.Charles, MN to 4 miles north of Lewiston. One man was killed in the destruction of a farmhouse 4 miles northeast of St.Charles. Seventeen people were injured in another farmhouse. This was 3 hours after the Rochester tornado. Also, around noon on this date, another tornado moved through central Wisconsin (Clark and Wood Counties).
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mpx/wxhistory
August 22
2001: Ontario, WI (3.25") rain.
1979: Lanesboro, MN (3.44"), Grand Meadow, MN (3.16"), and Theilman, MN (3.02")rain.
1975: Lancaster, WI (3.96"), Platteville, WI (3.42"), and Waucoma, IA (3.07") rain.
1973: La Crosse, WI (2.84") and Rochester, MN (2.43") rain.
1959: Charles City, IA (3.35"), Osage, IA (3.31"), and Austin, MN (3.14") rain.
1884: An F2 tornado moved southeast destroying five homes and several barns east of Ball Center, WI around 620 PM. It caused 6 injuries. Earlier that afternoon (430 PM), a tornado occurred in Buffalo County, WI. 
August 23
2011: Severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as golf balls across parts of north-central WI during the late afternoon into the early evening. An EF2 tornado formed 7 miles northwest of Chili, WI around 5:05pm, moving 7 miles east-southeastward before ending around 5:30pm about 2 miles north-northeast of Chili. The maximum width of this tornado was 200 yards with winds estimated at between 120 and 130 mph. The tornado knocked a house off its foundation, blew roofs off houses, destroyed or damaged barns and trees, and power lines were blown down. In addition, two people suffered minor injuries.
1998: Wabasha, MN (3.87") and Blair, WI (3.1") rain.
See entry for day from http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
See information from GRB https://www.weather.gov/grb/082398_DoorCoTornado
1997: An F1 tornado damaged seven farms, destroying numerous grain bins and outbuildings 5 miles southwest and south of Charles City, IA. Eight cattle were also killed by downed power lines. Also, a brief F0 tornado touchdown heavily damaging a farm house just northwest of Caledonia, MN. Boards were blown through a bedroom wall and glass debris was strewn throughout the house.
1975: In WI: Blair (6.08", wettest day on record), Mather (5.55", wettest day on record), Mondovi (5.04", wettest August day), Hatfield (4.19", wettest August day).
1973: La Crescent, MN (3.61", wettest August day), Theilman, MN (3.6"), Sparta, WI(3.45"), Blair, WI (3.43"), Lake City, MN (3.15"), Trempealeau, WI (3.1").
1962: Jump River, WI (3.1") rain.
1954: Osage, IA (5.1"), Cresco, IA (3.25"), and Preston, MN (3.11") rain.
1948: The following locations recorded their hottest August temperature: Blair, WI (105, also tied for hottest day with 7/14/1995), Trempealeau, WI (101), Rochester MN (100, alsotied for hottest August temperature with several other dates: 8/3/1930, 8/4/1947, 8/15/1936, 8/24/1948), and Austin, MN (99).
1938: An F2 tornado touched down briefly 4 miles south of New Lisbon, WI and it destroyed 3 barns and 2 garages. Mather, WI (3.05") rain.
1928: Prairie du Chien, WI (4.74", wettest August day), Decorah, IA (4.46"), Osage, IA (4.42"), and Cuba City, WI (3.98", wettest August day) rain.
1899: Postville, IA (3.70") rain.
August 24
1978: Jump River, WI (3.21") and Hatfield, WI (3.11") rain.
1977: Jump River, WI (24, coldest August temperature).
1975: An F0 tornado occurred during the evening in Floyd County, IA. Viroqua, WI(3.56") rain.
1962: Platteville, WI (3.02") rain.
1948: The following locations recorded their hottest August temperature: Mather, WI (107, also hottest day on record), Mondovi, WI (104), Winona, MN (103), and Rochester, MN (100, also tying their hottest August temperature with several other dates: 8/3/1930, 8/4/1947, 8/15/1936, 8/23/1948).
1927: Mondovi, WI (33, coldest August temperature).
August 25
1990: in IA: Cresco (5.24"), Waucoma (3.95"), Waukon (3.7"), Elkader (3.3"), Decorah(3.07") rain.
1983: Rain fell in the amounts of:In IA: Lansing (3.85"), Waukon (3.78"), Decorah (3.34"), Dorchester (3.2").In MN: Preston (4.70"), Lanesboro (3.45"), Grand Meadow (3.3"), Harmony (3.20"), Rochester (2.69").In WI: Lynxville (5.00"), Muscoda (3.51").
1965: An F2 tornado destroyed barns as it moved southeast across Winneshiek County, IA from Ridgeway to 2 miles north of Ossian. This same storm also produced 3.5"-diameter hail fell in the Winneshiek County. An F2 tornado occurred in Clayton County, IA. Finally, an F1 tornado was reported in both Houston County, MN and Howard County, IA.
1958: Austin, MN (34), Decorah, IA (35), and Genoa, WI (41) recorded their coldest August temperature.
1948: Neillsville, WI (103, hottest August temperature).
1940: Osage, IA (5.75") and Decorah, IA (4.4") rain.
August 26
2000: Rochester, MN (2.15") rain.
1990: Thunderstorm wind gusts of 90 mph blew through Clark County, WI.
1986: Austin, MN (3.30"), Harmony, MN (3.19"), and Dorchester, IA (3") rain.
1981: Lancaster, WI (3.57") rain.
1972: Viroqua, WI (4.87", wettest August day).
1880: An F2 tornado moved east northeast from the east edge of Dodge Center, MN to Kalmar Township, MN. Twenty buildings were destroyed on nine farms.
August 27
1994: An F3 tornado rolled through the town of Big Flats, WI and caused $1 million in damage. An 80-year old man and his 78-year old wife died when the tornado destroyed their home in Big Flats. Twenty four homes were destroyed, 8 suffered major damage, and 160 had light to moderate damage. In addition, the Big Flats Fire Department and town hall were destroyed, as well as a thrift shop. Seventy cows were crushed to death in one barn as the walls blew out and the upper floor, filled with 16, 000 bales of hay, and the roof collapsed. This was one of the first tornadoes detected by the new WSR-88D installed at Sullivan, WI. This tornado became known as the "Big Flats Tornado". In addition to this tornado, two other F1 tornadoes touched down on this date. The first touched down just south of Lyndon Station, WI and then moved southeast for just over 5 miles. This tornado damaged 8 mobile homes and plowed through a campground where 2 trailers were hit. Considerable tree damage also occurred. Three injuries were caused by this tornado. The second F1 tornado briefly in a field causing some crop damage just southeast of Plainville, WI (Adams County).
1981: Caledonia, MN (3.13") rain.
1964: An F2 tornado touched down during the late evening in Floyd County, IA.
1960: An F1 tornado touched down briefly during the evening 3 miles north of Medford, WI. Preston, MN (3.16") rain.
See entry for date in http://www.weather.gov/mqt/today_in_history
1959: In WI: Genoa (4.75", wettest August day), La Crosse, WI (4.23", wettest August day), Hillsboro (4.15", wettest August day), Westby (4.08"), Mather (3.76"), Viroqua (3.75") rain.
1931: New Hampton, IA (3.22") rain.
1903: Postville, IA (3.40") and Grand Meadow, MN (3") rain.
1896: Prairie du Chien (35, coldest August temperature).
August 28
1986: Viroqua, WI (32), Richland Center, WI (33), and Guttenberg, IA (40) recorded their coldest August temperature.
1981: An F0 tornado touched down during the afternoon in Chickasaw County, IA.
1979: Rochester, MN (2.19") rain.
1966: Jump River, WI (3.3") rain.
1964: A weak F2 tornado touched down in Wabasha County, MN.
1960: An F2 tornado leveled a barn 8 miles north of Sparta, WI.
1956: Osage, IA (3.15") rain.
1948: Guttenberg, IA (103, hottest day on record).
August 29
1995: Fayette, IA (3.27") rain.
1992: An F1 tornado touched down a couple miles east of Big Flats, WI. It toppled trees and destroyed a 24x30 ft building. This was the same severe weather episode that led to the Wautoma, WI tornado.
1981: Waucoma, IA (3.12") rain.
1979: An F1 tornado caused an injury in Juneau County, WI. Oelwein, IA (3.34") rain.
1975: Dodge, WI (3.46", wettest August day).
1965: Necedah, WI (28, coldest August temperature).
1960: Trempealeau, WI (3.79", wettest August day), Lanesboro, MN (3.5"), Galesville, WI (3") rain.
1947: Austin, MN (4.55", wettest day on record).
August 30
1993: Wabasha, MN (3.31") and Theilman, MN (3.12") rain.
1983: Jump River, WI (4.84", wettest day on record) and Medford, WI (3") rain.
1982: Cresco, IA (3.47") rain.
1974: A weak F0 tornado touched down during late afternoon in Monroe County, WI.
1962: Austin, MN (3.12") rain.
1931: Medford, WI (30, coldest August temperature).
1915: Each location had its coldest August temperature: Neillsville, WI (31), Rochester, MN (32, also earliest first occurrence of freezing temperatures), Fayette, IA (33), Winona, MN (33), Charles City, IA (34), Grand Meadow, MN (34), Lancaster, WI (34), La Crosse, WI (35), New Hampton, IA (35). Wabasha, MN (4.9") rain.
1893: Elkader, IA (30, Iowa record for coldest August temperature). This was later tied by Mason City on August 30, 1915 and Britt and Sibley on August 20, 1950. 
August 31
1989: Hillsboro, WI (3.2") rain.
1981: Oelwein, IA (6.38", wettest August day).
1967: Preston, MN (30, coldest August temperature).
1962: Rainfall amounts for this day ranged from:In IA: Cresco (6.2", wettest day on record), Osage (5.74"), Dorchester (4.4"), Charles City (3.76"), Decorah (3.62"), Waucoma (3.4"), Lansing (3.23"), Waukon (3.08").In MN: Grand Meadow (5.15"), Theilman (5.05", wettest August day), Wabasha (4.37"), Harmony (4.26", wettest August day), Caledonia (3.82"), Elgin (3.62", wettest August day), La Crescent (3.42"), Lanesboro (3.4"), Lake City (3.38"), Preston (3.16").In WI: Mondovi (3.35"), Blair (3.28"), Alma (3.27"), Sparta (3.21"), Genoa (3.15"), Galesville (3.15", wettest August day), Trempealeau (3.15").
1941: Medford, WI (3.39") rain.
1938: Medford, WI (4.14", wettest August day).
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Above from La Crosse  http://www.weather.gov/arx/ThisDayInHistory
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From http://www.lib.noaa.gov/collections/imgdocmaps/monthly_weather_review.html 
Check "Wisconsin weather service, efforts to establish 1882, MWR 768-769. 
For Rupert Batz  
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/EcoNatRes.WGB100
A tornado climatology for Wisconsin
Source:
Knox, Pamela Naber; Norgord, Douglas G.
A tornado climatology for Wisconsin
Bulletin 100
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey,, 2000
vi, 29 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.

See tornado stats for WI, MN & IA from ARX CWA 
Start with http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=tornadomain 
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=tornstatestats
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=tornoutbreaks
For documentation http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=torndocum
For EF Scale  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/efscale.php
SEE 
http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/index.php
From  http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/Wisconsin/map 
All tornadoes 1950-2013
Tornado Summary 
Date(s) (yyyy-mm-dd)	Tornadoes	Fatalities	Highest Fatalities	Injuries	Highest Injuries	Longest Path	Widest Path
1950-06-25 - 2013-10-05	1284	104 people	21 people	1711 people	200 people	162 miles	3520 yards
Highest Fatalities (single tornado)  http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19580604.55.4
Tornado Summary
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
1958-06-04	17:30:00 3	5	21	74	880	33.7	$5M-$50M	-	44.9 / -92.33	45.05 / -91.67	203	4
Affected States	Affected Counties
Wisconsin	St. Croix, Dunn
Highest Injuries   http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19840607.55.15
Tornado Summary
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
1984-06-07	23:41:00 3	5	9	200	450	36	$50K-$500K	-	42.97 / -89.98	43.28 / -89.52	516	15
Affected States	Affected Counties
Wisconsin	Iowa, Columbia
Longest Path   http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19530510.19.9 

Tornado Summary
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
1953-05-10	17:30:00 3	4	2	24	100	162	-	-	43.45 / -92.4	45.5 / -90.42	157	9
Affected States	Affected Counties
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin	Howard, Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Taylor, Price

State Segments
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
1953-05-10	17:30:00 3	4	0	2	100	1.9	-	-	43.45 / -92.4	43.5 / -92.38	157	9
Affected States	Affected Counties
Iowa	Howard
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
1953-05-10	17:45:00 3	4	2	17	100	46.4	$500K-$5M	-	43.5 / -92.38	43.85 / -91.85	157	4
Affected States	Affected Counties
Minnesota	Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
1953-05-10	18:30:00 3	4	0	5	100	113.7	$500K-$5M	-	44.2 / -91.85	45.5 / -90.42	157	2
Affected States	Affected Counties
Wisconsin	Buffalo, Trempealeau, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Taylor, Price
Widest path  http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/20080607.55.1125

Tornado Summary
Date (y/m/d)	Time	Fujita	Fatalities	Injuries	Width	Length	Damage	Crop Loss	Touchdown Lat/Lon	Liftoff Lat/Lon	SPC #	State #
2008-06-07	13:32:00 3	2	0	6	3520	8.63	$2500000	$500000	43.53 / -89.26	43.5 / -89.1	1125	0
Affected States	Affected Counties
Wisconsin	Columbia

Also Pernin, Peter. The great Peshtigo fire : an eyewitness account. Madison, Wis.: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1971. Reprinted from the Wisconsin Magazine of History, 54: 246-272 (Summer, 1971). Copyright © 1971 by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/WER2002-1.html
John W. Sterling, the University's first faculty member, was described as a professor of mathematics, natural philosophy, and astronomy
Stephen Haskins Carpenter a lterature professor. 
http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/wireader/Thwaites/Chapter03.html#Footnote05

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/climatologypage.htm
  "Sap flow" followed by "Physiological Explanation for Sap Flow" in 
http://employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe/biol327/lab/maple/maple-sap.htm
Climate Change and Maple Syrup 
http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/fl/Climate-Change-and-Maple-Syrup.htm
http://www.cara.psu.edu/about/publications/Maple_syrup.pdf
http://climatewisconsin.org/story/sugaring
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/Crops/maple.pdf  -- 
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Add http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/odd/archives/003283.asp to WI-History
Check http://climatehistorynetwork.com/ XXX
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http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/scripts/wxhistory.php
Also run off http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk 
From http://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/index.php?m=2&d=1&y=2014   
Weather History
For Saturday, February 1, 2014
1893 - Thunder and lightning accompanied sleet and snow at Saint Louis MO during the evening hours, even though the temperature was just 13 degrees above zero. (The Weather Channel)
1951 - The greatest ice storm of record in the U.S. produced glaze up to four inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania causing twenty-five deaths, 500 serious injuries, and 100 million dollars damage. Tennessee was hardest hit by the storm. Communications and utilities were interrupted for a week to ten days. (David Ludlum)
1951 - The temperature at Taylor Park Dam plunged to 60 degrees below zero, a record for the state of Colorado. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1985 - Snow, sleet and ice glazed southern Tennessee and northern sections of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The winter storm produced up to eleven inches of sleet and ice in Lauderdale County AL, one of the worst storms of record for the state. All streets in Florence AL were closed for the first time of record. (1st-2nd) (The Weather Channel)
1987 - A storm in the Pacific Northwest produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Cape Blanco OR, and up to six inches of rain in the northern coastal mountain ranges. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Thirty cities in the eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date, including Richmond VA with a reading of 73 degrees. Thunderstorms in southern Louisiana deluged Basile with 12.34 inches of rain. Arctic cold gripped the north central U.S. Wolf Point MT reported a low of 32 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - While arctic cold continued to invade the central U.S., fifty-four cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date. Russell KS, the hot spot in the nation with a high of 84 degrees the previous day, reported a morning low of 12 above. Tioga ND reported a wind chill reading of 90 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - Thunderstorms associated with an upper level weather disturbance produced severe weather across the eastern half of Texas during the late afternoon and evening. Four persons were injured at Waco TX where thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 97 mph at Cotulla TX injuring two other persons. Golf ball size hail was reported at Whitney and northeast of Whitsett. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Sunday, February 2, 2014
1952 - The only tropical storm of record to hit the U.S. in February moved out of the Gulf of Mexico and across southern Florida. It produced 60 mph winds, and two to four inches of rain. (2nd-3rd) (The Weather Channel)
1956 - A record snowstorm in New Mexico and west Texas began on Ground Hog's Day. The storm produced 15 inches of snow at Roswell NM, and up to 33 inches in the Texas Panhandle. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A fast moving arctic front brought snow and high winds to the north central U.S. Winds gusted to 69 mph at Brookings SD. Big Falls MN reported nine inches of snow. Record warmth was reported just ahead of the front. Burlington IA reported a record high of 59 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - A dying low pressure system over southern California deluged the San Diego coastal mountains with more than four inches of rain causing half a million dollars damage. Arctic air invading the north central U.S. sent the mercury plunging to 38 degrees below zero at Park Rapids MN. Raleigh NC reported a record high of 75 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Bitter cold air covered much of the central U.S. Butte MT reported a wind chill reading of 91 degrees below zero, Salt Lake City UT was blanketed with 11.9 inches of snow in 24 hours, and winds around Reno NV gusted to 80 mph. Unseasonably warm weather continued in the southeastern U.S. Twenty-eight cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Wilmington NC with a reading of 80 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather in the Lower Mississippi Valley during the late afternoon and evening hours. One person was injured in a tornado near Reidheimer LA. Thunderstorms northeast of Brandon MS produced hail three inches in diameter along with high winds which downed or snapped off one hundred trees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2006 - New Orleans is struck by two tornadoes, collapsing at least one previously damaged house and battering Louis Armstrong International Airport. The Weather Doctor
2008 - Hilo, HI, is deluged by 10.82 inches of rain in a period of 24 hours, breaking the previous record set in 1969 by 3.5 inches. The Weather Doctor
2011 - A high temperature of 44°F registered at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ, sets an all-time February record for the coldest high temperature for the city. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Monday, February 3, 2014
1917 - Downtown Miami, FL, reported an all-time record low of 27 degrees. (David Ludlum)
1947 - The temperature at Tanacross, AK, plunged to a record 75 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Wintry weather was confined to freezing drizzle and light snow in the northeastern U.S., and light rain and snow in the western U.S. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 - Arctic air continued to invade the central U.S. The temperature at Midland TX plunged from a record high of 80 degrees to 37 degrees in just three hours. Morning lows in the higher elevations of Wyoming were as cold as 38 degrees below zero. Heavy snow blanketed southwestern Colorado, with 16 inches reported at Steamboat Springs. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A winter storm brought heavy snow and high winds to the western U.S. Up to three feet of snow blanketed the Sierra Nevada of California, and buried parts of northeastern Washington State under three feet of snow in five days. High winds across Washington State reached 75 mph, with gusts to 105 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Severe cold gripped the north central U.S. The morning low of 29 degrees below zero at Casper WY was a record for the month of February. Wisdom MT hit 53 degrees below zero. Missoula MT reported a wind chill reading of 85 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather over the central Gulf coast states during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms spawned seven tornadoes in Alabama, including one which touched down north of Birmingham injuring fifteen people and causing nearly three million dollars damage. A tornado at Margaret injured eleven persons and caused a million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Tuesday, February 4, 2014
1961 - The third great snowstorm of the winter season struck the northeastern U.S. Cortland NY received 40 inches of snow. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Gales lashed the northern Pacific coast and the coast of northern New England. A storm in the central U.S. produced five inches of snow at Rapid City SD. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 - A winter storm produced heavy snow from the Upper Ohio Valley to New England, with up to 12 inches reported in Vermont and New Hampshire. Strong northerly winds in the Upper Midwest produced wind chill readings as cold as 60 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Two dozen cities in the south central and northwestern U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. The low of 14 below zero at Boise ID was a February record. A winter storm continued in the southwestern U.S. Alta UT reported 49 inches of snow in four days, Wolf Creek CO reported 66 inches in six days, including 28 inches in 24 hours, and up to 84 inches buried the ski resorts of northern New Mexico in three days. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - A winter storm produced heavy snow in the northeastern U.S. Snowfall totals in Maine ranged up to 13 inches at Gorham, with 11 inches reported at Portland. Totals in New Hampshire ranged up to 14 inches at Franconia, with 13 inches reported at Portsmouth. A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain caused numerous traffic accidents in eastern New York State resulting in three deaths and fourteen injuries. Subzero cold also gripped parts of the northeastern U.S. Caribou ME and Houlton ME reported morning lows of 15 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2004 - 7.15 inches of rain deluges Pinson, AL, setting an all-time record rainfall over 24 hours for the town. The Weather Doctor
2007 - Kahului reports a minimum temperature of 54°F, a daily low temperature record for the date. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Wednesday, February 5, 2014
1887 - San Francisco experienced its greatest snowstorm of record. Nearly four inches was reported in downtown San Francisco, and the western hills of the city received seven inches. Excited crowds went on a snowball throwing rampage. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region caused flooding in parts of south central Texas. Del Rio TX was soaked with two inches of rain in two hours prior to sunrise. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 - Cold and snow invaded the southern U.S. Roswell NM was buried under 16.5 inches of snow in 24 hours, an all-time record for that location. Parts of the Central Gulf Coast Region reported their first significant snow in fifteen years. Strong winds in Minnesota and the Dakotas produced wind chill readings as cold as 75 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Severe cold gripped much of the nation. Thirty cities reported new record low temperatures for the date. Morning lows of 9 above at Astoria OR and 27 below zero at Ely NV were records for February. In Alaska, Point Barrow warmed to 24 degrees above zero, and Nome reached 30 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - For the second time in two days, and the third time in a week, high winds plagued the northwestern U.S. Winds in Oregon gusted to 60 mph at Cape Disappointment, and wind gusts in Washington State reached 67 mph at Bellingham. The first in a series of cold fronts began to produce heavy snow in the mountains of Washington and Oregon. Ten inches of snow fell at Timberline OR. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2006 - Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire reaches a high of 41°F, the warmest February 5th on record at the summit and two degrees off the monthly mark, where records have been kept since 1932. The Weather Doctor
2008 - The deadliest round of tornadoes in nearly a quarter century kill 58 people in the south. The storms kill 32 people in Tennessee, 14 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and five in Alabama. Damage is likely to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The Weather Doctor
2010 - A mega-snowstorm, which President Obama dubbed Snowmageddon, buried the Washington D.C. area with more than 30 inches of snow in some areas. At American University in Washington the official snowfall was 27.5 inches. Snowfall totals in the Washington DC area range from a low of 17.9 inches at Ronald Reagan National Airport to 40 inches in the northern suburb of Colesville, MD. Dulles Airport reported 32.4 inches, which established a new two-day snowfall record. The Baltimore-Washington International Airport, MD, measured 24.8 inches from the storm breaking the record for the largest two day snowfall there. It is one of the worst blizzards in the city's history. 
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Weather History
For Thursday, February 6, 2014
1807 - It was the famous "Cold Friday" in the Midwest and South. The temperature did not rise above zero in Ohio and Kentucky. (David Ludlum)
1978 - A massive nor'easter buried the cities of the northeastern U.S. Storm totals included 18 inches at New York City, 16 inches at Philadelphia, and 14 inches at Baltimore. The Boston MA area received 25 to 30 inches in "The Great New England Blizzard" and the mayor outlawed travel in the city for an entire week. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Brownsville, TX, was deluged with seven inches of rain in just two hours, and flooding in some parts of the city was worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Arctic cold invaded the south central and eastern U.S. Sixteen cities reported new record low temperatures for the date. Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced a foot of snow at Arcade NY in three hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Forty-one cities in the western U.S. reported new record low temperatures for the date. Lows of -30 degrees at Ely NV and -33 degrees at Richfield UT were all-time records. Morning lows of 31 degrees at San Francisco CA and -15 degrees at Reno NV were records for February. Logan Canyon UT was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 54 degrees below zero, and Craig CO hit 51 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - A second cold front brought more heavy snow to the high elevations of Oregon, with 12 inches reported at Sunset Summit. Ten inches of snow blanketed Crater Lake and Mount Bachelor. Heavy snow also blanketed northeastern Nevada and parts of Washington State. In Nevada, up to a foot of snow was reported between Spring Creek and Lamoille. Stevens Pass WA received 14 inches of snow in 24 hours. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Friday, February 7, 2014
1861 - The temperature at Gouverneur, NY, bottomed out at -40 degrees, a drop of 70 degrees in one day. Two days later the mercury hit 55 degrees. (David Ludlum)
1861 - Hanover, NH, plunged from 37 degrees at 1 PM on the 7th to 32 degrees below zero at 7 AM on the 8th, and West Cummington MA plummeted 80 degrees to -32 degrees. Boston MA plunged from 46 degrees to -14 degrees, and on the 11th was back up to 60 degrees. (7th-8th) (The Weather Channel)
1934 - A deep freeze made it possible to drive from Bay Shore to Fire Island NY. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1978 - The worst winter storm of record struck coastal New England. The storm produced 27.5 inches of snow at Boston, and nearly 50 inches in northeastern Rhode Island. The fourteen foot tide at Portland ME was probably the highest of the century. Winds gusted to 79 mph at Boston, and reached 92 mph at Chatham MA. A hurricane size surf caused 75 deaths and 500 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1987 - Low pressure in Manitoba, Canada, pulled warm air up from the Gulf of Mexico, and more than forty cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including North Platte NE and Rapid City SD with readings of 73 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 - Twenty-two cities in the eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Binghamton NY with a reading of 5 degrees below zero. Snow blanketed southern Louisiana, with three inches reported at Cameron. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - Twenty-five cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lows of 16 at Las Vegas NV, 26 at Bakersfield CA, -29 degrees at Milford UT, and -16 degrees at Reno NV were February records. The low of 43 degrees below zero at Boca CA was a state record for the month of February. In Utah, lows of -32 degrees at Bryce Canyon, -27 degrees at Delta, -29 degrees at Dugway, and -38 degrees at Vernal were all-time records for those locations. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - A slow moving cold front spread heavy snow across the state of Utah. Storm totals ranged up to 31 inches at Alta, with 24 inches at reported Brighton and 23 inches at Snowbird. Bitter cold weather prevailed across Alaska for the thirteenth day in a row, with morning lows of -42 degrees at Fairbanks, -48 degrees at Nenana, and -54 degrees at Bettles. Anchorage AK reported a record low of 23 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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Weather History
For Saturday, February 8, 2014
1835 - A severe cold wave gripped the southeastern U.S. The mercury dipped to 8 above at Jacksonville FL, and to zero at Savannah GA. Orange trees were killed to the roots. (David Ludlum)
1936 - The temperature at Denver CO plunged to a record 30 degrees below zero. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
1985 - Blue Canyon, CA, set a 24-hour February snowfall record by receiving 42 inches of snow from February 7th-8th.
1987 - A powerful storm produced blizzard conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Winds gusted to 86 mph at Janesville WI and Cleveland OH received 12 inches of snow. North winds of 50 to 70 mph raised the water level of southern Lake Michigan two feet, and produced waves 12 to 18 feet high, causing seven million dollars damage along the Chicago area shoreline. It was the most damage caused by shoreline flooding and erosion in the history of the city of Chicago. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Arctic air invaded the north central U.S. Hibbing MN reported a morning low of 30 degrees below zero. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 - A winter storm over California produced snow from the beaches of Malibu to the desert canyons around Palm Springs, and the snow created mammoth traffic jams in the Los Angeles Basin. Sixteen cities in the western U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Marysville CA reported an all-time record low reading of 21 degrees above zero. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Unseasonably mild weather prevailed across the south central and eastern U.S. Twenty-two cities, including five in Michigan, reported record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 53 degrees at Flint MI surpassed their previous record by ten degrees, and the high of 66 degrees at Burlington IA exceeded their old record by eight degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
2009 - Snow falls at levels above elevations of 11,000 feet on the Big Island's Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The Weather Doctor 
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Weather History
For Sunday, February 9, 2014
1933 - The temperature at Moran, WY, located next to Teton National Park, plunged to 63 degrees below zero to establish a state record. The temperature at the Riverside Ranger Station in Montana dipped to 66 below zero to establish a record for the state, and a record for the nation which stood until 1954. (David Ludlum)
1934 - The mercury dipped to 51 degrees below zero at Vanderbilt to establish a record for the state of Michigan. The temperature at Stillwater plunged to 52 degrees below zero to establish a record for the state of New York. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm off the Atlantic coast produced high winds and heavy snow in the northeastern U.S., with blizzard conditions in eastern Massachusetts. Wind gusted to 80 mph and 23.4 inches of snow produced drifts eight feet high at Cape Cod MA. It was the worst blizzard in thirty years for the Cape Cod area. Winds in some of the mountains and ridges of the Appalachian Region gusted to 100 mph. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Arctic cold invaded the north central U.S. Alliance NE plunged from 44 degrees to 12 above in just two hours, and Mobridge SD reported a wind chill of 64 degrees below zero. Winds along the eastern slopes of the Rockies gusted to 90 mph at Cheyenne WY, and reached 96 mph at Boulder CO. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1989 - A winter storm continued to bring rain and snow to southern California. Snowfall totals ranged up to 18 inches at Olancha, with three inches at Palmdale. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front erupted over eastern Texas late in the morning, and produced severe weather as they swept across the southeastern states. Early evening thunderstorms spawned a tornado which injured one person at Nat TX, and produced tennis balls size hail which caused more than half a million dollars damage around Shreveport LA. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 
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1899 - The temperature at Monterey plunged to 29 degrees below zero, establishing record for the state of Virginia. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
1973 - A major snowstorm struck the southeastern U.S. It produced as much as 18 inches in Georgia, and up to two feet of snow in South Carolina. (David Ludlum)
1978 - As much as eight inches of rain drenched southern California resulting in widespread flooding and mudslides. The heavy rainfall produced a wall of water which ripped through the mountain resort community of Hidden Springs drowning at least thirteen persons. The storm was one of the most destructive of record causing fifty million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)
1982 - Bismarck, ND, experienced its 45th consecutive day of subzero temperature readings which tied the previous record long string of subzero daily lows ending on the same date in 1937. (David Ludlum)
1987 - A storm in the northeastern U.S. produced heavy snow in southeastern Maine. Grand Falls and Woodland received 15 inches, mainly during the early morning hours, while most of the rest of the state did not even see a flake of snow. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
1988 - Bitter cold arctic air gripped the north central U.S. International Falls MN was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 35 degrees below zero. Record warm readings were reported in southern California, with highs of 78 at San Francisco and 88 at Los Angeles. San Juan Capistrano CA was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 92 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 - For the first time all month winter relaxed its grip on the nation. The temperature at Brownsville TX warmed above 60 degrees for the first time in six days, ending their second longest such cold spell of record. (The National Weather Summary)
1990 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front continued to produce severe weather across the southeastern U.S. through the morning hours and into the late afternoon. There were a total of twenty-nine tornadoes in twenty-nine hours, and 245 reports of large hail or damaging winds. Pre-dawn thunderstorms produced high winds which injured at least seventy persons in Alabama and Georgia, and caused more than twelve million dollars property damage. A tornado at Austell GA prior to daybreak injured two persons and caused two million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
2010 - A second major snowstorm, dubbed Snoverkill and Snowmaggedon 2.0, further buries the Nation's Capital with 10.8 inches of new snow. Schools, businesses and even parts of the Federal government are shut down by blizzard conditions. The city now has a deeper snowpack, 28 inches, than the 20 inches in Anchorage, AK, or 27 inches in Marquette, MI.
2011 - The coldest day in Oklahoma history sees the temperature plunge to -31°F at Nowata, OK. A US National Weather Service station at Bartlesville recorded a reading of -28°F. Both locations break the previous low temperature mark of -27°F set in 1905 and tied in 1930. The Weather Doctor 
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1955 A thunderstorm in Becker County dumped a foot of rain at Callaway.

U.S History
# 1954 - Mount Rainier in Washington State was still covered with sixteen inches of snow at the 5500 foot level following a big snow season. (David Ludlum)

# 1985 - A nearly stationary thunderstorm deluged Cheyenne, WY, with rain and hail. Six inches of rain fell in six hours producing the most damaging flash flood of record for the state. Two to five feet of hail covered the ground following the storm, which claimed twelve lives, and caused 65 million dollars property damage. (Storm Data)

# 1986 - A powerful thunderstorm produced 100 mph winds and large hail in eastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri causing 71 million dollars damage, and injuring nineteen persons. It was one of the worst thunderstorms of record for Kansas. Crops were mowed to the ground in places and roofs blown off buildings along its path, 150 miles long and 30 miles wide, from near Abilene to southeast of Pittsburg. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Record heat gripped parts of the Midwest. A dozen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lincoln, NE, with a reading of 105 degrees, Moline, IL, with an afternoon high of 103 degrees, and Burlington, IA, with a reading of 102 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Two dozen cities in the Upper Midwest reported record high temperatures for the date, including La Crosse WI with a reading of 105 degrees. Highs of 103 degrees at Milwaukee, WI, and South Bend, IN, were records for the month of August. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Hurricane Chantal made landfall along the Upper Texas coast about sunrise. Chantal deluged parts of Galveston Island and southeastern Texas with 8 to 12 inches of rain. Unofficial totals ranged up to twenty inches. Winds gusted to 82 mph at Galveston, and reached 76 mph in the Houston area. Tides were 5 to 7 feet high. The hurricane claimed two lives, and caused 100 million dollars damage. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1812 - Tornado struck parts of Westchester County NY. The same storm today would have caused major destruction.

# 1917 - 80 forest fires are ignited in Trinity County, California when an electrical storm produces hundreds of lightning bolts over a small area which was tinder-box dry from severe drought.

# 1940 - A major hurricane affected parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Flooding in inland areas was reportedly the greatest since 1607.

# 1972 - First of 25 days without measurable rain in Philadelphia, PA.

# 1978 - July 31-August 4: Over 35 inches of rain fell in the Hill Country northwest of San Antonio, TX as the remnants of Tropical Storm Amelia stalled across the area after moving inland. Major flash flooding resulted.

# 1983 - Andrews AFB MD records a wind gust to 149 mph in a microburst that occurred just ten minutes after Air Force One had landed with President Reagan aboard. Such microbursts have been the cause of terrible plane crashes.

# 1993 - The Great Midwest Flood continues: Flood stage reaches 49.58 feet in St. Louis, breaking the record set just days earlier. A fast-food restaurant moored along the waterfront breaks away and floats down the Mississippi River where it slams into the Interstate 55-70 bridge.

# 1993 - 98 in San Francisco for the hottest day ever there.

# 1997 - Earliest date in summer that a temperature reading below 50 degrees had ever been recorded at at Asheville, N.C when the temperature dropped to 49 degrees. The previous earliest was August 5, 1985.

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1896 Violent hailstorm destroys two thirds of crops in Swift County.

U.S. History
# 1885 - A tornado hit Philadelphia and Camden along its eight mile path. (David Ludlum)

# 1970 - Hurricane Celia struck the coast of Texas producing wind gusts to 161 mph at Corpus Christi, and estimated wind gusts of 180 mph at Arkansas Pass. The hurricane was the most destructive of record along the Texas coast causing 454 million dollars damage, and also claimed eleven lives. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A severe thunderstorm moved across Cheyenne, WY, during the mid afternoon. The thunderstorm produced hailstones up to two inches in diameter causing more than 37 million dollars damage. The eastern U.S. sweltered in the heat. A dozen cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Paducah KY with a reading of 102 degrees. Beckley WV established an all- time record with an afternoon high of 93 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a slow moving cold front produced severe weather from the Central High Plains to the Upper Great Lakes Region. Thunderstorms around Fort Collins, CO, produced wind gusts to 74 mph along with marble size hail. Sixteen persons were injured in the storm, most of whom were accidentlly locked out of their office building, having evacuated it when the fire alarm went off, apparently triggered by lightning. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms representing what remained of Hurricane Chantal drenched Wichita, KS, with 2.20 inches of rain in four hours during the early morning. Thunderstorms developing in Minnesota produced wind gusts to 85 mph at Baudette during the afternoon, and softball size hail at Lake Kabetogama, during the evening. Jamestown, ND, reported a record hot afternoon high of 103 degrees. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1898 - 5.84 inches of rain fell in just two hours at Philadelphia. The hydraulic pressure in the city sewers caused by the force of the accumulated runoff created overflows via toilets, basins, and sinks to rise to second floor levels in some cases.

# 1960 - Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? A home in Wauponsee Township, Illinois was struck around 7PM and then struck again around 11PM. There was significant damage to the roof, wiring and appliances in the house.

# 1964 - Muskegon, MI recorded its hottest day ever on this date with a reading of 99 degrees.

# 1979 - 6 inches of rain at fell Everman, TX causing the Litter Bugger Creek to overflow. Several homes were flooded as a result.

# 1980 - 12 inches of rain fell in 6 hours at Buffalo, N.Y.

# 1987 - $37 million in damage from 2 inch hail at Cheyenne Wyoming. 12 people were killed and 70 injured, making it the greatest hailstorm ever to strike the city. The hail drifted into 5 foot deep piles.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Workers desperate to save the historic town of Prarier du Rocher IL deliberately break at 1000 foot hole in a levee near the town to divert water headed toward the town from a levee break upstream. The quick action worked, saving the town.

# 1994 - 93 at Fairbanks AK for their hottest ever August temperature.

# 1995 - On this date, Hurricane Erin was nearing the coast of the Florida Panhandle. The hurricane had emerged into the Gulf Mexico the previous day after crossing the Florida Peninsula. By early morning, Erin's sustained winds reached 100mph in a small area near its center. A 98-mph wind gust was observed at Mary Esther Field and Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The storm came ashore near Pensacola, Florida later that morning causing six fatalities and an estimated $700 million damage. The barrier island stretching from Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach absorbed the brunt of the storm as it came ashore near Pensacola. Sustained winds of 94 mph and gusts up to 103 mph were measured at Pensacola during the height of the storm. Seven people were reported missing at sea.

# 1995 - South Bend IN is deluged with 4.83 inches of rain in 24 hours to set their greatest daily rainfall record.

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MN History
1898 Storms dump 4 and-a half inches of rain on Montevideo.

U.S. History
# 1882 - A vivid aurora was visible from Oregon to Maine, down the east coast as far as Mayport FL, and inland as far as Wellington KS. Observers at Louisville KY noted "merry dancers" across the sky, and observers at Saint Vincent, MN, noted it was probably the most brilliant ever seen at that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1930 - The temperature at Moorefield, WV, soared to 112 degrees to establish a state record, having reached 110 degrees the previous day. Widespread drought after April of that year caused some towns to haul water for domestic use, and many manufacturing plants were barely operational. (The Weather Channel)

# 1961 - Spokane WA reached an all-time record high of 108 degrees. Kalispell, MT, set an all-time record with a reading of 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - A record forty-two consecutive days of 100 degree heat finally came to an end at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. July 1980 proved to be the hottest month of record with a mean temperature of 92 degrees. There was just one day of rain in July, and there was no measurable rain in August. There were 18 more days of 100 degree heat in August, and four in September. Hot weather that summer contributed to the deaths of 1200 people nationally, and losses from the heat across the country were estimated at twenty billion dollars. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A cold front brought relief from the heat to a large part of the Midwest, while hot weather continued in the south central and eastern U.S. Morning thunderstorms in Nebraska deluged the town of Dalton with 8.71 inches of rain, along with hail three inches in diameter, which accumulated up to four feet deep near the town of Dix. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Iowa to Lower Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours, producing golf ball size hail and spawning several tornadoes. A thunderstorm at Maquoketa, IA, produced wind gusts to 75 mph. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from eastern Nebraska and northeastern Kansas to the Great Lakes Region, with 150 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the afternoon, evening, and nighttime hours. Thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Claremont, MN, and wind gusts to 75 mph at Milwaukee, WI. Thunderstorms representing what once was Hurricane Chantal produced five inches of rain at Grant, MI, and deluged Chicago, IL, with more than three inches of rain in three hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1666 - A violent hurricane raked the island of Guadeloupe. Every boat on its coast was dashed to bits, including a 17 ship fleet with 2000 troops that went down in the storm. The island's batteries, with walls 6 feet thick, were destroyed, and the large cannons washed away.

# 1915 - 75 people died in flooding in Erie PA. Many streets were flooded and bridges washed away.

# 1960 - -127 degrees F at Vostok Antarctica would remain the coldest temperature ever recorded on earth for many years, until 1983 when a reading of -128.6F was observed in the same location.

# 1979 - Strong winds from a thunderstorm damaged a roller rink roof 50 miles NE of Waterloo, IA. A barn was destroyed and trees and power lines were downed.

# 1990 - A total of 0.84 inches of rain in Casper, WY. The normal rainfall for all of August is 0.63 inches.

# 1998 - Dallas saw its streak of 29 consecutive days with temperatures 100 degrees or hotter at DFW come to an end. It was the second longest streak of 100 degree plus days in the city's history. As impressive as it was, it was not even close to 42 straight days that saw 100 or higher in 1980 which was also broken on August 4th of that year.

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1904 Detroit Lakes woman is hit by lightning. It melted her hairpins and steel in corset
but does not kill her.

U.S. History
# 1843 - A spectacular cloudburst near Philadelphia turned the small creeks and streams entering the Delaware River into raging torrents. As much as sixteen inches of rain fell in just three hours. Flooding destroyed thirty-two county bridges, and caused nineteen deaths. It is believed that several small tornadoes accompanied the torrential rains, one of which upset and sank more than thirty barges on the Schuylkill River. (David Ludlum)

# 1961 - The temperature at Ice Harbor Dam, WA, soared to 118 degrees to equal the state record established at Wahluke on the 24th of July in 1928. The afternoon high of 111 degrees at Havre, MT, was an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked eastern South Dakota. The thunderstorms spawned half a dozen tornadoes, produced softball size hail at Bowdle, and produced wind gusts to 90 mph south of Watertown. Hot weather continued in eastern Texas. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Houston and 106 degrees at Waco equalled records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Indiana and Lower Michigan to Pennsylvania and New York State during the day. Thunderstorms in Michigan produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Ashley, Hastings and Lennon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, and from Iowa to the Upper Ohio Valley, with 216 reports of large hail or damaging winds between early Saturday morning and early Sunday morning. Thunderstorms moving across Iowa around sunrise produced extremely high winds which caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Carroll and Greene Counties. Thunderstorm winds at Jefferson IA reached 102 mph. Afternoon thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Bay Mills, WI. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1924 - Water temperature of 96 degrees is measured by a ship in the Persian Gulf.

# 1959 - 24 hour rainfall record for Iowa is set with 16.70 inches in Decatur County August 5-6.

# 1980 - 39 degrees on this date in Casper WY established new record low by 9 degrees.

# 1983 - 2.89 inches inches of rain fell in 38 minutes at Denver CO.

# 1989 - Winds gusted to 92 mph during a thunderstorm at Norfolk NE.

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1866 Torrential rain dumps 10.30 inches at Sibley in 24 hours. Widespread flooding
occurs washing out bridges and drowning many people. In Fillmore County it is known
as the "Wisel Flood" because 3 members of the Wisel family perished in the flood.

1969 Tornadoes sweep across north, hitting Ely, Backus, Outing and Dark Lake.
Damage could still be seen 20 years later in the BWCA.

U.S. History
# 1890 - Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the ground in Adair County and Union County in Iowa. The hail drifted into six foot mounds, and in some places remained on the ground for twenty- six days. (The Weather Channel)

# 1918 - Unusually hot weather began to overspread the Atlantic Coast States, from the Carolinas to southern New England. The temperature soared to an all-time record high of 106 degrees at Washington D.C., and Cumberland and Keedysville hit 109 degrees to establish a state record for Maryland. Temperatures were above normal east of the Rockies that month, with readings much above normal in the Lower Missouri Valley. Omaha NE reached 110 degrees. (David Ludlum)

# 1959 - A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped 16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County IA. The total was accepted as Iowa's 24 hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - Evening thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Winner SD damaging two hundred homes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee, WI, with 6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the city. Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of the main terminal at the airport. Flooding caused 5.9 million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one person. Death Valley, CA, reported a morning low of 97 degrees. A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL with nearly six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Pennsylvania and New York State. A cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Livingston MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from northwestern Texas to the Southern Appalachians, and in the northeastern U.S. There were 136 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the day and evening. Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region produced tennis ball size hail northwest of Buffalo OK, and wind gusts to 100 mph at Pampa TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1881 - Smoke from Michigan forest fires created a yellow pall over the Northeast. Candles were necessary for light at noontime.

# 1947 - 98 at Sault Ste. Marie MI sets their all-time record high temperature.

# 1959 - Hurricane Dot crossed Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. Winds gusted to 125 mph. Up to 9 inches of rain fell on the island of Hawaii. $2.7 million in losses just in cane crop.

# 1979 - 100 degrees at Salt Lake City UT tied the record for the date. It was the 5th day of temperatures 100 degrees or hotter during the month.

# 1992 - A firefighter in Sarasota County Florida was struck by lightning while fighting a fire that was caused by a lightning strike. He was knocked unconscious.

# 1993 - Virginia experiences its worst tornado outbreak ever as 18 tornadoes rip through the state in 5 hours. In an average year, only six tornadoes are reported in the state and the worst outbreak prior to this date produced just ten twisters. The most devastating tornado caused severe damage in the historic part of Petersburg, then moved on to Pocahontas Island and into Colonial Heights. Here the storm ripped apart a WalMart store, killing three people and injuring nearly 200. The F4 twister was the first known violent tornado in Virginia history. It killed a total of 4 people and injured 246 along its 12 mile path. Total damages were nearly $50 million.

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1863 Forest City observer sees what he calls a "perfect tornado." He noted that it "drove
principally from west to east and lasted about one half hour."

1896 Final day of a massive heat wave with 104 at Le Sueur and Mazeppa.

1955 The climate record of George W. Richards of Maple Plain ends. He recorded
weather data with lively notations on phenology and weather events. He began taking
observations when he was eleven in 1883. He continued to take observations for 72 years,
with 66 years as a National Weather Service Cooperator.

1968 7.09 inches of rain fell at Mankato. 1,200 homes had slight to heavy damage.
Highways 169 and 22 were blocked by mud slides.

U.S History
# 1904 - A flash flood near Pueblo, CO, washed a train from the tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge, weakened by the floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way under the weight of the train dashing all but the sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants. Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad beds delaying trains as much as five days. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1918 - Philadelphia, PA, established an all-time record with a high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high of 102 degrees. Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ and Somerville NJ established state records for the month of August. (The Weather Channel) (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1984 - El Paso, TX, normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown El Paso under five feet of water. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three touched down in 24 hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1987 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro, NC, with 3.37 inches of rain. Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two inches of rain, at Sierra Vista. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Waco, TX, with a reading of 107 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees at Marquette, MI, was their twenty-third of the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81 mph reported at McCool, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Valentine, NE, with a reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37 degrees. Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 30 degrees. Unseasonably hot weather prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record highs of 100 degress at Daytona Beach, FL, 101 degrees at Walla Walla, WA, and 103 degrees at Hanford, WA. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1975 - Miserable heat in the Big Apple. New York City swelters through its hottest day ever, with a high of 102 and a low of only 82. Philadelphia also set a record with 108.

# 1979 - Not a very nice day in Spearfish, SD. Three different hailstorms occurred in the same afternoon. One produced baseball size hail and the other two produced hailstones to golfball size.

# 1980 - 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the North Concho River north of San Angelo Texas causing the River to rise 15 feet and nearly sweeping away several campers.

# 1983 - 104.5 degrees at Thunder Bay, Ontario marks their hottest day of all time.

# 1983 - An unusual westward moving cyclone crossed India to the Arabian Peninsula. Indian butterflies never seen before would miraculously appear a few days later in Abu Dhabi and Oman after being blown 625 miles by the storm.

# 1989 - Phoenix sets a record with its 62nd consecutive plus 100 degree day. The record would be broken just four years later.

# 1990 - Nome, AK observed its ninth thunderstorm of the year. Not very notable, unless you consider the fact that that number was more than the city had observed in the past twenty years combined.

# 1991 - Norfolk VA measured 0.69 inches of rain in 12 minutes.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993: Main flood crest reaches Cairo IL where the river is joined by the Ohio River. No serious flooding will occur further south because the river becomes wider and deeper.

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# 1878 - The temperature at Denver, CO, soars to an all-time record high of 105 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1881 - A cloudburst and flash flood occurred at Central Springs, CO, and Idaho Springs, CO. (David Ludlum)

# 1882 - An August snowstorm was reported by a ship on Lake Michigan. A thick cloud reportedly burst on the decks covering them with snow and slush six inches deep. Snow showers were observed at shore points that day. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - The temperature at Big Horn Basin, WY, reached 115 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorm rains in eastern Nebraska sent the Wahoo River and Ithica River above flood stage. Thunderstorm rains in western Iowa sent the Nishnabotna River over flood stage. Up to seven inches of rain deluged the Council Bluffs area Friday evening and Saturday morning. Thunderstorms produced 4.4 inches of rain in three hours Friday evening, along with golf ball size hail. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a slow moving cold front produced severe weather from central Kansas to southern Wisconsin late in the day. Thunderstorms in Iowa produced hail three inches in diameter at Vinton, and produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Donohue and near Mount Pleasant. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - A total of ninety-nine cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Alpena MI with a reading of 40 degrees. Mount Mitchell NC was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 35 degrees. Early evening thunderstorms around Las Vegas NV produced wind gusts to 116 mph. The high winds damaged or destroyed about eighty- two aircraft at Henderson Sky Harbor Airport and McCarran International Airport, causing fourteen million dollars damage. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1829 - Major tornado affected areas of northern New York State.

# 1898 - The official rain gauge at Fort Mohave AZ was blown over by the furious winds that accompanied a thunderstorm on this date. However, a wash tub was reported to have received 8 inches of rain during the 45 minute storm.

# 1967 - Over ten inches of rain falls during a two week period to cause the Great Fairbanks Flood. $100 million in damage is the result.

# 1979 - 13 people attending a fair in Marion OH near Columbus were injured by flying debris from a tornado.

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1948 7.72 inches of rain at Mankato.

U.S History
# 1878 - The second most deadly tornado in New England history struck Wallingford CT killing 34 persons, injuring 100 others, and completely destroying thirty homes. The tornado started as a waterspout over a dam on the Quinnipiac River. It was 400 to 600 feet wide, and had a short path length of two miles. (The Weather Channel)

# 1969 - A tornado hit Cincinnati OH killing four persons and causing fifteen million dollars property damage. The tornado moved in a southeasterly direction at 40 to 50 mph. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Florida baked in the summer heat. Nine cities reported record high temperatures for the date, including Jacksonville with a reading of 101 degrees. Miami FL reported a record high of 98 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Tropical Storm Beryl deluged Biloxi with 6.32 inches of rain in 24 hours, and in three days drenched Pascagoula MS with 15.85 inches of rain. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Southern Plains Region and over the Central High Plains Region. Thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 92 mph at Harrah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in Arizona deluged Yuma with record torrential rains for the second time in two weeks. The rainfall total of 5.25 inches at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot established a state 24 hour record, and was nearly double the normal annual rainfall. Some of the homes were left with four feet of water in them. Seventy-six cities in the south central and eastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. Lake Charles LA equaled their record for August with a low of 61 degrees. Canaan Valley WV was the cold spot in the nation with a low of 32 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1930 - Tennessee records it hottest temperature ever (113F) at Perryville.

# 1976 - Hurricane Belle passes just off the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a category 3 storm heading northward. Hurricane warnings are extended to the coastal sections of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island where tides as high as 12-15 feet are expected. Fortunately, the hurricane weakened before landfall early the next morning near Jones Beach on Long Island.

# 1979 - Major flooding on Lost Creek in West Virginia. Water up to 7 feet deep in the town of Clarksburg WV.

# 1980 - Hurricane Allen threatens the Texas coast. Air Force reconnaissance measured a very low central pressure of 916mb.

# 1980 - Severe lightning across West Virginia. Two people were struck on a golf course near Vienna WV. A person standing between the two victims was uninjured. 12 people were injured when lightning struck during a prayer service near Bluefield.

# 1997 - Flash flooding in the Arizona desert weakened a bridge over a normally dry stream bed, causing the track to buckle and derail AMTRAK's Southwest Chief 13 miles east of Kingman AZ. 116 people on board were injured.

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MN History
1939 Cloudburst at Two Harbors. 5.2 inches of rain fell.

2004 Cool Canadian air was ushered in on strong northwest winds. International Falls
had its coldest high temperature ever for August with 49 degrees. The Twin Cities only
saw a high of 59.

U.S. History
# 1882 - Sandusky OH noted a four minute snow squall during the morning, frost was reported in the suburbs of Chicago, and a killing frost was reported at Cresco IA. (The Weather Channel)

# 1898 - The temperature at Pendleton OR climbed all the way to 119 degrees at set a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1924 - Colorado's deadliest tornado killed a woman and nine children in one house along its twenty-mile path east southeast of Thurman. Mennonite men had left the farm to provide possible aid, as the 200-yard wide storm was first seen while far away.(The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - Hurricane Allen came ashore above Brownsville, TX, dropping fifteen inches of rain near San Antonio, and up to 20 inches in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Tidal flooding occurred along the South Texas coast. Hurricane Allen packed winds to 150 mph, and also spawned twenty-nine tornadoes. Total damage from the storm was estimated at 750 million dollars. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Unseasonably hot weather continued in the southeastern U.S. Ten cities in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina reported record high temperatures for the date. Macon GA hit 101 degrees. A tropical depression deluged southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana with torrential rains. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Citizens of Bluefield, WV, where the Chamber of Commerce provides free lemonade on days when the temperature warms into the 90s, were able to celebrate their record high of 90 degrees. Eight other cities also reported record high temperatures for the date,including Bismarck ND with a reading of 102 degrees.(The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thirty-eight cities in the south central and southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Asheville NC with a reading of 48 degrees, and Victoria TX with a low of 63 degrees. Oklahoma City OK reported a record cool afternoon high of 71 degrees, and the daily high of 64 degrees at Raleigh NC established a record for August. In Arizona, a record sixty-four day streak of 100 degree days at Phoenix came to an end.(The National Weather Summary)

...and more History
# 1778 - Major hurricane along the east coast (10th-13th). The storm could have played a decisive role in a major naval battle between the French and British fleets, but British naval commanders failed to capitalize on their advantage after the larger French ships were damaged more heavily by the storm.

# 1856 - The Last Island Disaster. Last Island, or Isle Derniere, was a small spit of land 150 miles east of Cameron LA. It was just 22 miles long and less than one mile wide in most places. At its highest point, the island was less than 6 feet above the Gulf of Mexico. It had 20 small cottages and a two story hotel, called Muggah's Hotel. Many prominent Louisiana families vacationed there to enjoy the cool breezes off the Gulf of Mexico. They were shuttled to and from the island by a steamboat named The Star. By Saturday, August 9th, it was evident that a storm was approaching, but more guests arrived on The Star that fateful Sunday morning. By noon, the wind had increased and the surf was rapidly moving further and further up the beach. Winds mounted to hurricane force by mid-afternoon and a storm surge rushed across the island. Survivors from the island huddled in the hotel, but it gradually was breaking apart. The Star picked up survivors and the ship escaped being sunk by the fearsome storm when the Captain ordered the upper woodwork of the top deck torn away. 140 people perished in the storm. Today all you will find there are pelicans and other birds.

# 1936 - Arkansas records its hottest temperature ever (120F) at Ozark. Plains LA reached 114 the same day. Other all-time record highs set on this date included 110 in Little Rock, 117 in Texarkana AR, and 115 in Tulsa OK.

# 1987 - Ely NV records their all-time record high temperature with a reading of 102 degrees.

# 1993 - Lightning struck a nursing home at Sandy UT. A patient was struck when the current entered his room, temporarily blinding him, but freeing him of intense pain for 24 hours that he had been suffering.

# 1996 - Widespread power outages occurred across the West. Blazing heat covered the West for much of the summer and was blamed for the Blackout which affected over four million people. Residents of California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Baja California in Mexico, and Alberta in Canada lost power when the massive blackout occurred. High temperatures in the 90s and 100s sent the demand for power to high levels, as people turned on their air conditioners to find relief from the heat. Some of the specific highs on August 10 included 88 degrees in Seattle, Washington, 98 degrees in Portland, Oregon, a record breaking 100 degrees in Burns, Oregon, 106 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona, and a record 110 degrees in Sacramento, California. Temperatures in the deserts of California and Arizona were in the 110-120 degree range. As a result of the power outage, residents of Los Angeles were unable to find relief from the heat at the oceans edge. Beaches were closed after a pump failed at a sewage treatment plant, sending raw sewage into the Pacific Ocean. Beaches in a eight mile stretch were closed as the water was deemed unsafe for people to swim in.

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MN History
1899 A lightning bolt from "clear skies" destroys a storefront in Fisher, Polk County.

1945 Downpour over Red Wing. nearly 8 inches of rain fell.

U.S. History
# 1940 - A major hurricane struck Savannnah, GA, and Charleston, SC, causing the worst inland flooding since 1607. (David Ludlum)

# 1944 - The temperature at Burlington, VT, soared to an all-time record high of 101 degrees. (The Weather Channel) The "Dog Days" officially come to an end on this date, having begun the third day in July. Superstition has it that dogs tend to become mad during that time of the year. (The Weather Channel)

# 1980 - Clouds and moisture from Hurricane Allen provided a brief break from the torrid Texas heatwave, with daily highs mostly in the 70s to lower 90s. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - An early evening thunderstorm in Wyoming produced hail up to two inches in diameter from Alva to Hulett. Snow plows had to be used to clear Highway 24 south of Hulett, where hail formed drifts two feet deep. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Moisture from what remained of Tropical Storm Beryl resulted in torrential rains across eastern Texas. Twelve and a half inches of rain deluged Enterprise TX, which was more than the amount received there during the previous eight months. Philadelphia PA reported a record forty-four days of 90 degree weather for the year. Baltimore MD and Newark NJ reported a record fourteen straight days of 90 degree heat. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - One of the most severe convective outbreaks of record came to a climax in southern California after four days. Thunderstorms deluged Benton CA with six inches of rain two days in a row, and the flooding which resulted caused more than a million dollars damage to homes and highways. Thunderstorms around Yellowstone Park WY produced four inches of rain in twenty minutes resulting in fifteen mudslides. Thunderstorms over Long Island NY drenched Suffolk County with 8 to 10 inches of rain. Twenty-three cities in the southeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date. It was, for some cities, the fourth straight morning of record cold temperatures. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1884 - August 11th marks the official end of Dog Days. A thunderstorm brought at least a temporary end to them in Miami on this date. Miami reported a record high of 96 degrees before thunderstorms moved in, dropping the temperature. In fact, they cooled off so dramatically that a new low temperature record was also set for the date with 70 degrees. Actually, some of the United States' hottest weather occurs after August 11th. Primarily, its just an excuse to take it easy during the lazy, hazy days of summer.

# 1914 - 108 at Northwest River in Newfoundland established the record high temperature for the province.

# 1928 - 7.31 inches of rain in 24 hours at Washington DC on the 11th and 12th established an all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the city.

# 1968 - A young girl in a lake was injured when a dust devil near Bristol, Connecticut, carried a 150 pound roof covering a picnic area into the lake.

# 1979 - The mercury was plummeting over portions of the Arrowhead of Minnesota. The temperature at Embarrass MN fell to 28 degrees, accompanied by a hard freeze.

# 1980 - The Democratic National Convention in Madison Square Garden could not even drown out the din of a major thunderstorm that affected the New York City area. 70 mph winds and major lightning knocked out power to over 30,000 people.

# 1984 - 11 inches of rain fell in 24 hours at Dulles Airport near Washington D.C.

# 1986 - Atlanta GA saw its streak of 38 consecutive days with 90 degrees or hotter finally come to an end with a reading of 89 degrees.

# 1993 - Unusual high elevation tornado in the Ashley National Forest of Utah produces path 17 miles long and as much as 1/2 mile wide. The storm attained an F3 strength, destroying 1000 acres of trees. The highest elevation damage was observed at 10,800 feet.

# 1997 - A cloudy, rainy day across southern Michigan has resulted in a new lowest daily maximum temperature in Lansing and tied a record in Grand Rapids. The high temperature at Lansing was just 64 degrees. The previous record was 65 set in 1994. In Grand Rapids today's high of 64 ties the previous low maximum set back in 1902.

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post Aug 12 2008, 01:18 PM
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August 12

MN History
1821 The end of an eight-day heat wave at Ft. Snelling. Temperatures were in the 90's
each day.

2000 Record setting dew points in Minnesota. The Twin Cities had a dew point of 76
with a rare 80-degree dew point at Faribault.

U.S. History
# 1778 - A Rhode Island hurricane prevented an impending British-French sea battle, and caused extensive damage over southeast New England. (David Ludlum)

# 1933 - The temperature at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, CA, hit 127 degrees to establish a U.S. record for the month of August. (The Weather Channel)

# 1936 - The temperature at Seymour, TX, hit 120 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1955 - During the second week of August hurricanes Connie and Diane produced as much as 19 inches of rain in the northeastern U.S. forcing rivers from Virginia to Massachusetts into a high flood. Westfield MA was deluged with 18.15 inches of rain in 24 hours, and at Woonsocket RI the Blackstone River swelled from seventy feet in width to a mile and a half. Connecticut and the Delaware Valley were hardest hit. Total damage in New England was 800 million dollars, and flooding claimed 187 lives. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Early afternoon thunderstorms in Arizona produced 3.90 inches of rain in ninety minutes at Walnut National Monument (located east of Flagstaff), along with three inches of pea size hail, which had to be plowed off the roads. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Fifteen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Youngstown OH reported twenty-six days of 90 degree weather for the year, a total equal to that for the entire decade of the 1970s. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms were scattered across nearly every state in the Union by late in the day. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Fergus Falls MN, and golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph at Black Creek WI. In the Chicago area, seven persons at a forest preserve in North Riverside were injured by lightning. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1910 - Electrical storms ignite numerous forest fires in the Bitteroot Mountains of Idaho. Entire towns are razed and 163 people die, including 78 firefighters.

# 1985 - A major August snowfall closed the Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado. Snowfall amounts of up to 1 inch were reported down to 9000 feet in the Breckinridge area.

# 1986 - Flagstaff AZ picked up 3.04 inches of rain , the most ever for any August day.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993:Flood waters flowing past Tarbert Landing MS on the Mississippi River reach 832,000 cubic feet per second, which is nearly four times the normal August flow.

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post Aug 13 2008, 01:40 PM
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MN History
1964 A taste of fall over area with 26 in Bigfork and 30 in Campbell.

U.S. History
# 1919 - High winds and heavy rain struck the Middle Atlantic Coast Region. In New Jersey, winds gusted to 60 mph at Atlantic City, and nine inches of rain fell at Tuckerton. The wind and rain leveled crops and stripped trees of fruit causing several million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1980 - The afternoon high at New York City was just 89 degrees. But there were fifteen days of 90 degree heat during the month, their hottest August of record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1985 - Hail larger than golf balls, driven by 70 mph winds, moved down crops, stripped trees, and broke windows, near Logan KS. Road graders cleared three foot drifts of hail on Kansas Highway 9 east of Logan. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms deluged the Central Gulf Coast States with torrential rains. Thunderstorms in Mississippi drenched Marion County with up to 15 inches of rain during the morning hours, with 12.2 inches reported at Columbia. Floodwaters swept cars away in the Lakeview subdivision of Columbia when the the Lakeview Dam broke. Flash flooding caused more than three million dollars damage in Marion County. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Lansing MI reported a record 35 days of 90 degree weather for the year, Detroit MI reported a record 37 days of 90 degree heat for the year, and Williamsport PA reported a record 38 days of 90 degree weather for the year. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing in a tropical airmass over the northeastern U.S. soaked Connecticut and Massachusetts with four to eight inches of rain over the weekend, between the 11th and 13th of the month. Hartford CT received 7.70 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1831 - Blue sun in the South. Would be observed for several days.

# 1955 - Hurricane Connie dumps 5 to 8 inches of rain on Southeastern Pennsylvania, ending a drought that had been plaguing the area.

# 1978 - Four inches of snow at Salmon, ND.

# 1986 - 3.04 inches of rain fell at Flagstaff AZ to establish a new record for any day in the month of August.

# 1991 - It had never rained on this date in Stockton CA (since weather records started in 1906) until today, when 0.05 of an inch of rain fell.

# 1993 - 65th consecutive day of 100 degree plus temperatures in Phoenix, breaking record set just four years earlier.

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post Aug 14 2008, 04:12 PM
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August 14

MN History
1978 Boundary Waters area hit by a tornado, some of the damage could still be seen 10
years later.

U.S. History
# 1936 - Temperatures across much of eastern Kansas soared above 110 degrees. Kansas City MO hit an all-time record high of 113 degrees. It was one of sixteen consecutive days of 100 degree heat for Kansas City. During that summer there were a record 53 days of 100 degree heat, and during the three summer months Kansas City received just 1.12 inches of rain. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)

# 1987 - Slow moving thunderstorms deluged northern and western suburbs of Chicago IL with torrential rains. O'Hare Airport reported 9.35 inches in 18 hours, easily exceeding the previous 24 hour record of 6.24 inches. Flooding over a five day period resulted in 221 million dollars damage. It was Chicago's worst flash flood event, particularly for northern and western sections of the city. Kennedy Expressway became a footpath for thousands of travelers to O'Hare Airport as roads were closed. The heavy rains swelled the Des Plaines River above flood stage, and many persons had to be rescued from stalled vehicles on flooded roads. (13th- 14th) (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel)

# 1988 - Eighteen cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, and the water temperature at Lake Erie reached a record 80 degrees. Portland ME reported a record fourteen straight days of 80 degree weather. Milwaukee WI reported a record 34 days of 90 degree heat for the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms resulted in about fifty reports of severe weather in the northeastern U.S. One person was killed at Stockbridge MI when a tornado knocked a tree onto their camper. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Afternoon thunderstorms in Illinois soaked the town of Battendorf with 2.10 inches of rain in thirty minutes. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Hobson. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1724 - First recorded tornado in Pennsylvania history. Moved from Chester County to Bucks County.

# 1933 - The Great Tillamook Burn breaks out in western Oregon as fires ignite.

# 1969 - Tropical Storm Camille forms near the island of Grand Cayman. From the beginning, it was evident that Camille would be an explosive storm. First reports from the reconnaissance plane indicated the storm had already reached tropical storm strength with a central pressure of 999mb and winds of 55 mph. By afternoon, the storm would already be classified as a hurricane with a central pressure of 964 mb.

# 1979 - 1.56 inches of rain fell in Las Vegas NV. The thunderstorms also knocked out power for up to 12 hours.

# 1980 - 100 degrees or hotter for the 53rd day in Dallas Texas, establishing the all-time record for 100 degree plus days in a year.

# 1993 - Great Mississippi River Flood: crest reaches New Orleans LA, but is hardly noticed as the wider and deeper river only rises to 12.5 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. The only real effect noticed was the unusual amount of debris in the water.

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post Aug 15 2008, 01:41 PM
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MN History
1936 St. Paul swelters with a high of 108.

U.S. History
# 1787 - Tornadoes were reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Wethersfield CT was hard hit by the tornado outbreak. (David Ludlum)

# 1946 - Saint Louis, MO, was deluged with a record 8.78 inches of rain in 24 hours. (The Weather Channel)

# 1967 - The "Sundance Fire" in northern Idaho was started by lightning. Winds of 50 mph carried firebrands as much as ten miles in advance to ignite new fires, and as a result, the forest fire spread twenty miles across the Selkirk Mountains in just twelve hours, burning 56,000 acres. The heat of the fire produced whirlwinds of flame with winds up to 300 mph which flung giant trees about like matchsticks. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a sharp cold front produced severe weather in the Upper Midwest during the afternoon and evening hours, with Minnesota and eastern South Dakota hardest hit. A thunderstorm in west central Minnesota spawned a tornado at Eagle Lake which killed one person and injured eight others. A thunder- storm in eastern South Dakota produced softball size hail at Warner. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thirty five cities in twenty states in the north central and northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Lamoni IA and Baltimore MD, where the mercury hit 105 degrees. Temperatures 100 degrees or above were reported in twenty-two states. Pierre SD was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 114 degrees. Bluefield WV reported eight straight days of record heat. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in eastern New Mexico produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Clovis. Evening thunderstorms in West Texas produced baseball size hail around Hereford, Dimmitt, Ware and Dalhart. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1928 - Hottest reading ever in province of Quebec with temperature of 104 at Bark Lake.

# 1969 - Camille becomes a hurricane south of Cuba and enters the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 115 mph.

# 1977 - Lightning struck a cement well covering near Mankato MN, causing shattered pieces of concrete to be blown over 30 feet, damaging cars.

# 1979 - Early season chill across the Midwest and East where major low temperature records fell.

# 1985 - Near Whitehall, New York, lightning struck a farmhand. After he was revived, en-route to the hospital, his ambulance was hit by lightning, resulting in a fire and explosion which slightly injured the medics. The farmhand later died at the hospital.

# 1988 - Temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 103 degrees, followed by powerful thunderstorms that produced wind gusts to 70 mph. Up to 100,000 homes and businesses were without power.

# 1993 - Hurricane Fernanda, east of Hawaii, had a well-developed eye 85 miles in diameter.

# 1995 - Residents of the Southeast held their breath as Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall on the Florida coast near Panama City. The area had experienced some of its worst flooding ever a month earlier as a result of Tropical Storm Alberto. Fortunately, the storm was moving much more quickly than Alberto, so no major flooding from rainfall occurred. Some coastal flooding was reported from Apalachicola to Cedar Key. In addition, 23 tornadoes were caused by the remnants of Beryl in South Carolina.

# 1995 - Apalachicola sets their all-time record high with a reading of 103 degrees. You might think that a location such as Apalachicola would have a "hotter" record high, but they benefit most of the time from cooling sea breezes from the Gulf of Mexico.

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post Aug 16 2008, 01:41 PM
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MN History
1981 Chilly across the state with Tower reporting a low of 33 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1777 - The Battle of Bennington, delayed a day by rain, was fought. The rain delayed British reinforcements, and allowed the Vermont Militia to arrive in time, enabling the Americans to win a victory by defeating two enemy forces, one at a time. (David Ludlum)

# 1909 - A dry spell began in San Bernardino County of southern California that lasted until the 6th of May in 1912, a stretch of 994 days! Another dry spell, lasting 767 days, then began in October of 1912. (The Weather Channel)

# 1916 - Altapass NC was deluged with 22.22 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms developing along a cold front produced severe weather from Oklahoma to Wisconsin and Lower Michigan. Thunderstorms in central Illinois produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Springfield which toppled two large beer tents at the state fair injuring 58 persons. Thunderstorms also drenched Chicago IL with 2.90 inches of rain, making August 1987 their wettest month of record. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms developing along a slow moving cold front produced severe weather from North Dakota to Lower Michigan during the day. Nine tornadoes were sighted in North Dakota, and thunderstorms also produced hail three inches in diameter at Lakota ND, and wind gusts to 83 mph at Marais MI. Thirty-seven cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Rockford IL with a reading of 104 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced golf ball size hail at La Junta CO, Intercanyon CO, and Custer SD. Afternoon thunderstorms over South Texas drenched Brownsville with 2.60 inches of rain. Fair skies allowed viewing of the late evening full lunar eclipse from the Great Lakes Region to the Northern and Central Plains Region, and across much of the western third of the country. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1879 - Massive waterspout at Barnstable MA.

# 1946 - (15th-16th): St. Louis, Missouri, set its 24-hour rainfall record with a deluge of 8.78 inches.

# 1969 - Early on Saturday evening, August 16th, an Air Force reconnaissance plane investigating Hurricane Camille in the Gulf of Mexico found an unbelievably low central pressure of 905 mb. This information allowed forecasters to warn residents along the coast that Camille would cause damage of unprecedented proportions.

# 1978 - Foot of snow fell at Yellowstone National Park.

# 1979 - Tornado destroyed two homes at Pinon CA near Palm Springs.

# 1980 - Massive flooding in Texas along the Cueces and Frio Rivers. Heavy rainfall from Hurricane Allen pushed rivers to levels to as much as 10 feet above flood stage.

# 1987 - 13.23 inches of rain for the month at Chicago IL established their all-time August rainfall record.

# 1988 - Water temperature at Jersey Shore NH was only 53.1 degrees, breaking the old record. Just two weeks earlier, the surf temperature had been a balmy 79 degrees!

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew, destined to become the third strongest landfalling United States hurricane, is born far out in the Eastern Atlantic as a tropical depression.

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post Aug 17 2008, 02:13 PM
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MN History
1946 A tornado kills 11 people in the Mankato area around 6:52PM. A 27 ton road
grader was hurled about 100 feet. Another tornado an hour later destroys downtown
Wells.

U.S History
# 1915 - A hurricane hit Galveston, TX, with wind gusts to 120 mph and a twelve foot storm surge. The storm claimed 275 lives, including forty-two on Galveston Island, with most deaths due to drowning. Of 250 homes built outside the seawall (which was constructed after the catastrophic hurricane of 1900), just ten percent were left standing. (The Weather Channel)

# 1969 - Camille, the second worst hurricane in U.S. history, smashed into the Mississippi coast. Winds gusted to 172 mph at Main Pass Block LA, and to 190 mph near Bay Saint Louis MS. The hurricane claimed 256 lives, and caused 1.3 billion dollars damage. Several ocean going ships were carried over seven miles inland by the hurricane. The hurricane produced winds to 200 mph, and a storm surge of 24.6 feet. Complete destruction occurred in some coastal areas near the eye of the hurricane. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in the Northern and Central Plains Region. One thunderstorm spawned a tornado near Fairbury NE, along with baseball size hail and wind gusts to 100 mph, causing severe crop damage west of town. Ten cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Syracuse NY hit 97 degrees for the first time in twenty-two years. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Fifty-five cities, from the Middle Mississippi Valley to the Middle Atlantic Coast Region, reported record high temperatures for the date. Beckley WV reported an all-time record high of 96 degrees, and Baltimore MD hit 104 degrees, marking their thirteenth day of the year with 100 degree heat. Chicago IL equaled a record with 46 days of 90 degree weather for the year. Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Wisconsin to New Jersey. Thunderstorms in New Jersey produced high winds which gusted to 92 mph at Wrightstown, and blew down a circus tent at Lavallette injuring fourteen persons. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms produced three to six inch rains in Oklahoma, and the Arkalatex area of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Tom OK was soaked with 5.98 inches of rain, and Foreman AR received 5.55 inches. Evening thunderstorms produced high winds in the Wasatch Front of northern Utah. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 66 mph at Salt Lake City, and flash flooding caused up to two million dollars damage to a marina on Lake Powell. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1784 - Two tornadoes in Southington, CT. "It seems to have been occasioned by the meeting of two heavy clouds, one from the south and the other from the north. The whole storm therefore collected with amazing blackness and centered at the place above mentioned; producing such a scene of desolation, as perhaps the memory of the oldest man cannot recollect to have been produced by a similar cause in New England. Connecticut Courant (Hartford), August 24, 1784.

# 1885 - 130 degrees on this date in Amos CA. It's never been hotter in the U.S. in August.

# 1899 - San Cirriaoe Hurricane. 50 killed as 13 vessels either are beached or lost on North Carolina coast.

# 1929 - Haiti leveled by hurricane along with an earthquake and tidal waves.

# 1969 - Hurricane Camille was on the move again in the Gulf of Mexico, 250 miles south of the Alabama coast. Originally predicted to strike the Florida Panhandle in the Panama City area, Camille started moving more westward that Sunday morning, prompting warnings to be hurriedly raised along the Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana coasts. Later that day, an Air Force reconnaissance plane found the lowest barometric pressure that had ever been recorded to that date (901 mb or 26.61") along with winds of 210 mph. It was obvious that Camille would bring catastrophic destruction to the Mississippi coast and last minute evacuations were stepped up. When Camille's eye smashed into Pass Christian, Mississippi that night around 11 pm, it had winds over 200 mph and a storm tide of 27 feet above normal. As a result, 143 people perished along the coast and 27 were never found. The noise level in the storm was measured at 120 decibels, the equivalent of a rocket engine. Camille's legacy of damage did not end at the coast. Another 113 people would die in flash floods and landslides caused by rainfall from the dying Camille over the Appalachian Mountains. A total of 5571 people would be injured. Damage exceeded $1 billion.

# 1979 - Record cold from the Deep South to New England. Frost was observed in the mountains of West Virginia.

# 1992 - The famous Andrew becomes a tropical storm.

# 1994 - Central Oklahoma is pounded by severe thunderstorms. Wind gusts to 113 mph were recorded at Meno. At Mangum, the winds gusted to 104 mph and 97 mph at Hobart. 30 mobile homes were destroyed by hail and wind at Okarche. Hailstones measured 4.5 inches in diameter.

# 1994 - Today marked the 41st consecutive day with temperatures 90 degrees or hotter in Boise ID, which is a record for that city.

# 1995 - Hurricane Felix stalled off the mid-Atlantic Coast after upper atmosphere winds that steered it faded away. An area of high atmospheric pressure to the west blocked movement farther inland. Another area of high atmospheric pressure to the east blocked movement back over the Atlantic. Both areas of high pressure were weak and didn't generate strong steering winds. The west-to-east winds that could push Felix away from the U.S. were far to the north. As a result, Felix milled around in the same general area on the 17th and 18th before it began drifting slowly eastward, away from the U.S. on Aug. 19th.

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1953 Four heifers near St. Martin were lucky. A tornado picked them up and set them
back down again, unharmed.

U.S. History
# 1925 - During the late morning hours a severe hailstorm struck southeastern Iowa completely destroying crops along a path six to ten miles wide and 75 miles long. The hail also injured and killed poultry and livestock, and caused a total of 2.5 million dollars damage. The hailstorm flattened fields of corn to such an extent that many had to leave their farms in search of other work. It was one of the worst hailstorms of record for the nation. (The Weather Channel)

# 1983 - Hurricane Alicia ravaged southeastern Texas. The hurricane caused more than three billion dollars property damage, making it one of the costliest hurricanes in the history of the U.S. Just thirteen persons were killed, but 1800 others were injured. The hurricane packed winds to 130 mph as it crossed Galveston Island, and spawned twenty-two tornadoes in less than 24 hours as it made landfall. (The Weather Channel) (Storm Data)

# 1987 - Thirteen cities in the eastern U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Orlando FL with a reading of 98 degrees, and Portland ME with a high of 94 degrees. Newark NJ reached 90 degrees for the thirty-sixth time of the year, their second highest total of record. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Twenty-two cities, from the Carolinas to the Upper Ohio Valley, reported record high temperatures for the date, pushing the total number of daily record highs since the first of June above the 1100 mark. Afternoon highs of 102 degrees at Greensboro NC and 105 degrees at Raleigh NC equaled all-time records. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 75 mph at Scobey. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast Region and the Upper Ohio Valley produced torrential rains in eastern Virginia during the late morning and afternoon hours. Totals ranged up to twelve inches at Yorktown. Williamsburg VA was deluged with 10.78 inches of rain between 6 AM and 10 AM, with 6.72 inches reported in just two hours. Flash flooding caused nearly twelve million dollars damage in Accomack County VA. Early evening thunderstorms in the Central High Plains Region produced walnut size hail and wind gusts to 80 mph around Casper WY. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the Yellowstone Park area, causing fifteen mudslides. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1779 - William Dunbar observed and wrote about the passage of a hurricane's eye over New Orleans.

# 1904 - Oil tank struck by lightning sparking major blaze that killed 5 and injured 175 people.

# 1906 - Unusual tropical storm came up into the Gulf of California, giving Needles, California 5.66 inches of rain, twice what would normally be seen in a year.

# 1910 - Idaho "Big Blow Up" of forest fires finally comes to an end. 1736 fires burned 3 million acres. 85 people were killed (78 firefighters). Smoke from the fires spread 1/3 of the way around the world, darkening the sun across parts of the U.S. and Canada.

# 1936 - An average of the temperatures at 113 stations in Iowa measured 106.5 degrees F, making this the hottest day in the state's history.

# 1955 - Westfield, Massachusettes records 18.15 inches of rain in just 24 hours to establish the 24 hour mark for the state. The rain was caused Tropical Storm Diane and fell on top of ground already saturated by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Connie. Severe flooding resulted. At one point, 40 percent of Worcester MA was under water. 82 people killed. $800 million in damage. Greatest flood since 1903 on Delaware River.

# 1980 - 3 inches of snow fell at McCall ID.

# 1989 - Parts of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore were deluged by 6-10 inches of rain. Unofficial reports from parts of Delaware indicated as much as 20 inches fell. 39 bridges were closed or washed out. 72 roads would be closed or damaged.

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1980 Strong winds at Belle Plaine severely damage five planes.

U.S. History
# 1788 - A small but powerful hurricane inflicted great havoc upon forests along a narrow track from New Jersey to Maine. A similar storm track today would cause extreme disaster in the now populated area. (David Ludlum)

# 1986 - The temperature at San Antonio, TX, soared to an all-time record high of 108 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1987 - Thunderstorms moving out of southeastern Nebraska spread severe weather into eastern Kansas and western Missouri during the day. Thunderstorms in Nebraska produced hail three inches in diameter at Albion, and high winds which downed a large tent at Waterloo injuring a dozen persons. Thunderstorms in Kansas produced baseball size hail northwest of Topeka, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Fulton. Ten persons were injured in a thunderstorm at Princeton KS, and damage to crops in southern Franklin County KS was estimated at 3.5 million dollars. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Raleigh, NC, reported a record hot temperature reading of 103 degrees. Afternoon thunderstorms in Oklahoma produced wind gusts to 75 mph in southern Pittsburgh County. Thunderstorms in Indiana produced 4.50 inches of rain at Morgantown. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms deluged southeastern Delaware with six to ten inches of rain in four to six hours, with local reports of 13 to 20 inches of rain. Twenty-six major roads were closed or damaged, and fourteen bridges were washed out. Flooding caused nearly four million dollars damage to local businesses. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1559 - First hurricane in U.S. recorded history hits Pensacola FL where 5 Spanish ships are driven ashore in Pensacola Harbor.

# 1935 - 102 at Rexton in New Brunswick and 100 degrees at Collegeville, Nova Scotia are the hottest temperatures ever recorded in those provinces.

# 1955 - Extreme flooding over New England was the result of torrential rains from Tropical Storm Diane which followed on the heels of Tropical Storm Connie the week before. 18.15 inches of rain fell in Westfield MA in 24 hours. 40% of Worcester MA was under water. The Blackstone River in Woonsocket RI swelled to a width of 1.5 miles.

# 1969 - The remnants of Hurricane Camille intensified rapidly as it moved from Kentucky into Southwestern Virginia, causing record rainfall and devastating flooding along the upper James River. 107 people died and 55 were never found as the flood became the worst natural disasters in the history of the state. Nearly 30 inches of rain fell during a 3-5 hour period.

# 1991 - Hurricane Bob makes landfall at Newport, Rhode Island with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, and made final U.S. landfall as a tropical storm at Rockland, Maine. There were 16 U.S. deaths. Wind gusted to 143 mph at Westport Point, Massachusetts. Gusts of 125 mph were recorded at Block Island RI. The storm surge at Upper Buzzards Bay reached 15 feet. Power was out to 2.1 million homes and businesses and damage totaled $1.5 billion. Bob was the worst hurricane in the northeast since Donna in 1960.

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MN History
1904 Both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul hit by tornadoes. This was the highest
official wind ever recorded in Minnesota over one minute (110 mph in St. Paul.)

U.S. History
# 1886 - The town of Indianola, TX, was completely destroyed by a hurricane, and never rebuilt. (David Ludlum)

# 1910 - The "big blow up" of forest fires finally came to an end in Idaho. A record dry August fueled 1736 fires which burned three million acres destroying six billion board feet of timber. The fires claimed the lives of 85 persons, 78 of which were fire fighters, and consumed the entire town of Wallace. The smoke spread a third of the way around the world producing some dark days in the U.S. and Canada. The forest fires prompted federal fire protection laws. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Half a dozen cities in the Central Plains Region reported record high temperatures for the date, including Pueblo CO with a reading of 102 degrees, and Goodland KS with a high of 104 degrees. Hill City KS reached 106 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Sheridan, WY, reported a record hot temperature reading of 100 degrees. Evening thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail near Fortuna ND, and wind gusts to 70 mph near Webster SD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in southeast Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma, with up to six inches reported around Tulsa OK. Some roads in the Tulsa area were closed by water 10 to 12 feet deep. Evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Thunderstorms produced winds gusts to 75 mph in Major County OK, and hail two inches in diameter at Jennings KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1939 - 14.81 inches of rain in i24 hours at Tuckerton NJ established the state rainfall record.

# 1969 - 27 inches of rain is recorded in just 8 hours in Nelson County, Virginia as the remnants of Hurricane Camille move through the mid-Atlantic states. Unofficial reports of as much as 31 inches of rain. Disastrous flooding occurs on the James River. 153 fatalities occur in Virginia. Weather tales tell of birds drowning while perched on tree branches.

# 1979 - Major flash flooding at Weirton WV. 3 inches of rain in a short period caused a major portion of the town to be covered under several feet of water.

# 1994 - El Paso records 56th 100 degree plus day for year, most ever in a season.

# 1996 - Parts of the eastern section of Salt Lake city are inundated by up to two feet of water as heavy rain in the nearby Wasatch Mountains causes flash flooding.

# 1997 - One of the worst floods in history for parts of southern New Jersey occurred as heavy thunderstorms dumped torrential rain from Delaware into southeastern New Jersey. 11.12 inches of rain at Atlantic City NJ shattered their record precipitation for the date and for any single date. The rains brought the total for the month to 15.74 which broke the old monthly record set in 1967. At the marina in Atlantic City, just 10 miles from the airport, only 2.60 inches fell. 3.17 inches of rain fell in one hour at the airport. The airport and almost every road in the area was closed.

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MN History
1883 4th deadliest tornado in Minnesota history hits Rochester. The tornado killed 31
residents and inured 100 more. Appalled by the lack of medical care received by the
tornado's victims, Mother Alfred Moes, founder of the Sisters of St. Francis, proposes to
build and staff a hospital if Dr. W.W. Mayo will provide medical care. St. Marys Hospital
opens in 1889 with 27 beds and eventually grows into the Mayo Clinic.

1886 High winds hit Northfield with winds blowing at 60 mph for 20 minutes. The peak
gusts were from 75 to 80 mph.

1918 3rd Deadliest tornado strikes Tyler and destroys the downtown area, leaving 36
dead.

U.S. History
# 1888 - A tornado swarm occurred in Maryland and Delaware. Many waterspouts were seen over Chesapeake Bay. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)

# 1983 - The temperature at Fayetteville, NC, soared to 110 degrees to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Early morning thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Iowa and west central Illinois. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 82 mph at Moline IL, and tennis ball size hail at Independence IA. Rock Island IL was drenched with 3.70 inches of rain. Total damage for the seven county area of west central Illinois was estimated at twelve million dollars. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes in Iowa, produced wind gusts to 63 mph in the Council Bluffs area, and drenched Sioux Center IA with up to 6.61 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather from Kansas to Minnesota and North Dakota. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail from Correll to north of Appleton. Thunderstorms in north central Kansas produced wind gusts higher than 100 mph at Wilson Dam. Thunderstorms around Lincoln NE produced baseball size hail and up to five inches of rain, and Boone NE was deluged with five inches of rain in an hour and a half. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1910 - Great Idaho Fire was contained after 851 lives and 6 billion board feet of timber were lost.

# 1921 - .59 inches of rain fell in Seattle on this date, their heaviest August rainfall on record.

# 1977 - Illinois experiences its first killer August tornado since at least 1880. The twister was mostly obscured by heavy rain as it killed 6 at the Lake Matoon resort area. Illinois' next August killer tornado, also obscured by heavy rain (and hail), killed 29 on 8/28/90 just southwest of Chicago.

# 1980 - Third consecutive day of heavy rains and flooding in West Virginia. 8.5 inches of rain fell at Webster Springs in 3-day period. Many roads were closed by high water and mudslides. Evacuations were necessary. Near Ripley WV numerous houses, trailers and a store were washed away. At Spencer, as much as 4 inches of rain fell and Charleston had 60-mph winds.

# 1984 - State fair in Pueblo, CO, had to be closed during vicious hailstorm. Nine people were hurt, one seriously. Damage totaled $40 million and 500 light bulbs were broken by the hail.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew strengthens north of Puerto Rico and turns more west. Maximum sustained winds 60 mph.

# 1992 - Sacramento CA established a record for consecutive days above 90 degrees. The mark was 40.

# 1997 - High winds and torrential rains from one of the worst typhoons to batter China in a decade caused the deaths of at least 140 people. In Taiwan, the typhoon killed 37 people and left six missing when apartment buildings collapsed under the storm's fury. And in the Philippines, flooding spawned by the storm killed 16 people and forced 60,000 to abandon their homes. The death toll would have been higher if authorities in Zhejiang, neighboring Jiangsu province and the city of Shanghai had not evacuated 790,000 people from coastal towns and villages in the path of the typhoon.

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MN History
1870 Downpours across southern Minnesota with 5 inches at Sibley, 3.49 at Ft. Snelling.
Much of the wheat crop was damaged.

1910 Daylight is dimmed in Duluth due to smoke from Rocky Mountain forest fires.

U.S. History
# 1923 - The temperature at Anchorage, AK, reached 82 degrees, a record for August for the location which was later tied on the 2nd in 1978. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A cold front lowered temperatures 20 to 40 degrees across the north central U.S., and produced severe thunderstorms in Ohio and Lower Michigan. An early morning thunderstorm near Sydney MI produced high winds which spun a car around 180 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Afternoon highs of 88 degrees at Astoria, OR, and 104 degrees at Medford, OR, were records for the date, and the number of daily record highs across the nation since the first of June topped the 2000 mark. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms in the central U.S. produced golf ball size hail at May City IA, and wind gusts to 66 mph at Balltown IA. Lightning struck a barn in Fayette County IA killing 750 hogs. Evening thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Havre. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1816 - "Year without a Summer" continues as damaging frosts occur in low spots from New England to North Carolina.

# 1857 - Windstorm at Woodland WI. Freight cars reportedly blown off railroad tracks.

# 1883 - A killing frost at Fort Custer MT.

# 1893 - Four hurricanes are observed in the Atlantic Ocean at the same time, a record which still stands.

# 1933 - Hampton Roads area of Virginia is hit on the night of the 22nd-23rd by its worst hurricane in history. Norfolk saw an 8 foot storm tide pushed through the streets of the city. Winds reached nearly 100 mph. 18 people were killed in the storm.

# 1980 - Major flash flooding in Kentucky. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in a very short period. Heavy damage including flooded homes and washed out bridges and roads.

# 1980 - High at Wichita Falls TX reached 108 to establish a record for the date. 56th of last 59 days that Wichita Falls TX had reached a high temperature of 100 degrees or hotter.

# 1980 - 102 at New Orleans LA to establish the all-time record high for the city.

# 1990 - 12 inches of rain in just 24 hours in parts of Virginia. Numerous roads were washed out, including U.S. 13 to the Tidewater area.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew develops a well-defined eye. Residents of Florida are alerted. The storm was 650 miles east of Miami, moving west at 14 with top winds of 95 mph.

# 1994 - A central pressure of 920 mb was observed in Hurricane John in the central Pacific 390 miles south of Hilo HI. John was the third category 5 storm in the area in one month, which was truly remarkable.

# 1998 - Tropical Storm Charley was the second of 7 named tropical storms and hurricanes to strike the U.S. in 1998. But the most interesting event of Charley's arrival on the mainland would occur the next day, when a whopping 17.03 inches of rain would fall in Del Rio TX. This amount is neary equal to the average rainfall for an entire year. It would establish their all-time record rainfall for a calendar day. The Del Rio area had received less than three inches of rain during the previous 8 1/2 months. 20 people died in the resulting flooding.

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MN History
1955 Hail in Houston County, with piles to a foot deep at Rushmore.

U.S. History
# 1906 - Thunderstorms deluged Kansas City, MO, with six inches of rain during the early morning, including nearly three inches in thirty minutes. (The Kansas City Weather Almanac)

# 1921 - Denver, CO, was drenched with 2.20 inches of rain in one hour, a record for that location. (The Weather Channel)

# 1970 - Dry thunderstorms ignited more than one hundred fires in the Wenatchee and Okanogan National Forests of Washington State. Hot, dry, and windy weather spread the fires, a few of which burned out of control through the end of the month. More than 100,000 acres burned. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - A cold front brought autumn-like weather to the Northern and Central Plains Region. Afternoon highs were in the 50s and 60s across parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska that just two days earlier were in the 90s or above 100 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms produced hail an inch in diameter, wind gusts to 64 mph, and 2.62 inches of rain at Tucson AZ resulting in three million dollars damage. Cool weather prevailed in the northeastern U.S. Hartford CT reported a record low of 42 degrees. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms produced heavy rain with flash flooding in West Virginia. Pickens, WV, reported 4.80 inches of rain in 24 hours. Evening thunderstorms in Mississippi deluged Alta Woods with 4.25 inches of rain in less than an hour. Thunderstorms also produced heavy rain in southeastern Kentucky, and flooding was reported along Big Creek and along Stinking Creek. The Stinking Creek volunteer fire department reported water levels 12 to 14 feet above bankfull. Fort Worth TX hit the 100 degree mark for the first time all year. Strong winds ushering cool air into northwest Utah gusted to 70 mph, raising clouds of dust in the salt flats. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1851 - The Great Middle Florida Hurricane of 1851 struck the area near Apalachicola and St. Marks.

# 1933 - Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane of 1933. The storm made landfall near Nags Head NC and tracked up the Chesapeake Bay. Norfolk VA recorded a wind gust to 88 mph. $17 million in damage in Maryland; $47 million total damage from the storm. 47 people also died. Flooding was severe in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. 60% of Atlantic City NJ was flooded.

# 1987 - Upwelling in Lake Ontario caused by unusually strong northwesterly winds caused quite a temperature difference across the lake. On the north shore, water temperatures were an icy 41 degrees, while along the south shore, they were a much more comfortable 70 degrees.

# 1992 - On Sunday morning, August 23rd, the warnings in South Florida were frantic. Andrew had top winds of 120 mph, making it a category 3 hurricane. Located 380 miles west of Miami that morning, moving west at 15 mph. By 330pm, it is a category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph. That afternoon, Hurricane Andrew brought a 23 foot storm surge to Current Island in the Bahamas. Damage in the islands amounted to $250 million. Then as the night wears on, the small, distinct eye of Andrew is less than 100 miles away would draw a bead on Homestead FL.

# 1992 - Meanwhile, residents of Cut Bank, Butte and Helena MT were dealing with snow. Up to 13 inches fell across the Glacier National Park in Montana. Great Falls MT measured 5 inches of the white stuff; the first time that snow had ever occurred in August.

# 1995 - Tropical Storm Jerry brought very heavy rains to parts of Central Florida on this date (check if 23 or 24). Its winds were only 40 mph, but rains of up to a foot dumped on the area. There was so much water that walking catfish made their way onto the runways at West Palm Beach International Airport, disrupting flights there.

# 1998 - Massive flooding caused by heavy rains from the remnants of dying Tropical Storm Charley struck the town of Del Rio TX. 18 inches of rain fell from Sunday night through Monday morning. At least 13 people died in the flooding in Texas and Mexico. The town of Del Rio had been parched by seemingly endless drought before the rains started had had less than 3 inches of rainfall for the first seven months of the year.

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MN History
1934 Early arctic blast over state. Rochester and Fairmont have lows of 34 degrees.

2006 Tornadoes and large hail strike southern Minnesota. One person died and 37 were
injured when a strong tornado began 4 miles west-southwest of Nicollet in Nicollet
County and move almost due east for 33 miles to near Waterville in Le Sueur County.
Many storm chasers captured the tornado on video. The largest hail reported was
grapefruit-sized at new Prauge in Scott County.

U.S. History
# 1906 - A cloudburst deluged Guinea, VA, with more than nine inches of rain in just forty minutes. (David Ludlum)

# 1968 - Lightning struck the Crawford County fairgrounds in northwest Pennsylvania killing two persons and injuring 72 others. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Autumn-like weather prevailed across the north central and northeastern U.S. Seven cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN with a low of 37 degrees. Temperatures in Florida soared to 98 degrees at Pensacola and 99 degrees at Jacksonville. Thunderstorms produced heavy rain in the Southern High Plains Region, with 5.40 inches at Union NM, and 7.25 inches reported west of Anthony NM. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms in the Delaware Valley of eastern Pennsylvania produced wind gusts to 95 mph around Philadelphia, and gusts to 100 mph at Warminster. A tropical depression drenched the Cabo Rojo area of southwestern Puerto Rico with up to ten inches of rain. San Juan received 5.35 inches of rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in eastern Montana and western sections of the Dakotas. Thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 76 mph at Jordan, and golf ball size hail at Rock Springs, which collected three to four feet deep in ditches. Lewiston ID reported a record 1.50 inches of rain for the date, and a record rainfall total for August of 2.63 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1897 - "A well-known American writer said once that, while everybody talked about the weather, nobody seemed to do anything about it. He was right. We just have to take it as it comes." Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) quote in The Hartford (Connecticut) Daily Courant.

# 1933 - 200,000 acres are burned in a single day in western Oregon as the Great Tillamook Burn continued. After the fire, Tillamoook County lay buried in up to 3 feet of ash.

# 1952 - 33 at Layton NJ and 37 at Runyon NJ. It was not New Jersey's coldest August morning though. That would occur on August 25, 1940 with a reading of 32 degrees at Layton and Charlottesburg.

# 1979 - 2.5 inches of rain in one hour at Livingston MT near Bozeman. Major flash flooding resulted with bridges washed out and roads under water.

# 1984 - The remnants of Tropical Storm Holly brought heavy rains and snows to parts of Alaska. 4 foot snow drifts were measured at Denali National Park.

# 1990 - Thunderstorms dumped up to 7 inches of rain over Long Island causing many road closings.

# 1991 - Eastern North Dakota suffers severe hail damage from stones that were as big as 6 inches. Windows were smashed, cars heavily damaged, holes were punched in roofs and 16,000 acres of crops were destroyed.

# 1991 - Huge hail in eastern North Dakota. Aggregated hailstones 6 inches in diameter were observed near Lisbon ND. 16,000 acres of crops were destroyed along with tremendous damage to cars and structures.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in southern Dade County Florida near Homestead around 5am as a Category 4 hurricane with the third lowest pressure ever recorded in a landfalling United States Hurricane (922 mb). Only Camille (1969) and the Labor Day Storm (1935) were stronger. South Florida had been spared from a major hurricane for some 27 years. Andrew ranks first in all time damage, with losses in Florida totaling at least $25 billion. Some estimates range as high as $40 billion. The storm had maximum winds at landfall of 145 mph with gusts to 175 mph. The storm surge peaked at 16.9 feet in Biscayne Bay, which was a record for South Florida. Homestead AFB was wiped off the face of the earth. Up to 250,000 people were left at least temporarily homeless in south Florida. 15 deaths in Florida were directly attributable to Andrew, with another 29 as an indirect result of the storm. Andrew would cross the Florida peninsula during the day and emerge in the Gulf of Mexico heading for Louisiana.

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1875 Tornado strikes near Hutchinson.

1976 Roy Lake Fire. 2,600 acres burned during drought.

U.S. History
# 1885 - A severe hurricane struck South Carolina causing 1.3 million dollars damage at Charleston. (David Ludlum)

# 1940 - New Jersey experienced its coldest August morning of record, with lows of 32 degrees at Layton and Charlotteburg. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Morning thunderstorms produced heavy rain in eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. Stanton IA reported 10.50 inches of rain. Water was reported up to the handle of automobiles west of Greenwood NE. Rainfall totals for a two day period ranged from 7 to 14 inches across southwestern Iowa. Crop damage was in the millions for both states. Subsequent flooding of streams in Iowa the last week of August caused millions of dollars damage to crops, as some streams crested ten feet above flood stage. (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Seven cities in California reported record high temperatures for the date, including Sacramento with an afternoon reading of 104 degrees. Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in Arizona. Chino Valley was drenched with 2.50 inches of rain in just thirty minutes washing out a couple of streets in town. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Spencer, IN, with 4.10 inches of rain in three hours causing extensive street flooding. Evening thunderstorms in eastern Kansas produced up to six inches of rain around Emporia, and four inches of rain in just forty-five minutes near Parsons, and also produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Lake Melvern. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 2005 - Katrina becomes a hurricane just before landfall in south Florida between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach. Maximum sustained winds at the time of landfall were near 80 mph. There were eleven fatalities in South Florida, including four by falling trees. More than 1.3 million customers lost electrical services, and preliminary insured loss estimates ranged from $600 million to $2 billion in the state of Florida (Associated Press).

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# 1635 - Great Colonial Hurricane affects New England. Governor Winthrop and Governor Bradford each penned excellent accounts of the hurricane.

# 1814 - Tornado struck parts of Washington DC, killing many British soldiers who were burning the capital.

# 1852 - The Great Mobile Hurricane of 1852.

# 1910 - Bowen Montana sets the record for lowest temperature ever observed in the lower 48 states with a reading of 5 degrees. Wisdom MT was not very far behind with a reading of 11 degrees. Great Falls set an early season and August record snowfall of 8.3 inches on the 22nd and 23rd, while St. Mary reported 12 inches of snow.

# 1972 - Philadelphia measures its 25th consecutive day without measurable rainfall.

# 1987 - Chicago keeps breaking rainfall records. 15.73 inches established the record for any month.

# 1998 - A massive wall of water was moving down the Rio Grande River in Texas toward Laredo after devastating the towns of Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Forty-four years ago, a flood taking virtually the same path washed out Del Rio before sweeping through Eagle Pass and Laredo.

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MN History
1915 Severe cold and killing frosts across Minnesota with 23 degrees at Roseau.

U.S. History
# 1883 - Krakatoa Volcano exploded in the East Indies. The explosion was heard more than 2500 miles away, and every barograph around the world recorded the passage of the air wave, up to seven times. Giant waves, 125 feet high and traveling 300 mph, devastated everything in their path, hurling ashore coral blocks weighing up to 900 tons, and killing more than 36,000 persons. Volcanic ash was carried around the globe in thirteen days producing blue and green suns in the tropics, and then vivid red sunsets in higher latitudes. The temperature of the earth was lowered one degree for the next two years, finally recovering to normal by 1888. (David Ludlum)

# 1949 - A hurricane made landfall at Delray Beach. Winds reached 153 mph at the Jupiter Lighthouse before the anemometer failed. The hurricane caused 45 million dollars damage to crops, and also caught the Georgia and South Carolina coast resulting in another two million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1965 - Late night severe thunderstorms associated with an unusually strong late summer cold front produced 100 mph winds straight line winds in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana. In Lake County IND, high winds derailed a train near Crown Point, and left a canoe suspended among telephone lines. Two nights later the temperature at Midway Airport in Chicago dipped to 43 degrees, establishing a record for the month of August. (Storm Data) (Hugh Crowther)

# 1976 - A weak tornado touched down briefly in the Hockley Hills near Kiana, AK, about 29 miles north of the Arctic Circle. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Showers and thunderstorms drenched northern Illinois during the morning and afternoon hours pushing August rainfall totals for Chicago, Moline and Peoria to new all-time highs for any month of the year. By the end of August, Chicago had received 17.10 inches of rain, which easily surpassed the previous record of 14.17 inches established in September 1961. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - A dozen cities in Texas, Colorado and California reported record high temperatures for the date, including readings of 100 degrees at Pueblo CO, 106 degrees at Wichita Falls TX, and 109 degrees at Redding CA. Afternoon thunderstorms in Utah deluged the town of Beaver with more than an inch of rain in twenty minutes. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Anchorage, AK, was soaked with a steady rain, and the 24 hour total of 4.12 inches smashed their previous 24 hour precipitation total of 2.10 inches. It also pushed their rainfall total for the month past their previous record for August. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1864 - Cincinnati to Chicago passenger train was derailed by tornado at Dearborn IN, injuring 30 people.

# 1992 - Hurricane Andrew makes its second landfall in Louisiana near Burns Point as a category 3 storm. The hurricane spawns a tornado at LaPlace Louisiana that is particularly destructive. Winds gusted to 108 mph at Morgan City. Hammond LA picked up a foot of rain. Damage in Louisiana totals $1.8 billion and 8 people lose their lives.

# 1993 - Butte MT picked up 5 inches of heavy, early season snow.

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MN History
1992 A chilly night in Embarrass. The temperature dipped to 28 degrees.

U.S. History
# 1893 - The first of three great hurricanes that year struck South Carolina drowning more than 1000 persons in a tidal surge at Charleston. (David Ludlum)

# 1964 - Hurricane Cleo battered Miami and the South Florida area. It was the first direct hit for Miami in fourteen years. Winds gusted to 135 mph, and the hurricane caused 125 million dollars damage. (David Ludlum)

# 1970 - Elko, NV, was deluged with 3.66 inches of rain in just one hour, establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Washington D.C. soared to a record hot 100 degrees, while clouds and rain to the north kept temperature readings in the 50s in central and southeastern New York State. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Afternoon thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in the southwestern U.S. Thunderstorms in eastern New Mexico produced wind gusts to 75 mph near the White Sands Missile Range, and produced three inches of rain in two hours near the town of Belen. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas and Missouri. Thunderstorms produced baseball size hail south of Belleville KS, and tennis ball size hail south of Lincoln NE. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail and wind gusts to 70 mph at Saint Joseph MO. Thunder- storms in North Dakota deluged the town of Linton with six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...and more History
# 1667 - A hurricane destroys efforts by the English to fortify Old Point Comfort.

# 1856 - 3 inches of snow on peak of Mouth Washington NH.

# 1881 - The Georgia Hurricane kills 335 people. Especially hard hit was Savannah and Charleston.

# 1935 - .25 of inch of rain fell in San Francisco to establish their all-time 24 hour rainfall record for the month of August.

# 1948 - 99 at Buffalo NY sets their all-time high temperature record.

# 1964 - A tornado moved north, then west, then north again through the San Xavier Mission Indian village, four miles west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona. Four dwellings were demolished and there were 2 deaths with 9 injured. These were Arizona's first known tornado fatalities.

# 1965 - Hurricane Betsy is born in the Atlantic.

# 1971 - Tropical Storm Doria was moving up the East Coast.

# 1973 - Largest hailstone ever recorded in Canada hit Cedoux, Saskatchewan. This stone was 4.5 inches in diameter and weighed a pound.

# 1986 - Earliest time measurable snow was recorded at Sault St. Marie, MI. A mix of snow, ice pellets and rain fell on the city during the evening.

# 1990 - New York City had a bout of severe weather. The Bronx received 4.24 inches of rain. A wind gust of 61 mph moved through LaGuardia Airport. At Nassau, 12 people were injured from an overturned boat.

# 1991 - A tornado in Maskinonge, Quebec, moved through causing $17 million (Canadian) in damage.

# 1995 - 12.32 inches of rain fell at Greer SC from the remnants of Tropical Storm Jerry, setting new 24 hour rainfall record for the state.

# 1998 - Hurricane Bonnie passed just east of Cape Fear, NC late on the 26th and made landfall near Wilmington NC on the 27th as a Category 2 hurricane. Bonnie would be the first of 7 (3 hurricane and 4 tropical storms) named tropical systems to make landfall in the United States during the very busy hurricane season of 1998 (the most since 1985). The final bill: $720 million in damage. 3 people were killed by the storm. One of the biggest victims of Bonnie was the tourism industry in eastern North Carolina. The storm forced over 500,000 visitors to flee in advance of the storm.

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MN History
1989 Baseball-sized hail pummels Pequot Lakes.

U.S. History
# 1898 - Torrents of rain accompanied by a furious wind upset the rain gage at Fort Mohave AZ. However, water in a wash tub set out on the mesa, clear of everything, measured eight inches after the 45 minute storm. (The Weather Channel)

# 1911 - Saint George, GA, was deluged with 18.00 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1959 - Lieutenant Colonel William Rankin bailed out of his plane at a height of 46,000 feet into a violent thunderstorm, and lived to write about the 45 minute journey (which normally would have been a thirteen minute descent). He described it as one of the most bizarre and painful experiences imaginable. (The Weather Channel)

# 1986 - The temperature at Apalachicola, FL, dipped to 62 degrees to shatter their previous August record by four degrees, having tied their August record high of 99 degrees on the 2nd of the month. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Severe thunderstorms broke the heat in the southeastern U.S. and the Gulf Coast Region, but not before seven cities reported record high temperatures for the date. The severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 80 mph downing large trees around Horse Shoe NC, and pelted southeastern Meridian MS with hail two inches in diameter. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Tropical Storm Chris spawned a tornado near Manning, SC, which killed one person, and spawned three tornadoes in North Carolina. Chris produced one to two foot tides, and three to six inch rains, over coastal South Carolina. Severe thunderstorms in New York State and Vermont, developing ahead of a cold front, spawned a tornado which killed one person at Hector NY, produced tennis ball size hail at Brandon VT, and produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Lyndonville VT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Early morning thunderstorms in Nebraska produced 4.50 inches of rain around McCook, and 4.65 inches near Auburn and Brownville. Showers in Montana pushed the rainfall total for the month at Havre past the previous August record of 3.90 inches. (The National Weather Summary)

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# 1971 - New Jersey is flooded by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Doria which made landfall on western Long Island. Winds gusted to 75 mph across parts of southern New England. Princeton records 11 inches of rain in 36 hours. Newark set their all time record rainfall in 24 hours with 7.84 inches.

# 1973 - 4 killed and 43 injured in a New York tornado that leveled a truck stop at West Stockbridge. The twister was rated as an F4. The cloud tops on this thunderstorm reached an amazing 62,000 feet.

# 1978 - Hail to 6 inches deep at Colorado Springs CO.

# 1979 - 2.73 inches of rain fell in 50 minutes at Rochester MN. Extensive flooding was reported in the city. The rainfall put the city over the top for the month as the wettest August on record.

# 1979 - A tornado struck a fully loaded semi-trailer truck on a highway in southwestern Iowa. The truck was carried through the air for 200 yards, fatally injuring the driver, who was found another 50 yards away. The twister was part of an outbreak of 20 tornadoes that occurred across a five state area on this date.

# 1980 - 2 inches of snow at Sherman Pass in Washington.

# 1989 - A man standing against a metal wall inside a mobile home was electrocuted when lightning struck the mobile home.

# 1990 - The Plainfield (IL) Tornado occurred on this date. F5 tornado killed 29 people and injured 350 in northern Illinois' Kendall and Will counties. Total damage was $165 million. Warnings were not effective as information between spotters and the National Weather Service was botched.

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MN History
1863 A devastating killing frost affected most of Minnesota, killing vines and damaging
corn.

1948 An airliner crashed during a thunderstorm near Winona, killing 37 people on board.

U.S. History
# 1962 - Hackberry, LA, was deluged with twenty-two inches of rain in 24 hours, establishing a state record. (The Weather Channel)

# 1965 - A national record for the month of August was established when 2.5 inches of snow fell atop Mount Washington NH. Temperatures in New England dipped to 39 degrees at Nantucket MA, and to 25 degrees in Vermont. For many location it was the earliest freeze of record. (David Ludlum)

# 1987 - Some of the most powerful thunderstorms in several years developed over the piedmont of North Carolina, and marched across central sections of the state during the late afternoon and evening hours. Baseball size hail was reported around Albemarle, while thunderstorm winds downed giant trees around High Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1988 - Cool air invaded the north central U.S. Ten cities reported record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck ND with a reading of 33 degrees. Deerfield, a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota, reported a low of 23 degrees. The remnants of Tropical Storm Chris drenched eastern Pennsylvania with up to five and a half inches of rain, and produced high winds which gusted to 90 mph, severely damaging a hundred boats in Anne Arundel County MD. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

# 1989 - Evening thunderstorms produced destructive lightning in West Virginia. The lightning caused widespread damage, particularly in Doddridge County. Numerous trees were downed closing many roads. Fire companies had a difficult time tending to the many homes and trailers on fire. Anchorage AK reported a record 9.60 inches of rain for the month of August. The average annual precipitation for Anchorage is just slightly more than fifteen inches. Three day rainfall totals in northwest Missouri ranged up to 8.20 inches at Maryville. (The National Weather Summary)

# 2005 - Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish in southeastern Louisiana early on the 29th with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph, a strong category-three, and the third most-intense landfalling hurricane in U.S. history. The center of the hurricane passed just east of New Orleans, where winds gusted over 100 mph. Widespread devastation and unprecedented flooding occurred, submerging at least 80 percent of the city as levees failed. Farther east, powerful winds and a devastating storm surge of 20-30 feet raked the Mississippi coastline, including Gulfport and Biloxi, where Gulf of Mexico floodwaters spread several miles inland. Rainfall amounts of 8-10 inches were common along and to the east of the storm's path. Katrina weakened to a tropical storm as it tracked northward through Mississippi and gradually lost its identity as it moved into the Tennessee Valley on the 30th, dumping heavy rainfall along its course. In areas of southeastern Louisiana eastward along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines, thousands of houses and buildings were damaged or destroyed and more than 2.3 million people lost power. At least 1,836 people lost their lives, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damages.

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# 1559 - Hurricane along Gulf Coast from Pensacola to Mobile.

# 1960 - Hurricane Donna, the only storm on record to strike Florida, the mid-Atlantic states and New England, is born in the far eastern Atlantic.

# 1974 - Hurricane Carmen is born east of the Lesser Antilles.

# 1978 - The remnants of Tropical Storm Debra spawned a tornado in southern Memphis, Tennessee. The two miles long, 75-100 yards wide track left 26 injured and $4.6 million damage. No thunder or lightning was observed. The tornado came within one mile of Elvis Presley's Graceland.

# 1979 - Hurricane Frederic is born in the Atlantic.

# 1979 - The strong winds of powerful Hurricane David level the island of Dominca in the Lesser Antilles, resulting in 56 deaths on the tiny island and leaving 60,000 of the islands 80,000 inhabitants homeless.

# 1980 - 2.23 inches of rain in less than one hour at Houston TX caused flooding in downtown area.

# 1982 - 39 at Pittsburgh PA is their coldest reading ever in August.

# 1984 - You would have to look back to the Dust Bowl Days of the 1930's to find a day when the temperature at Topeka KS reached 110 degrees before this date.

# 1986 - Temperature dropped to 62 degrees at Apalachicola FL on this date to break their previous all-time August low by 4 degrees. Ironically, Apalachicola had just set their all-time record high for August earlier in the same month with a reading of 99 on the 2nd.

# 1991 - Williamsport PA established their record for most 90 degree plus days in one year as the event occurred for the 38th time that year.

# 1995 - The 1995 North Atlantic Hurricane Season was one of the busiest ever. The National Hurricane Center had their hands full on this date, as they tracked dissipating Tropical Storm Jerry, a strong tropical wave and 4 named storms (Hurricane Humberto, Hurricane Iris, Tropical Storm Karen and Tropical Storm Luis.)

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MN History
1977 Flooding on the southwest side of the Twin Cities, with the international airport
getting 7.28 inches of rain in 4 1/2 hours.

U.S. History
# 1776 - General Washington took advantage of a heavy fog to evacuate Long Island after a defeat. Adverse winds kept the British fleet from intervening. (David Ludlum)

# 1839 - A hurricane moved from Cape Hatteras NC to offshore New England. An unusual feature of the hurricane was the snow it helped produce, which whitened the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Considerable snow was also reported at Salem NY. (The Weather Channel)

# 1982 - A tropical depression brought torrential rains to portions of southern Texas. Up to twelve inches fell south of Houston, and as much as eighteen inches fell southeast of Austin. The tropical depression spawned fourteen tornadoes in three days. (David Ludlum) Record cold gripped the northeastern U.S. Thirty-one cities in New England reported record lows, and areas of Vermont received up to three inches of snow. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Eight cities in California and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date, including Redding CA and Sacramento CA where the mercury hit 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - Thunderstorms drenched Georgia and the Carolinas with heavy rain, soaking Columbia, SC, with 4.10 inches in three hours. Fresno CA was the hot spot in the nation with a record high of 109 degrees. Duluth MN tied their record for the month of August with a morning low of 39 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced large hail in Montana and North Dakota during the evening and early nighttime hours. Hail three inches in diameter was reported 20 miles south of Medora ND, and thunderstorms over Dawson County MT produced up to three inches of rain. Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail at Roundup MT, Dazey ND and Protection KS. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1929 - Coastal fog contributed to the crash between the San Juan and an oil tanker off Santa Cruz CA. 70 passengers and crew of the San Juan drowned.

# 1950 - Hurricane Baker makes landfall between Mobile and Pensacola.

# 1954 - Hurricane Carol makes landfall along the east coast. Damage from the storm was the greatest on record up until that time.

# 1962 - Hackberry LA gets 22 inches of rain in 24 hours to establish the state record.

# 1965 - The reading of 46 degrees this morning at Raleigh NC was their coldest ever in August.

# 1979 - Mighty Hurricane David grew into one of the most intense storms ever to cross the Caribbean Sea. After wiping out the tiny island of Dominica with 150 mph winds, David crashed ashore in the Dominican Republic at peak intensity on August 30th, with wind gusts over 200 mph. The central pressure in the storm was at its lowest at 924 mb. More than 1,200 people on the two-nation island were killed and over 80,000 were left homeless. Damage totaled more than $1 billion in the Caribbean alone. Skipping through the Bahamas, David struck a glancing blow on Florida, just north of the Gold Coast, tore across Cape Canaveral and then chewed its way up the East Coast on September 6th, downing trees and power lines well into New England.

# 1985 - Massive evacuations are ordered from beachfront communities along the northern Gulf Coast as a strengthening Hurricane Elena made her move toward the coast just before a busy Labor Day weekend. But as the day wore on, Elena stalled and then turned abruptly to the east in response to a frontal trough.

# 1989 - Lightning sets numerous house and trailer fires in West Virginia. Firefighters could not keep up with all the fires that were burning.

# 1996 - The worst wildfire season in the U.S. west peaks as 52 major fires burn. Intense heat and drought in parts of the western United States this summer caused fires to spread quickly through parched grass, brush and forest. More than 5.7 million acres had burned during the year to that point, compared with a five-year average of just more than two million acres.

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1947 Tornado hits Le Center, killing one person.

1949 Earliest snowfall known for Minnesota. A trace of snow fell at the new Duluth
Airport.

U.S. History
# 1915 - The temperature at Bartlesville, OK, dipped to 38 degrees to establish a state record for the month of August. (The Weather Channel)

# 1971 - The low of 84 degrees and high of 108 degrees at Death Valley, CA, were the coolest of the month. The average daily high was 115.7 degrees that August, and the average daily low was 93.4 degrees. (The Weather Channel)

# 1984 - Lightning ignited several forest fires in Montana, one of which burned through 100,000 acres of timber and grassland. (The Weather Channel)

# 1987 - Eight cities in Washington and Oregon reported record high temperatures for the date, including Eugene OR and Portland OR with afternoon highs of 102 degrees. The high of 102 degrees at Portland smashed their previous record for the date by twelve degrees. Frost was reported in South Dakota. Aberdeen SD established a record for the month of August with a morning low of 32 degrees, and Britton SD dipped to 31 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1988 - August ended on a relatively mild and tranquil note for most of the nation. Forest fires in the northwestern U.S. scorched 180,000 acres of land during the last week of August. (The National Weather Summary)

# 1989 - Thunderstorms developing along a stationary front spread severe weather from Minnesota to Indiana through the course of the day and night. Thunderstorms in Minnesota produced baseball size hail near Saint Michael and Hutchinson, and drenched Moose Lake with nine inches of rain in six hours. Tucson AZ hit 100 degrees for a record 79th time in the year, surpassing a record established the previous year. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

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# 1886 - The Great Charleston Quake occurs. 90 percent of the brick structures in the city are destroyed. Only 40 people are killed as a result of the quake.

# 1889 - .61 inches of rain fell at Los Angeles CA. The amount was sufficient to establish records for 24 hour August rainfall as well as the most rainfall in any August.

# 1922 - Incredible hailstorm at West Chester PA dropped so much hail that fields were covered with up to two feet of drifted hail - the next day!

# 1954 - Hurricanes do tend to come in cycles. For several years, it seems that one area of the country will be primarily affected, then the focus will shift. In the 1950s, the East Coast was the preferred area of tropical activity. In 1954, three major hurricanes affected the east coast. Hurricane Carol, the first, made landfall in New England at Westhampton, Long Island, New York on this date. The storm moved through Connecticut and New Hampshire. At least 60 people lost their lives in the storm's furious assault. Maximum winds of 130 mph were recorded at Block Island, Rhode Island and 105 mph winds were recorded at Providence. Tides were 10-15 feet above normal. The damage, estimated at $460 million, exceeded any previous storm to that point. The historic steeple at Old North Church in Boston, from which Paul Revere received his famous signal, fell in the middle of the storm. Carol was topped only by the 1938 Hurricane in terms of severity in the Northeast.

# 1964 - (Aug. 31 and Sept. 1) 11.40 inches of rain in 24 hours in Norfolk, VA, from Hurricane Cleo - an all-time record.

# 1966 - Four year drought comes to an end across the East.

# 1985 - Hurricane Elena stalled off the coast of West Central Florida and held it a virtual hostage. More than 300,000 residents fled their homes. Although Elena never came closer than 80 miles to the Tampa Bay area, its 40 to 50 mph sustained winds caused tides six feet above normal on the beaches and seven feet above normal in the bay. The storm killed four people, destroyed more than 250 homes and damaged thousands of others before reversing course and coming ashore in Mississippi. Total damages to man-made property in Florida were estimated at $213-million.

# 1993 - Hurricane Emily rakes the North Carolina Outer Banks. Winds reach 98 mph at Cape Hatteras along with 7.51 inches of rain. Water levels reach 10.5 feet above normal in the sound north of Buxton. The water reached 8.5 feet in the villages of Frisco and Hatteras. Diamond Shoals buoy recorded sustained winds of 103 mph with gusts to 148 mph as the eye passed.

# 1997 - 1997 becomes only third year in recorded history that no tropical storm occurred in August. Other years included 1941 and 1961.

# 1997 - Driest August on record follows 3rd wettest July at Mobile, Alabama. Only 1.04 inches of rain fell at the Mobile weather office for the month of July. The previous low total was 1.26 set way back in 1884. August 1925 saw only 1.27 inches fall. Despite the dry August the summer months of June July and August will go into the books as the 11th wettest with a 3 month total of 28.05 inches, the bulk of which fell during July with 18.52.

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https://www.weatherforyou.com/weather_history/
See also http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/day_in_weather_history/may_wx_history.pdf 
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=thisdayinhistory
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/history/request_history.php
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/program_areas/wxhisttdy/calendar.php
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http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/wisconsin/waukeshaWI1912/waukeshaWI1912.pdf
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/wisconsin/jefffersonWI1914/jeffersonWI1914.pdf
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/wisconsin/daneWI1915/daneWI1915.pdf

http://research.chicagobooth.edu/economy/research/articles/125.pdf

http://weather.about.com/od/weatherhistory/tp/Signal_Service.htm
http://www.thestormking.com/Weather/Nevada_Climate_History/Weather_Observations/weather_observations.html
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/027.html
https://webapps8.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer_index/past.../article_pdf?id..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_meteorology
http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/assets/technotes/TECH-NOTE-000-000-000-597.pdf
http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/civil/gillett2/amedd_1818-1865_bib.html
http://climate.umn.edu/pdf/Fort_Ridgely_Boulay.pdf

See http://siarchives.si.edu/search/sia_search/Smithsonian%20Meteorological%20Project
esp. http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/henry/meteorology
http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/civil-war-reconnaissance-takes-flight
http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/henry/lightning

also http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/smithsonian-recycling-1862