Daily Weather Trivia (Summer 2004)

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Summer 2004

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This Date in Weather History

HISTORICAL WEATHER EVENTS - 6 August

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

...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 until the end of the month. (The Weather Channel)
...1905...Princeton, IN received 10.50 inches of rain, which established a 24-hour maximum precipitation record for the Hoosier State. (NCDC)
...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, DC, 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)
...1947...Sault Ste. Marie, MI hit 98 degrees, equaling the highest temperature ever recorded at that location. (Intellicast)
...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)
Hurricane Dot crossed Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands producing sustained winds of 103 mph and gusts to 125 mph. Over 6 inches of rain fell there and over 9 inches on the island of Hawaii. The sugar cane crop on Kauai sustained $2.7 million in damages. (Intellicast)
...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, breaking all previous rainfall records for the city. Among the records: 1.10 inches in 5 minutes, 3.06 inches in 1 hour, 5.24 inches in 2 hours, 6.24 in 6 hours and 6.84 inches in 24 hours. 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. As many as 136 reports of large hail or damaging winds were made 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)
...1993...Severe thunderstorms spawned 18 tornadoes in Virginia in 5 hours. An F4 tornado ripped through Petersburg, killing 4 and injuring 246. Total damage reached $47.5 million. (Intellicast)

7 August

...1904...A flashflood 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 that amount in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm that 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, rated F2 on the Fujita Scale, 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. A tornado in Bedford, MA ruined three planes at Hanscom Field. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) (Intellicast)
...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 McCook, 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 degrees at Daytona Beach, FL, 101 degrees at Walla Walla, WA, and 103 degrees at Hanford, WA. Phoenix recorded the 62^nd-straight day with 100-degree plus temperatures, setting a new record. (The National Weather Summary) (Intellicast)
...1990...A thunderstorm moving through Nome, AK, the ninth thunderstorm of the year, more than in the previous 20 years combined. (Intellicast)

8 August

...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 for the Cowboy State. (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)
...1995...Lockington Dam, OH recorded 10.75 inches of rain, establishing a 24-hour maximum precipitation record for the Buckeye State. (NCDC)

--From the files of Weather Facts at the Aviation Weather Center, Kansas City, MO

See also monthly almanac files from Dr. Dewpoint of Intellicast or the Weather Doctor.

Last revision: 6 August 2004 (0330 UTC)

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Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706

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