Much of this data is courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center
(www.spc.noaa.gov) -- please get permission before using this
data for yourself.

Special thanks go to Fred Otsby, Hugh Crowther, David Ludlum,
and many others, for preparing this data. This is NOT an all
inclusive listing of weather history. More detailed, or similar
information can be found at:

1) The National Climate Data Center at:

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

2) KATV, the ABC-TV affiliate, in Little Rock, Arkansas, Weather
Link at:

http://cfc.katv.com/weatherhistory.cfm

TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid

Today is Monday July 5, 2010.
This is the 186th day of the year, there are 179 days left.

On this day...
In 1891 Sixteen horses were killed by hail, and many more have to
be put to death due to injuries from a hailstorm at Rapid
City SD.
In 1900 A spectacular 3 day fire resulted when lightning struck an oil
refinery in Bayonne, New Jersey. The smoke column rose 13,000
feet.
In 1916 A hurricane produced 82 mph winds, an 11.6 foot tide, and
a barometric pressure of 28.92 inches at Mobile AL.
In 1937 The temperature at Medicine Lake MT soared to 117 degrees
to establish a state record. Midale and Yellow Grass in
Saskatchewan hit 113 degrees to establish an all-time record
high for Canada that same day.
In 1970 The morning low at Death Valley CA was 103 degrees. The
afternoon high was 120 degrees.
In 1987 Severe thunderstorms raked south central Kansas for
the second morning in a row. Thunderstorm winds again
gusted to 80 mph at Clearwater, and in the Wichita area
reached 100 mph. Twenty-five persons were injured at
a trailer park at El Dorado Lake.
In 1988 Afternoon and evening thunderstorms spawned eleven
tornadoes in Montana and three in North Dakota. Baseball
size hail was reported at Shonkin MT, and wind gusts to
85 mph were reported south of Fordville ND. Twenty
cities in the north central U.S. reported record high
temperatures for the date, including Fargo ND with a
reading of 106 degrees. Muskegon MI equalled their July
record with a high of 95 degrees.
In 1989 Moisture from what once was Tropical Storm Allison
triggered thunderstorms over the Middle Atlantic Coast
Region, which deluged Wilmington DE with a record
6.83 inches of rain in 24 hours, including 6.37 inches in
just six hours. Up to ten inches of rain was reported at
Claymont, northeast of Wilmington. July 1989 was thus
the wettest month in seventy years for Wilmington, with
a total of 12.63 inches of rain. Alamosa CO reported an
all-time record high of 94 degrees. Pierre SD hit 113
degrees.

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