Subj : Today's Weather History
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Aug 31 2016 12:01 am
TODAY Version 3.7 06/24/94 Copyright 1986, 1994 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Wednesday August 31, 2016.
This is the 244th day of the year, there are 122 days left.
On this day...
Weather data after 1990 is PARTIAL. For more current
weather history, go to the National Climate Data Center
website at www.ncdc.noaa.gov
Final day of meterological summer.
In 1915 The temperature at Bartlesville OK dipped to 38 degrees
to establish a state record for the month of August.
In 1954 Hurricane Carol swept across eastern New England killing
60 persons and causing 450 million dollars damage. It
was the first of three hurricanes to affect New England
that year.
In 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.
In 1984 Lightning ignited several forest fires in Montana, one of
which burned through 100,000 acres of timber and
grassland.
In 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 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 low of 32 degrees. Britton SD dipped to
31 degrees.
In 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.
In 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 the record
established the previous year.
In 2002 Typhoon Ruso slammed into South Korea, causing major
flooding and damage.
In 2015 Satellite data suggested that the eye of Hurricane Fred
passed just southwest of Boa Vista Island in the Cape
Verde Islands. According to the official Atlantic tropical
record, which begins in 1851, Fred is the furst hurricane
to pass through the Cape Verde Islands since 1892.
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