JULY 17TH, 1974-After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top.
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JULY 17TH, 1974-After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top.
JULY 17TH, 1974 |
After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top. |
JULY 17TH, 1941 |
A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end. Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires. |
JULY 16TH, 1946 |
The temperature at Medford OR soared to an all-time high of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave. During that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records. |
JULY 16TH, 1975 |
An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of Tucson AZ with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous lightning strikes. A thirteen year old boy was swept through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before being rescued. |
JULY 15TH, 1980 |
The suburbs of Minneapolis are hammered by powerful thunderstorms, hailstorms and small tornadoes, leaving 100,000 without power. Downward rushing winds cause an estimated $43 million in damages in Dakota County. |
JULY 15TH, 1916 |
A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass NC was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. |
JULY 14TH, 1936 |
Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. Record high temperatures were established in sixteen states that summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the Great Plains Region. On this particular date, afternoon highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged 108.7 degrees. |
JULY 14TH, 1987 |
Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches of golf ball size hail near Grafton IA, completely stripping corn stalks in the area. Hail caused more than a million dollars damage to crops in Worth County and Mitchell County, and another million dollars damage in Ada County and Crawford County. |
JULY 13TH, 1980 |
Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis TN, 108 degrees at Macon GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta GA, established all- time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington GA was just two degrees shy of the state record. |
JULY 13TH, 1895 |
A tornado struck Cherry Hill in New Jersey causing fifty thousand dollars damage. It also descended into the Harlem and Woodhaven areas of New York City killing one person, and finally ended as a waterspout in Jamaica Bay. |
JULY 12TH, 1951 |
The Kaw River flood occurred. The month of June that year was the wettest of record for the state of Kansas, and during the four days preceding the flood much of eastern Kansas and western Missouri received more than ten inches of rain. Flooding in the Midwest claimed 41 lives, left 200 thousand persons homeless, and caused a billion dollars property damage. Kansas City was hardest hit. The central industrial district sustained 870 million dollars property damage. |
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Issuing Time | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST | Valid Until | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST |
Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.
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Weather Station: Michiana Regional Airport , IN , US | |||
July Data | Choose another month |
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
-0.60 °C
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Average Low Temperature
-8.90 °C
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Average Mean Temp
-4.40 °C
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Average Dew Point
-7.80 °C
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Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
225.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
82.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
73.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
6.09
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
53.30
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
16
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Days With Thunderstorms
*
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Days With Fog
15
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Days With Snow
14
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
28
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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Records | |
Record High
20.00 °C
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Record Low
-29.40 °C
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Record Wind Speed
107.40 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
218.3 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
40.60 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
135 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
71 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.78 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
1.10 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
-7.20 °C
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Average Mean Temp
-2.80 °C
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Average Dew Point
-6.10 °C
|
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
225.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
82.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
70.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
5.08
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
38.10
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
13
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Days With Thunderstorms
*
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Days With Fog
14
|
Days With Snow
10
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
25
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
20.60 °C
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Record Low
-27.20 °C
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Record Wind Speed
92.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
88.8 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
25.40 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
114 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
48 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
7.20 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
-2.20 °C
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Average Mean Temp
2.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
-2.20 °C
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Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
225.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
80.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
62.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.61
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
22.80
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
14
|
Days With Thunderstorms
2
|
Days With Fog
14
|
Days With Snow
7
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
21
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
29.40 °C
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Record Low
-18.90 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
88.90 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
86.3 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
22.80 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
203 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
53 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
15.00 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
3.30 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
9.40 °C
|
Average Dew Point
2.80 °C
|
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
338.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
77.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
55.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
9.64
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
5.10
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
13
|
Days With Thunderstorms
4
|
Days With Fog
13
|
Days With Snow
2
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
9
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
31.70 °C
|
Record Low
-11.70 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
105.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
35.5 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
20.30 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
152 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
48 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
21.10 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
8.90 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
15.00 °C
|
Average Dew Point
8.30 °C
|
Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
203.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
76.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
53.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.12
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
11
|
Days With Thunderstorms
5
|
Days With Fog
13
|
Days With Snow
*
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
|
Records | |
Record High
33.30 °C
|
Record Low
-4.40 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
138.90 km/h
|
Record Monthly Snowfall
2.5 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
2.50 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
175 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
74 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
3.05 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
26.70 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
14.40 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
20.60 °C
|
Average Dew Point
13.90 °C
|
Average Windspeed
16.70 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
203.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
78.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
53.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
10.15
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
|
Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
10
|
Days With Thunderstorms
8
|
Days With Fog
12
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
3
|
Records | |
Record High
40.00 °C
|
Record Low
1.70 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
114.80 km/h
|
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
231 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
119 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
28.30 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
17.20 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
22.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
16.70 °C
|
Average Windspeed
14.80 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
225.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
81.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
55.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
9.64
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
|
Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
10
|
Days With Thunderstorms
7
|
Days With Fog
15
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
5
|
Records | |
Record High
37.80 °C
|
Record Low
6.70 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
90.70 km/h
|
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
190 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
91 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
3.05 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
27.20 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
16.10 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
21.70 °C
|
Average Dew Point
16.10 °C
|
Average Windspeed
14.80 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
225.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
85.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
56.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
9.14
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
9
|
Days With Thunderstorms
6
|
Days With Fog
18
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
3
|
Records | |
Record High
39.40 °C
|
Record Low
4.40 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
94.40 km/h
|
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
211 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
89 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.76 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
23.30 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
12.20 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
17.80 °C
|
Average Dew Point
12.20 °C
|
Average Windspeed
16.70 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
203.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
85.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
56.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.38
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
9
|
Days With Thunderstorms
4
|
Days With Fog
17
|
Days With Snow
0
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
1
|
Records | |
Record High
37.20 °C
|
Record Low
0.00 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
101.90 km/h
|
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
228 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
76 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
17.20 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
6.10 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
11.70 °C
|
Average Dew Point
6.10 °C
|
Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
203.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
84.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
58.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.87
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
2.50
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
10
|
Days With Thunderstorms
2
|
Days With Fog
16
|
Days With Snow
1
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
3
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
|
Records | |
Record High
33.30 °C
|
Record Low
-6.70 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
79.60 km/h
|
Record Monthly Snowfall
22.8 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
17.80 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
249 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
89 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.02 mm
|
Averages | |
Average High Temperature
8.90 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
0.60 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
5.00 °C
|
Average Dew Point
0.60 °C
|
Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
225.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
82.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
68.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.87
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
22.80
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
13
|
Days With Thunderstorms
1
|
Days With Fog
15
|
Days With Snow
5
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
15
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
27.80 °C
|
Record Low
-21.70 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
118.50 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
76.1 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
38.10 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
170 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
99 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
3.55 mm
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Averages | |
Average High Temperature
2.20 °C
|
Average Low Temperature
-5.60 °C
|
Average Mean Temp
-1.70 °C
|
Average Dew Point
-5.00 °C
|
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
|
Average Wind Direction
225.0
|
Average Morning Relative Humidity
83.0
|
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
75.0
|
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
|
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.61
|
Average Snowfall (US Only)
48.20
|
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Daily Counts | |
Days With Precipitation
16
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Days With Thunderstorms
*
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Days With Fog
16
|
Days With Snow
12
|
Days With Lows Below Freezing
26
|
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
|
Records | |
Record High
21.10 °C
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Record Low
-26.70 °C
|
Record Wind Speed
111.10 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
106.6 cm
|
Record 24-hour Snowfall
27.90 cm
|
Record Monthly Rainfall
140 mm
|
Record 24-hour Rainfall
76 mm
|
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.78 mm
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Wednesday | ![]() |
Fire danger low | 28% | 25% |
Thursday | ![]() |
Fire danger low | 28% | 25% |
Friday | ![]() |
Fire danger low | 28% | 25% |
Saturday | ![]() |
Fire danger low | 28% | 25% |
Sunday | ![]() |
Fire danger low | 28% | 25% |
Monday | ![]() |
Fire danger low | 28% | 25% |
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