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across central and north central South Dakota. Tens of thousands of acres of pastureland and cropland were burned as a result of the fires. Hundreds of fire fighters worked throughout the month to contain the fires. The governor of South Dakota declared a statewide emergency and the United States Department of Agriculture declared all of the counties drought disasters. Swan Lake, in north central South Dakota between Lowry and Hoven, had completely dried up from the long period of dryness. The last time this happened to the lake was 30 years prior in 1976. Also, Lake Oahe at Pierre was four feet above its all-time low.

1825: Kentucky's first official weather observation was taken in Newport. The day was calm with sunny skies in the morning and increasing clouds in the afternoon. The temperature peaked around 80 degrees.

1931: The Weather Bureau began regular early morning airplane observations at Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, and Omaha.

1931: The summer flood along the Yangtze River during July and August 1931 was the most severe in history, with over 51 million Chinese affected. 3.7 million people perished from this greatest disaster of the century due to disease, starvation or drowning. This flood was preceded by a prolonged drought in China during the 1928-1930 period.

1988: Mount Washington, NH reported 4 inches of snow.