1928: A powerful, estimated F4 tornado moved southeast from 6 miles west of Miller, destroying farms near the start of the path. All buildings were leveled to the ground, including two homes. A check book from one home was found 10 miles away. Estimated property damaged was set at $50,000.

1955: An estimated F2 tornado moved northeast near Bowdle. Two barns were destroyed. A small girl and a pony were reportedly carried a quarter mile without injury. A tornado was also spotted in Emmons County in North Dakota, causing $10,000 worth of damage.

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.