Friday,  July 13, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 365 • 10 of 32 •  Other Editions

Today in Weather History

1964: Early morning low temperatures dropped into the lower to mid 30s across the northern half of the state. Some low temperatures include 32 degrees at Castlewood, 33 in Andover and 4 miles NW of Onida.

1924: The northern half of Augusta, KS suffered $2,000,000 in damage as an F2 tornado swept through. Three

hundred oil drilling rigs outside of town were destroyed.

1977: Four lightning strikes knocked out a key electrical transmission line in Westchester County, NY plunging New York City into darkness for much of the night. The power company received much criticism for the blackout, while the power company said it was an act of God.

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.

2000: A deadly F3 tornado struck the Green Acres Campground near Pine Lake, Alberta killing 11 people.

2005:
The warmest temperature ever recorded in Greenland, 78 degrees, was measured at Tasiilaq.

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