Friday,  June 7, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 322 • 10 of 33

Today in Weather History

1901: Leola reported a low of 24 degrees, the lowest temperature in the state for the entire month.

1982: A house in Sunshine Acres, north of Pierre was struck by lightning and the interior was completely destroyed by the ensuing fire. One person received minor buns. Over two inches of rain fell in Pierre causing Capital Lake to rise four feet. Water and mud flooded the State Maintenance Building.

1993: A large F3 tornado destroyed a farmstead 9 miles southwest of Tulare. The tornado twisted the house on its foundation, virtually destroying it. This storm also destroyed a barn, 3 steel bins, 3 granaries, and 2 hog houses. Ten hogs were killed. At least three more tornadoes damaged several farms in the Tulare and Redfield areas. A tornado hit one farm northwest of Tulare causing about 65,000 dollars in damage. Another tornado damaged a farm 5 miles west of Redfield.

1816:
A June snow punctuated the Year Without A Summer in the northeastern U.S. Danville, VT reported drifts of snow and sleet 20 inches deep. Flurries were observed as far south as Boston.

1936: Idaho's deadliest tornado, an F3, killed two people north of Ruebens. A house and a barn were leveled, and the water was removed from a small pond.

1998: On this date, the high temperature at Barrow, AK, on the Arctic Ocean, rose to a record 51 degrees with a gusty land breeze.

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