2001: Near record or record heat hit central and north central South Dakota on this day in 2001. High temperatures during the afternoon were in the upper 90s to around 105 degrees. Pierre and Kennebec set record highs of 105 and 106, respectively. Mobridge rose to a high of 96 and Timber Lake topped out at 98 degrees on this day in 2001.

1970: Tropical Storm Norma caused Arizona rivers to rise between 5 and 10 feet per hour. The disaster killed 23 people.

1986: An unusually strong dust devil moved across the Flagstaff, AZ airport, blowing open the doors to the National Weather Service office, scattering papers, and bringing down a ceiling-mounted light fixture.

2004: Former Category 4 Hurricane Frances made landfall in Florida as a Category 2. Over a foot of rain soaked parts of the state.