• 1964: A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado which caused damage to Ellsworth AFB. Another storm in Meade County produced a tornado that was spotted by Air Force personnel. This tornado was bearing down on a missile site near Creighton forcing the evacuation of the site. No damage to the site was reported.
• 2009: Numerous thunderstorms developed along a strong cold front as it pushed east across north central and northeast South Dakota during the early morning hours of July 14th. Very heavy rains occurred with rainfall amounts of nearly 3 inches in some places. This resulted in flash flooding across a large portion of the area with several county and township roads covered with water. Flash flooding occurred in Houghton with streets covered by water up to 6 inches deep.
• 2013: A line of storms moving across north central South Dakota during the early morning hours on the 14th became heavy rainfall producing thunderstorms for northeastern South Dakota. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches caused mainly localized flooding. However in Grant County, a 20 foot wide by 17 foot deep culvert on 468th Avenue in Twin Brooks was washed away by flash flooding. The Grant County Highway Department said fixing the culvert would cost more than $40,000 dollars.
• 1872: This day broke an 18-day stretch of 90 degree temperatures in the state of Washington, where the average July temperature is a mere 70.
• 1911: The greatest 24 hour rainfall in Asia occurred when 46 inches fell on Baguio, Luzon, Philippines.